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Checklist for Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3514
6584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3513
6582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3451
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2759
5315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1200
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1200
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1199
2261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
227
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
199
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
6
25
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
6 Genera with 8 Species
Antaeotricha Zeller, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Cerconota Meyrick, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Gonionota Zeller, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Lethata Duckworth, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19252SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
8 Species
Antaeotricha vacata Meyrick, 1925
Cerconota anonella Sepp, 1830Annona fruit borer
Ethmia elutella Busck, 1914
Ethmia janzeni Powell, 1973
Gonionota dissita Clarke, 1964
Lethata invigilans (Meyrick, 1915)⇒ Lethata psidii Sepp, 1852
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916
Stenoma lophoptycha Meyrick, 1925

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
4
5
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