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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1285
3522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
288
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
270
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
68
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
9
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
9 Genera with 7 Species
Agonopterix Hübner, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Agriophara Rosenstock, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Antaeotricha Zeller, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoclista Stainton, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 2011Elachista Algae1SpeciesTaxom
Eriogenes Meyrick, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Zaratha F. Walker, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
7 Species
Agonopterix selini HEINEMANN, 1870
Antaeotricha ptycta Walsingham, 1912
Chrysoclista lathamella T. Fletcher, 1936Orange-blotch Cosmet
Elachista patania Kaila, 2011
Eriogenes mesogypsa Meyrick, 1925
Ethmia iphicrates Meyrick, 1921
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
4
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