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Elachistidae 421362.00 – 1080   Elachista dasycara Kaila, 1999

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Distribution: Type locality: Edgerton, CO. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Elachista dasycara Kaila, 1999 • Eurynome albella Chambers, 1877 Taxonomic Notes: Elachista dasycara Kaila, 1999 is a replacement name for 1080 Hemiprosopa albella (Chambers, 1877). This name and 0464 Philonome albella (Chambers, 1877) refer to the same species, albella Chambers, 1877 (Eurynome). 0464 is removed and 1080 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: 17; figs. 4, 5, 58, 58a. Kaila, L., 1999. Phylogeny and classification of the Elachistidae s.s. (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea). Systematic Entomology, 24: 139-169.

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