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Elachistidae 421391.00 – 1089 – Elachista adempta Braun, 1948

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Distribution: Type locality: Spanish Bar, CO. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Elachista adempta Braun, 1948 • Laverna albella Chambers, 1875 • Neaera albella Chambers, 1880 Taxonomic Notes: Elachista adempta Braun, 1948 is a replacement name for albella Chambers, 1875 (Laverna). Elachista adempta and 1424 Mompha albella (Chambers, 1875) refer to the same species, albella (Chambers, 1875) Laverna. 1424 is removed and 1089 is retained.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Braun, A.F., 1948. Elachistidae of North America (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 13: 43; figs. 71, 71a, 120.

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