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Elachistidae
59a1466 – 1132.8   Elachista freyerella (Hübner, [1825])
Distribution Data for Elachista freyerella
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Synonymy:
  • freyerella (Hübner, [1825]) (Antispila)
      Type locality: Europe.
  • aridella Heinemann, 1854 (Elachista)
  • arundinella Zeller, 1850 (Elachista)
  • bistictella Tengström, 1848 (Elachista)
  • gregsonella Doubleday, 1859 (Elachista)
  • gregsonella Morris, 1870 (Elachista)
  • gregsoni Stainton, 1855 (Elachista)
  • grisescens (Wocke, 1862) (Poeciloptilia)
  • incertella Frey, 1859 (Elachista)
  • nigrella (Hübner, 1805) (Tinea)
  • scopulicola (Braun, 1948) (Cosmiotes)
      Type locality: Huron Mountains, MI.
  • sublimis Frey, 1866 (Elachista)
  • tristictella Nylander, 1848 (Elachista)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Elachista freyerella includes as a synonym [1131] Elachista scopulicola (Braun, 1948) in Kaila (1999), Systematic Entomology, 24: 139-169.
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Braun, A.F., 1948. Elachistidae of North America (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 13: 95; figs. 56, 56a, 105 (scopulicola).
    • Kaila, L., 1999. Phylogeny and classification of the Elachistidae s.s. (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Systematic Entomology, 24: 139-169.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
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