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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
8011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
8002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
541
1344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
465
1190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
104
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
8
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
8 Genera with 40 Species
Agrioceros Meyrick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chlamydastis Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 2009Elachista Algae7SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 192019SpeciesTaxom
Perittia Stainton, 20094SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodora Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Urodeta Stainton, 20096SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
40 Species
Agrioceros platycypha Meyrick, 1928
Chlamydastis habrolepis Blanchard & ..., 1986
Elachista brevis Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Elachista chelonites Meyrick, 1909
Elachista chelonitis Meyrick, 1909
Elachista glossina Kaila, 2011
Elachista kakamegensis Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Elachista longispina Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Elachista planca Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Ethmia aberdaresi Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia arabica (Amsel, 1961)⇒ Ethmia ditreta Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia argomicta Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia ballistis Meyrick, 1908
Ethmia bicolorella Guenée, 1879
Ethmia cirrhosoma Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia ditreta Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia epiloxa Meyrick, 1914
Ethmia glabra Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia hemicosma Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia iphicrates Meyrick, 1921
Ethmia kagamegensis Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia kibalensis Mey, 2023
Ethmia melanocrates Meyrick, 1923
Ethmia oculigera Möschler, 1883
Ethmia rhomboidella Walsingham, 1897
Ethmia sabiella Felder & Rog..., 1875
Ethmia spyrathodes Meyrick, 1922
Ethmia taxiacta Meyrick, 1920
Perittia falciferella (Sruoga & De ..., 2009)⇒ Urodeta faro Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Perittia gnoma (Sruoga & De ..., 2009)⇒ Urodeta inusta Kaila, 2011
Perittia spatulata (Sruoga & De ..., 2009)⇒ Urodeta spatulata Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Perittia tantilla (Sruoga & De ..., 2009)⇒ Urodeta tantilla Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Sphecodora porphyrias Meyrick, 1920
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916
Urodeta falciferella Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Urodeta faro Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta gnoma Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Urodeta inusta Kaila, 2011
Urodeta spatulata Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Urodeta tantilla Sruoga & J. ..., 2009

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
2
2
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