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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
316
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
309
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
59
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
7 Genera with 17 Species
Agonopterix Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 186311SpeciesTaxom
Glaucacna W.T.M. Forbes, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Mothonica Walsingham, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Nicanthes Meyrick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pammeces Zeller, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
17 Species
Agonopterix argillacea Walsingham, 1881Clay-Colored Agonopterix Moth
Ethmia abraxasella Walker, 1864
Ethmia adustella (Walker, 1864)⇒ Ethmia nivosella Walker, 1864
Ethmia clarissa (Walker, 1864)⇒ Ethmia abraxasella Walker, 1864
Ethmia confusella Walker, 1863
Ethmia joviella Walsingham, 1897
Ethmia julia Powell, 1973
Ethmia kirbyi Möschler, 1890
Ethmia nivosella Walker, 1864
Ethmia notatella Walker, 1863
Ethmia submissa Busck, 1914Moth
Ethmia xanthorrhoa (Walker, 1863)⇒ Ethmia notatella Walker, 1863
Glaucacna iridea Forbes, 1931
Mothonica ocellea Forbes, 1930
Nicanthes rhodoclea Meyrick, 1928
Pammeces picticornis Walsingham, 1897
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
11
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParametriotinae
Hodges, 1978
1
1
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