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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
816
19624
105366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
812
19606
105335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
775
19334
104374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
470
14136
82559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
88
4998
20273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
87
4992
20262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
84
4970
20047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
39
1427
5803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
31
1266
5344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
11
378
1817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
27
159
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
27 Genera with 159 Species
#ACDEHLMNPSTUZ
Acria Stephens, 19087SpeciesTaxom
Aeolanthes Meyrick, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Agonopterix Hübner, 187815SpeciesTaxom
Chlamydastis Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoclista Stainton, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Cladobrostis Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Depressaria Haworth, 18488SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1932Elachista Algae46SpeciesTaxom
Epichostis Meyrick, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 187728SpeciesTaxom
Exaeretia Stainton, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Hypercallia Stephens, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Levipalpus Hannemann, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Microcolona Meyrick, 19288SpeciesTaxom
Neospastis Meyrick, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Pammeces Zeller, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Patanotis Meyrick, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Perittia Stainton, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Psorosticha Lower, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Scoliographa Meyrick, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Semioscopis Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Stephensia Stainton, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Synchalara Meyrick, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Tonica Walker, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Urodeta Stainton, 20096SpeciesTaxom
Zaratha F. Walker, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
159 Species
Acria amphorodes Meyrick, 1923
Acria ceramitis Meyrick, 1908
Acria emarginella Donovan, 1804
Acria eulectra Meyrick, 1908
Acria meyricki Shashank, Sa..., 2015
Acria obtusella Walker, 1864
Acria xanthosaris Meyrick, 1908
Aeolanthes cyclantha Meyrick, 1923
Aeolanthes rhodochrysa Meyrick, 1907
Aeolanthes sagulata Meyrick, 1917
Agonopterix angelicella Hübner, 1813Angelica Flat-body
Agonopterix arctica Strand, 1902
Agonopterix arenella Denis & Schi..., 1775Brindled Flat-body
Agonopterix broennoeensis Strand, 1920
Agonopterix capreolella Zeller, 1839Fuscous Flat-body
Agonopterix ciliella Stainton, 1849Large Carrot Flat-body
Agonopterix conterminella Zeller, 1839Sallow Flat-body
Agonopterix heracliana Linnaeus, 1758Common Flat-body
Agonopterix kaekeritziana Linnaeus, 1767Straw Flat-body
Agonopterix liturosa Haworth, 1811Large Purple Flat-body
Agonopterix ocellana Fabricius, 1775Red-letter Flat-body
Agonopterix oregonensis Clarke, 1941
Agonopterix pallorella Zeller, 1839Pale Flat-body
Agonopterix propinquella Treitschke, 1835Black-spot Flat-body
Agonopterix stigmella Moore, 1878
Chlamydastis habrolepis Blanchard & ..., 1986
Chrysoclista thrypsiphila Meyrick, 1912
Chrysoclista trilychna Meyrick, 1928
Cladobrostis melitricha Meyrick, 1921
Depressaria (Depressaria) badiella Hübner, 1796Brown Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) leucocephala Snellen, 1884
Depressaria (Depressaria) olerella Zeller, 1854Yarrow Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) pimpinellae Zeller, 1839Pimpinel Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) pulcherrimella Stainton, 1849Pignut Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) radiella Goeze, 1783Cow-parsnip Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) silesiaca HEINEMANN, 1870Highland Flat-body
Depressaria (Depressaria) sordidatella Tengstrom, 1848Chervil Flat-body
Elachista (Aphelosetia) adscitella Stainton, 1851Oblique-barred Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) amseli (Rebel, 1833)⇒ Elachista atrisquamosa Staudinger, 1880
Elachista (Aphelosetia) argentella Clerck, 1759Swan-feather Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) atrisquamosa Staudinger, 1880
Elachista (Aphelosetia) cingillella (Herrich-Schä..., 1855)⇒ Elachista metella aict neerl nec He..., 1855
Elachista (Aphelosetia) nolckeni Sulcs, 1992
Elachista (Aphelosetia) pollinariella (Zeller, 1839)⇒ Elachista subocellea Stephens, 1834
Elachista (Aphelosetia) pullicomella Zeller, 1839
Elachista (Aphelosetia) subalbidella Schläger, 1847Buff Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) albidella Nylander, 1848Cotton-grass Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) albifrontella Hübner, 1817White-headed Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) alpinella Stainton, 1854Marsh Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) apicipunctella Stainton, 1849Pearl Dwar
Elachista (Elachista) atricomella Stainton, 1849Black-headed Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) canapennella Hübner, 1813Little Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) diederichsiella E. HERING, 1889
Elachista (Elachista) eleochariella Stainton, 1851Small Bog Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) exactella Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Elachista (Elachista) gleichenella (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Elachista gerasimovi Sruoga, 2000
Elachista (Elachista) humilis Zeller, 1850Obscure Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) kilmunella Stainton, 1849Moorland Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) nielswolffi Svensson, 1976
Elachista (Elachista) nobilella Zeller, 1839Surrey Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) serricornis (Stainton, 1854)⇒ Elachista juliensis Frey, 1870
Elachista (Elachista) utonella Frey, 1856Bog Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) zernyi Hartig, 1941
Elachista antipetra Meyrick, 1922
Elachista arcuata Sruoga & Roc..., 2018
Elachista bassii U. Parenti, 2006
Elachista brachyplectra Meyrick, 1921
Elachista confirmata Meyrick, 1931
Elachista cordata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Elachista delocharis Meyrick, 1932
Elachista endobela Meyrick, 1926
Elachista heteroplaca Meyrick, 1934
Elachista leucosoma Meyrick, 1922
Elachista leucosyrma Meyrick, 1932
Elachista nearcha Meyrick, 1910
Elachista oxycrates Meyrick, 1932
Elachista patania Kaila, 2011
Elachista putris Meyrick, 1923
Elachista quadrata Meyrick, 1932
Elachista spiculifera Meyrick, 1922
Elachista stichospora Meyrick, 1932
Elachista strepens Meyrick, 1922
Elachista vastata Meyrick, 1932
Epichostis antigama Meyrick, 1908
Epichostis cryphaea Meyrick, 1908
Epichostis leucorma Meyrick, 1908
Epichostis metrodelta Meyrick, 1905
Epichostis stelota Meyrick, 1908
Epichostis tympanias Meyrick, 1908
Ethmia acontias Meyrick, 1906
Ethmia albifrontella Sattler, 1967
Ethmia anatiformis Kun, 2001
Ethmia assamensis Butler, 1879
Ethmia circumdatella Walker, 1863
Ethmia colonella (Saalmüller, 1880)⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880
Ethmia crocosoma Meyrick, 1914
Ethmia didyma Kun, 2002
Ethmia dodecea Haworth, 1828Dotted Ermel
Ethmia duplicata Meyrick, 1914
Ethmia ermineella Walsingham, 1880
Ethmia hilarella Walker, 1863
Ethmia lapidella Walsingham, 1880
Ethmia lecmima Sattler, 1967
Ethmia lineatonotella Moore, 1867
Ethmia meteoris (Saalmüller, 1880)⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880
Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880Kou leaf worm
Ethmia octanoma Meyrick, 1914
Ethmia pagiopa Meyrick, 1918
Ethmia paneliusella (Mann, 1861)⇒ Ethmia quadrinotella Mann, 1861
Ethmia pyrausta Pallas, 1771Mountain Ermel
Ethmia quadrillella Goeze, 1783Comfrey Ermel
Ethmia quadrinotella Mann, 1861
Ethmia systematica (Saalmüller, 1880)⇒ Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880
Ethmia szabokyi Kun, 2001
Ethmia trifida Kun, 2004
Ethmia vidua Staudinger, 1880
Ethmia vittalbella Christoph, 1877
Exaeretia (Depressariodes) ciniflonella LIENIG & ZELLER, 1846Scotch Flat-body
Exaeretia (Exaeretia) allisella Stainton, 1849Mugwort Flat-body
Hypercallia citrinalis Scopoli, 1763Lemon Flat-body
Levipalpus hepatariella LIENIG & ZELLER, 1846Mountain Flat-body
Microcolona autotypa Meyrick, 1922
Microcolona citroplecta (Meyrick, 1917)⇒ Griphocosma citroplecta Meyrick, 1917
Microcolona cricota Meyrick, 1917
Microcolona eriptila Meyrick, 1915
Microcolona leucosticta Meyrick, 1928
Microcolona phalarota Meyrick, 1915
Microcolona porota Meyrick, 1917
Microcolona technographa Meyrick, 1928
Neospastis calpidias Meyrick, 1917
Neospastis encryphias Meyrick, 1907
Neospastis ichnaea Meyrick, 1914
Pammeces phlogophora Walsingham, 1909
Patanotis harmosta Meyrick, 1913
Patanotis metallidias Meyrick, 1913
Psorosticha acrolopha (Stainton, 1859)⇒ Psorosticha zizyphi Stainton, 1859
Psorosticha zizyphi Stainton, 1859Citrus Leaf Roller
Scoliographa acanthis
Scoliographa hoplista Meyrick, 1927
Semioscopis avellanella Hübner, 1793Early Flat-body
Semioscopis oculella Thunberg, 1794
Semioscopis steinkellneriana Denis & Schi..., 1775Dawn Flat-body
Semioscopis strigulana (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Semioscopis avellanella Hübner, 1793
Stenoma canonias Meyrick, 1913
Stenoma carabodes Meyrick, 1915
Stenoma reticens Meyrick, 1917
Stephensia brunnichella Linnaeus, 1767Basil Dwarf
Synchalara byrsina Meyrick, 1907
Synchalara minax Meyrick, 1907
Synchalara rhombota Meyrick, 1907
Tonica niviferana Walker, 1864
Urodeta aculeata Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta cuspidis Sruoga & J. ..., 2011
Urodeta jurateae Sruoga & Roc..., 2018
Urodeta noreikai Sruoga & J. ..., 2013
Urodeta pectena Sruoga & Roc..., 2018
Urodeta spatulata Sruoga & J. ..., 2009
Zaratha dicellias Meyrick, 1909
Zaratha prosarista Meyrick, 1909

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in South Asia
SubfamilyAeolanthinae
Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1984
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
11
49
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
4
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
28
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParametriotinae
Hodges, 1978
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
4
10
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