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Elachistidae 591467 – 1129 – Elachista illectella (Clemens, 1860)

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Elachista illectella (Clemens, 1860), n. comb., was previously in the genus Cosmiotes, Kaila (1999), Systematic Entomology 24: 139-169.

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Braun, A.F., 1948. Elachistidae of North America (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 13: 91. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) 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. Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Microleps.org Species Page at iNaturalist

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