Open Access<i>Elachista leifi</i> sp. n. from northern Finland (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae)
Author(s) -
Lauri Kaila,
Sakari Kerppola
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
entomologica fennica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.173
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2489-4966
pISSN - 0785-8760
DOI - 10.33338/ef.83606
Subject(s) - lepidoptera genitalia , sunrise , morning , bog , zoology , biology , ecology , geography , botany , meteorology , peat
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 systematic position of E. leifi is discussed.