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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4719
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4717
10307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4621
10120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
3828
8886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1534
3273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
59
1533
3272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1530
3267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
441
783
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
382
685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
79
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
6 Genera with 11 Species
Agrioceros Meyrick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chlamydastis Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cryphioxena Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Irenicodes Meyrick, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19162SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
11 Species
Agrioceros platycypha Meyrick, 1928
Chlamydastis habrolepis Blanchard & ..., 1986
Cryphioxena haplomorpha Meyrick, 1921
Ethmia coscineutis Meyrick, 1912
Ethmia hamaxastra Meyrick, 1930
Ethmia oculigera Möschler, 1883
Ethmia rhomboidella Walsingham, 1897
Ethmia sabiella Felder & Rog..., 1875
Irenicodes eurychora Meyrick, 1919
Stenoma aptila Meyrick, 1915
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Mozambique
SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
2
3
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