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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Nicoya Peninsula (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
212
1788
1977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1771
1952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
154
1549
1733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
646
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
646
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
646
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
129
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
11
107
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
4
8
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
3
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicoya Peninsula
3 Genera with 13 Species
Elachista Treitschke, 2011Elachista Algae1SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 191411SpeciesTaxom
Loxotoma Zeller, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicoya Peninsula
13 Species
Elachista elaphria Kaila, 2011
Ethmia delliella Fernald, 1891Ladder-backed Ethmia
Ethmia elutella Busck, 1914
Ethmia exornata Zeller, 1877
Ethmia festiva Busck, 1914
Ethmia janzeni Powell, 1973
Ethmia mnesicosma Meyrick, 1924
Ethmia penthica Walsingham, 1912
Ethmia pyrausta Pallas, 1771Mountain Ermel
Ethmia similatella Busck, 1920
Ethmia subnigritaenia Powell, 1973
Ethmia ungulatella Busck, 1914
Loxotoma elegans Zeller, 1854Oil-palm defoliator

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Nicoya Peninsula
SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
1
1
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