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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Hawaii (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
398
3505
10669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
395
3498
10661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
390
3479
10616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
257
2690
8339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
887
2644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
887
2644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
884
2641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
280
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
266
1265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
98
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
12
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hawaii
12 Genera with 38 Species
Agonopterix Hübner, 179411SpeciesTaxom
Agonoxena Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Antaeotricha Zeller, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Blastodacna Wocke, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Depressaria Haworth, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1907Elachista Algae5SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 18805SpeciesTaxom
Exaeretia Stainton, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Perittia Stainton, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Petrochroa Busck, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Semioscopis Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Swezeyula Zimmerman & ..., 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hawaii
38 Species
Agonopterix alstromeriana Clerck, 1759Brown-spot Flat-body
Agonopterix angelicella Hübner, 1813Angelica Flat-body
Agonopterix arenella Denis & Schi..., 1775Brindled Flat-body
Agonopterix heracliana Linnaeus, 1758Common Flat-body
Agonopterix kaekeritziana Linnaeus, 1767Straw Flat-body
Agonopterix laterella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Agonopterix liturosa Haworth, 1811Large Purple Flat-body
Agonopterix nervosa Haworth, 1811Carrot and parsnip flat-body moth
Agonopterix ulicetella (Stainton, 1849)⇒ Agonopterix ulicitella Fabricius, 1794
Agonopterix ulicitella Fabricius, 1794Gorse Soft Shoot Moth
Agonopterix umbellana Fabricius, 1794Gorse Flat-body
Agonoxena argaula Meyrick, 1921Coconut Flat Moth
Antaeotricha ptycta Walsingham, 1912
Blastodacna atra Haworth, 1828Apple bud worm
Depressaria (Depressaria) pimpinellae Zeller, 1839Pimpinel Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) pulcherrimella Stainton, 1849Pignut Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) radiella Goeze, 1783Cow-parsnip Flat-body
Elachista (Aphelosetia) subalbidella Schläger, 1847Buff Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) maculicerusella Bruand, 1859Triple-spot Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) utonella Frey, 1856Bog Dwarf
Elachista longisquamella (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Hyposmocoma lugens Walsingham, 1907
Elachista spilota (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Philodoria succedanea Walsingham, 1907
Ethmia colonella (Saalmüller, 1880)⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880
Ethmia meteoris (Saalmüller, 1880)⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880
Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880Kou leaf worm
Ethmia pusiella Linnaeus, 1758Striped Ermel
Ethmia systematica (Saalmüller, 1880)⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880
Exaeretia (Exaeretia) allisella Stainton, 1849Mugwort Flat-body
Perittia lonicerae Zimmerman & ..., 1950Honeysuckle Leaf Miner
Petrochroa communis (Swezey, 1946)⇒ Hyposmocoma communis Swezey, 1946
Petrochroa dimorpha (Busck, 1914)⇒ Asymphorodes dimorpha Busck, 1914
Petrochroa elegantula (Swezey, 1934)⇒ Hyposmocoma elegantula Swezey, 1934
Petrochroa nigrella (Swezey, 1940)⇒ Hyposmocoma lugens Walsingham, 1907
Petrochroa swezeyi (Busck, 1914)⇒ Hyposmocoma swezeyi Busck, 1914
Petrochroa trifasciata (Swezey, 1915)⇒ Hyposmocoma tripartita Walsingham, 1907
Semioscopis oculella Thunberg, 1794
Semioscopis steinkellneriana Denis & Schi..., 1775Dawn Flat-body
Swezeyula lonicerae (Zimmerman & ..., 1950)⇒ Perittia lonicerae Zimmerman & ..., 1950

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Hawaii
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
4
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elachistidae at artfakta.se
Elachistidae at dyntaxa.se
Elachistidae at gbif.org
Elachistidae at irmng.org
Elachistidae at itis.gov