An annotated catalogue of Elachistinae of the World (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae)
Author
Kaila, Lauri
text
Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-11
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Elachista brachyelytrifoliella
Clemens, 1864
Elachista brachyelytrifoliella
Clemens, 1864: 425
. Type locality:
U.S.A.
,
Pennsylvania
, Easton (
Clemens 1864: 426
).
Lectotype
♀
, in ANSP, designated by
Braun (1948: 98)
.
‡
Elachista brachyelythrifoliella
; misspelling (
Kaila 1999a: 167
).
Dicranoctetes brachyelytrifoliella
:
Braun (1948: 98)
.
Subgenus:
Elachista
;
saccharella
species group.
Distribution: Nearctic.
U.S.A.
(
Arkansas
,
Kentucky
,
Mississippi
,
Ohio
,
Oklahoma
,
Pennsylvania
,
Virginia
).
Larval host plant(s):
Brachyelytrum erectum
(Schreb.) Beauv. (Poaceae)
(
Braun 1948: 99
).
Figs.:
Kaila (1999b)
.
Remarks: Other host plants attributed to
E. brachyelytrifoliella
in the literature apply to related species (
Kaila 1999b
).