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Elachista helodella

421462.00 — 1132.4 — Elachista helodella Kaila, 1999
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Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
Phragmites

Phragmites

Remarks

Mines recorded by C. Eiseman at Sachem Pond in 2021; single adult photographed 9 August 2015 identifiable to species group and presumptively assigned to this species.

Vouchers

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References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Kaila, L., 1999. A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus Elachista s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, saccharella and freyerella groups (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica, 211: 1-235

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Elachista helodella

    Abundance data late May to early October