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Elachistidae 59a1418 – 1102   Elachista alpinella Stainton, 1854

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: alpinella Stainton, 1854 (Elachista)   Type locality: England, Manchester district. latipennella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) (Poeciloptilia) monticola Wocke, 1876 (Elachista) oxytypa Braun, 1948 (Elachista)   Type locality: Bradore Bay, QC. subquadrella Ragonot, 1889 (Elachista) turfosella Frey, 1885 (Elachista) Taxonomic Notes: Elachista alpinella Stainton, 1854 includes as a synonym [1102] Elachista oxytypa Braun, 1948 in Kaila (1999).

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: 58; figs. 80, 80a, 118. (oxytypa ) Kaila, L., 1999. A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 211: 1-235. Stainton, H.T., 1854. Lepidoptera: Tineina. Insecta Britannica, 254.

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