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]

Elachista metallifera
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E. metallifera
Binomial name
Elachista metallifera
Lower, 1908

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]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Elachistine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Elachistidae)


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