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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
387
8356
31453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
2306
7037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2300
7024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2299
7023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
693
2473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
645
2326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
12
180
831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
17
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
17 Genera with 88 Species
Agonopterix Hübner, 178112SpeciesTaxom
Blastodacna Wocke, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Canariana Traugott-Olsen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Chlamydastis Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Depressaria Haworth, 18737SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1992Elachista Algae24SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 192926SpeciesTaxom
Exaeretia Stainton, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Gibraltarensis Traugott-Olsen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Gonionota Zeller, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Nanodacna J.F.G. Clarke, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Perittia Stainton, 19088SpeciesTaxom
Polymetis Walsingham, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Stephensia Stainton, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Talitha Faure, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Urodeta Stainton, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
88 Species and 3 Subspecies
Agonopterix cinerariae Walsingham, 1908
Agonopterix conciliatella
Agonopterix heracleana Linnaeus, 1758
Agonopterix heracliana Linnaeus, 1758Common Flat-body
Agonopterix mutatella Hannemann, 1989
Agonopterix nodiflorella Milliere, 1866
Agonopterix perezi Walsingham, 1908
Agonopterix scopariella HEINEMANN, 1870Broom Flat-body
Agonopterix stigmella Moore, 1878
Agonopterix straminella Staudinger, 1859
Agonopterix vendettella Chrétien, 1908
Agonopterix yeatiana Fabricius, 1781Coastal Flat-body
Blastodacna cinnamomina (Turati, 1930)⇒ Stagmatophora haploceros Turner, 1926
Canariana cedronellae Walsingham, 1908
Chlamydastis habrolepis Blanchard & ..., 1986
Depressaria (Depressaria) absynthiella Herrich-Schä..., 1865
Depressaria (Depressaria) daucella Denis & Schi..., 1775Carrot moth
Depressaria (Depressaria) discipunctella Herrich-Schä..., 1854Scarce Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) marcella Rebel, 1901
Depressaria (Depressaria) ultimella Stainton, 1849Fen Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) veneficella Zeller, 1847
Depressaria ruticola Christoph, 1873
Elachista (Aphelosetia) bisulcella Duponchel, 1843Yellow-tipped Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) catalana Parenti, 1978
Elachista (Aphelosetia) dispilella (Zeller, 1839)⇒ Elachista triatomea Haworth, 1828
Elachista (Aphelosetia) gormella Nielsen & Tr..., 1987
Elachista (Aphelosetia) vulcana Kaila, 2011
Elachista (Aphelosetia) zuernbaueri (Parenti, 1978)⇒ Elachista catalana Parenti, 1978
Elachista (Elachista) canariella Nielsen & Tr..., 1987
Elachista (Elachista) contaminatella Zeller, 1847
Elachista (Elachista) encumeadae Kaila & Kars..., 2002
Elachista bizonatella (Turati, 1930)⇒ Ascalenia centropselia Meyrick, 1931
Elachista candidella Sruoga & Sinev, 2017
Elachista elaphria Kaila, 2011
Elachista elksourensis Kaila, 2005
Elachista iriphaea Meyrick, 1932
Elachista lambeseella Nielsen & Tr..., 1987
Elachista michelseni Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Elachista olemartini Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Elachista oukaimedenensis Traugott-Olsen, 1988
Elachista planca Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Elachista rissaniensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Elachista senecai Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Elachista totalbella Chrétien, 1908
Elachista vartianae Parenti, 1981
Elachista wadielhiraensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Ethmia acutella Turati, 1934
Ethmia aurifluella Hübner, 1810
Ethmia bipunctella Fabricius, 1775Bordered echium ermel
Ethmia bradleyi Viette, 1952
Ethmia candidella Alpheraky, 1908
Ethmia echiella (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ethmia bipunctella Fabricius, 1775
Ethmia euphraticella (Chrétien, 1907)⇒ Ethmia lepidella Chrétien, 1907
Ethmia griseicostella (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ethmia bipunctella Fabricius, 1775
Ethmia hiramella Busck, 1914
Ethmia hochenwartiella (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Ethmia bipunctella Fabricius, 1775
Ethmia humiliella Chrétien, 1916
Ethmia lactistrigella Turati & Krü..., 1936
Ethmia lepidella Chrétien, 1907
Ethmia libyella Ragonot, 1892
Ethmia mixtella Chrétien, 1915
Ethmia niveella (Chrétien, 1907)⇒ Ethmia libyella Ragonot, 1892
Ethmia paneliusella (Mann, 1861)⇒ Ethmia quadrinotella Mann, 1861
Ethmia phoenicura Meyrick, 1932
Ethmia pyrausta Pallas, 1771Mountain Ermel
Ethmia quadrinotella Mann, 1861
Ethmia quadrinotella acutella Turati, 1934
Ethmia quadrinotella paneliusella Viette, 1958
Ethmia quadrinotella quinquenotella Chrétien, 1915
Ethmia quinquenotella Chrétien, 1915
Ethmia radiatella Chrétien, 1907
Ethmia tripolitanella Turati, 1929
Exaeretia (Depressariodes) conciliatella Rebel, 1892
Gibraltarensis calpella Walsingham, 1908
Gonionota hyptiotes Clarke, 1964
Nanodacna indiscriminata Clarke, 1965
Perittia bullatella (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Gibraltarensis calpella Walsingham, 1908
Perittia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)⇒ Canariana cedronellae Walsingham, 1908
Perittia calpella (Walsingham, 1905)⇒ Gibraltarensis calpella Walsingham, 1908
Perittia carlinella Walsingham, 1908
Perittia cedronellae Walsingham, 1908
Perittia constantinella Rebel, 1901
Perittia echiella Joannis, 1902
Perittia lavandulae (Walsingham, 1908)⇒ Canariana cedronellae Walsingham, 1908
Polymetis carlinella (Walsingham, 1908)⇒ Perittia carlinella Walsingham, 1908
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916
Stephensia calpella Walsingham, 1908
Stephensia cedronellae Walsingham, 1908
Stephensia staudingeri Nielsen & Tr..., 1981
Talitha anomala (Clarke, 1978)⇒ Hozbeka anomala J.F.G. Clarke, 1978
Urodeta maculata Mey, 2007

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
5
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
7
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
23
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
2
2
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