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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
460
817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
459
816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
458
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
204
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
196
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
84
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
8 Genera with 16 Species
Agonopterix Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Chlamydastis Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1921Elachista Algae4SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Perittia Stainton, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Pretoriana Traugott-Olsen, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Proterochyta Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
16 Species
Agonopterix stigmella Moore, 1878
Chlamydastis habrolepis Blanchard & ..., 1986
Elachista crocogastra Meyrick, 1908
Elachista gypsophila Meyrick, 1911
Elachista nymphaea Meyrick, 1911
Elachista sparsula Meyrick, 1921
Ethmia circumdatella Walker, 1863
Ethmia glandifera Meyrick, 1918
Perittia infumata Meyrick, 1914
Perittia pachyzona Meyrick, 1921
Perittia ptychospila Meyrick, 1918
Perittia secutrix Meyrick, 1914
Pretoriana setosa Curran, 1938
Proterochyta epicoena Meyrick, 1918
Stenoma simulatrix Meyrick, 1914
Stenoma stephanodes Meyrick, 1931

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Pretoria
SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
2
Genus
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