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Species Elachista ischnella - Hodges#1084.1

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Elachistidae (Grass Miner Moths)
Subfamily Elachistinae
Genus Elachista
No Taxon (argentella species group)
Species ischnella (Elachista ischnella - Hodges#1084.1)

Hodges Number

1084.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Elachista ischnella Kaila, 1997 (1)

Range

Holotype: Texas, Culberson Co., Sierra Diablo, 20 mi NNW Van Horn, 6000'.

See Also

Elachista arena Kaila, 1997
Elachista dissona Kaila, 1997
Elachista granosa Kaila, 1997

Print References

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.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
Barcode of Life (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s.1 II., the argentella group (Lepidoptera:Elachistidae)
Lauri Kaila. 2006. Acta Zoologica Fennica 206: 1-93. .
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Steve Nanz on 17 February, 2023 - 11:17am

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