Elachista leifi sp. n. from northern Finland (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)

Elachista leifi sp. n. is described from material collected in Kuusamo, northern Finland. It is a very large species resembling E. kilmunella Stainton, E. parasella Traugott-Olsen and E. eskoi Kyrki & Karvonen. The species occurs on open bogs, swarming early in the morning at sunrise. The system...

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Published in:Entomologica Fennica
Main Authors: Kaila, Lauri, Kerppola, Sakari
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: This journal is published jointly by the Entomological Society of Finland, the Lepidopterological Society of Finland, the Societas Entomologica Helsingforsiensis and the Entomological Club of the Zoological and Botanical Society of Turku. 1992
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/entomolfennica/article/view/83606
https://doi.org/10.33338/ef.83606