Elachista metallifera
Elachista metallifera is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1908.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]
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| Species: | E. metallifera |
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Taxonomy
The name metallifera is preoccupied by Mompha metallifera, described by Lord Walsingham in 1882. Furthermore, the identity of this species is uncertain, because the holotype is lost.[3]
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References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Elachistidae unplaced species metallifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- Savela, Markku (9 June 2020). "Elachista metallifera Lower, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 July 2020. Note: This source marks this species as invalid.
- Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae)
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