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Elachistidae 59a1373 – 1083   Elachista orestella Busck, 1908

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: orestella Busck 1908 (Elachista) - MONA 1983: 1083; Type locality: Oak Station, Allegheny Co., 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: 37; figs. 62, 62a, 111, 111a. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths U.S. National Entomological Collection (USNM) - Holotype ♂

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