Elachistidae
59a1397 –
1088 Elachista virgatula
Kaila, 1997
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| Synonymy: |
virgatula Kaila, 1997 (Elachista) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]; TL: Texas.albella (Chambers, 1875) (Phigalia) preocc. - MONA 1983: [1088]
Note: A secondary junior homonym of Tinea albella Müller, 1776, in turn a junior synonym of Phalaena argentana Clerck, 1759). It was noted in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023) (Checklist) that this name had been listed twice in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), but that note refers to albella Chambers, 1875 (Laverna), a synonym of Elachista adempta Braun, 1948. (Pohl & Nanz 2025) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Elachista virgatula Kaila, 1997, Acta Zoologica Fennica, 206:48, is a replacement name for albella (Chambers, 1875) (Phigalia) (preocc.). |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD)
- Braun, A.F., 1948. Elachistidae of North America (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 13: 41; figs. 70, 121.
- Chambers, V.T., 1875. Tineina from Texas. The Canadian Entomologist, 7: 107.
- Kaila, L., 1997. A revision of the nearctic species of Elachista s.l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 206: 1-93.
- Pohl, G.R. & S.R. Nanz, 2025. Corrections to the 2023 “Annotated Taxonomic Checklist Of The Lepidoptera Of North America, North Of Mexico”. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 79(2): 104-116.
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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