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Checklist of Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
for British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
865
12017
42756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
862
12007
42740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
783
11731
42132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
476
9634
37092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
82
2529
7598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
2510
7568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
76
2494
7513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
733
2667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
685
2550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
11
243
1025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
28
236
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
28 Genera with 236 Species
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A
B
C
D
E
G
H
L
M
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Agonopterix Hübner, 181151SpeciesTaxom
Agriophara Rosenstock, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Anchinia Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Antaeotricha Zeller, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Bibarrambla Clarke, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Biselachista Traugott-Ols..., 18569SpeciesTaxom
Blastodacna Wocke, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoclista Stainton, 19976SpeciesTaxom
Cosmiotes Treitschke, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Depressaria Haworth, 184835SpeciesTaxom
Depressariodes Turati, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Dystebenna Spuler, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1843Elachista Algae76SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 193815SpeciesTaxom
Eutorna Meyrick, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Exaeretia Stainton, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Gonada Busck, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Hypercallia Stephens, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Levipalpus Hannemann, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Luquetia Leraut, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mendesia Joannis, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Perittia Stainton, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Semioscopis Hübner, 17759SpeciesTaxom
Spuleria Hofmann, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Stephensia Stainton, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Talitha Faure, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Telechrysis Toll, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
236 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agonopterix alstroemeriana (Clerck, 1759)⇒ Agonopterix alstromeriana Clerck, 1759
Agonopterix alstromeriana Clerck, 1759Brown-spot Flat-body
Agonopterix angelicella Hübner, 1813Angelica Flat-body
Agonopterix applana (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Agonopterix heracliana Linnaeus, 1758
Agonopterix arenella Denis & Schi..., 1775Brindled Flat-body
Agonopterix assimilella Treitschke, 1832Dusted Flat-body
Agonopterix astrantiae HEINEMANN, 1870Sanicle Flat-body
Agonopterix atomella Denis & Schi..., 1775Greenweed Flat-body
Agonopterix bipunctosa Curtis, 1850Twin-spot Flat-body
Agonopterix canadensis Busck, 1902Canadian Agonopterix
Agonopterix capreolella Zeller, 1839Fuscous Flat-body
Agonopterix carduella Hübner, 1817Thistle Flat-body
Agonopterix ciliella Stainton, 1849Large Carrot Flat-body
Agonopterix cnicella Treitschke, 1832Sea-holly Flat-body
Agonopterix conterminella Zeller, 1839Sallow Flat-body
Agonopterix curvilineella Beutenmüller, 1889Curved-line Agonopterix
Agonopterix curvipunctosa Haworth, 1811Powdered Flat-body
Agonopterix heracliana Linnaeus, 1758Common Flat-body
Agonopterix huebneri (Haworth, 1811)⇒ Agonopterix liturosa Haworth, 1811
Agonopterix hypericella (Hübner, 1817)⇒ Agonopterix liturosa Haworth, 1811
Agonopterix kaekeritziana Linnaeus, 1767Straw Flat-body
Agonopterix kutznetzovi
Agonopterix kuznetzovi Lvovsky, 1983Cornish Flat-body
Agonopterix liturella (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Agonopterix liturosa Haworth, 1811
Agonopterix liturosa Haworth, 1811Large Purple Flat-body
Agonopterix lythrella Walsingham, 1889
Agonopterix nanatella Stainton, 1849Carline Flat-body
Agonopterix nervosa Haworth, 1811Carrot and parsnip flat-body moth
Agonopterix ocellana Fabricius, 1775Red-letter Flat-body
Agonopterix oregonensis Clarke, 1941
Agonopterix pallorella Zeller, 1839Pale Flat-body
Agonopterix propinquella Treitschke, 1835Black-spot Flat-body
Agonopterix prostratella Constant, 1884
Agonopterix pulverella (Fischer von ..., 1834)⇒ Agonopterix atomella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Agonopterix pulvipennella Clemens, 1864Goldenrod Leafffolder
Agonopterix purpurea Haworth, 1811Small Purple Flat-body
Agonopterix putridella Denis & Schi..., 1775Estuarine Flat-body
Agonopterix robiniella Packard, 1870Four-dotted Agonopterix
Agonopterix rotundella Douglas, 1846Rolling Carrot Flat-body
Agonopterix scopariella HEINEMANN, 1870Broom Flat-body
Agonopterix selini HEINEMANN, 1870
Agonopterix stigmella Moore, 1878
Agonopterix subpropinquella Stainton, 1849Ruddy Flat-body
Agonopterix thelmae Clarke, 1941Thelma'S Agonopterix Moth
Agonopterix ulicetella (Stainton, 1849)⇒ Agonopterix ulicitella Fabricius, 1794
Agonopterix ulicitella Fabricius, 1794Gorse Soft Shoot Moth
Agonopterix umbellana Fabricius, 1794Gorse Flat-body
Agonopterix umbellana prostratella Constant, 1884
Agonopterix yeatiana Fabricius, 1781Coastal Flat-body
Agonopterix zephyrella (Haworth, 1811)⇒ Agonopterix curvipunctosa Haworth, 1811
Anchinia cristalis Scopoli, 1763
Anchinia daphnella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Antaeotricha incisurella Walker, 1864
Antaeotricha leucillana Zeller, 1854Pale gray bird-dropping moth
Antaeotricha schlaegeri Zeller, 1854Schlaeger's fruitworm moth
Bibarrambla allenella Walsingham, 1882Bog Bibarrambla
Biselachista albidella (Nylander, 1848)⇒ Elachista albidella Nylander, 1848
Biselachista cinereopunctella (Haworth, 1828)⇒ Elachista cinereopunctella Haworth, 1828
Biselachista eleochariella (Stainton, 1851)⇒ Elachista eleochariella Stainton, 1851
Biselachista paludum Frey, 1859
Biselachista rhynchosporella Stainton, 1848
Biselachista scirpi (Stainton, 1887)⇒ Elachista scirpi Stainton, 1887
Biselachista serricornis Stainton, 1854Dusky Dwarf
Biselachista trapeziella (Stainton, 1849)⇒ Elachista trapeziella Stainton, 1849
Biselachista utonella (Frey, 1856)⇒ Elachista utonella Frey, 1856
Blastodacna atca
Blastodacna atra Haworth, 1828Apple bud worm
Blastodacna hellerella Duponchel, 1839Hawthorn berry moth
Chrysoclista bimaculella (Haworth, 1828)⇒ Chrysoclista lathamella T. Fletcher, 1936
Chrysoclista flavicaput (Haworth, 1828)⇒ Chrysoclista aurocapitella Haworth, 1828
Chrysoclista lathamella T. Fletcher, 1936Orange-blotch Cosmet
Chrysoclista linneella Clerck, 1759Cosmet
Chrysoclista schaefferella (Clerck, 1759)⇒ Chrysoclista splendida Karsholt, 1997
Chrysoclista splendida Karsholt, 1997
Cosmiotes consortella (Stainton, 1851)⇒ Elachista consortella Stainton, 1851
Cosmiotes exiguella Frey, 1885
Cosmiotes freyerella (Hübner, 1825)⇒ Elachista freyerella Hübner, 1825
Cosmiotes nigrella (Hübner, 1825)⇒ Elachista freyerella Hübner, 1825
Cosmiotes stabilella (Stainton, 1858)⇒ Elachista stabilella Stainton, 1858
Depressaria (Depressaria) albipunctella Denis & Schi..., 1775White-spot Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) artemisiae NICKERL, 1864
Depressaria (Depressaria) badiella Hübner, 1796Brown Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) chaerophylli Zeller, 1839Streaked Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) daucella Denis & Schi..., 1775Carrot moth
Depressaria (Depressaria) depressana Fabricius, 1775Blunt's flat-body moth
Depressaria (Depressaria) discipunctella Herrich-Schä..., 1854Scarce Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) douglasella Stainton, 1849Carrot Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) emeritella (Stainton, 1849)⇒ Depressaria alienella Busck, 1904
Depressaria (Depressaria) libanotidella Schlager, 1849
Depressaria (Depressaria) olerella Zeller, 1854Yarrow Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) pastinacella (Retzius, 1783)⇒ Depressaria radiella Goeze, 1783
Depressaria (Depressaria) pimpinellae Zeller, 1839Pimpinel Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) pulcherrimella Stainton, 1849Pignut Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) radiella Goeze, 1783Cow-parsnip Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) silesiaca HEINEMANN, 1870Highland Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) sordidatella Tengstrom, 1848Chervil Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) ultimella Stainton, 1849Fen Flat-body
Depressaria aegopodiella (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Depressaria albipunctella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Depressaria alienella Busck, 1904Yarrow Webworm
Depressaria angelicella Hübner, 1813
Depressaria apiella (Hübner, 1801)⇒ Depressaria daucella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Depressaria astrantiae (HEINEMANN, 1870)⇒ Agonopterix astrantiae HEINEMANN, 1870
Depressaria atomella (Zeller, 1854)⇒ Agonopterix scopariella HEINEMANN, 1870
Depressaria brunneella (Ragonot, 1874)⇒ Depressaria badiella Hübner, 1796
Depressaria depressella (Hübner, 1810)⇒ Depressaria depressana Fabricius, 1775
Depressaria disicipunctella
Depressaria gudmanni (Tengstrom, 1848)⇒ Depressaria sordidatella Tengstrom, 1848
Depressaria heraclei (Goeze, 1783)⇒ Depressaria radiella Goeze, 1783
Depressaria larseniana (Tengstrom, 1848)⇒ Depressaria sordidatella Tengstrom, 1848
Depressaria laserpitii Schlager, 1849
Depressaria mongolicella (Christoph, 1882)⇒ Exaeretia mongolicella Christoph, 1882
Depressaria pulcherimella Stainton, 1849Pignut Flat-body
Depressaria reichlini (HEINEMANN, 1870)⇒ Depressaria pimpinellae Zeller, 1839
Depressaria weirella (Tengstrom, 1848)⇒ Depressaria sordidatella Tengstrom, 1848
Depressariodes ciniflonella (LIENIG & ZELLER, 1846)⇒ Exaeretia ciniflonella LIENIG & ZELLER, 1846
Dystebenna stephensi Stainton, 1849Oak Cosmet
Elachista (Aphelosetia) adscitella Stainton, 1851Oblique-barred Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) argentella Clerck, 1759Swan-feather Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) bedellella Sircom, 1848Grey Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) bisulcella Duponchel, 1843Yellow-tipped Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992White Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) cingillella (Herrich-Schä..., 1855)⇒ Elachista metella aict neerl nec He..., 1855
Elachista (Aphelosetia) collitella Duponchel, 1843Pembroke Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) dispunctella (Duponchel, 1843)⇒ Elachista cahorsensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Elachista (Aphelosetia) gangabella Zeller, 1850Yellow-barred Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) littoricola Le Marchand, 1938Hampshire Dwarf
Elachista metella aict neerl nec He..., 1855
Elachista (Aphelosetia) obliquella Stainton, 1854Wood Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) pullicomella Zeller, 1839
Elachista (Aphelosetia) revinctella (Zeller, 1850)⇒ Elachista adscitella Stainton, 1851
Elachista (Aphelosetia) subalbidella Schläger, 1847Buff Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) subocellea Stephens, 1834Brown-barred Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) triatomea Haworth, 1828Meadow Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) triseriatella Stainton, 1854Western Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) unifasciella (Haworth, 1828)⇒ Elachista maculoscella Clemens, 1860
Elachista (Elachista) albidella Nylander, 1848Cotton-grass Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) albifrontella Hübner, 1817White-headed Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) alpinella Stainton, 1854Marsh Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) apicipunctella Stainton, 1849Pearl Dwar
Elachista (Elachista) atricomella Stainton, 1849Black-headed Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) biatomella Stainton, 1848Two-dotted Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) canapennella Hübner, 1813Little Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) cinereopunctella Haworth, 1828Grey-spotted Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) consortella Stainton, 1851Field Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) eleochariella Stainton, 1851Small Bog Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) eskoi Kyrki & Karv..., 1985Highland Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) freyerella Hübner, 1825Broken-barred Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) geminatella Herrich-Schä..., 1855Norfolk Wood-rush Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) gleichenella (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Elachista gerasimovi Sruoga, 2000
Elachista (Elachista) herrichii Frey, 1859
Elachista (Elachista) humilis Zeller, 1850Obscure Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) juliensis Frey, 1870
Elachista (Elachista) kilmunella Stainton, 1849Moorland Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) luticomella Zeller, 1839Yellow-headed Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) maculicerusella Bruand, 1859Triple-spot Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) nobilella Zeller, 1839Surrey Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) occidentalis Frey, 1882
Elachista (Elachista) orstadii N. Palm, 1943Scotch Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) poae Stainton, 1855Sweet-grass Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) pomerana Frey, 1870Fen Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) regificella (Sircom, 1849)⇒ Elachista tengstromi Kaila, Bengt..., 2001
Elachista (Elachista) rufocinerea Haworth, 1828Red-brindled Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) scirpi Stainton, 1887Saltern Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) serricornis (Stainton, 1854)⇒ Elachista juliensis Frey, 1870
Elachista (Elachista) stabilella Stainton, 1858Southern Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) subnigrella Douglas, 1853Dark Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) tengstromi Kaila, Bengt..., 2001Small Wood-rush Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) trapeziella Stainton, 1849Scarce Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) utonella Frey, 1856Bog Dwarf
Elachista cerusella (Hübner, 1796)⇒ Elachista maculicerusella Bruand, 1859
Elachista cingilella Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Elachista corbicula Kaila, 2011
Elachista cygnipennella (Clerck, 1759)⇒ Elachista argentella Clerck, 1759
Elachista densicornuella (Hodgkinson, 1879)⇒ Elachista cingilella Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Elachista gemmatella (Costa, 1836)⇒ Chrysoclista splendida Karsholt, 1997
Elachista gerasimovi Sruoga, 2000
Elachista gerasmia Meyrick, 1888
Elachista illectella Clemens, 1860
Elachista maculoscella Clemens, 1860
Elachista magnificella (TENGSTRÖM, 1847)⇒ Elachista tengstromi Kaila, Bengt..., 2001
Elachista megerlella (Hübner, 1810)⇒ Elachista obliquella Stainton, 1854
Elachista monosemiella (Bruand, 1859)⇒ Elachista maculicerusella Bruand, 1859
Elachista morwenella Kaila, 1999
Elachista obscurella (Stainton, 1849)⇒ Elachista canapennella Hübner, 1813
Elachista occultella (Douglas, 1850)⇒ Elachista humilis Zeller, 1850
Elachista perplexella (Stainton, 1858)⇒ Elachista humilis Zeller, 1850
Elachista pulchrella Haworth, 1828
Elachista taeniatella (Zeller, 1850)⇒ Elachista gangabella Zeller, 1850
Elachista telcharella Kaila, 1999
Elachista velutina Kaila, 2011
Elachista zonariella (Duponchel, 1843)⇒ Elachista bisulcella Duponchel, 1843
Ethmia abraxasella Walker, 1864
Ethmia bipunctella Fabricius, 1775Bordered echium ermel
Ethmia cubensis Busck, 1934
Ethmia dodecea Haworth, 1828Dotted Ermel
Ethmia farrella Powell, 1973
Ethmia funerella (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Ethmia quadrillella Goeze, 1783
Ethmia gelidella Walker, 1864
Ethmia inversella (Fourcroy, 1785)⇒ Ethmia quadrillella Goeze, 1783
Ethmia pusiella Linnaeus, 1758Striped Ermel
Ethmia pyrausta Pallas, 1771Mountain Ermel
Ethmia quadrillella Goeze, 1783Comfrey Ermel
Ethmia submissa Busck, 1914Moth
Ethmia subsimilis Walsingham, 1897
Ethmia terminella Fletcher, 1938Five-spot Ermel
Eutorna spintherias Meyrick, 1906
Exaeretia (Depressariodes) ciniflonella LIENIG & ZELLER, 1846Scotch Flat-body
Exaeretia (Depressariodes) culcitella Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Exaeretia (Depressariodes) mongolicella Christoph, 1882
Exaeretia (Exaeretia) allisella Stainton, 1849Mugwort Flat-body
Gonada pyronota Meyrick, 1924
Hypercallia citrinalis Scopoli, 1763Lemon Flat-body
Levipalpus hepatariella LIENIG & ZELLER, 1846Mountain Flat-body
Luquetia lobella Denis & Schi..., 1775Sloe Flat-body
Mendesia farinella (Thunberg, 1794)⇒ Perittia farinella Thunberg, 1794
Mendesia subargentella (Thunberg, 1794)⇒ Perittia farinella Thunberg, 1794
Perittia carlinella Walsingham, 1908
Perittia farinella Thunberg, 1794Dover Dwarf
Perittia herrichiella Herrich-Schä..., 1855Moth
Perittia obscurepunctella Stainton, 1848Honeysuckle Dwarf
Semioscopis aurorella Dyar, 1902Aurora Flatbody Moth
Semioscopis avellanella Hübner, 1793Early Flat-body
Semioscopis inornata Walsingham, 1882Dull Flatbody Moth
Semioscopis mcdunnoughi Clarke, 1941
Semioscopis megamicrella Dyar, 1902
Semioscopis oculella Thunberg, 1794
Semioscopis packardella Clemens, 1863Packard'S Concealer Moth
Semioscopis steinkellneriana Denis & Schi..., 1775Dawn Flat-body
Semioscopis strigulana (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Semioscopis avellanella Hübner, 1793
Spuleria flavicaput Haworth, 1828Yellow-headed Cosmet
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916
Stenoma ochlodes Walsingham, 1912
Stenoma stephanodes Meyrick, 1931
Stephensia bombycina
Stephensia brunnichella Linnaeus, 1767Basil Dwarf
Talitha cincta Faure, 1958
Telechrysis tripuncta Haworth, 1828Treble-spot Flat-body

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
2
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
14
108
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
6
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
14
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyParametriotinae
Hodges, 1978
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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