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Taxonomy of Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
98
10110
121799
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
78
8820
104491
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
36
3093
42185
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
269
6026
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Elachistidae Bruand, 1851
SubfamilyAeolanthinae
Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1984
1
29
Genus
Species
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
16
150
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCryptolechiinae
Meyrick, 1883
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
80
1709
Genera
Species
SubfamilyDepressarinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
73
1469
Genera
Species
SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
8
585
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHypercalliinae
Leraut, 1993
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyParametriotinae
Hodges, 1978
7
58
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPeleopodinae
Bruand, 1851
  ⇒ Oecophorinae
1
1
Genus
Species
SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
60
1996
Genera
Species
GenusAetia
V.T. Chambers, 1880
  ⇒ Haplochrois
4Species
GenusAgalmoscelis
Diakonoff, 1955
2Species
GenusAmblytenes
Meyrick, 1930
  ⇒ Tocasta
1Species
GenusAmblyxena
Meyrick, 1914
  ⇒ Ischnopsis
3Species
GenusAsterostoma
Meyrick, 1935
1Species
GenusBaltodines
Kupryjanowicz, 2001
0Species
GenusChaetocampa
Busck, 1926
  ⇒ Haplochrois
1Species
GenusDesertidacna
Sinev, 1988
1Species
GenusEchiella
1Species
GenusGielisella
Koster & Van Nieukerken, 2017
2Species
GenusGlaucagna
Gaede, 1937
  ⇒ Glaucacna
0Species
GenusHaemolytis
Meyrick, 1926
1Species
GenusKearfottina
Kemal & Koçak, 2006
0Species
GenusMendesina
Joannis, 1902
  ⇒ Mendesia
1Species
GenusNasamonica
Meyrick, 1922
1Species
GenusOrthomicta
Meyrick, 1897
0Species
GenusPanclintis
Meyrick, 1929
  ⇒ Haplochrois
1Species
GenusParametriotes
Kuznetzov, 1916
  ⇒ Eritarbes
1Species
GenusPatanotis
Meyrick, 1913
2Species
GenusPlatybathra
Meyrick, 1911
  ⇒ Eritarbes
3Species
GenusPsammeces
Walker, 1866
0Species
GenusSyntetrernis
Meyrick, 1922
  ⇒ Eritarbes
3Species
GenusSyntreternis
Fletcher, 1929
  ⇒ Haplochrois
0Species

Synonyms
Agonoxenidae (Meyrick, 1926)
Ethmiidae (Caroli, 1914)
Stenomidae (Jordana, 1993)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Elachistidae
GermanGrasminierfalter, Grasminiermotten
EnglishElachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
DutchGrasmineerdertjes, Grasmineermotten
DanishGræsminer
SwedishGräsmalar, Gräsminerarmalar
FinnishHeinäkoit, Pystykotelokoit
NorwegianGressmøll


Distribution and Species lists of Elachistidae Bruand, 1851
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Afghanistan
3 Genera  9 Species
Albania
14 Genera  43 Species
Algeria
5 Genera  21 Species
Andorra
6 Genera  6 Species
Angola
4 Genera  6 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
2 Genera  2 Species
Argentina
16 Genera  30 Species
Armenia
3 Genera  6 Species
Australia
42 Genera  319 Species
Austria
28 Genera  266 Species
Azerbaijan
4 Genera  5 Species
Bahamas
2 Genera  10 Species
Bahrain
1 Genus  2 Species
Bangladesh
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
11 Genera  43 Species
Belgium
16 Genera  149 Species
Belize
2 Genera  2 Species
Benin
1 Genus  1 Species
Bhutan
2 Genera  2 Species
Bolivia
10 Genera  15 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
7 Genera  20 Species
Botswana
2 Genera  5 Species
Brazil
30 Genera  289 Species
Bulgaria
15 Genera  68 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
4 Genera  10 Species
Canada
22 Genera  192 Species
Cape Verde
3 Genera  6 Species
Central African Republic
3 Genera  3 Species
Chad
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
12 Genera  15 Species
China
15 Genera  123 Species
Colombia
14 Genera  31 Species
Comoros
2 Genera  4 Species
Cook Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
21 Genera  158 Species
Croatia
18 Genera  69 Species
Cuba
19 Genera  66 Species
Cyprus
5 Genera  13 Species
Czech Republic
25 Genera  198 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
7 Genera  20 Species
Denmark
21 Genera  136 Species
Djibouti
1 Genus  2 Species
Dominica
2 Genera  2 Species
Dominican Republic
3 Genera  8 Species
Ecuador
11 Genera  15 Species
Egypt
2 Genera  4 Species
El Salvador
2 Genera  3 Species
Equatorial Guinea
2 Genera  2 Species
Estonia
22 Genera  129 Species
Ethiopia
3 Genera  6 Species
Fiji
3 Genera  3 Species
Finland
20 Genera  173 Species
France
28 Genera  307 Species
Gabon
2 Genera  2 Species
Gambia
3 Genera  3 Species
Georgia
12 Genera  16 Species
Germany
27 Genera  236 Species
Ghana
2 Genera  3 Species
Greece
22 Genera  145 Species
Grenada
3 Genera  5 Species
Guatemala
11 Genera  28 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 Species
Guyana
8 Genera  15 Species
Haiti
2 Genera  6 Species
Honduras
7 Genera  27 Species
Hungary
21 Genera  171 Species
Iceland
11 Genera  35 Species
India
25 Genera  135 Species
Indonesia
7 Genera  14 Species
Iran
6 Genera  34 Species
Iraq
3 Genera  6 Species
Ireland
17 Genera  103 Species
Israel
3 Genera  4 Species
Italy
30 Genera  322 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  1 Species
Jamaica
2 Genera  16 Species
Japan
23 Genera  154 Species
Jordan
6 Genera  12 Species
Kazakhstan
6 Genera  23 Species
Kenya
8 Genera  40 Species
Kosovo
1 Genus  2 Species
Kyrgyzstan
2 Genera  7 Species
Laos
2 Genera  2 Species
Latvia
20 Genera  131 Species
Lebanon
3 Genera  4 Species
Lesotho
2 Genera  2 Species
Liberia
12 Genera  49 Species
Libya
3 Genera  11 Species
Liechtenstein
5 Genera  11 Species
Lithuania
18 Genera  100 Species
Luxembourg
13 Genera  81 Species
Madagascar
9 Genera  59 Species
Malawi
4 Genera  10 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  4 Species
Malta
3 Genera  12 Species
Mauritius
4 Genera  5 Species
Mexico
25 Genera  130 Species
Micronesia
1 Genus  1 Species
Moldova
3 Genera  9 Species
Mongolia
5 Genera  25 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  2 Species
Morocco
4 Genera  12 Species
Mozambique
6 Genera  11 Species
Myanmar
2 Genera  6 Species
Namibia
6 Genera  22 Species
Nepal
4 Genera  9 Species
Netherlands
20 Genera  142 Species
New Zealand
14 Genera  60 Species
Nicaragua
3 Genera  5 Species
Nigeria
2 Genera  2 Species
Niue
2 Genera  2 Species
Norway
21 Genera  147 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Pakistan
5 Genera  9 Species
Palestine
5 Genera  10 Species
Panama
38 Genera  143 Species
Papua New Guinea
9 Genera  7 Species
Paraguay
2 Genera  3 Species
Peru
16 Genera  25 Species
Philippines
6 Genera  16 Species
Poland
24 Genera  173 Species
Portugal
12 Genera  76 Species
Republic of the Congo
3 Genera  3 Species
Republic South Africa
34 Genera  118 Species
Romania
22 Genera  173 Species
Russia
44 Genera  429 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
3 Genera  4 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
1 Genus  4 Species
San Marino
1 Genus  2 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
3 Genera  5 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  3 Species
Seychelles
2 Genera  5 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  1 Species
Singapore
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
22 Genera  191 Species
Slovenia
7 Genera  26 Species
Solomon Islands
8 Genera  14 Species
South Korea
12 Genera  22 Species
South Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
24 Genera  170 Species
Sri Lanka
10 Genera  16 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  2 Species
Suriname
5 Genera  6 Species
Sweden
27 Genera  208 Species
Switzerland
19 Genera  188 Species
Syria
1 Genus  5 Species
Taiwan
16 Genera  42 Species
Tajikistan
4 Genera  10 Species
Tanzania
5 Genera  10 Species
Thailand
4 Genera  5 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
6 Genera  8 Species
Tunisia
6 Genera  16 Species
Turkey
22 Genera  188 Species
Turkmenistan
2 Genera  9 Species
Tuvalu
1 Genus  1 Species
Uganda
3 Genera  10 Species
Ukraine
20 Genera  133 Species
United Arab Emirates
4 Genera  13 Species
United Kingdom
31 Genera  231 Species
Uruguay
1 Genus  1 Species
USA
52 Genera  538 Species
Uzbekistan
5 Genera  8 Species
Venezuela
16 Genera  27 Species
Vietnam
4 Genera  5 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  4 Species
Zambia
3 Genera  4 Species
Zimbabwe
11 Genera  16 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Rainforest


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