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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2593
10024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2592
10023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2589
10020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
38
825
2762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
31
753
2591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
13
172
615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
13
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
13 Genera with 70 Species
Agonopterix Hübner, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Amontes Viette, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Anchinia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoclista Stainton, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 2011Elachista Algae3SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 188028SpeciesTaxom
Eutorna Meyrick, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Gonionota Zeller, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Herbulotiana Viette, 198817SpeciesTaxom
Hypercallia Stephens, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mnarolitia Viette, 19687SpeciesTaxom
Mocquerysiella Viette, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
70 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agonopterix liesella Viette, 1987
Agonopterix nanatella aridella Mann, 1869
Agonopterix nyctalopis Meyrick, 1930
Agonopterix stigmella Moore, 1878
Amontes princeps Viette, 1958
Anchinia daphnella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Chrysoclista hygrophilella Viette, 1957
Elachista crocogastra Meyrick, 1908
Elachista merinaella Viette, 1956
Elachista patania Kaila, 2011
Ethmia albilineata (Viette, 1952)⇒ Ethmia glandifera Meyrick, 1918
Ethmia ampanella Viette, 1976
Ethmia andranella Viette, 1976
Ethmia atriflorella Viette, 1958
Ethmia baronella Viette, 1976
Ethmia befasiella Viette, 1958
Ethmia bipunctella Fabricius, 1775Bordered echium ermel
Ethmia bradleyi Viette, 1952
Ethmia colonella (Saalmüller, 1880)⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880
Ethmia comoriensis Viette, 1963
Ethmia decaryanum Viette, 1954
Ethmia deconfiturella Viette, 1963
Ethmia glandifera Meyrick, 1918
Ethmia griveaudi Viette, 1976
Ethmia linosella Viette, 1976
Ethmia meteoris (Saalmüller, 1880)⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880
Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880Kou leaf worm
Ethmia novoryella Viette, 1976
Ethmia oberthurella Viette, 1958
Ethmia oculigera Möschler, 1883
Ethmia oculimarginata Diakonoff, 1947
Ethmia pylonotella Viette, 1956
Ethmia pylorella Viette, 1956
Ethmia quadrillella Goeze, 1783Comfrey Ermel
Ethmia saalmuellerella Viette, 1958
Ethmia saalmullerella Viette, 1958
Ethmia sotsaella Viette, 1976
Ethmia systematica (Saalmüller, 1880)⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880
Eutorna diluvialis Meyrick, 1913
Eutorna punctinigrella Viette, 1955
Gonionota hyptiotes Clarke, 1964
Herbulotiana abceda Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana altitudinella Viette, 1963
Herbulotiana atypicella Viette, 1956
Herbulotiana benoistella Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana bernardiiella Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana bicolorata Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana catalaella Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana collectella Viette, 1956
Herbulotiana halarcta Meyrick, 1917
Herbulotiana longifascia Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana paulianella Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana robustella Viette, 1956
Herbulotiana rungsella Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana septella Viette, 1956
Herbulotiana vadonella Viette, 1956
Herbulotiana violacea Viette, 1954
Herbulotiana zorobella Viette, 1988
Hypercallia haematella Felder, 1875
Mnarolitia ambreella Viette, 1968
Mnarolitia argillacea Butler, 1880
Mnarolitia griveaudi Viette, 1967
Mnarolitia nectaropa Meyrick, 1914
Mnarolitia paulianellum Viette, 1954
Mnarolitia similans Viette, 1967
Mnarolitia sylvestrella Viette, 1968
Mocquerysiella albicosta Viette, 1954
Mocquerysiella argoplacella Viette, 1988
Mocquerysiella bourginella Viette, 1954
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
28
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
5
29
Genera
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