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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1171
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1171
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1168
2153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
293
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
281
454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
46
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
9 Genera with 14 Species
Agonopterix Hübner, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Agriocoma Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Depressaria Haworth, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1932Elachista Algae1SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Exaeretia Stainton, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Helcanthica Meyrick, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Petrochroa Busck, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Semioscopis Hübner, 18633SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
14 Species
Agonopterix astrantiae HEINEMANN, 1870Sanicle Flat-body
Agonopterix rebeli (Hering, 1936)⇒ Agonopterix fruticosella Walsingham, 1903
Agriocoma anisodes Meyrick, 1916
Depressaria alienella Busck, 1904Yarrow Webworm
Elachista iriphaea Meyrick, 1932
Ethmia bipunctella Fabricius, 1775Bordered echium ermel
Ethmia confusella Walker, 1863
Ethmia submissa Busck, 1914Moth
Helcanthica spermotoca Meyrick, 1932
Petrochroa dimorpha (Busck, 1914)⇒ Asymphorodes dimorpha Busck, 1914
Petrochroa neckerensis (Swezey, 1926)⇒ Hyposmocoma neckerensis Swezey, 1926
Semioscopis aurorella Dyar, 1902Aurora Flatbody Moth
Semioscopis inornata Walsingham, 1882Dull Flatbody Moth
Semioscopis packardella Clemens, 1863Packard'S Concealer Moth

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
3
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