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Checklist of Family Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 (Elachistid moths)
for Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
6542
17532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
6538
17527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
6445
17300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5519
15626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1983
5266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1981
5263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1975
5248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
580
1224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
495
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
123
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
11 Genera with 16 Species
Agrioceros Meyrick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Anchinia Hübner, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Chlamydastis Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 2011Elachista Algae1SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Haplochrois Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Irenicodes Meyrick, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsis Walsingham, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Microcolona Meyrick, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Platybathra Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
16 Species
Agrioceros platycypha Meyrick, 1928
Anchinia oenochares Meyrick, 1924
Chlamydastis habrolepis Blanchard & ..., 1986
Elachista glossina Kaila, 2011
Ethmia anikini Mey & Shovkoon, 2014
Ethmia circumdatellus Walker, 1863
Ethmia coscineutis Meyrick, 1912
Ethmia judicialis Meyrick, 1921
Ethmia livida Zeller, 1852
Ethmia rhomboidella Walsingham, 1897
Ethmia sabiella Felder & Rog..., 1875
Haplochrois picropa Meyrick, 1921
Irenicodes eurychora Meyrick, 1919
Ischnopsis melanogma (Meyrick, 1908)⇒ Iriothyrsa melanogma Meyrick, 1908
Platybathra picropa (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Haplochrois picropa Meyrick, 1921
Stenoma aptila Meyrick, 1915

Subnodes of Elachistidae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubfamilyAgonoxeninae
Meyrick, 1926
Agonoxenine Moths, Palm Moths
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDepressariinae
Meyrick, 1883
Depressariine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEthmiinae
Busck, 1909
Ethmiine Moths
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyParametriotinae
Hodges, 1978
1
0
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyStenomatinae
Meyrick, 1906
Stenomatine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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