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Elachistidae 59a1463 – 1132.5   Elachista angularis (Braun, 1918)

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Distribution: USA: NY to MS. NY specimen from locality of live image below confirmed by dissection. Similar Species: Elachista dulcinella Kaila, 1999 Elachista saccharella (Busck, 1934) Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: angularis (Braun, 1918) (Dicranoctetes); TL: Mountain Lake Park, MD. Taxonomic Notes: Elachista angularis (Braun, 1918), formerly a synonym of 1132 Elachista brachyelytrifoliella Clemens, 1864 in Braun (1948), is returned to full species status in Kaila (1999).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Braun, A.F., 1918. Notes on Lithocolletis with descriptions of new species (Lep.). Entomological News, 27: 251. Braun, A.F., 1948. Elachistidae of North America (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 13: 98; figs. 12, 51, 59, 59a, 106. Kaila, L., 1999. A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 211: 1-235.

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