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Checklist for Tribe Elachistini
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
74
2714
13826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
73
2713
13824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
70
2703
13784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
36
1020
4743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
952
4469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
308
1721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths
31
260
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyElachistinae
Bruand, 1850
Elachistines
9
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeElachistini
3
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
3 Genera with 60 Species
Elachista Treitschke, 1876Elachista Algae54SpeciesTaxom
Perittia Stainton, 19484SpeciesTaxom
Stephensia Stainton, 19072SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
60 Species
Elachista (Aphelosetia) subalbidella Schläger, 1847Buff Dwarf
Elachista (Aphelosetia) unifasciella (Haworth, 1828)⇒ Elachista maculoscella Clemens, 1860
Elachista (Elachista) alpinella Stainton, 1854Marsh Dwarf
Elachista (Elachista) excelsicola Braun, 1948
Elachista (Elachista) freyerella Hübner, 1825Broken-barred Dwarf
Elachista acenteta Braun, 1948
Elachista adempta Braun, 1948
Elachista agilis Braun, 1921
Elachista albella (Chambers, 1875)⇒ Lyonetia prunifoliella Hübner, 1796
Elachista albicapitella Engel, 1907
Elachista amideta Braun, 1948
Elachista argentosa Braun, 1920
Elachista aurocristata Braun, 1921
Elachista cana Braun, 1920
Elachista coniophora Braun, 1948
Elachista controversa Braun, 1923
Elachista cucullata Braun, 1926
Elachista dasycara Kaila, 1999
Elachista enitescens Braun, 1926
Elachista epimicta Braun, 1948
Elachista fuliginea Braun, 1948
Elachista griseicornis Meyrick, 1932
Elachista herbigrada Braun, 1925
Elachista hiberna (Braun, 1948)⇒ Elachista subalbidella Schläger, 1847
Elachista hololeuca Braun, 1948
Elachista illectella Clemens, 1860
Elachista inaudita Braun, 1927
Elachista irrorata Braun, 1920
Elachista lamina Braun, 1948
Elachista leucofrons Braun, 1920
Elachista leucosticta Braun, 1948
Elachista maculoscella Clemens, 1860
Elachista madarella Clemens, 1860
Elachista maritimella McDunnough, 1942
Elachista nitidiuscula (Braun, 1948)⇒ Elachista maculoscella Clemens, 1860
Elachista orestella Braun, 1908
Elachista oxytypa (Braun, 1948)⇒ Elachista alpinella Stainton, 1854
Elachista parvipulvella Chambers, 1875
Elachista patriodoxa Meyrick, 1932
Elachista praelineata Braun, 1915
Elachista purissima (Braun, 1948)⇒ Elachista epimicta Braun, 1948
Elachista pusilla Frey & Boll, 1876
Elachista radiantella Braun, 1922
Elachista salinaris Braun, 1925
Elachista scopulicola Braun, 1948
Elachista sincera Braun, 1925
Elachista solitaria Braun, 1922
Elachista spatiosa Braun, 1948
Elachista staintonella Chambers, 1878
Elachista stramineola Braun, 1921
Elachista sylvestris Braun, 1920
Elachista symmorpha Braun, 1948
Elachista synopla Braun, 1948
Elachista texanica Frey & Boll, 1876
Perittia cygnodiella Busck, 1921
Perittia daleris Kaila, 2011
Perittia deroga Kaila, 2011
Perittia eremonoma A.F. Braun, 1948
Stephensia cunilae Braun, 1930
Stephensia major Kearfott, 1907


Links, sources and further information
Elachistini at itis.gov