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Elachistidae 421478.00 – 1124   Elachista cucullata Braun, 1921

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Distribution: Type locality: Cincinnati, OH. Description/ Field Marks: Kaila, 1996: 225; figs. 11, 12, 44, 45, 75, 81, 90. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Elachista cucullata Braun, 1921

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: 70; figs. 40, 40a, 41, 90, 90a, 130. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Kaila, L., 1996. Revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista I. The tetragonella group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae). Entomologica Scandinavica, 27: 217-238. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 6.7f; p. 71. Book Review and ordering Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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