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North American Lepidoptera Genitalia Library
Elachistidae
5914181102Elachista alpinella Stainton, 1854
  • Elachista alpinella Stainton, 1854 includes as a synonym [1102] Elachista oxytypa Braun, 1948 in Kaila (1999).
  • 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: 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.

Elachista alpinella
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Elachista alpinella
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