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Elachistidae 59a1474 – 1130.5   Elachista pyrrha Kaila, 1996

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Distribution: Holotype: "Alberta: 150 km NWBanff, alluvial meadow, R. Saskatchewan 1200 m". Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Elachista pyrrha Kaila, 1996 Taxonomic Notes: Elachista pyrrha Kaila, 1996, n. sp., Ent. Scand., 27: 219; figs. 1, 2, 38, 57, 78, 88.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Kaila, L., 1996. Revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista I. The tetragonella group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae). Entomologica Scandinavica, 27: 217-238.

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