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Elachistidae 59a1408 – 1109   Elachista albicapitella Engel, 1907

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: albicapitella Engel 1907 (Elachista) - MONA 1983: 1109; Type locality: Pittsburgh, PA

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: 66; figs. 7, 21, 38, 86, 86a, 124, 124a. Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Microleps.org U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

- Holotype - LG – U.S. Nat'l. Museum

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