An annotated catalogue of Elachistinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae)
Author
Kaila, Lauri
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-11
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journal article
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Elachista differens
Parenti, 1978
Elachista differens
Parenti, 1978: 22
. Type locality:
France
, Lot, Douelle (
Parenti 1978: 22
).
Holotype
♂
, in MRSN.
Elachista kosteri
Traugott-Olsen, 1995c: 367
. Type locality:
Greece
,
Peloponnes
, Zachlorou (
Traugott-Olsen 1995c: 368
).
Holotype
in ZMAK.
Syn. nov.
Subgenus:
Atachia
;
gleichenella
species group.
Distribution: Palearctic.
Austria
,
Bulgaria
,
France
,
Germany
,
Greece
(
Crete
, Rhodos, Lesvos, Samos),
Switzerland
.
Larval host plant(s):
Carex ferruginea
Scop. (Cyperaceae)
(
Parenti 1978
).
Figs.:
Parenti (1978)
,
Traugott-Olsen (1995c)
,
Kaila & Biesenbaum (1995)
,
Biesenbaum (1995)
.
Remarks: After examination of samples collected throughout southern Europe, including females from an extensive range, there appears to be no differences between
E. differens
Parenti
and
E. kosteri
Traugott-Olsen. Therefore
,
E. kosteri
Traugott-Olsen
is considered a subjective junior synonym of
E. differens
Parenti
,
syn. nov.