Elachista adempta Braun, 1948

Laverna albella Chambers, 1875a: 295 . Type locality: U.S.A., Colorado.

Neaera albella Chambers, 1880: 203 . Type locality: not stated.

Elachista adempta Braun, 1948: 43 . A replacement name for Laverna albella Chambers, 1875a: 295 . Type locality: U.S.A.: Utah, Stockton, in MCZ. Neotype ♂, designated by Kaila 1997: 40).

Mompha albella: Dyar (1903: 541) .

Subgenus: Aphelosetia; argentella species group.

Distribution: Nearctic. Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan), U.S.A. (Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming).

Larval host plant(s): unknown.

Figs.: Kaila (1997).