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Elachistidae 59a1418 – 1102   Elachista alpinella Stainton, 1854

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: alpinella Stainton, 1854 (Elachista) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]; TL: England, Manchester district. latipennella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) (Poeciloptilia) monticola Wocke, 1876 (Elachista) oxytypa Braun, 1948 (Elachista) - MONA 1983: [1102]; TL: Bradore Bay, QC. subquadrella Ragonot, 1889 (Elachista) turfosella Frey, 1885 (Elachista) Taxonomic Notes: Elachista alpinella Stainton, 1854 includes as a synonym [1102] Elachista oxytypa Braun, 1948 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., 1948. Elachistidae of North America (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 13: 58; figs. 80, 80a, 118. (oxytypa ) 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. Stainton, H.T., 1854. Lepidoptera: Tineina. Insecta Britannica, 254.

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