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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1748
3051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
752
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
234
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
225
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
51
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
4 Genera with 5 Species
Anchinia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Gonionota Zeller, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Hypercallia Stephens, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
5 Species
Anchinia daphnella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Ethmia bipunctella Fabricius, 1775Bordered echium ermel
Ethmia quadrillella Goeze, 1783Comfrey Ermel
Gonionota hyptiotes Clarke, 1964
Hypercallia haematella Felder, 1875

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Mauritius
SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine 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