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Elachistidae 59a1478 – 1124   Elachista cucullata Braun, 1921

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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: cucullata Braun, 1921 (Elachista) - MONA 1983: 1124   Type locality: Cincinnati, OH.

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: 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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