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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Maritza Biological Station (Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
255
2251
2456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
255
2251
2456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
245
2233
2431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
181
1991
2184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
637
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
637
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
637
920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
18
140
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
10
115
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
4
15
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maritza Biological Station
7 Genera with 28 Species
Chlamydastis Meyrick, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 2011Elachista Algae2SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 191415SpeciesTaxom
Gonioterma Walsingham, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Microcolona Meyrick, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Syntetrernis Meyrick, 19331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maritza Biological Station
28 Species
Chlamydastis apoclina Meyrick, 1929
Chlamydastis deflexa Meyrick, 1916
Chlamydastis tryphon Busck, 1920
Elachista (Atachia) chloropepla Meyrick, 1897
Elachista elaphria Kaila, 2011
Ethmia baliostola Walsingham, 1912
Ethmia cirrhosoma Meyrick, 1920
Ethmia delliella Fernald, 1891Ladder-backed Ethmia
Ethmia exornata Zeller, 1877
Ethmia farrella Powell, 1973
Ethmia festiva Busck, 1914
Ethmia linda Busck, 1914
Ethmia mnesicosma Meyrick, 1924
Ethmia penthica Walsingham, 1912
Ethmia phylacis Walsingham, 1912
Ethmia pyrausta Pallas, 1771Mountain Ermel
Ethmia scythropa Walsingham, 1912
Ethmia subnigritaenia Powell, 1973
Ethmia transversella Busck, 1914
Ethmia ungulatella Busck, 1914
Gonioterma aesiocopia Walsingham, 1913
Microcolona trigonospila Meyrick, 1897
Stenoma cathosiota Meyrick, 1925
Stenoma exarata Zeller, 1854
Stenoma luctifica Zeller, 1877
Stenoma nepheloleuca (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Stenoma symposias Meyrick, 1915
Stenoma polyglypta Meyrick, 1915
Syntetrernis neocompsa Meyrick, 1933

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Maritza Biological Station
SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParametriotinae
Hodges, 1978
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
3
9
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