Elatobia carbonella

(Dietz, 1905)

Elatobia carbonella is a of in the Tineidae, first described by Dietz in 1905. The species is known from scattered records in North America, primarily in the northeastern United States and the Canadian Prairie provinces. As a member of the clothes moth family Tineidae, it likely shares ecological traits with related species, though specific biological details remain poorly documented.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Elatobia carbonella: /ˌɛləˈtoʊbiə ˌkɑrbəˈnɛlə/

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Distribution

Recorded from Pennsylvania, USA; Alberta, Canada; and Saskatchewan, Canada. The disjunct distribution between eastern and western North America suggests either a broader range with under-sampling or possible cryptic diversity requiring further study.

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Taxonomic note

The Elatobia was historically treated as a synonym of Tinea but has been reinstated as valid in recent taxonomic revisions of Tineidae. Elatobia carbonella was originally described in the genus Tinea.

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