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''Elachista'' is a genus of
''bedellella/unifasciella'' group (including ''collitella'' group)
* '' Elachista adscitella'' Stainton, 1851
* '' Elachista antonia'' Kaila, 2007
* ''
"''Cosmiotes''"/''freyerella'' group
''tetragonella'' group
* '' Elachista abiskoella'' Bengtsson, 1977
* ''
''Elachista''
Version of 9 October 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2010. * (2009)
''Elachista''
Version 2.1, 22 December 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2010. * (2011): ''Elachistine Moths of Australia (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Elachistidae)'' (Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Series 11). CSIRO Publishing.
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at Google Books * (1973): ''Schmetterlinge Oberösterreichs'' (Vol. 6: Microlepidoptera)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species
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''Elachista''
Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2010. * (2008): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms &ndash
Version of 19 July 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2010. {{Taxonbar, from=Q775899 Elachistidae Moth genera Taxa named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer Taxa named by Georg Friedrich Treitschke
gelechioid moth
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Gelechioidea (from the type genus ''Gelechia'', "keeping to the ground") is the Taxonomic rank, superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. ...
s described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1833. It is the type genus of the grass-miner moth
The Elachistidae (grass-miner moths) are a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Some authors lump about 3,300 species in eight subfamilies here, but this arrangement almost certainly results in a massively paraphyletic and co ...
family (Elachistidae). This family is sometimes (in particular in older sources) circumscribed very loosely, including for example the Agonoxenidae
The Agonoxeninae are a subfamily of moths.
History of classification
Formerly, the subfamily only contained four named species – all in the type genus '' Agonoxena'' – if (e.g. following Nielsen ''et al.'', 1996). Such a monotypic ar ...
and Ethmiidae
The Ethmiinae are a subfamily of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea sometimes included in the Elachistidae or the Oecophoridae, but mostly in the Depressariidae as a subfamily Ethmiinae.Wikispecies (2009-JUN-29), and see references in ...
which seem to be quite distinct among the Gelechioidea, as well as other lineages which are widely held to be closer to ''Oecophora
''Oecophora'' is a genus of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). Among these, it belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae. It is the type genus of its subfamily and family. Thus, regardless of the uncertain phylogeny, systematics and taxonomy of it ...
'' than to ''Elachista'' and are thus placed in the concealer moth
Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this.
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family Oecophoridae here.
These grass-miners are very small moths with the "feather
Feathers are epidermal growths that form a distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on both avian (bird) and some non-avian dinosaurs and other archosaurs. They are the most complex integumentary structures found in vertebrates and a premier ...
y" hindwings characteristic of their family. They are essentially found worldwide, except in very cold places and on some oceanic islands; as usual for Gelechioidea, they are most common in the Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
however. They usually have at least one, sometimes as many as three light bands running from leading to trailing edge of their forewing uppersides. Some species, however, have upper forewings that are mostly white.
Selected species
Not all species of this large genus have been discovered yet, let alone validly described and named. Several small genera, e.g. ''Biselachista'' and ''Cosmiotes'', are here included in ''Elachista'' asjunior synonym
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...
s (see below
Below may refer to:
*Earth
*Ground (disambiguation)
*Soil
*Floor
*Bottom (disambiguation)
Bottom may refer to:
Anatomy and sex
* Bottom (BDSM), the partner in a BDSM who takes the passive, receiving, or obedient role, to that of the top or ...
). They seem to be at least as closely related to '' E. bifasciella'' (the type species of the present genus) than other species commonly placed here, if not actually closer. In addition, ''Elachista'' contains several cryptic species complexes – such as the one around '' E. dispunctella'' and '' E. triseriatella'' – whose systematics
Biological systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees (synonyms: cladograms, phylogenetic tre ...
and taxonomy are still not fully resolved.
A number of ''Elachista'' species have been assigned to one of several groups, which may or may not be monophyletic
In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gro ...
, and whose names in the literature do not consistently follow the usual taxonomic
Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification.
A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...
practice (i.e. using as namesake the group-member which was described first). Some of these groups are placed in either of the two large subgenera
In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...
''Elachista'' (''Aphelosetia'') and ''Elachista'' (''Elachista''). Other proposed subgenera – the small ''Elachista'' (''Dibrachia'') and ''Elachista'' (''Hemiprosopa'') – are here included in the species of unclear relationships; like some small species-groups, they stand a chance of rendering the two larger subgenera paraphyletic
In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...
if accepted as distinct, but seem too unlike them to warrant placement in either.
Subgenus ''Elachista'' (''Aphelosetia'')
''argentella'' group (sometimes in ''bedellella'' group) * ''Elachista acenteta
''Elachista acenteta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Colorado and Nebraska
Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by Sout ...
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* ''Elachista achrantella
''Elachista achrantella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Saskatchewan and Colorado.Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistida ...
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* '' Elachista adempta''
* ''Elachista adianta
''Elachista adianta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Colorado.
The length of the forewings is . The forewings are long and narrow. The costa in the basal 1/6 is dark grey. The ground colour is white, irregularly duste ...
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* ''Elachista anagna
''Elachista anagna'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States in Arizona and Colorado.Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Ac ...
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* ''Elachista aphyodes
''Elachista aphyodes'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Utah, United States.Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fennica ...
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* ''Elachista apina
''Elachista apina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in British Columbia, Oregon and Washington.
The length of the forewings is .
Etymology
The species name is derived from Greek ('clean').
References
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* '' Elachista arena''
* ''Elachista argentella
''Elachista argentella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is . The head is white. Forewings are white, sometimes ochreous- tinged. Hindwings in male grey in female grey-whit ...
'' (type of ''Aphelosetia'')
* '' Elachista argillacea''
* ''Elachista aspila
''Elachista aspila'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Washington (state), Washington, Alberta and Oregon.Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidopt ...
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* '' Elachista aurocristata''
* '' Elachista conidia''
* '' Elachista coniophora''
* ''Elachista controversa
''Elachista controversa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2 ...
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* ''Elachista dissona
''Elachista dissona'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Colorado.
The length of the forewings is .
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin ''dissonus'' (meaning discordant or different).
References
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* '' Elachista epimicta''
* '' Elachista granosa''
* '' Elachista griseicornis''
* '' Elachista hololeuca''
* ''Elachista inopina
''Elachista inopina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in California.
The length of the forewings is .
References
inopina
Endemic insects of the United States
Endemic fauna of California
Moths of North America
Mo ...
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* '' Elachista ischnella''
* '' Elachista lamina''
* ''Elachista lomionella
''Elachista lomionella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Massachusetts.
The length of the forewings is . The forewings are short and broad. They are mottled dark brownish grey. The hindwings and underside of the wings are ...
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* ''Elachista loriella
''Elachista loriella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Arizona.
The length of the forewings is . The forewings are narrow. The ground colour is light grey, sparsely powdered with darker tips of scales that vary from ligh ...
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* ''Elachista louisella
''Elachista louisella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in California.
The length of the forewings is .
Etymology
The species name is an artificial combination of letters.
References
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Moths described in 1997
louise ...
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* ''Elachista lurida
''Elachista lurida'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in California.
The length of the forewings is .\ References
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Moths described in 1997
lurida
Endemic fauna of California
Endemic insects of the United States
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* ''Elachista nubila
''Elachista nubila'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Arizona.
The length of the forewings is . The forewings are broad, grey and densely dusted with light brown scales especially along the costa and in the distal half ...
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* ''Elachista nucula
''Elachista nucula'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Colorado and Utah.
The length of the forewings is .
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin ''nucula'' (meaning kernel).
References
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Moths describ ...
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* ''Elachista orestella
''Elachista orestella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Alberta, Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Yukon, Alaska, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York ...
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* ''Elachista ossuaria
''Elachista ossuaria'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Alberta, Yukon, Arizona, Colorado, Montana and Wyoming
Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United St ...
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* ''Elachista patriodoxa
''Elachista patriodoxa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America in Ontario and New Hampshire.Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae ...
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* '' Elachista perniva''
* ''Elachista ripula
''Elachista ripula'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in Finland and northern Russia.
References
ripula
Moths described in 1998
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Kaila, 1998
* '' Elachista sabulella''
* ''Elachista scobifera
''Elachista scobifera'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Arizona.
The length of the forewings is .
References
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Moths described in 1997
scobifera
Endemic fauna of Arizona
Endemic insects of the United States
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* ''Elachista sincera
''Elachista sincera'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to i ...
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* ''Elachista spatiosa
''Elachista spatiosa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in California, United States.Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fe ...
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* ''Elachista symmorpha
''Elachista symmorpha'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in California and Oregon in the United States.Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae) ...
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* ''Elachista synopla
''Elachista synopla'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Wyoming and Utah in the United States.Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta ...
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* ''Elachista thelma
''Elachista thelma'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in California.
The length of the forewings is . References
Moths described in 1997
thelma
Thelma is a female given name. It was popularized by Victorian writer Marie ...
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* '' Elachista triangulifera''
* '' Elachista triatomea''
* ''Elachista virgatula
''Elachista virgatula'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming.
The length of the forewings is .
Etymology
The species name is derive ...
'' Kaila, 1997 (type of ''Aphigalia'')
''bedellella/unifasciella'' group (including ''collitella'' group)
* '' Elachista adscitella'' Stainton, 1851
* '' Elachista antonia'' Kaila, 2007
* ''Elachista bedellella
''Elachista bedellella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from May to June and again in August in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on various species of grasses, inc ...
'' (Sircom, 1848)
* '' Elachista bisulcella'' (Duponchel, 843
* '' Elachista bruuni'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990
* '' Elachista camilla'' Kaila, 2007
* '' Elachista cahorsensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista chrysodesmella
''Elachista chrysodesmella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Sweden to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Romania and from France to Russia and Ukraine.
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from May to June and agai ...
'' Zeller, 1850
* '' Elachista cingillella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
* ''Elachista collitella
''Elachista collitella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Great Britain, Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are instal ...
'' (Duponchel, 843
* '' Elachista crocogastra'' Meyrick, 1908
* ''Elachista dispilella
''Elachista dispilella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Romania.
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from May to August in one or two generations per year. ...
'' Zeller, 1839
* ''Elachista dispunctella
''Elachista dispunctella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Fennoscandia, the Benelux, Portugal, Great Britain, Ireland and Iceland.
Adults are on wing from April to May an ...
'' (Duponchel, 843
* ''Elachista distigmatella
''Elachista dispilella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Romania.
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from May to August in one or two generations per year. ...
'' Frey, 1859
* ''Elachista dorinda
''Elachista dorinda'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Turkey.
The length of the forewings is 3.7–4.5 mm., 2007, ''Zootaxa'' 1629: 1-25/ref>
References
Elachista, dorinda
Moths described in 2007
Endemic faun ...
'' Kaila, 2007
* ''Elachista fasciola
''Elachista fasciola'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Europe (Latvia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Italy) east through Russia to Japan.
The length of the forewings is about .
The larvae feed on ...
'' Parenti, 1983
* '' Elachista festucicolella'' Zeller, 1853
* ''Elachista gangabella
''Elachista gangabella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula.
The wingspan is . The head is blackish-grey.Forewings are blackish ; a straight somewhat inwardly oblique central whiti ...
'' Zeller, 1850
* ''Elachista gregori
''Elachista gregori'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Latvia, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Austria.
The larvae feed on Poaceae species, possibly ''Nardus stricta'' and/or ''Koeleria glauca''. They mine
Mine, ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1988
* ''Elachista heinemanni
''Elachista heinemanni'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Alps.
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from the first half of June to the first half of August.
The larvae feed on '' Sesleria albicans''. They mine the ...
'' Frey, 1866 (sometimes in ''E. subalbidella''; tentatively placed here)
* ''Elachista istanella
''Elachista istanella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Spain.
References
istanella
Moths described in 1987
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen, 1987
* ''Elachista laetella
''Elachista laetella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eas ...
'' Rebel, 1930 (sometimes in ''E. subalbidella''; tentatively placed here)
* ''Elachista levasi
''Elachista levasi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Turkmenistan.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777– ...
'' Sruoga, 1998
* '' Elachista littoricola'' Le Marchand, 1938
* ''Elachista lugdunensis
''Elachista lugdunensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Austria and Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical ...
'' Frey, 1859
* ''Elachista metella
''Elachista metella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in France, Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal i ...
'' Kaila, 2002
* ''Elachista nedaella
''Elachista nedaella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1985
* '' Elachista nitidulella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
* '' Elachista nolckeni'' Sulcs, 1992 (tentatively placed here)
* ''Elachista obliquella
''Elachista obliquella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is .The head is ochreous- whitish. Antennae whitish-ringed. Forewings light grey, irrorated with blackish ;a nearly straight central whitish ...
'' Stainton, 1854
* '' Elachista pollinariella'' Zeller, 1839
* ''Elachista pollutissima
''Elachista pollutissima'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Turkey.
References
pollutissima
Moths described in 1880
Endemic fauna of Turkey
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Staudinger, 1880
* '' Elachista pullicomella''
* ''Elachista purella
''Elachista purella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Ukraine.
References
purella
Moths described in 2000
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Sruoga, 2000
* '' Elachista revinctella'' Zeller, 1850
* ''Elachista rudectella
''Elachista rudectella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to Italy, Greece and Romania. It is also found in Russia.
The larvae feed on '' Phleum phleoides''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The min ...
'' Stainton, 1851
* ''Elachista slivenica
''Elachista slivenica'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Bulgaria.
The length of the forewings is 4–4.3 mm.
References
Elachista, slivenica
Endemic fauna of Bulgaria
Moths of Europe
Moths described in 2007
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'' Kaila, 2007
* ''Elachista squamosella
''Elachista squamosella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany and Ukraine to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It is also found in Russia.
The wingspan is 8–9 mm.
The larvae feed on '' Carex montana''. ...
'' (Duponchel, 843
* '' Elachista subalbidella''
* '' Elachista subocellea''
* ''Elachista sutteri
''Elachista sutteri'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in Greece and Cyprus.
References
sutteri
Moths described in 2002
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Kaila, 2002
* ''Elachista tinctella
''Elachista tinctella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensi ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* '' Elachista titanella'' Kaila & Jalava, 1994
* ''Elachista triseriatella
''Elachista triseriatella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Great Britain, Denmark and Latvia to Spain and Italy.
The wingspan is about . The forewings are white with three rows of black scales on the disc. The hindwings a ...
'' Stainton, 1854
* '' Elachista unifasciella'' (Haworth, 1828)
* '' Elachista versicolora'' Kaila, 2007
* ''Elachista'' cf. ''dispunctella'' 'Volgograd Oblast'See references in Savela (2008)
''Elachista'' (''Aphelosetia'') ''incertae sedis''
* ''Elachista acutella
''Elachista acutella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Russia (the Southern Ural Mountains).
The wingspan is 9.5–10.3 mm.
References
acutella
Moths described in 2003
Endemic fauna of Russia
Moths of Europe ...
'' Kaila, 2003
* '' Elachista aeruginosa'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista afghana
''Elachista afghana'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae, found in Afghanistan. It was described by Parenti in 1981.
References
Moths described in 1981
afghana
Afghana or Avagana is a tribal chief or prince of Pashtuns, who is tradi ...
'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista agelensis
''Elachista agelensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in France, Italy and the Czech Republic.
References
agelensis
Moths described in 1996
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1996
* '' Elachista amparoae'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista amseli
''Elachista amseli'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Afghanistan, southern Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
The wingspan is . The forewings are grey-brown to blackish brown, slightly mottled by a whitish base of scales. The hindw ...
'' Rebel, 1833
* ''Elachista andorraensis
''Elachista andorraensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Spain.
References
andorraensis
Moths described in 1988
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1988
* ''Elachista anitella
''Elachista anitella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Spain, Ukraine and Russia.
References
Elachista, anitella
Moths described in 1985
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1985
* '' Elachista arduella'' Kaila, 2003
* ''Elachista arenbergeri
''Elachista arenbergeri'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Traugott-Olsen in 1988. It is found in Tunisia.
References
Moths described in 1988
arenbergeri
Moths of Africa
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1988
* ''Elachista atrisquamosa
''Elachista atrisquamosa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae which can be found in Croatia, Italy, Austria, Greece and Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a l ...
'' Staudinger, 1880
* ''Elachista baldizzonei
''Elachista baldizzonei'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Italy and Austria.
References
Elachista, baldizzonei
Moths described in 1996
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1996
* '' Elachista baldizzonella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1985
* '' Elachista bazaella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista bazaensis
''Elachista bazaensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Spain.
References
bazaensis
Moths described in 1990
Endemic fauna of Spain
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990
* ''Elachista bengtssoni
''Elachista bengtssoni'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Spain.
References
bengtssoni
Moths described in 1992
Endemic fauna of Spain
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista berndtiella
''Elachista berndtiella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Spain and Germany.
References
berndtiella
Moths described in 1985
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1985
* ''Elachista bigorrensis
''Elachista bigorrensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to France.
References
bigorrensis
Moths described in 1990
Moths of Europe
Endemic insects of Metropolitan France
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990
* ''Elachista blancella
''Elachista blancella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Traugott-Olsen in 1992. It is found in Turkey.
References
Moths described in 1992
blancella
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista casascoensis
''Elachista casascoensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Me ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista catalana
''Elachista catalana'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, San Marino and Croatia.
Adults are large (for ''Elachista'' species), unicolorous white or creamy white with variably paler or darker gre ...
'' Parenti, 1978
* ''Elachista catalunella
''Elachista catalunella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Spain.
References
catalunella
Moths described in 1992
Moths of Europe
Endemic fauna of Spain
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista chamaea
''Elachista chamaea'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Russia (the Southern Ural Mountains).
The wingspan is 9.3–10.8 mm.
References
chamaea
The wrentit (''Chamaea fasciata'') is a small bird that lives in ...
'' Kaila, 2003
* '' Elachista chionella'' Mann, 1861
* '' Elachista cirrhoplica'' Kaila, 2012
* ''Elachista clintoni
''Elachista clintoni'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to France.
References
clintoni
Moths described in 1992
Endemic insects of Metropolitan France
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* '' Elachista constitella'' Frey, 1859
* ''Elachista contisella
''Elachista contisella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in France.
References
Elachista, contisella
Moths described in 1922
Endemic insects of Metropolitan France
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Chrétien, 1922
* ''Elachista cornuta
''Elachista cornuta'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1981. It is found in Iran.
References
Moths described in 1981
cornuta
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista cretula
''Elachista cretula'' is a moth species in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila
Lauri Kaila is a Finnish entomologist and researcher of biodiversity, specializing in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology ...
'' Kaila, 2011
* '' Elachista cuencaensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* '' Elachista curonensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990
* '' Elachista dalmatiensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* '' Elachista deceptricula'' Staudinger, 1880
* ''Elachista derbendi
''Elachista derbendi'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1981. It is found in Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. I ...
'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista disemiella
''Elachista disemiella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in France, on the Iberian Peninsula and in Italy and Hungary.
The larvae feed on ''Ampelodesmos mauritanicus'' and ''Deschampsia cespitosa''. They mine
Mine, mines, mi ...
'' Zeller, 1847
* '' Elachista drenovoi'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista dumosa
''Elachista dumosa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in North Macedonia and Ukraine.
References
dumosa
Moths described in 1981
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista elsaella
''Elachista elsaella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the King ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1988
* ''Elachista enochra
''Elachista enochra'' is a moth species in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila
Lauri Kaila is a Finnish entomologist and researcher of biodiversity, specializing in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology ...
'' Kaila, 2011
* '' Elachista esmeralda'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista exigua
''Elachista exigua'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in France, Switzerland, Italy and Ukraine.
References
exigua
''Exigua'' (synonym: ''Brassicicephalus'') is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil mar ...
'' Parenti, 1978
* ''Elachista filicornella
''Elachista filicornella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in southern Kazakhstan.
References
filicornella
Moths described in 1992
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Kaila, 1992
* '' Elachista flavescens'' Parenti, 1981
* '' Elachista fuscibasella'' Chrétien, 1915
* ''Elachista galactitella
''Elachista galactitella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Alps in Spain, France, Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Be ...
'' Eversmann, 1844
* '' Elachista galbina'' Kaila, 2012
* ''Elachista gebzeensis
''Elachista gebzeensis'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Traugott-Olsen in 1990. It is found in Turkey.
References
Moths described in 1990
gebzeensis
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990
* ''Elachista gerdmaritella
''Elachista gerdmaritella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Spain.
References
gerdmaritella
Moths described in 1992
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista gibbera
''Elachista gibbera'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in Russia (the Cheliabinsk district in the southern Ural Mountains).
The wingspan is 9.9–11.7 mm.
References
gibbera
''Gibbera'' is a genus of fungi ...
'' Kaila, 2003
* '' Elachista gielisi'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* '' Elachista gilvula'' Kaila, 2012
* ''Elachista glaseri
''Elachista glaseri'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae, that is endemic to Spain.
References
glaseri
Moths described in 1992
Endemic fauna of Spain
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista gormella
''Elachista gormella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Ukraine.
References
gormella
Moths described in 1987
Moths of Europ ...
'' Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen, 1987
* ''Elachista graeca
''Elachista graeca'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Greece and Croatia.
References
Elachista, graeca
Moths described in 2002
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Parenti, 2002
* ''Elachista grandella
''Elachista grandella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Germany and Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eas ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista grotenfelti
''Elachista grotenfelti'' is a moth species of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey.
The wingspan is . The forewing ground colour varies from snow white to yellowish white. The hindwings vary from yellowish w ...
'' Kaila, 2012
* ''Elachista habeleri
''Elachista argentella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is . The head is white. Forewings are white, sometimes ochreous- tinged. Hindwings in male grey in female grey- ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990
* ''Elachista hallini
''Elachista hallini'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Austria.
References
hallini
Moths described in 1992
Endemic moth species of Austria
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista hedemanni
''Elachista hedemanni'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to Spain and Romania. It is also found in Ukraine and Russia.
The wingspan is . The forewing ground colour is slightly glossy, creamy white, scattered ...
'' Rebel, 1899
* '' Elachista heringi'' Rebel, 1899
* ''Elachista hispanica
''Elachista hispanica'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Spain.
References
hispanica
Moths described in 1992
Moths of Europe
Endemic fauna of Spain
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista ilicrina
''Elachista ilicrina'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1986. It is found in Uzbekistan.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to t ...
'' Falkovich, 1986
* '' Elachista imbi'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* '' Elachista intrigella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista jaeckhi
''Elachista jaeckhi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae first described by Ernst Christian Traugott-Olsen in 1990. It is found in the former Yugoslavia.Elachista jubarella
''Elachista jubarella'' is a moth species in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila
Lauri Kaila is a Finnish entomologist and researcher of biodiversity, specializing in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biolo ...
'' Kaila, 2011
* '' Elachista kabuli'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista karsholti
''Elachista karsholti'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Austria.
References
karsholti
Moths described in 1992
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* '' Elachista kasyi'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista klimeschiella
''Elachista klimeschiella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in France, Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other fede ...
'' Parenti, 2002
* ''Elachista latipenella
''Elachista latipenella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Ukraine.
References
latipenella
Moths described in 1991
Endemic fauna of Ukraine
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Sinev & Budashkin, 1991
* ''Elachista lerauti
''Elachista lerauti'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas region ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista liskai
''Elachista liskai '' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Slovakia.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
References
liskai
Moths described in 2011
Endemic fauna of Slovakia
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista- ...
'' Kaila, 2011
* ''Elachista louiseae
''Elachista louiseae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Spain.
References
louiseae
Moths described in 1992
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista luqueti
''Elachista luqueti'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Spain.
References
luqueti
Moths described in 1992
Endemic fauna of Spain
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista maboulella
''Elachista maboulella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien
Pierre Chrétien (1846 – 15 June 1934, in Nay, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a ...
'' Chretien, 1915
* '' Elachista maculata'' Parenti, 1978
* '' Elachista madridensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista mannella
''Elachista mannella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Austria.
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q5352841
mannella
Moths described in 1992
Endemic fauna of Austria
Moths of Europe ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista manni
''Elachista manni'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Russia.
References
manni
Manni is a town in the Manni Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990
* '' Elachista melancholica'' Frey, 1859
* '' Elachista michelseni'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* '' Elachista microdigitata'' Parenti, 1983
* ''Elachista minusculella
''Elachista minusculella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Turkey.
References
minusculella
Moths described in 1992
Endemic fauna of Turkey
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* '' Elachista moroccoensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista modesta
''Elachista modesta '' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Greece (Lesbos and Rhodes) and Turkey.
The wingspan is for males and 8-9.6 mm for females. The forewing ground colour is creamy white, variably irrorated by o ...
'' Parenti, 1978
* ''Elachista multipunctata
''Elachista multipunctata'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Tajikistan.
The length of the forewings is about 3.4 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white, strongly mottled with brown tipped scales. The hindwin ...
'' Sruoga, 1990
* '' Elachista multipunctella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista neapolisella
''Elachista neapolisella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on Crete.
References
neapolisella
Moths described in 1985
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1985
* ''Elachista nevadensis
''Elachista nevadensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Lati ...
'' Parenti, 1978
* '' Elachista nielspederi'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista nuraghella
''Elachista nuraghella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta and in France, Italy, and Austria. It is also found in Algeria and Tunisia. Records from Bulgaria, Greece, a ...
'' Amsel, 1951
* '' Elachista occidentella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista occulta
''Elachista occulta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from southern France to Greece.
The larvae feed on '' Festuca acuminata'' and '' Festuca cinerea''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
occulta
...
'' Parenti, 1978
* '' Elachista ohridella'' Parenti, 2001
* '' Elachista olemartini'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista olschwangi
''Elachista olschwangi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in Russia (the Southern Ural Mountains).
The wingspan is 10–11.4 mm. The forewing ground colour is creamy white, scattered with raised dark grey tipped sc ...
'' Kaila, 2003
* ''Elachista oukaimedenensis
''Elachista oukaimedenensis'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Traugott-Olsen in 1988. It is found in Spain and Morocco.
References
Moths described in 1988
oukaimedenensis
Moths of Africa
Moths of Europe
...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1988
* ''Elachista ozeini
''Elachista ozeini'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Italy.
References
ozeini
Moths described in 2004
Moths of Europe
Endemic fauna of Italy
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Parenti, 2004
* ''Elachista parvula
''Elachista parvula'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in France, Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal in ...
'' Parenti, 1978
* ''Elachista passerini
''Elachista passerini'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in France, Spain and Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1996
* ''Elachista phragmitella
''Elachista phragmitella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sruoga in 1992. It is found in Central Asia.
References
Moths described in 1992
phragmitella
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Sruoga, 1992
* ''Elachista pocopunctella
''Elachista pocopunctella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Austria.
References
pocopunctella
Moths described in 1992
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista pollutella
''Elachista pollutella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from France and Belgium to Ukraine and from Germany to Italy, Hungary and Romania. It has also been recorded from Greece, southern parts of European Russia and the Crimea, ...
'' Duponchel, 1843
* '' Elachista povolnyi'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista punctella
''Elachista punctella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Austria.
References
punctella
Moths described in 1992
Moths of Europe
Endemic moth species of Austria
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista rikkeae
''Elachista rikkeae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae which is endemic to Spain.
References
rikkeae
Moths described in 1992
Endemic fauna of Spain
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* '' Elachista rissaniensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* '' Elachista rutjani'' Kaila, 2011
* ''Elachista senecai
''Elachista senecai'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Traugott-Olsen in 1992. It is found in Libya.
References
Moths described in 1992
senecai
Moths of Africa
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista sinevi
''Elachista sinevi'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sruoga in 1992. It is found in Kazakhstan.
References
Moths described in 1992
sinevi
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott (Sruoga, 1992)
* ''Elachista skulei
''Elachista skulei'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Greece.
References
skulei
Moths described in 1998
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista spumella
''Elachista spumella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Italy, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Russia.
References
spumella
Moths described in 1920
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Caradja, 1920
* ''Elachista steueri
''Elachista steueri'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Germany, the Czech Republic and Poland.
References
steueri
Moths described in 1990
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990
* ''Elachista subula
''Elachista subula'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1991. It is found in Mongolia and Russia (Tuva).
References
Moths described in 1991
subula
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Parenti, 1991
* ''Elachista svenssoni
''Elachista svenssoni'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Germany, Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1988
* ''Elachista szocsi
''Elachista szocsi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
References
szocsi
Moths described in 1978
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Parenti, 1978
* ''Elachista teruelensis
''Elachista teruelensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Spain.
References
teruelensis
Moths described in 1990
Endemic fauna of Spain
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990
* ''Elachista totanaensis
''Elachista totanaensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Spain.
References
totanaensis
Moths described in 1992
Moths of Europe
Endemic fauna of Spain
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista toveella
''Elachista toveella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Spain.
References
toveella
Moths described in 1985
Moths of Europe
Endemic fauna of Spain
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1985
* ''Elachista tribertiella
''Elachista tribertiella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Spain.
References
tribertiella
Moths described in 1985
Endemic fauna of Spain
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1985
* ''Elachista turkensis
''Elachista turkensis'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Traugott-Olsen in 1990. It is found in Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a li ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990
* ''Elachista unicornis
''Elachista unicornis'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1991. It is found in Mongolia.
References
Moths described in 1991
unicornis
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Parenti, 1991
* ''Elachista vanderwolfi
''Elachista vanderwolfi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Spain, France and Austria.
References
Elachista, vanderwolfi
Moths described in 1992
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista varensis
''Elachista varensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in France.
References
varensis
Moths described in 1992
Endemic insects of Metropolitan France
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista vartianae
''Elachista vartianae'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1981. It is found in Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, ...
'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista vegliae
''Elachista vegliae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Croatia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey.
References
vegliae
Moths described in 1978
Moths of Europe
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Parenti, 1978
* ''Elachista veletaella
''Elachista veletaella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Spain.
References
veletaella
Moths described in 1992
Endemic fauna of Spain
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista vivesi
''Elachista vivesi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Spain.
References
vivesi
Moths described in 1992
Endemic fauna of Spain
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista vulcana
''Elachista vulcana'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Spain and Morocco.
The wingspan is 12–12.5 mm for males and 14 mm for females.
References
Elachista, vulcana
Moths described in 2011
Moths of Europe
...
'' Kaila, 2011
* '' Elachista wadielhiraensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992
* ''Elachista zuernbaueri
''Elachista catalana'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, San Marino and Croatia.
Adults are large (for ''Elachista'' species), unicolorous white or creamy white with variably paler or dar ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990
Subgenus ''Elachista'' (''Atachia'')
These are sorted in the presumed phylogenetic sequence.Kaila (2011) ''gerasmia'' group, ''gerasmia'' section
'' Incertae sedis''
* ''
''gerasmia'' group, ''catarata'' section
Elachista magidina
''Elachista magidina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in the coastal forests of New South Wales and the Lamington National Park in southern Queensland.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
References
ma ...
''
* ''Elachista floccella
''Elachista floccella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Tasmania.
The wingspan is 11.2–12.8 mm for males and 9.5–12.4 mm for females. The ...
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* ''Elachista velutina
''Elachista velutina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.
The wingspan is for males and for females. The forewings are pale grey while the hindwings are grey.
The larvae fee ...
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* ''Elachista carcharota
''Elachista carcharota'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
The wingspan is for males. The forewings are pale grey. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on '' Lepidosp ...
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* ''Elachista crenatella
''Elachista crenatella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Australian state of South Australia near Adelaide and on Kangaroo Island.
The wingspan is about 11 mm for males.
References
Moths described in 2 ...
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* ''Elachista bidens
''Elachista bidens'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Western Australia.
The wingspan is about for males and for females. The forewings are blue. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on ''Lepidosperma tuberculatum' ...
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* ''Elachista alampeta
''Elachista alampeta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Western Australia.
The wingspan is about for males.
References
Moths described in 2011
alampeta
Moths of Australia
Taxa named by Lauri Kaila
{{Elac ...
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* '' Elachista cursa''
* ''Elachista eriodes
''Elachista eriodes'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Australia state of New South Wales and on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.
The wingspan is about 12.4 mm for males and 12.2 mm for females. The ...
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* ''Elachista illota
''Elachista illota'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in south-western Western Australia.
The wingspan is 9.4-11.2 mm for males. The forewings are blue. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on ''Lepidosperma'' species. ...
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* '' Elachista ceratiola''
* '' Elachista bilobella''
* ''Elachista filiphila
''Elachista filiphila'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the southern coast of Western Australia.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
References
External links
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Moths described in 2011
Endemic fauna o ...
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* ''Elachista merista
''Elachista merista'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in south-eastern Tasmania and Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
The wingspan is about for males. The forewings and hindwings are pale.
References
merista
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* ''Elachista lopadina
''Elachista lopadina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in south-western Western Australia.
The wingspan is about 7 mm for males.
References
Moths described in 2011
lopadina
Moths of Australia
{{Elachist ...
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* ''Elachista patania
''Elachista patania'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the coastal areas of south-western Western Australia.
The wingspan is 10.5-11.3 mm for males. The forewings are bluish grey and the hindwings are grey.
Referenc ...
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* ''Elachista indigens
''Elachista indigens'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Australian state of New South Wales.
The wingspan is 9.4–10 mm for males. The forewings and hindwings are pale grey.
References
Moths described in ...
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* ''Elachista'' cf. ''indigens''
* ''Elachista averta
''Elachista averta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in eastern New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other w ...
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* '' Elachista anolba''
* ''Elachista flavicilia
''Elachista flavicilia'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia.
The wingspan is for males and for females. The forewings are rusty brown intermixed with bluish white scales forming irregular longitudinal stripes, ex ...
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* ''Elachista tetraquetri
''Elachista tetraquetri'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continen ...
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* ''Elachista effusi
''Elachista effusi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia.
References
Moths described in 2011
Elachista, effusi
Moths of Australia
Taxa named by Lauri Kaila
{{Elachista-stub ...
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* ''Elachista deusta
''Elachista deusta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Aus ...
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* ''Elachista rubiginosae
''Elachista rubiginosae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae which is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (contine ...
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* ''Elachista ophelma
''Elachista ophelma'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* ''Elachista catagma
''Elachista catagma'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* ''Elachista ruscella
''Elachista ruscella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae which is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent ...
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* ''Elachista sarota
''Elachista sarota'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Aus ...
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* ''Elachista syntomella
''Elachista syntomella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* '' Elachista scopulina''
* ''Elachista nodosae
''Elachista nodosae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* '' Elachista discina''
''Elachista cynopa'' complex
* ''Elachista ligula
''Elachista ligula'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia.
References
Moths described in 2011
ligula
In the brain, the taenia of the fourth ventricle (lingula, tenia of fourth ventricle) are two narrow bands ...
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* ''Elachista toryna
''Elachista toryna'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* ''Elachista ascidiella
''Elachista ascidiella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia.
References
Moths described in 2011
ascidiella
''Ascidiella'' is a genus of tunicates belonging to the family Ascidiidae.
The genus has almost cos ...
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* ''Elachista repanda
''Elachista repanda'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae which is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* ''Elachista prolatella
''Elachista prolatella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* ''Elachista protensa
''Elachista protensa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae, it is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), A ...
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* ''Elachista campsella
''Elachista campsella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent) ...
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* ''Elachista spinodora
''Elachista spinodora'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* ''Elachista glossina
''Elachista glossina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent ...
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* '' Elachista opima''
* ''Elachista pharetra
''Elachista pharetra'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia.
References
Moths described in 2011
pharetra
''Acronicta'' is a genus of noctuid moths containing about 150 species distributed mainly in the tem ...
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* '' Elachista rudicula''
* ''Elachista corbicula
''Elachista corbicula'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* ''Elachista mystropa
''Elachista mystropa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), A ...
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* ''Elachista trulla
''Elachista trulla'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia.
References
Moths described in 2011
Endemic fauna of Australia
trulla
''Trulla'' is a fungal genus in the family Steccherinaceae containing six s ...
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* ''Elachista euthema
''Elachista euthema'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia.
References
Moths described in 2011
Endemic fauna of Australia
Elachista, euthema
Moths of Australia
{{Elachista-stub ...
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* ''Elachista cynopa
''Elachista cynopa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales. The wingspan is 7.2–8.2 mm for males and 7.6–8.8&nb ...
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* ''Elachista epartica
''Elachista epartica'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), A ...
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* ''Elachista zeta
''Elachista zeta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Austr ...
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* ''Elachista chilotera
''Elachista chilotera'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in south-western Western Australia.
Adults are ash grey.
The larvae feed on ''Lepidosperma tuberculatum
''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant ...
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* ''Elachista mundula
''Elachista mundula'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
The larvae feed on '' Gahnia sieberiana''. They mine the leaves of their host ...
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* ''Elachista listrionea
''Elachista listrionea'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Australian state of New South Wales.
The wingspan is about 7 mm for males.
References
Moths described in 2011
listrionea
Moths of Australia
...
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* ''Elachista crumilla
''Elachista crumilla'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), A ...
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* ''Elachista aposematica
''Elachista aposematica'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae
The Elachistidae (grass-miner moths) are a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. Some authors lump about 3,300 species in eight subfamilies here, but this arrange ...
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* ''Elachista chloropepla
''Elachista chloropepla'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent) ...
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''Elachista melanthes'' complex
* ''Elachista melanthes
''Elachista melanthes'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the temperate areas of Australia, including south-western Western Australia, South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales.
The larvae fe ...
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* ''Elachista platysma
''Elachista platysma'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), A ...
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* ''Elachista stictifica
''Elachista stictifica'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* ''Elachista lachnella
''Elachista lachnella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia.
References
Moths described in 2011
Endemic fauna of Australia
lachnella
''Lachnella'' is a genus of cyphelloid fungi in the Niaceae
The Nia ...
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* ''Elachista'' cf. ''melanthes''
''Elachista gerasmia'' complex
* ''Elachista gerasmia
''Elachista gerasmia'' is a species of moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in New Zealand and south eastern Australia.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 from specimens collected in Hamilton, Makat ...
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* ''Elachista physalodes
''Elachista physalodes'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is native to Australia but has also been found in New Zealand.
References
Moths described in 2011
Elachista, physalodes
Moths of Australia
Moths of New Zealand
Taxa na ...
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* ''Elachista peridiola
''Elachista peridiola'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* '' Elachista phascola''
''Elachista paragauda'' complex
* ''Elachista paragauda
''Elachista paragauda'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* ''Elachista toralis
''Elachista toralis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* ''Elachista paryphoea
''Elachista paryphoea'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* ''Elachista spathacea
''Elachista spathacea'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent) ...
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* '' Elachista cylistica''
* ''Elachista fabarella
''Elachista faberella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
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* ''Elachista etorella
''Elachista etorella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent) ...
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* ''Elachista gladiograpta
''Elachista gladiograpta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (contin ...
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* ''Elachista gladiatrix
''Elachista gladiatrix'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent ...
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* ''Elachista spongicola
''Elachista spongicola'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae which is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent ...
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* ''
''erebophthalma'' group
* ''Elachista menura
''Elachista menura'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in the coastal areas and mountainous areas of New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
The larvae feed on '' Gahnia clarkei''. They ...
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* ''Elachista flammula
''Elachista flammula'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to the Australian Capital Territory.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
The larvae feed on ''Carex polyantha
''Carex polyantha'', commonly known as ri ...
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* ''Elachista crocospila
''Elachista crocospila'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia in south-eastern New South Wales.
The wingspan is 6.6-6.9 mm for males and 7.1-7.8 mm for females. The forewings are blue in males and black wit ...
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* ''Elachista glomerella
''Elachista glomerella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is endemic to northern Queensland, Australia.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
The larvae have been reared on a '' Carex'' species.
References
Moths descr ...
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* '' Elachista sphaerella''
* ''Elachista'' cf. ''sphaerella'' A
* ''Elachista'' cf. ''sphaerella'' B
* ''Elachista'' cf. ''sphaerella'' C
* ''Elachista'' cf. ''sphaerella'' D
* ''Elachista sapphirella
''Elachista sapphirella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in south-eastern New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance f ...
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* ''Elachista patersoniae
''Elachista patersoniae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
The larvae feed on ''Patersonia sericea'' and '' Patersonia longifolia''. T ...
'' Kaila, 2011
* '' Elachista catarata'' Meyrick, 1897
* ''Elachista mutarata
''Elachista mutarata'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
The larvae feed on ''Carex appressa''. They mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may ...
'' Kaila, 2011
* ''Elachista laterina
''Elachista laterina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in north-eastern Queensland.
The wingspan is for males. The forewings are brown while it hindwings are grey.
References
Moths described in 2011
Endemic faun ...
'' Kaila, 2011
* ''Elachista ictera
''Elachista ictera'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila
Lauri Kaila is a Finnish entomologist and researcher of biodiversity, specializing in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order ...
'' Kaila, 2011
* ''Elachista asperae
''Elachista asperae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the coast of New South Wales, Australia.
The wingspan is 8.8-9.2 mm for males and 10.3 mm for females. The forewings are pale grey. The hindwings are gre ...
'' Kaila, 2011
* ''Elachista ophthalma
''Elachista ophthalma'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the coast of south-eastern New South Wales.
The wingspan is for males and for females. The forewings are brown, powdered with dark brownish grey-tipped scales. ...
'' Kaila, 2011
* ''Elachista coalita
''Elachista coalita'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae first described by Lauri Kaila in 2011. It is found in south-eastern Australia, including the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Tasmania.
The wingspan is 6.2-8.1&n ...
'' Kaila, 2011
* '' Elachista corneola'' Kaila, 2011
Elachista erebophthalma
''Elachista erebophthalma'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in southernmost Victoria, Australia.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For ...
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* ''Elachista evexa
''Elachista evexa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in New South Wales, Australia.
The wingspan is about 12 mm for males and 11.4–12 mm for females.
References
Moths described in 2011
Elachista, evexa
Mot ...
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* '' Elachista rhomboidea''
* '' Elachista leucastra''
''puplesisi'' group
* ''Elachista helia
''Elachista helia'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila and Sruoga in 2014. It is found only on Rhodes in Greece.
The length of the forewings is 3–3.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings consists o ...
'' Kaila & Sruoga, 2014
* ''Elachista puplesisi
''Elachista puplesisi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Turkmenistan.
The wingspan is for males.
References
Elachista, puplesisi
Moths described in 2000
Moths of Asia
Endemic fauna of Turkmenistan
{{Elachista- ...
'' Sruoga, 2000
Subgenus ''Elachista'' (''Hemiprosopa'')
* ''Elachista altaica
''Elachista altaica'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Russia (Altai, Tuva and the southern Ural Mountains).
References
altaica
Moths described in 1998
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Sinev, 1998
* ''Elachista dasycara
''Elachista dasycara'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is in North America, including Colorado, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the oth ...
'' Kaila, 1999 (=''albella'' (Chambers, 1877) nec Muller, 1776)
Subgenus ''Elachista'' (''Elachista'')
''albifrontella''/''bifasciella'' group
* ''
Elachista aerinella
''Elachista aerinella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona and California., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifas ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* '' Elachista albifrontella'' (Hübner, 817
* ''Elachista alpinella
''Elachista alpinella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and North America.
Description
The wingspan is The head is fuscous, whitish-sprinkled. Forewings are dark fuscous, basal area in female sometimes pale ; a somewhat ...
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* ''Elachista amrodella
''Elachista amrodella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Colorado., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelin ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* '' Elachista apicipunctella''
* ''Elachista aredhella
''Elachista aredhella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, prael ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista arthadella
''Elachista arthadella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae first described by Lauri Kaila
Lauri Kaila is a Finnish entomologist and researcher of biodiversity, specializing in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), ord ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista atricomella
''Elachista atricomella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is about . The head is blackish, whitish sprinkled,
face in female whitish. Forewings blackish, pale sprinkled; a somewhat obliqu ...
''
* ''Elachista baikalica
''Elachista baikalica'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Russia (Irkutsk, Altai and the southern Ural Mountains).
References
baikalica
Moths described in 1992
Endemic fauna of Russia
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe< ...
'' Kaila, 1992
* ''Elachista bifasciella
''Elachista bifasciella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from the Netherlands to Poland. It is the type species of the genus ''Elachista''.
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing ...
'' Treitschke, 1833
* '' Elachista bregorella'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista caranthirella
''Elachista caranthirella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, p ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista celegormella
''Elachista celegormella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, pr ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista cicadella
''Elachista cicadella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Yukon., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, sacchar ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista compsa
''Elachista compsa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia and the Baltic region
The terms Baltic Sea Region, Baltic Rim countries (or simply the Baltic Rim), and the Baltic Sea countries/states refer to sligh ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1974
* ''Elachista curufinella
''Elachista curufinella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Alberta., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineata, sac ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista daeronella
''Elachista daeronella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, prae ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* '' Elachista dagnirella'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista deriventa
''Elachista deriventa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in southern Finland and Sweden.
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing in June.
The larvae feed on '' Calamagrostis arundinacea''. They mine the leaves of their host p ...
'' Kaila & Mutanen, 2008
* ''Elachista diederichsiella
''Elachista diederichsiella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Carpathian Mountains, and from France to central Russia. It is also found in North America.
The ...
'' E.Hering, 1889
* ''Elachista diorella
''Elachista diorella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelinea ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* '' Elachista dolabella'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista elegans
''Elachista elegans'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Italy, Hungary and the Crimea and from Germany to Russia.
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from July to August in one or two generations per ...
'' Frey, 1859
* ''Elachista excelsicola
''Elachista excelsicola'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Austria, Poland, Fennoscandia and northern Russia. It is also found in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almos ...
''
* '' Elachista finarfinella'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista fuscofrontella
''Elachista fuscofrontella'' is type a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Estonia, Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ...
'' Sruoga, 1990
* ''Elachista gildorella
''Elachista gildorella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praeline ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista gorlimella
''Elachista gorlimella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmo ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista habrella
''Elachista habrella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the eastern coast of New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is for males and for females. The forewings of the males are metallic blue basally with shiny ...
''
* ''Elachista haldarella
''Elachista haldarella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Nevada and California., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifas ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista hiranoi
''Elachista hiranoi'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sugisima in 2005. It is found in Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the nort ...
'' Sugisima, 2005
* ''Elachista indisella
''Elachista indisella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of th ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista jaskai
''Elachista jaskai'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in northern Russia.
References
jaskai
Moths described in 1998
Endemic fauna of Russia
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Kaila, 1998
* ''Elachista jupiter
''Elachista jupiter'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sugisima in 2005. It is found in Japan (Hokkaidô).
The length of the forewings is 3.3–3.9 mm for males and 3.3–3.5 mm for females. Adults are very s ...
'' Sugisima, 2005
* ''Elachista kilmunella
''Elachista kilmunella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is .
Adults are on wing from May to August. The head is grey, whitish sprinkled. Forewings are dark grey, basal area in female whitish ; ...
'' Stainton, 1849
* ''Elachista leifi
''Elachista leifi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in northern Finland.
The larvae possibly feed on '' Carex'' and/or ''Eriophorum vaginatum
''Eriophorum'' (cottongrass, cotton-grass or cottonsedge) is a genus of floweri ...
'' Kaila & Kerppola, 1992
* ''Elachista luticomella
''Elachista luticomella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is . The moth flies from June to August depending on the location. The head is light ochreous-yellow, seldom with a fuscous spot. For ...
''
* ''Elachista maglorella
''Elachista maglorella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The C ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* '' Elachista marachella'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista micalis
''Elachista micalis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from the Pelion Plains to the Pelion Gap
Pelion Gap ( or ) is the mountain pass between Mount Doris and Mount Ossa to the south and Mount Pelion East to the north thro ...
''
* ''Elachista morwenella
''Elachista morwenella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from British Columbia., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praeline ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista nobilella
''Elachista nobilella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on grasses, including ''Agrostis'', ''Arrhenatherum
''Arrhenatherum'', commo ...
''
* ''Elachista olorinella
''Elachista olorinella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Alaska., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praeline ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista phalaridis
''Elachista phalaridis'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1983. It is found in Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the n ...
'' Parenti, 1983
* ''Elachista platina
''Elachista platina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory.
The larvae feed on ''Joycea pallida
''Rytidosperma pallidum'' (syn. '' Joycea pallida''), commonly known as red-anther wallaby g ...
''
* '' Elachista poae'' Stainton, 1855
* ''Elachista ragnorella
''Elachista ragnorella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Colorado., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praeli ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* '' Elachista scitula''
* ''Elachista sulcsiella
''Elachista sulcsiella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Repu ...
'' Savenkov, 2013
* ''Elachista tanaella
''Elachista tanaella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is only known from northern Norway.
The wingspan is . The forewings are unicolorous brownish grey. The hindwings are grey. Adults have been recorded in July.
The larvae feed on ...
'' Aarvik & Berggren, 2004
* ''Elachista tauronella
''Elachista tauronella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, pra ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista telcharella
''Elachista telcharella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, prae ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista telerella
''Elachista telerella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Oregon., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelinea ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista turgonella
''Elachista turgonella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, prael ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista'' cf. ''bifasciella''
* ''Elachista'' cf. ''kilmunella'' 'Chelyabinsk Oblast'
* ''Elachista'' cf. ''platina''
* ''Elachista'' sp. 'Chelyabinsk Oblast'
''cerusella''/''monosemiella'' group
* ''Elachista anserinella
''Elachista anserinella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in regions extending from Scandinavia and the Baltic region to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from France to Russia.
The wingspan is . Adults are on the wing ...
'' Zeller, 1839
* ''Elachista lastrella
''Elachista lastrella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to Spain.
The wingspan is .
The larvae feed on ''Bromus erectus
''Bromus erectus'', commonly known as erect brome, upright brome or meadow brome, is ...
'' Chrètien, 1896
* ''Elachista maculicerusella
''Elachista maculicerusella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
The wingspan is . The moth flies from May to August depending on the location. The head is whitish. Forewings are ochreous- whitish ; sometimes two or three dark ...
''
* ''Elachista rufocinerea
''Elachista rufocinerea'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
The wingspan is . The head is whitish. Forewings white, in male densely irrorated with brown, in female more. thinly with ochreous. Hindwings in male dark grey, in f ...
''
* ''Elachista wieseriella
''Elachista wieseriella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae which is endemic to Austria.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Dr. Christian Wieser.
References
wieseriella
Moths d ...
'' Huemer, 2000 (tentatively placed here)
''gleichenella'' group
* '' Elachista enitescens'' Braun, 1921
* ''Elachista gerasimovi
''Elachista gerasimovi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Uzbekistan.
The wingspan is for females. The forewings are dark brown with a bronze lustre and golden shining marks. The hindwings are greyish brown, but paler ...
'' Sruoga, 2000
* ''Elachista gleichenella
''Elachista gleichenella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in most of Europe.
Description
The wingspan is .The head is bronzy -metallic.Forewings are dark bronzy -fuscous ; a small basal spot, a fascia before middle, and an outward ...
''
* ''Elachista ievae
''Elachista ievae'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sruoga in 2008. It is found in Nepal. The habitat consists of mixed primary forests.
The wingspan is about 8.7 mm. The forewings are blackish brown. The hindw ...
'' Sruoga, 2008
* ''Elachista madarella
''Elachista madarella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario and Pennsylvania.
The wingsp ...
'' (Clemens, 1860)
* ''Elachista nitensella
''Elachista nitensella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in Japan (Hokkaidô, Honsyû, Kyûsy) and the Russian Far East
The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Вост ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista regificella
''Elachista regificella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae, with a restricted distribution in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is about . Adults are on wing in July in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on greater wood-rush ('' Luz ...
'' Sircom, 1849
* ''Elachista similis
''Elachista similis'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sugisima in 2005. It is found in Japan (Hokkaidô, Honsyû, Kyûsyû).
The length of the forewings is 3.2–3.7 mm for males and 3.4–4 mm for females.
...
'' Sugisima, 2005
* ''Elachista tengstromi
''Elachista tengstromi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe and Japan. The moth was formerly considered to be a form of '' Elachista regificella''.
Description
The wingspan is .
The larvae feed on hairy wood-rush ('' Luzula ...
'' (tentatively placed here)
''orba'' group
* ''Elachista commoncommelinae
''Elachista commoncommelinae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the coast of tropical Queensland.
The wingspan is for males and for females. The forewings are black with a bronzy sheen. The hindwings are dark grey.
The ...
''
* ''Elachista cyanea
''Elachista cyanea'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia along the eastern coast form southern Queensland to Burrewarra Point
Burrewarra Point is to the north of Broulee and 25 kilometres south of Batemans B ...
''
* ''Elachista polliae
''Elachista polliae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Queensland, Australia.
The wingspan is 5.6–6 mm for males and 6-6.2 mm for females. The forewings are blue basally with black scales distally. The hindwings ...
''
* ''Elachista nielsencommelinae
''Elachista nielsencommelinae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found along the northern coast and in the subcoastal areas of the Northern Territory.
The wingspan is for males and for females. The forewings are black with a bron ...
''
* ''Elachista orba
''Elachista orba'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Java.
The length of the forewings is about 4 mm. The forewings are grey, irrorated with blackish and with an oblique str ...
'' Meyrick 1921
* ''Elachista'' cf. ''orba''
''praelineata'' group
* '' Elachista amamii'' Parenti, 1983
* '' Elachista aranella'' Kaila, 1999
* '' Elachista aristoteliella'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista aurita
''Elachista aurita'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the southern parts of the eastern coast of Queensland.
The wingspan is for males and for females. The forewings of the males are metallic blue basally with shiny dark ...
''
* ''Elachista caliginosa
''Elachista caliginosa'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1983. It is found in Japan (Honshu) and the Russian Far East (Primorsky Kray).
The length of the forewings is 2.5–3 mm for males and 2.7-3.2& ...
'' Parenti, 1983
* ''Elachista eilinella
''Elachista eilinella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded in Arizona., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelineat ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista fasciocaliginosa
''Elachista fasciocaliginosa'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sugisima in 2005. It is found in Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated i ...
'' Sugisima, 2005
* '' Elachista guilinella'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista ibunella
''Elachista ibunella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praeli ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista kurokoi
''Elachista kurokoi'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1983. It is found in Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the nort ...
'' Parenti, 1983
* '' Elachista miriella'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista miscanthi
''Elachista miscanthi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Japanese island of Honshu and Kyushu
is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. exc ...
'' Parenti, 1983
* ''Elachista nienorella
''Elachista nienorella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista praelineata
''Elachista praelineata'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Ohio. The habitat consists of dry hillside woods. Description
The wingspan is 6.5 – 7.5 mm.
References
...
'' Braun 1915
* '' Elachista serindella'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista turinella
''Elachista turinella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelinea ...
'' Kaila, 1999
''pulchella'' group
* ''Elachista canapennella
''Elachista canapennella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is .
The head is grey, face whitish. Forewings in male pale grey irrorated with black, in female blackish except on basal area; a somewh ...
''
* '' Elachista eskoi''
* '' Elachista herrichii'' Frey, 1859
* ''Elachista humilis
''Elachista humilis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in most of Europe.
Description
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing from May to July. There are two generations per year.The head is grey, face whitish. Forewings light grey irr ...
''
* '' Elachista krogeri'' Svensson, 1976
* ''Elachista nielswolffi
''Elachista nielswolffi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Fennoscandia
__NOTOC__
Fennoscandia (Finnish language, Finnish, Swedish language, Swedish and no, Fennoskandia, nocat=1; russian: Фенноскандия, Fenn ...
'' Svensson, 1976
* '' Elachista orstadii'' Palm, 1943
* ''Elachista pomerana
''Elachista pomerana'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is .
The larvae feed on common wild oat (''Avena fatua''), wood small-reed (''Calamagrostis epigejos''), floating sweet-grass (''Glyceria flui ...
''
* ''Elachista subnigrella
''Elachista subnigrella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is . The head is dark grey, face lighter. Forewings blackish-grey, light-sprinkled, in female darker except on basal area ; a slender indist ...
'' Douglas, 1853
* ''Elachista vonschantzi
''Elachista vonschantzi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found along the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia
The Gulf of Bothnia (; fi, Pohjanlahti; sv, Bottniska viken) is divided into the Bothnian Bay and Bothnian Sea, and it i ...
'' Svensson, 1976
* ''Elachista zernyi
''Elachista zernyi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Fennoscandia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. It is also found in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almo ...
''
''solena'' group
* ''Elachista ignicolor
''Elachista ignicolor'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in eastern Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
The wingspan is 6–6.2 mm for males and 5.8–6.4 mm for females.
The larvae feed on '' Imperata cyl ...
''
* ''Elachista solena
''Elachista solena'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It is found in New Guinea.
The larvae feed on sugar cane. The larvae mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Moths described in 1974
solena
Moths of Asia
{{Ela ...
''
''saccharella'' group
* ''Elachista dulcinella
''Elachista dulcinella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista hedionella
''Elachista hedionella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Michigan., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelinea ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista helodella
''Elachista helodella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Delaware., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelin ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista saccharella
''Elachista saccharella'', the sugarcane leafminer moth, is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Florida, and Louisiana in the United States and in Cuba.
The larvae feed on '' Saccharum'' species. They mine the leaves of thei ...
'' Busck, 1934
* ''Elachista suavella
''Elachista suavella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona.
References
Elachista, suavella
Moths described in 1999
Moths of North America
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista uniolae
''Elachista uniolae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Kentucky.
References
uniolae
Moths described in 1999
Moths of North America
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Kaila, 1999
"''Cosmiotes''"/''freyerella'' group
'' Incertae sedis''
* '' Elachista albrechti'' Kaila, 1998
* ''
Elachista amseli
''Elachista amseli'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Afghanistan, southern Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
The wingspan is . The forewings are grey-brown to blackish brown, slightly mottled by a whitish base of scales. The hindw ...
'' (Parenti, 1981)
* '' Elachista antipetra'' Meyrick, 1922
* ''Elachista baltica
''Elachista baltica'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Sweden, Finland, Poland.
The larvae feed on ''Festuca rubra, Festuca rubra arenaria''. They leaf miner, mine the leaves of their host plant.
Taxonomy
The species was pre ...
'' E.Hering, 1891 (sometimes in ''E. freyerella''; tentatively placed here)
* '' Elachista beorella'' Kaila, 1999
* '' Elachista consortella'' Stainton, 1851 (tentatively placed here)
* ''Elachista deficiens
''Elachista deficiens'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in Sri Lanka.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the ...
'' Meyrick, 1922
* '' Elachista epicaeria'' (Diakonoff, 1955)
* ''Elachista exactella
''Elachista exactella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula, east to Romania, north through France and the Benelux to Fennoscandia, east through central Europe to the Baltic region and northern Russia.
...
'' (tentatively placed here)
* ''Elachista herbigrada
''Elachista herbigrada'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by t ...
'' Braun, 1925
* ''Elachista heteroplaca
''Elachista heteroplaca'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934. It is found in India.
References
Moths described in 1934
heteroplaca
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Meyrick, 1934
* ''Elachista galadella
''Elachista galadella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Washington., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, prael ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista illectella
''Elachista illectella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. Th ...
'' (Clemens, 1860) (type of ''Cosmiotes'')
* ''Elachista infuscata
''Elachista infuscata'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Italy, Switzerland and Greece.
Taxonomy
It has been treated as a synonym of ''Elachista exactella
''Elachista exactella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. I ...
'' Frey, 1882 (sometimes in ''E. exactella''; tentatively placed here)
* ''Elachista inscia
''Elachista inscia'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in South Africa.
References
Endemic moths of South Africa
inscia
Moths described in 1911
Moths of Africa
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' (Meyrick, 1913)
* ''Elachista ksarella
''Elachista ksarella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien
Pierre Chrétien (1846 – 15 June 1934, in Nay, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a me ...
'' Chrétien, 1908
* ''Elachista laquaeorum
''Elachista laquaeorum'' is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1971. It is found on the Snares Islands south of New Zealand.
The wingspan is 6.4-6.6 mm.
References
Moths describe ...
'' (Dugdale, 1971)
* ''Elachista lorigera
''Elachista lorigera'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Java.
The wingspan is about . The forewings are dark fuscous, speckled with whitish on the basal half and towards the do ...
'' (Meyrick, 1921) (type of ''Ptilodoxa'')
* ''Elachista neithanella
''Elachista neithanella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bo ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* '' Elachista nipponicella'' Sugisima, 2006
* ''Elachista nymphaea
''Elachista nymphaea'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in South Africa.
References
Endemic moths of South Africa
nymphaea
''Nymphaea'' () is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The ...
'' Meyrick, 1911
* ''Elachista obtusella
''Elachista obtusella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sruoga in 2008. It is found in Nepal. The habitat consists of pine forests.
The wingspan is about 7.2 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in early March ...
'' Sruoga, 2008
* ''Elachista ochroleuca
''Elachista ochroleuca'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is endemic to New Zealand and has been observed in the South Island. The adults of this species are day flying and are on the wing fr ...
'' Meyrick 1923
* ''Elachista pallens
''Elachista pallens'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Turkmenistan. Adults have been recorded from mid-April to mid-August. There are probably two generations per year.
References
pallens
Moths described in 1990
Mo ...
'' (Sruoga, 1990)
* '' Elachista planicara'' Kaila, 1998
* ''Elachista quadrata
''Elachista quadrata'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in India.
The wingspan is about 7.8 mm. The forewings are dark brown, the proximal part of the wing lighter and mottle ...
'' Meyrick, 1932
* ''Elachista rianella
''Elachista rianella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona., 1999b: A revision of the Nearctic species of the genus ''Elachista'' s. l. III. The bifasciella, praelinea ...
'' Kaila, 1999
* ''Elachista spiculifera
''Elachista spiculifera'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in India.
The wingspan is about 7.9 mm. The forewings are greyish brown. The hindwings are dark brown., 2006, ''Zoo ...
'' Meyrick, 1922
* '' Elachista stabilella'' Stainton, 1858 (tentatively placed here)
* ''Elachista stichospora
''Elachista stichospora'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in India.
The wingspan is about 7.6 mm. The forewings are greyish brown. The hindwings are dark brown., 2006, ''Zoo ...
'' Meyrick, 1932
* ''Elachista tuberella
''Elachista tuberella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sruoga in 2008. It is found in Nepal. The habitat consists of mixed secondary scrub and pine forests.
References
Moths described in 2008
tuberella
Moths ...
'' Sruoga, 2008
* '' Elachista tuorella'' Kaila, 1999
''Elachista freyerella'' complex
* ''Elachista freyerella
''Elachista freyerella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in North America.
Description
The wingspan is .The head is dark grey, whitish-sprinkled, face
paler or w ...
''
* '' Elachista propera''
* ''Elachista dieropa
''Elachista dieropa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
''
* '' Elachista elaphria''
* ''Elachista cycotis
''Elachista cycotis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Au ...
''
* ''Elachista vitellina
''Elachista vitellina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found all over Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (contin ...
''
* ''Elachista citrina
''Elachista citrina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), A ...
''
* ''Elachista cerebrosella
''Elachista cerebrosella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent ...
''
* ''Elachista melina
''Elachista melina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
''
* ''Elachista gemadella
''Elachista gemadella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), ...
''
* ''Elachista ravella
''Elachista ravella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae which is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent) ...
''
* ''Elachista cerina
''Elachista cerina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Aus ...
''
* '' Elachista diligens''
* '' Elachista aepsera''
* ''Elachista zophosema
''Elachista zophosema'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from higher altitudes in Tasmania.
The wingspan is 7.2–8 mm for males and about 6.8 mm for females. The ground colour ...
''
* ''Elachista litharga
''Elachista litharga'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), A ...
''
* ''Elachista levipes
''Elachista levipes'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Au ...
''
* ''Elachista cerrita
''Elachista cerrita'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia.
The wingspan is about 5.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is bluish white basally with grey and brown-tipped scales. The hindwings are dark grey.
...
''
* ''Elachista velox
''Elachista velox'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania. The habitat ranges from mallee to rainforests.
References
...
''
* ''Elachista impiger
''Elachista impiger'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Au ...
''
* ''Elachista alacera
''Elachista alacera'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Au ...
''
* ''Elachista essymena
''Elachista essymena'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania
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* ''Elachista festina
''Elachista festina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia, where it has been recorded from southern Queensland to coastal New South Wales.
The wingspan is . The ground colour of the forewings is pale grey, with bro ...
''
''Elachista synethes'' complexSorted in the presumed phylogenetic sequence (Kaila, 2011).
* ''Elachista fucosa
''Elachista fucosa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the dry interior areas of Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia.
The wingspan is . The forewings are pale grey and the hindwings are gr ...
''
* ''Elachista seductilis
''Elachista seductilis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to New South Wales.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
The larvae feed on ''Carex appressa'' and ''Cyperus exaltatus''. They mine
Mine, mines, miners ...
''
* ''Elachista synethes
''Elachista synethes'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae which can be found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (contine ...
''
* '' Elachista strenua''
* '' Elachista sandaraca''
* ''Elachista helvola
''Elachista helvola'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent ...
''
* '' Elachista delira''
* ''Elachista'' cf. ''synethes''
''tetragonella'' group
* '' Elachista abiskoella'' Bengtsson, 1977
* ''Elachista agilis
''Elachista agilis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Alberta and Montana.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to th ...
'' Braun, 1921
* ''Elachista albidella
''Elachista albidella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae, described by William Nylander in 1848. Its wingspan ranges from .The head is white. Forewings are white, costa and sometimes dorsum suffused with fuscous; plical stigma large, elong ...
''
* '' Elachista biatomella'' (Stainton, 1848)
* '' Elachista bipunctella'' (Sinev & Sruoga, 1995)
* ''Elachista boursini
''Elachista boursini'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found on the Iberian Peninsula and Sardinia.
References
boursini
Moths described in 1951
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Amsel, 1951
* '' Elachista christenseni'' Traugott-Olsen, 2000
* ''Elachista cinereopunctella
''Elachista cinereopunctella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is The head is grey, face white. Forewings are grey, irrorated with dark fuscous ; a central fascia not reaching dorsum, a spot on tor ...
'' (Haworth, 1828)
* ''Elachista cucullata
''Elachista cucullata'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Ontario, Penns ...
'' Braun, 1921
* '' Elachista dimicatella'' Rebel, 1903
* '' Elachista eleochariella''
* ''Elachista ensifera
''Elachista ensifera'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent) ...
''
* '' Elachista falirakiensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 2000
* ''Elachista fulgens
''Elachista fulgens'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Japan (Kyûsyû, Ryûkyû; Honsyû).
The length of the forewings is for males and for females.
The larvae feed on ''Carex acut ...
'' Parenti, 1983 (tentatively placed here)
* ''Elachista glaserella
''Elachista glaserella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Portugal, Spain and France.
References
glaserella
Moths described in 2000
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 2000
* '' Elachista imatrella'' von Schantz, 1971
* ''Elachista jordanella
''Elachista jordanella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1935. It is found in Palestine.
References
Moths described in 1935
jordanella
The flagfish (''Jordanella floridae''), also known as ...
'' Amsel, 1935
* ''Elachista juliensis
''Elachista juliensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found from Germany to Italy and from Switzerland to Slovakia and Hungary.
The larvae feed on ''Carex humilis''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine start ...
'' Frey, 1870 = ''E. freyi'' Staudinger, 1871 (type of ''Biselachista'')
* ''Elachista kebneella
''Elachista kebneella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom ...
'' (Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen, 1977)
* ''Elachista kleini
''Elachista kleini'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1935. It is found in Palestine
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Palestine may refer to:
* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geogr ...
'' Amsel, 1935
* ''Elachista kobomugi
''Elachista kobomugi'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sugisima in 1999. It is found in Japan on the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu.
Description
The wingspan is 7.8-9.5 mm for males and 8.5-10.6 mm for fe ...
'' Sugisima, 1999
* ''Elachista leucosticta
''Elachista leucosticta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by ...
'' Braun, 1948
* ''Elachista leucosyrma
''Elachista leucosyrma'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in India.
References
Moths described in 1932
leucosyrma
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' (Meyrick, 1932) (type of ''Platyphyllis'')
* '' Elachista martinii'' Hofmann, 898/small>
* ''Elachista nevadella
''Elachista nevadella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Spain.
References
nevadella
''Nevadella'' is an extinct genus of trilobites, fossil marine arthropods, with species of average size (about long). It lived du ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 2000
* ''Elachista occidentalis
''Elachista occidentalis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from Ireland to Poland.
There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on ''Carex digitata'' and ''Carex eri ...
'' Frey, 1882
* ''Elachista ornithopodella
''Elachista ornithopodella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Finland to northern Italy and from Germany to Romania.
The larvae feed on ''Carex montana'', '' Carex ornithopoda'' and ''Carex sempervirens
''Carex semp ...
'' Frey, 1859
* ''Elachista pigerella
''Elachista pigerella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Germany to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Italy. It is also found in Russia and on Cyprus.
Adults are brownish and unicolorous.
The larvae feed on ''Car ...
'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) (type of ''Atachia'')
* ''Elachista quadripunctella
''Elachista quadripunctella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Scandinavia and Latvia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Romania.
The wingspan is 10–12 mm.
The larvae feed on ''Carex flacca'', ''L ...
'' (Hübner, 825
* ''Elachista ribentella
''Elachista ribentella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East.
The length of the forewings is for males and for females.
The larvae feed on ''Carex blepharicarpa''. They mine
Mine, mines, mine ...
'' Kaila & Varalda, 2004
* ''Elachista saarelai
''Elachista saarelai'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to southern Finland.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
The larvae feed on ''Carex digitata'' and possibly '' Carex pediformis''. They mine
Mine, mines, mi ...
''
* ''Elachista salinaris
''Elachista salinaris'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Utah and California.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The ground color of the forewing is white, but black at t ...
'' Braun, 1925
* ''Elachista scirpi
''Elachista scirpi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is .
The head is grey-whitish. Forewings are as in '' E. rhynchosporella'', but fuscous markings more undefined,apex of fascia not distinctly ...
'' Stainton, 1887
* ''Elachista serricornis
''Elachista serricornis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is .
The head is grey, face whitish. Forewings in male grey, in female blackish-grey ; plical stigma black, elongate, followed by a white ...
''
* ''Elachista spinigera
''Elachista spinigera'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Turkmenistan.
The length of the forewings is about 3.7 mm. Adults have been recorded in August.
References
spinigera
Moths described in 1990
Moths of Asi ...
'' (Sruoga, 1990)
* ''Elachista tetragonella
''Elachista tetragonella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Spain and Italy and from France to Bulgaria.
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing in January and again in June.
The larvae feed on ''Carex ...
'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
* '' Elachista trapeziella'' Stainton, 1849
* ''Elachista utonella
''Elachista utonella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Asia and Europe.
Description
The wingspan is . The head is grey in the male, whitish in the female.Forewings are rather dark fuscous or ochreous-grey, pale-sprinkled,lighte ...
'' Frey, 1856
* '' Elachista zabella'' Chrétien, 1908
* ''Elachista zonulae
''Elachista zonulae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in the Alps, the Tatra Mountains in Poland, the Tian Shan Mountains in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and the Altai Mountains in Siberia.
There is one gener ...
'' (Sruoga, 1992)
* ''Elachista'' cf. ''biatomella'' 'Ajat River'
''Elachista'' (''Elachista'') ''incertae sedis''
* ''Elachista absaroka
''Elachista absaroka'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Wyoming.
References
*
absaroka
Moths described in 1996
Moths of North America
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Kaila, 1996
* ''Elachista adelpha
''Elachista adelpha'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the northern Caucasus.
References
adelpha
Moths described in 1994
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Kaila & Jalava, 1994
* ''Elachista albicapilla
''Elachista albicapilla'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Italy and Austria.
albicapilla
Moths described in 1918
Moths of Europe
Taxa named by Gabriel Höfner
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Höfner, 1918
* ''Elachista albicapitella
''Elachista albicapitella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north b ...
'' Engel, 1907
* ''Elachista albisquamella
''Elachista albisquamella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Zeller in 1877. It is found in Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in N ...
'' Zeller, 1877
* ''Elachista amideta
''Elachista amideta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Ontario.
The wingspan is about 9.2 mm.
References
amideta
Moths described in 1948
Moths of North America
{ ...
'' Braun, 1948
* ''Elachista amseli
''Elachista amseli'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Afghanistan, southern Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
The wingspan is . The forewings are grey-brown to blackish brown, slightly mottled by a whitish base of scales. The hindw ...
'' (Parenti, 1981)
* '' Elachista anserinelloides'' Nel, 2003
* ''Elachista aphanta
''Elachista synethes'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae which can be found in Australia and New Zealand.
The wingspan is for males and for females.
The larvae feed on a wide range of grasses, including ''Bromus unioloides
''Bromus ...
'' Turner, 1923
* ''Elachista archaeonoma
''Elachista archaeonoma'' is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889 and named ''Ela ...
'' Meyrick, 1889
* ''Elachista argentifasciella
''Elachista argentifasciella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Italy, Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other fe ...
'' Höfner, 1898
* '' Elachista argentosa'' Braun, 1920
* ''Elachista arnoldi
''Elachista arnoldi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in the Netherlands and Germany.
The larvae probably feed on '' Carex''. They mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
* Miner, a p ...
'' (Koster, 1993)
* ''Elachista beothucella
''Elachista beothucella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Marit ...
'' Kaila, 1996
* '' Elachista bicingulella'' Sruoga, 1992
* '' Elachista bifurcatella'' (Sinev & Sruoga, 1995)
* ''Elachista bisetella
''Elachista bisetella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extens ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* '' Elachista brachyelythrifoliella'' Clemens, 1864
* ''Elachista brachyplectra
''Elachista brachyplectra'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Java and in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO () ...
'' Meyrick, 1921
* ''Elachista brachypterella
''Elachista brachypterella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Italy and Austria.
References
brachypterella
Moths described in 1990
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' (Klimesch, 1990)
* ''Elachista bromella
''Elachista bromella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien
Pierre Chrétien (1846 – 15 June 1934, in Nay, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a me ...
'' Chretien, 1915
* ''Elachista caelebs
''Elachista caelebs'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1933. It is found in Kashmir
Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th centur ...
'' Meyrick, 1933
* '' Elachista calusella'' Kaila, 1996
* ''Elachista cana
''Elachista cana'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Colorado and Alberta.
The wingspan is 8.5-9.5 mm. The forewings are dull white. The base of the costa is f ...
'' Braun, 1920
* '' Elachista canariella'' Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen, 1987
* ''Elachista canis
''Elachista canis'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1983. It is found in Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshû, Kyûshû, Ryûkyû) and the Russian Far East ( Sakhalin).
The length of the forewings is 3.1–4.3 m ...
'' Parenti, 1983
* ''Elachista cerasella
''Elachista cerasella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Nebraska.
References
cerasella
''Cerasella'' is a 1959 Italian teen comedy film directed by Raffaello Mat ...
'' Kaila, 1996
* ''Elachista ciliigera
''Elachista ciliigera'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Mississippi.
References
ciliigera
Moths described in 1996
Moths of North America
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Kaila, 1996
* ''Elachista colouratella
''Elachista colouratella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East.
The larvae feed on ''Carex insaniae
''Carex'' is a vast genus of more than 2,000 ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista confirmata
''Elachista confirmata'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in southern India.
References
Moths described in 1931
confirmata
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Meyrick, 1931
* ''Elachista contaminatella
''Elachista contaminatella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found from France, Austria and Slovakia to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia and Sicily. It is also found in Bulgaria and Russia.
The wingspan is about .
The larvae feed on ...
'' Zeller, 1847
* '' Elachista cornutifera'' (Sruoga, 1995)
* ''Elachista dubitella
''Elachista dubitella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia.
References
Moths described in 1995
dubitella
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista devexella
''Elachista devexella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Russia (the Southern Ural Mountains).
The wingspan is about 7.3 mm.
References
devexella
Moths described in 2003
Endemic fauna of Russia
Moths of Euro ...
'' Kaila, 2003
* '' Elachista differens'' Parenti, 1978
* ''Elachista encumeadae
''Elachista encumeadae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Madeira.
There are at least two generations per year.
The larvae feed on '' Festuca donax''. They mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction ...
'' Kaila & Karsholt, 2002
* ''Elachista ermolenkoi
''Elachista ermolenkoi'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia.
References
Moths described in 1995
ermolenkoi
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* '' Elachista exaula'' Meyrick, 1889
* ''Elachista falaxella
''Elachista falaxella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia.
References
Moths described in 1995
falaxella
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista fuliginea
''Elachista fuliginea'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by th ...
'' Braun, 1948
* ''Elachista fumosella
''Elachista fumosella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia.
References
Moths described in 1995
fumosella
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista geminatella
''Elachista geminatella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is . Adults are on wing in July.
The larvae feed on field wood-rush (''Luzula campestris'') and common woodrush ('' Luzula multiflora'') ...
'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
* '' Elachista glenni'' Kaila, 1996
* ''Elachista grandiferella
''Elachista grandiferella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sruoga in 1992. It is found in Central Asia.
References
Moths described in 1992
Elachista, grandiferella
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Sruoga, 1992
* '' Elachista griseella'' (Duponchel, 1843)
* ''Elachista griseola
''Elachista griseola'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1955. It is found in New Guinea.Elachista gruenewaldi
''Elachista gruenewaldi'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Italy.
References
gruenewaldi
Moths described in 2002
Endemic fauna of Italy
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Parenti, 2002
* '' Elachista helonoma'' Meyrick, 1889
* ''Elachista huron
''Elachista huron'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Iowa.
References
huron
Huron may refer to:
People
* Wyandot people (or Wendat), indigenous to North America
* W ...
'' Kaila, 1996
* '' Elachista ibericella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1995
* '' Elachista igaloensis'' (Amsel, 1951)
* ''Elachista inaudita
''Elachista inaudita'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Ontario.
The wingspan is about 10 mm.
References
inaudita
Moths described in 1927
Moths of North America
...
'' Braun, 1927
* ''Elachista irenae
''Elachista irenae'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae which can be found in Poland and Slovakia.
Adults are on wing from the second half of June to the end of July in one generation per year.
References
irenae
Moths described in 19 ...
'' Buszko, 1989
* '' Elachista irrorata'' Braun, 1920
* '' Elachista japonica'' (Parenti, 1983)
* ''Elachista kaszabi
''Elachista kaszabi'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1991. It is found in Mongolia.
References
Moths described in 1991
kaszabi
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Parenti, 1991
* ''Elachista kebneella
''Elachista kebneella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom ...
'' (Traugott-Olsen, 1977)
* '' Elachista kopetdagica'' (Sruoga, 1990)
* '' Elachista kosteri'' Traugott-Olsen, 1995
* ''Elachista lambeseella
''Elachista lambeseella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Nielsen and Traugott-Olsen in 1987. It is found in Algeria.
References
Moths described in 1987
lambeseella
Moths of Africa
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen, 1987
* ''Elachista latebrella
''Elachista latebrella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia and Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista lenape
''Elachista lenape'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from New Jersey.
References
lenape
The Lenape (, , or Lenape , del, Lënapeyok) also called the Leni Lenape, Le ...
'' Kaila, 1996
* ''Elachista leucofrons
''Elachista leucofrons'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Maine, Ohio, North Carolina, California, Colorado and New Mexico. The habitat consists of low-lying deciduous ...
'' Braun, 1920
* ''Elachista maculosella
''Elachista maculosella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in France, Germany and Italy.
References
Elachista, maculosella
Moths described in 1896
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Chrétien, 1896
* '' Elachista maritimella'' McDunnough, 1942
* ''Elachista megagnathos
''Elachista megagnathos'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Russia (the Russian Far East and the southern Ural Mountains).
The length of the forewings is for males.
Adults have been recorded in July in the Russian Far Ea ...
'' Sruoga, 1990
* ''Elachista metallica
''Elachista metallica'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1981. It is found in Nepal.
References
Moths described in 1981
metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed ...
'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista minuta
''Elachista minuta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in Spain and on Crete.
References
minuta
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classica ...
'' (Parenti, 2003)
* '' Elachista mongolica'' Parenti, 1991
* ''Elachista morandinii
''Elachista morandinii'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Italy and Hungary.
References
morandinii
Moths described in 2003
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Huemer & Kaila, 2003
* ''Elachista multidentella
''Elachista multidentella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia and Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island countr ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista napaea
''Elachista napaea'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Philpott in 1930. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. Head and thorax grey. The forewings are whitish-grey. The hindwings are fuscous-gre ...
'' Philpot, 1930
* '' Elachista nearcha'' Meyrick, 1910
* ''Elachista nigrothoracella
''Elachista nigrothoracella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia and Sakhalin.
References
Moths described in 1995
nigrothoracella
Moths of Asia
...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista nitidiuscula
''Elachista maculoscella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Ontario, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm. Adults have been rec ...
'' Braun, 1948
* '' Elachista olgae'' (Sinev, 1992)
* ''Elachista ombrodoca
''Elachista ombrodoca'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings are dark grey, irrorated with whitish. The basal area in fem ...
'' Meyrick, 1889
* '' Elachista opacella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista optatella
''Elachista optatella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia.
References
Moths described in 1995
optatella
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* '' Elachista orientella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista parasella
''Elachista excelsicola'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Austria, Poland, Fennoscandia and northern Russia. It is also found in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almos ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1974
* ''Elachista pelaena
''Elachista pelaena'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from California.
References
pelaena
Moths described in 1996
Moths of North America
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Kaila, 1996
* '' Elachista plagiaula'' (Meyrick, 1938)
* ''Elachista pravella
''Elachista pravella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia.
References
Moths described in 1995
pravella
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' (Sinev & Sruoga, 1995)
* ''Elachista pusillella
''Elachista pusillella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia and Japan.
The larvae feed on ''Carex pauciflora
''Carex pauciflora'', known as few-flowered ...
'' (Sinev & Sruoga, 1995)
* '' Elachista putris'' Meyrick, 1923
* '' Elachista pyrrha'' Kaila, 1996
* ''Elachista radiantella
''Elachista radiantella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from the District of Columbia, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Maine.
The wingspan is 5.5-6.4 mm. Adults have ...
'' Braun, 1922
* ''Elachista rufella
''Elachista rufella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia.
References
Moths described in 1995
rufella
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista sagittifera
''Elachista sagittifera'' is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1927. It is endemic to New Zealand and is known from Arthur's Pass. It is similar in appearance to ''Elachista thallophora.'' ...
'' Philpott, 1927
* '' Elachista sagittiferella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* '' Elachista sasae'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista serra
''Elachista serra'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Labrador.
References
serra
Serra (Latin for "saw") may refer to:
People
* Serra (footballer) (born 1961), Portuguese foo ...
'' Kaila, 1996
* ''Elachista sicula
''Elachista sicula'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found on Sicily.
The larvae feed on '' Briza maxima'', ''Bromus erectus'' and ''Lagurus ovatus
''Lagurus'' is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family, native to the M ...
'' Parenti, 1978
* ''Elachista simplimorphella
''Elachista simplimorphella'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sinev and Sruoga in 1995. It is found in south-eastern Siberia.
References
Moths described in 1995
simplimorphella
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista- ...
'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
* ''Elachista solitaria
''Elachista solitaria'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kentucky and Ohio.
The wingspan is 5–5.5 mm. The forewings are dark brown, with a slight reddish lust ...
'' Braun, 1922
* '' Elachista staintonella'' Chamber, 1878
* ''Elachista stenopterella
''Elachista stenopterella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Albania.
References
stenopterella
Moths described in 1932
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Rebel, 1932
* '' Elachista stramineola'' Braun, 1921
* ''Elachista strepens
''Elachista strepens'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922. It is found in India ( Assam).
The wingspan is about 5 mm. The forewings are dark ashy-fuscous with a cloudy whitish dot on the co ...
'' Meyrick, 1922
* '' Elachista sylvestris'' Braun, 1920
* '' Elachista tabghaella'' Amsel, 1935
* ''Elachista talgarella
''Elachista talgarella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae, which is commonly found in southern Kazakhstan.
References
talgarella
Moths described in 1992
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Kaila, 1992
* '' Elachista tersella'' (Sinev & Sruoga, 1995)
* ''Elachista thallophora
''Elachista thallophora'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1888. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is 8–15 mm. The forewings are pearly white with an ochreous-brown longitudinal stre ...
'' Meyrick, 1889
* ''Elachista vakshi
''Elachista vakshi'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Sruoga in 1992. It is found in Central Asia.
References
Moths described in 1992
vakshi
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' (Sruoga, 1992)
* ''Elachista vinlandica
''Elachista vinlandica'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Canada, where it has been recorded from Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the eastern ...
'' Kaila, 1996
* ''Elachista watti
''Elachista watti'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Philpott in 1924. It is found in New Zealand.
The wingspan is 7-8.5 mm. The forewings are metallic white with a linear spot of fuscous below the fold at thre ...
'' Philpott, 1924
Other groups
Some ''Elachista'' are divided into groups whose relationships to the two large subgenera requires further study, including:
"''Dibrachia''" group
* ''
Elachista alicanta
''Elachista alicanta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in southern Spain. The habitat consists of xerothermic steppe slopes on calcareous soil.
The length of the forewings is for males and for females. The forewings are ...
'' Kaila, 2005
* '' Elachista anatoliensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990
* ''Elachista elksourensis
''Elachista elksourensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. It separates the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the A ...
'' Kaila, 2005
* ''Elachista kalki
''Elachista kalki'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Austria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan and Russia (southern Urals, Volga region, Tuva Republic).
The length of the forewings is 4.8–5.5 mm for ...
'' Parenti, 1978 (type of ''Dibrachia'')
* '' Elachista totalbella'' Chrétien, 1908
"''Irenicodes''" group
* ''Elachista eurychora
''Elachista eurychora'' is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae. This species is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and has only been collected at Paekākāriki. The habitat where the adult moth was originally collected was in rough vegeta ...
'' (Meyrick, 1919) (type of ''Irenicodes'')
* ''Elachista galatheae
''Elachista galatheae'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Pierre Viette in 1954. It is found on Campbell Island and the Antipodes Islands.
References
galatheae
Moths of New Zealand
Antipodes Islands
Fauna of ...
'' (Viette, 1954) (type of ''Euproteodes'')
* '' Elachista holdgatei'' (Bradley, 1965)
* ''Elachista hookeri
''Elachista hookeri'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1971. It is found in New Zealand, where it has been recorded from the Auckland Islands.
The species has brachypterous males and females.
Re ...
'' (Dugdale, 1971)
* ''Elachista pumila
''Elachista pumila'' is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by John S. Dugdale in 1971. This species is endemic to New Zealand, and can be found on Auckland Island.
References
Moths described in 1971
pumila ...
'' (Dugdale, 1971)
''Incertae sedis''
Additional ''Elachista'' species are of even more uncertain relationships than usual for this genus:
* ''
Elachista baikalica
''Elachista baikalica'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Russia (Irkutsk, Altai and the southern Ural Mountains).
References
baikalica
Moths described in 1992
Endemic fauna of Russia
Moths of Asia
Moths of Europe< ...
'' Kaila, 1992
* ''Elachista bassii
''Elachista bassii'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in the north of Nepal.
The wingspan is for males. The females are brachypterous.
References
bassii
Moths described in 2006
Endemic fauna of Nepal
Moths of Asi ...
'' Parenti, 2006
* ''Elachista beltira
''Elachista beltira'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila
Lauri Kaila is a Finnish entomologist and researcher of biodiversity, specializing in Lepidoptera, at the Finnish Museum of Natural History of the ...
'' Kaila, 2000
* ''Elachista beriga
''Elachista beriga'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila
Lauri Kaila is a Finnish entomologist and researcher of biodiversity, specializing in Lepidoptera, at the Finnish Museum of Natural History of the U ...
'' Kaila, 2000
* '' Elachista bimaculata'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista brevis
''Elachista brevis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Kenya.
The wingspan is about 7.3 mm.
Etymology
The species name refers to the short distal spine of the sacculus and is derived from Latin ''brevis'' (meanin ...
'' Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2009
* ''Elachista chelonitis
''Elachista chelonitis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in South Africa, Kenya and Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa ...
'' Meyrick, 1909 (type of ''Cleroptila'')
* ''Elachista cordata
''Elachista cordata'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Cameroon.
The wingspan is . The forewing ground colour is white, the base of the costa and the dorsum with a narrow irregular dark brown blotch, sometimes tinged wit ...
'' Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011
* ''Elachista delocharis
''Elachista delocharis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Ethiopia.
References
delocharis
Moths described in 1932
Endemic fauna of Ethiopia
Insects of Ethiopia
Moths of Africa
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Meyrick, 1932
* ''Elachista densa
''Elachista densa'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
References
densa
Moths described in 1981
Moths of the Middle East
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista deresyensis
''Elachista deresyensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It was described by Traugott-Olsen in 1988. It is found in Turkey.
References
"''Elachista deresyensis'' Traugott-Olsen" ''Insecta.pro''. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
Moths d ...
'' Traugott-Olsen, 1988
* '' Elachista donia'' Kaila, 2000
* ''Elachista gibbera
''Elachista gibbera'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that can be found in Russia (the Cheliabinsk district in the southern Ural Mountains).
The wingspan is 9.9–11.7 mm.
References
gibbera
''Gibbera'' is a genus of fungi ...
'' Kaila, 2003
* ''Elachista gypsophila
''Elachista gypsophila'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in South Africa.
References
Endemic moths of South Africa
gypsophila
''Gypsophila'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, Caryophyllace ...
'' Meyrick, 1911
* '' Elachista iriphaea'' (Meyrick, 1932)
* ''Elachista justificata
''Elachista justificata'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in South Africa.
References
Endemic moths of South Africa
justificata
Moths described in 1926
Moths of Africa
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Meyrick, 1926
* ''Elachista kakamegensis
''Elachista kakamegensis'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Kenya.
The wingspan is about 5.3 mm for males and 6.8 mm for females.
Etymology
The species name refers to Kakamega
Kakamega is a town in west ...
'' Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2009
* '' Elachista kherana'' Kaila, 2000
* ''Elachista longispina
''Elachista longispina'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Kenya.
The wingspan is about 8.6 mm.
Etymology
The species name refers to the long, spinose cornuti present in the male phallus and is derived from Latin ...
'' Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2009
* '' Elachista maculosa'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista merimnaea
''Elachista merimnaea'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in South Africa.
References
merimnaea
Endemic moths of South Africa
Moths described in 1920
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Meyrick, 1920
* '' Elachista mus'' Parenti, 1981
* ''Elachista oritropha
''Elachista oritropha'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Uganda.
References
oritropha
Moths described in 1965
Moths of Africa
Endemic fauna of Uganda
Insects of Uganda
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Bradley, 1965
* ''Elachista planca
''Elachista planca'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is endemic to Kenya.
The wingspan is about .
References
planca
Moths described in 2009
Endemic moths of Kenya
Moths of Africa
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2009
* ''Elachista pusilla
''Elachista pusilla'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas.
The forewings are blackish gray with a double, crescent-shaped, outwardly convex transverse white band, as we ...
'' Frey & Boll, 1876
* ''Elachista semnani
''Elachista semnani'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Parenti in 1981. It is found in Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. I ...
'' Parenti, 1981
* '' Elachista semophanta'' Meyrick, 1914
* '' Elachista sparsula'' Meyrick, 1921
* '' Elachista stelviella'' Amsel, 1932
* '' Elachista trifasciata'' (E. Wollaston, 1879)
* ''Elachista vasrana
''Elachista vasrana'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Lauri Kaila
Lauri Kaila is a Finnish entomologist and researcher of biodiversity, specializing in Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order ...
'' Kaila, 2000
* ''Elachista veruta
''Elachista veruta'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United Arab Emirates.
References
veruta
Moths described in 2008
Endemic fauna of the United Arab Emirates
Moths of Asia
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Kaila, 2008
Placement within ''Elachista'' uncertain
* '' Elachista angularis'' (Braun, 1918) * '' Elachista cupreella'' Blanchard, 1852 * ''Elachista endobela
''Elachista endobela'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in southern India.
The wingspan is about 7 mm.
References
Moths described in 1926
endobela
Moths of Asia
...
'' Meyrick, 1926
* ''Elachista hilda
''Elachista hilda'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Colombia.
References
Moths described in 1932
hilda
Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ' ...
'' (Meyrick, 1932)
* ''Elachista infamiliaris
''Elachista infamiliaris'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by László Anthony Gozmány in 1957. It is found in Hungary.
References
Moths described in 1957
infamiliaris
Moths of Europe
{{Elachista-stub ...
'' Gozmany, 1957
* '' Elachista ladiniella'' Hartig, 1938
* '' Elachista leucosoma'' Meyrick, 1922
* ''Elachista maculoscella
''Elachista maculoscella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Ontario, Massachusetts, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm. Adults have been rec ...
'' Clemens, 1860
* ''Elachista melanura
''Elachista melanura'' is a species of moth in the family Elachistidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the Department of Conservation.
Taxonomy
This species was originally described by Edw ...
'' Meyrick, 1889
* ''Elachista metallifera
''Elachista metallifera'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1908. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country co ...
'' Lower, 1908
* '' Elachista oxycrates'' Meyrick, 1932
* ''Elachista petalistis
''Elachista petalistis'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of So ...
'' Meyrick, 1932
* '' Elachista picroleuca'' (Meyrick, 1921)
* '' Elachista rubella'' Blanchard, 1852
* ''Elachista texanica
''Elachista texanica'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Texas.
References
texanica
Moths described in 1876
Moths of North America
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'' Frey & Boll, 1876
* ''Elachista vastata
''Elachista vastata'' is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in India.
References
Moths described in 1932
vastata
Moths of Asia
Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
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'' Meyrick, 1932
Excluded species
The following species are excluded from the genus ''Elachista'', but have not yet been placed in another genus: * ''Elachista arctodyta
''”Elachista” arctodyta'' is a moth of the family Scythrididae. It is found in Australia
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'' Meyrick, 1897
* ''Elachista argopis
''"Elachista" argopis'' is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.
The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are white, irr ...
'' Meyrick, 1897
* '' Elachista cataptila'' Meyrick, 1897
* '' Elachista demogenes'' Meyrick, 1897
* ''Elachista parvipulvella
''"Elachista" parvipulvella'' is a moth of the superfamily Gelechioidea. It was described from Texas.Kaila, L. 1997. A revision of the Nearctic species of Elachista s. l. II. The argentella group (Lepidoptera, Elachistidae). Acta Zoologica Fe ...
'' Chambers 1875
Former species
* '' Elachista antipodensis'' (Dugdale, 1971) * ''Elachista arundinella
''Elachista freyerella'' is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula. It is also found in North America.
Description
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'' (Duponchel, 1843)
* '' Elachista megerlella'' (Hubner, 1810)
* '' Elachista notosema'' (Meyrick, 1922)
* '' Elachista scythrodes'' (Turner, 1947)
* '' Elachista tersectella'' Zeller, 1875
* '' Elachista toropis'' Meyrick, 1897
Synonyms
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* ''Aphelosetia'' Stephens, 1834
* ''Aphigalia'' Dyar, 903/small>
* ''Atachia'' Wocke in Heinemann,
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* ''Atmozostis'' Meyrick, 1932
* ''Atrinia'' Sinev, 1992
* ''Biselachista'' Traugott-Olsen & Schmidt Nielsen, 1977
* ''Cleroptila'' Meyrick, 1909
* ''Cosmiotes'' Clemens, 1860
* ''Cycnodia'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
* ''Dibrachia'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1992
* ''Dicasteris'' Meyrick, 1906
* ''Dicranoctetes'' Braun, 1918
* ''Donacivola'' Busck, 1934
* ''Elachistoides'' Sruoga, 1992
* ''Elaschista'' ('' lapsus'')
* ''Euproteodes'' Viette, 1954
* ''Eupneusta'' Bradley, 1974
* ''Hecista'' Wallengren, 1881
* ''Hemiprosopa'' Braun, 1948
* ''Illantis'' Meyrick, 1921
* ''Irenicodes'' Meyrick, 1919
* '' Neaera'' Chambers, 1880 (''non'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: preoccupied
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* ''Paraperittia'' Rebel, 1916
* '' Phigalia'' Chambers, 1875 (''non'' Duponchel, 1829: preoccupied)
* ''Platyphyllis'' Meyrick, 1932
* ''Ptilodoxa'' Meyrick, 1921
* ''Svenssonia'' Parenti, 2009
Footnotes
References
* (2008): Australian Faunal Directory &ndash''Elachista''
Version of 9 October 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2010. * (2009)
''Elachista''
Version 2.1, 22 December 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2010. * (2011): ''Elachistine Moths of Australia (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea, Elachistidae)'' (Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera Series 11). CSIRO Publishing.
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at Google Books * (1973): ''Schmetterlinge Oberösterreichs'' (Vol. 6: Microlepidoptera)
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History
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* (2004)Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species
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Version of 5 November 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2010. * (2008): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms &ndash
Version of 19 July 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2010. {{Taxonbar, from=Q775899 Elachistidae Moth genera Taxa named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer Taxa named by Georg Friedrich Treitschke