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Gracillariidae
33a0315 – 0750.2   Phyllonorycter elmaella Doganlar & Mutuura, 1980
             Western Tentiform Leafminer

© Joseph V. Higbee
Distribution: Pacific Coast region from central Oregon to southern British Columbia.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • elmaella Doganlar & Mutuura 1980 (Phyllonorycter); Type locality: Burnaby, BC
  • sorbi of authors not Frey 1855 (Lithocolletis)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Phyllonorycter elmaella: Phyllonorycter elamaella Doganlar & Mutuura, 1980, n. sp., Can. Ent., 112: 311-314.
    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.
    • Landry, J.-F. & D.L. Wagner, 1995. Taxonomic review of apple-feeding species of Phyllonorycter Hübner (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) in North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 97(3): 615; figs. 4, 11, 27-29.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Phyllonorycter elmaella
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