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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
19
205
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
14
197
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
6
12
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
2
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
2 Genera with 16 Species
Ethmia Hübner, 189714SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19322SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
16 Species
Ethmia abraxasella Walker, 1864
Ethmia adustella (Walker, 1864)⇒ Ethmia nivosella Walker, 1864
Ethmia clarissa (Walker, 1864)⇒ Ethmia abraxasella Walker, 1864
Ethmia confusella Walker, 1863
Ethmia cubensis Busck, 1934
Ethmia farrella Powell, 1973
Ethmia gelidella Walker, 1864
Ethmia humilis Powell, 1973
Ethmia kirbyi Möschler, 1890
Ethmia nivosella Walker, 1864
Ethmia piperella Powell, 1973
Ethmia scythropa Walsingham, 1912
Ethmia submissa Busck, 1914Moth
Ethmia subsimilis Walsingham, 1897
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916
Stenoma nepheloleuca (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Stenoma symposias Meyrick, 1915

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Jamaica
SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
14
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
1
2
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