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''Elachista'' is a genus of
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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
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family Oecophoridae here. These grass-miners are very small moths with the "
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y" hindwings characteristic of their family. They are essentially found worldwide, except in very cold places and on some
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s; as usual for Gelechioidea, they are most common in the
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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'' as
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s (see
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). 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
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, and whose names in the literature do not consistently follow the usual
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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
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''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
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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 ...
'' * '' Elachista achrantella'' * '' Elachista adempta'' * '' Elachista adianta'' * '' Elachista anagna'' * '' Elachista aphyodes'' * '' Elachista apina'' * '' 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 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

* * Mot ...
'' * '' Elachista epimicta'' * '' Elachista granosa'' * '' Elachista griseicornis'' * '' Elachista hololeuca'' * '' Elachista inopina'' * '' Elachista ischnella'' * '' Elachista lamina'' * '' Elachista lomionella'' * '' Elachista loriella'' * ''
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 * * Moths described in 1997 louise ...
'' * '' Elachista lurida'' * '' Elachista nubila'' * '' Elachista nucula'' * ''
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 ...
'' * '' Elachista patriodoxa'' * '' Elachista perniva'' * '' Elachista ripula'' Kaila, 1998 * '' Elachista sabulella'' * '' Elachista scobifera'' * ''
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 ...
'' * '' Elachista spatiosa'' * '' Elachista symmorpha'' * '' Elachista synopla'' * ''
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 ...
'' * '' Elachista triangulifera'' * '' Elachista triatomea'' * '' Elachista virgatula'' 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'' Zeller, 1850 * '' Elachista cingillella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) * '' Elachista collitella'' (Duponchel, 843 * '' Elachista crocogastra'' Meyrick, 1908 * '' Elachista dispilella'' 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'' Frey, 1859 * '' Elachista dorinda'' Kaila, 2007 * '' Elachista fasciola'' 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'' Frey, 1866 (sometimes in ''E. subalbidella''; tentatively placed here) * '' Elachista istanella'' 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'' Frey, 1859 * '' Elachista metella'' 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'' Staudinger, 1880 * '' Elachista pullicomella'' * '' Elachista purella'' Sruoga, 2000 * '' Elachista revinctella'' Zeller, 1850 * '' Elachista rudectella'' Stainton, 1851 * '' Elachista slivenica'' 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'' 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'' Kaila, 2003 * '' Elachista aeruginosa'' Parenti, 1981 * '' Elachista afghana'' Parenti, 1981 * '' Elachista agelensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1996 * '' Elachista amparoae'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista amseli'' Rebel, 1833 * '' Elachista andorraensis'' 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'' 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'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990 * '' Elachista bengtssoni'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista berndtiella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1985 * '' Elachista bigorrensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990 * '' Elachista blancella'' 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'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista chamaea'' Kaila, 2003 * '' Elachista chionella'' Mann, 1861 * '' Elachista cirrhoplica'' Kaila, 2012 * '' Elachista clintoni'' 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'' Parenti, 1981 * '' Elachista cretula'' 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'' Parenti, 1981 * '' Elachista elsaella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1988 * '' Elachista enochra'' Kaila, 2011 * '' Elachista esmeralda'' Parenti, 1981 * '' Elachista exigua'' Parenti, 1978 * '' Elachista filicornella'' Kaila, 1992 * '' Elachista flavescens'' Parenti, 1981 * '' Elachista fuscibasella'' Chrétien, 1915 * '' Elachista galactitella'' Eversmann, 1844 * '' Elachista galbina'' Kaila, 2012 * '' Elachista gebzeensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990 * '' Elachista gerdmaritella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista gibbera'' Kaila, 2003 * '' Elachista gielisi'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista gilvula'' Kaila, 2012 * '' Elachista glaseri'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista gormella'' 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'' Kaila, 2012 * '' Elachista habeleri'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990 * '' Elachista hallini'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista hedemanni'' Rebel, 1899 * '' Elachista heringi'' Rebel, 1899 * '' Elachista hispanica'' 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'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990 * '' Elachista jubarella'' Kaila, 2011 * '' Elachista kabuli'' Parenti, 1981 * '' Elachista karsholti'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista kasyi'' Parenti, 1981 * '' Elachista klimeschiella'' Parenti, 2002 * '' Elachista latipenella'' 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'' Kaila, 2011 * '' Elachista louiseae'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista luqueti'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista maboulella'' Chretien, 1915 * '' Elachista maculata'' Parenti, 1978 * '' Elachista madridensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista mannella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista manni'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990 * '' Elachista melancholica'' Frey, 1859 * '' Elachista michelseni'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista microdigitata'' Parenti, 1983 * '' Elachista minusculella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista moroccoensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista modesta'' Parenti, 1978 * '' Elachista multipunctata'' Sruoga, 1990 * '' Elachista multipunctella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista neapolisella'' 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'' Amsel, 1951 * '' Elachista occidentella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista occulta'' Parenti, 1978 * '' Elachista ohridella'' Parenti, 2001 * '' Elachista olemartini'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista olschwangi'' Kaila, 2003 * '' Elachista oukaimedenensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1988 * '' Elachista ozeini'' Parenti, 2004 * '' Elachista parvula'' 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'' Sruoga, 1992 * '' Elachista pocopunctella'' 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'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista rikkeae'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista rissaniensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista rutjani'' Kaila, 2011 * '' Elachista senecai'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista sinevi'' Traugott (Sruoga, 1992) * '' Elachista skulei'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista spumella'' Caradja, 1920 * '' Elachista steueri'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990 * '' Elachista subula'' Parenti, 1991 * '' Elachista svenssoni'' Traugott-Olsen, 1988 * '' Elachista szocsi'' Parenti, 1978 * '' Elachista teruelensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990 * '' Elachista totanaensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista toveella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1985 * '' Elachista tribertiella'' 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'' 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'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista vartianae'' Parenti, 1981 * '' Elachista vegliae'' Parenti, 1978 * '' Elachista veletaella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista vivesi'' 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'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990


Subgenus ''Elachista'' (''Atachia'')

These are sorted in the presumed phylogenetic sequence.Kaila (2011) ''gerasmia'' group, ''gerasmia'' section
'' Incertae sedis'' * '' Elachista magidina'' * '' Elachista floccella'' * '' Elachista velutina'' * '' Elachista carcharota'' * '' Elachista crenatella'' * '' Elachista bidens'' * '' Elachista alampeta'' * '' 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. ...
'' * '' Elachista ceratiola'' * '' Elachista bilobella'' * '' Elachista filiphila'' * '' Elachista merista'' * '' Elachista lopadina'' * '' Elachista patania'' * '' Elachista indigens'' * ''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 ...
'' * '' 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 ...
'' * '' Elachista tetraquetri'' * ''
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 ...
'' * '' Elachista deusta'' * '' Elachista rubiginosae'' * '' Elachista ophelma'' * '' Elachista catagma'' * '' Elachista ruscella'' * '' Elachista sarota'' * '' Elachista syntomella'' * '' 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), ...
'' * '' Elachista discina'' ''Elachista cynopa'' complex * '' Elachista ligula'' * '' Elachista toryna'' * ''
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 ...
'' * '' Elachista repanda'' * '' Elachista prolatella'' * '' Elachista protensa'' * ''
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) ...
'' * '' Elachista spinodora'' * '' Elachista glossina'' * '' Elachista opima'' * '' Elachista pharetra'' * '' Elachista rudicula'' * '' Elachista corbicula'' * '' Elachista mystropa'' * '' Elachista trulla'' * ''
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 ...
'' * '' Elachista cynopa'' * '' Elachista epartica'' * '' Elachista zeta'' * '' Elachista chilotera'' * '' Elachista mundula'' * '' Elachista listrionea'' * '' Elachista crumilla'' * ''
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 ...
'' * '' Elachista chloropepla'' ''Elachista melanthes'' complex * '' Elachista melanthes'' * '' Elachista platysma'' * '' Elachista stictifica'' * ''
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 ...
'' * ''Elachista'' cf. ''melanthes'' ''Elachista gerasmia'' complex * '' Elachista gerasmia'' * '' Elachista physalodes'' * '' Elachista peridiola'' * '' Elachista phascola'' ''Elachista paragauda'' complex * '' Elachista paragauda'' * '' Elachista toralis'' * '' Elachista paryphoea'' * '' Elachista spathacea'' * '' Elachista cylistica'' * '' Elachista fabarella'' * '' Elachista etorella'' * '' Elachista gladiograpta'' * ''
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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''gerasmia'' group, ''catarata'' section
* '' Elachista menura'' * '' Elachista flammula'' * '' Elachista crocospila'' * '' Elachista glomerella'' * '' 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 ...
'' * '' Elachista patersoniae'' Kaila, 2011 * '' Elachista catarata'' Meyrick, 1897 * '' Elachista mutarata'' Kaila, 2011 * '' Elachista laterina'' Kaila, 2011 * '' Elachista ictera'' Kaila, 2011 * '' Elachista asperae'' Kaila, 2011 * '' Elachista ophthalma'' Kaila, 2011 * '' Elachista coalita'' Kaila, 2011 * '' Elachista corneola'' Kaila, 2011
''erebophthalma'' group * ''
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 ...
'' * '' Elachista evexa'' * '' Elachista rhomboidea'' * '' Elachista leucastra'' ''puplesisi'' group * '' Elachista helia'' 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- ...
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Subgenus ''Elachista'' (''Hemiprosopa'')

* '' Elachista altaica'' 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'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista albifrontella'' (Hübner,
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* '' Elachista alpinella'' * '' Elachista amrodella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista apicipunctella'' * '' Elachista aredhella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista arthadella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista atricomella'' * '' Elachista baikalica'' 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'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista celegormella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista cicadella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista compsa'' Traugott-Olsen, 1974 * '' Elachista curufinella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista daeronella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista dagnirella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista deriventa'' Kaila & Mutanen, 2008 * '' Elachista diederichsiella'' E.Hering, 1889 * '' Elachista diorella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista dolabella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista elegans'' Frey, 1859 * '' Elachista excelsicola'' * '' Elachista finarfinella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista fuscofrontella'' 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 haldarella'' 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'' Kaila, 1998 * '' Elachista jupiter'' Sugisima, 2005 * '' Elachista kilmunella'' Stainton, 1849 * '' Elachista leifi'' Kaila & Kerppola, 1992 * '' Elachista luticomella'' * ''
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 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 olorinella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista phalaridis'' Parenti, 1983 * '' Elachista platina'' * '' Elachista poae'' Stainton, 1855 * '' Elachista ragnorella'' 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'' Aarvik & Berggren, 2004 * '' Elachista tauronella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista telcharella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista telerella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista turgonella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista'' cf. ''bifasciella'' * ''Elachista'' cf. ''kilmunella'' 'Chelyabinsk Oblast' * ''Elachista'' cf. ''platina'' * ''Elachista'' sp. 'Chelyabinsk Oblast' ''cerusella''/''monosemiella'' group * '' Elachista anserinella'' Zeller, 1839 * '' Elachista lastrella'' 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'' Huemer, 2000 (tentatively placed here) ''gleichenella'' group * '' Elachista enitescens'' Braun, 1921 * '' Elachista gerasimovi'' Sruoga, 2000 * '' Elachista gleichenella'' * '' Elachista ievae'' 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'' Sircom, 1849 * '' Elachista similis'' Sugisima, 2005 * '' Elachista tengstromi'' (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 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 orba'' Meyrick 1921 * ''Elachista'' cf. ''orba'' ''praelineata'' group * ''Elachista amamii'' Parenti, 1983 * ''Elachista aranella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista aristoteliella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista aurita'' * ''Elachista caliginosa'' Parenti, 1983 * ''Elachista eilinella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista fasciocaliginosa'' Sugisima, 2005 * ''Elachista guilinella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista ibunella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista kurokoi'' Parenti, 1983 * ''Elachista miriella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista miscanthi'' Parenti, 1983 * ''Elachista nienorella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista praelineata'' Braun 1915 * ''Elachista serindella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista turinella'' Kaila, 1999 ''pulchella'' group * ''Elachista canapennella'' * ''Elachista eskoi'' * ''Elachista herrichii'' Frey, 1859 * ''Elachista humilis'' * ''Elachista krogeri'' Svensson, 1976 * ''Elachista nielswolffi'' Svensson, 1976 * ''Elachista orstadii'' Palm, 1943 * ''Elachista pomerana'' * ''Elachista subnigrella'' Douglas, 1853 * ''Elachista vonschantzi'' Svensson, 1976 * ''Elachista zernyi'' ''solena'' group * ''Elachista ignicolor'' * ''Elachista solena'' ''saccharella'' group * ''Elachista dulcinella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista hedionella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista helodella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista saccharella'' Busck, 1934 * ''Elachista suavella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista uniolae'' Kaila, 1999
"''Cosmiotes''"/''freyerella'' group
'' Incertae sedis'' * ''Elachista albrechti'' Kaila, 1998 * '' Elachista amseli'' (Parenti, 1981) * ''Elachista antipetra'' Meyrick, 1922 * ''Elachista baltica'' E.Hering, 1891 (sometimes in ''E. freyerella''; tentatively placed here) * ''Elachista beorella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista consortella'' Stainton, 1851 (tentatively placed here) * ''Elachista deficiens'' Meyrick, 1922 * ''Elachista epicaeria'' (Diakonoff, 1955) * ''Elachista exactella'' (tentatively placed here) * ''Elachista herbigrada'' Braun, 1925 * ''Elachista heteroplaca'' Meyrick, 1934 * ''Elachista galadella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista illectella'' (Clemens, 1860) (type of ''Cosmiotes'') * ''Elachista infuscata'' Frey, 1882 (sometimes in ''E. exactella''; tentatively placed here) * ''Elachista inscia'' (Meyrick, 1913) * ''Elachista ksarella'' Chrétien, 1908 * ''Elachista laquaeorum'' (Dugdale, 1971) * ''Elachista lorigera'' (Meyrick, 1921) (type of ''Ptilodoxa'') * ''Elachista neithanella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista nipponicella'' Sugisima, 2006 * ''Elachista nymphaea'' Meyrick, 1911 * ''Elachista obtusella'' Sruoga, 2008 * ''Elachista ochroleuca'' Meyrick 1923 * ''Elachista pallens'' (Sruoga, 1990) * ''Elachista planicara'' Kaila, 1998 * ''Elachista quadrata'' Meyrick, 1932 * ''Elachista rianella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista spiculifera'' Meyrick, 1922 * ''Elachista stabilella'' Stainton, 1858 (tentatively placed here) * ''Elachista stichospora'' Meyrick, 1932 * ''Elachista tuberella'' Sruoga, 2008 * ''Elachista tuorella'' Kaila, 1999 ''Elachista freyerella'' complex * ''Elachista freyerella'' * ''Elachista propera'' * ''Elachista dieropa'' * ''Elachista elaphria'' * ''Elachista cycotis'' * ''Elachista vitellina'' * ''Elachista citrina'' * ''Elachista cerebrosella'' * ''Elachista melina'' * ''Elachista gemadella'' * ''Elachista ravella'' * ''Elachista cerina'' * ''Elachista diligens'' * ''Elachista aepsera'' * ''Elachista zophosema'' * ''Elachista litharga'' * ''Elachista levipes'' * ''Elachista cerrita'' * ''Elachista velox'' * ''Elachista impiger'' * ''Elachista alacera'' * ''Elachista essymena'' * ''Elachista festina'' ''Elachista synethes'' complexSorted in the presumed phylogenetic sequence (Kaila, 2011). * ''Elachista fucosa'' * ''Elachista seductilis'' * ''Elachista synethes'' * ''Elachista strenua'' * ''Elachista sandaraca'' * ''Elachista helvola'' * ''Elachista delira'' * ''Elachista'' cf. ''synethes''
''tetragonella'' group * ''Elachista abiskoella'' Bengtsson, 1977 * ''Elachista agilis'' Braun, 1921 * ''Elachista albidella'' * ''Elachista biatomella'' (Stainton, 1848) * ''Elachista bipunctella'' (Sinev & Sruoga, 1995) * ''Elachista boursini'' Amsel, 1951 * ''Elachista christenseni'' Traugott-Olsen, 2000 * ''Elachista cinereopunctella'' (Haworth, 1828) * ''Elachista cucullata'' Braun, 1921 * ''Elachista dimicatella'' Rebel, 1903 * ''Elachista eleochariella'' * ''Elachista ensifera'' * ''Elachista falirakiensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 2000 * ''Elachista fulgens'' Parenti, 1983 (tentatively placed here) * ''Elachista glaserella'' Traugott-Olsen, 2000 * ''Elachista imatrella'' von Schantz, 1971 * ''Elachista jordanella'' Amsel, 1935 * ''Elachista juliensis'' Frey, 1870 = ''E. freyi'' Staudinger, 1871 (type of ''Biselachista'') * ''Elachista kebneella'' (Traugott-Olsen & Nielsen, 1977) * ''Elachista kleini'' Amsel, 1935 * ''Elachista kobomugi'' Sugisima, 1999 * ''Elachista leucosticta'' Braun, 1948 * ''Elachista leucosyrma'' (Meyrick, 1932) (type of ''Platyphyllis'') * ''Elachista martinii'' Hofmann, [1898] * ''Elachista nevadella'' Traugott-Olsen, 2000 * ''Elachista occidentalis'' Frey, 1882 * ''Elachista ornithopodella'' Frey, 1859 * ''Elachista pigerella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) (type of ''Atachia'') * ''Elachista quadripunctella'' (Hübner, [1825]) * ''Elachista ribentella'' Kaila & Varalda, 2004 * ''Elachista saarelai'' * ''Elachista salinaris'' Braun, 1925 * ''Elachista scirpi'' Stainton, 1887 * ''Elachista serricornis'' * ''Elachista spinigera'' (Sruoga, 1990) * ''Elachista tetragonella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) * ''Elachista trapeziella'' Stainton, 1849 * ''Elachista utonella'' Frey, 1856 * ''Elachista zabella'' Chrétien, 1908 * ''Elachista zonulae'' (Sruoga, 1992) * ''Elachista'' cf. ''biatomella'' 'Ajat River' ''Elachista'' (''Elachista'') ''incertae sedis'' * ''Elachista absaroka'' Kaila, 1996 * ''Elachista adelpha'' Kaila & Jalava, 1994 * ''Elachista albicapilla'' Höfner, 1918 * ''Elachista albicapitella'' Engel, 1907 * ''Elachista albisquamella'' Zeller, 1877 * ''Elachista amideta'' Braun, 1948 * ''Cosmiotes amseli, Elachista amseli'' (Parenti, 1981) * ''Elachista anserinelloides'' Nel, 2003 * ''Elachista aphanta'' Turner, 1923 * ''Elachista archaeonoma'' Meyrick, 1889 * ''Elachista argentifasciella'' Höfner, 1898 * ''Elachista argentosa'' Braun, 1920 * ''Elachista arnoldi'' (Koster, 1993) * ''Elachista beothucella'' Kaila, 1996 * ''Elachista bicingulella'' Sruoga, 1992 * ''Elachista bifurcatella'' (Sinev & Sruoga, 1995) * ''Elachista bisetella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista brachyelythrifoliella'' Clemens, 1864 * ''Elachista brachyplectra'' Meyrick, 1921 * ''Elachista brachypterella'' (Klimesch, 1990) * ''Elachista bromella'' Chretien, 1915 * ''Elachista caelebs'' Meyrick, 1933 * ''Elachista calusella'' Kaila, 1996 * ''Elachista cana'' Braun, 1920 * ''Elachista canariella'' Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen, 1987 * ''Elachista canis'' Parenti, 1983 * ''Elachista cerasella'' Kaila, 1996 * ''Elachista ciliigera'' Kaila, 1996 * ''Elachista colouratella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista confirmata'' Meyrick, 1931 * ''Elachista contaminatella'' Zeller, 1847 * ''Elachista cornutifera'' (Sruoga, 1995) * ''Elachista dubitella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista devexella'' Kaila, 2003 * ''Elachista differens'' Parenti, 1978 * ''Elachista encumeadae'' Kaila & Karsholt, 2002 * ''Elachista ermolenkoi'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista exaula'' Meyrick, 1889 * ''Elachista falaxella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista fuliginea'' Braun, 1948 * ''Elachista fumosella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista geminatella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) * ''Elachista glenni'' Kaila, 1996 * ''Elachista grandiferella'' Sruoga, 1992 * ''Elachista griseella'' (Duponchel, 1843) * ''Elachista griseola'' Diakonoff, 1955 * ''Elachista gruenewaldi'' Parenti, 2002 * ''Elachista helonoma'' Meyrick, 1889 * ''Elachista huron'' Kaila, 1996 * ''Elachista ibericella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1995 * ''Elachista igaloensis'' (Amsel, 1951) * ''Elachista inaudita'' Braun, 1927 * ''Elachista irenae'' Buszko, 1989 * ''Elachista irrorata'' Braun, 1920 * ''Elachista japonica'' (Parenti, 1983) * ''Elachista kaszabi'' Parenti, 1991 * ''Elachista kebneella'' (Traugott-Olsen, 1977) * ''Elachista kopetdagica'' (Sruoga, 1990) * ''Elachista kosteri'' Traugott-Olsen, 1995 * ''Elachista lambeseella'' Nielsen & Traugott-Olsen, 1987 * ''Elachista latebrella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista lenape'' Kaila, 1996 * ''Elachista leucofrons'' Braun, 1920 * ''Elachista maculosella'' Chrétien, 1896 * ''Elachista maritimella'' McDunnough, 1942 * ''Elachista megagnathos'' Sruoga, 1990 * ''Elachista metallica'' Parenti, 1981 * ''Elachista minuta'' (Parenti, 2003) * ''Elachista mongolica'' Parenti, 1991 * ''Elachista morandinii'' Huemer & Kaila, 2003 * ''Elachista multidentella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista napaea'' Philpot, 1930 * ''Elachista nearcha'' Meyrick, 1910 * ''Elachista nigrothoracella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista nitidiuscula'' Braun, 1948 * ''Elachista olgae'' (Sinev, 1992) * ''Elachista ombrodoca'' Meyrick, 1889 * ''Elachista opacella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista optatella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista orientella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista parasella'' Traugott-Olsen, 1974 * ''Elachista pelaena'' Kaila, 1996 * ''Elachista plagiaula'' (Meyrick, 1938) * ''Elachista pravella'' (Sinev & Sruoga, 1995) * ''Elachista pusillella'' (Sinev & Sruoga, 1995) * ''Elachista putris'' Meyrick, 1923 * ''Elachista pyrrha'' Kaila, 1996 * ''Elachista radiantella'' Braun, 1922 * ''Elachista rufella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista sagittifera'' Philpott, 1927 * ''Elachista sagittiferella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista sasae'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista serra'' Kaila, 1996 * ''Elachista sicula'' Parenti, 1978 * ''Elachista simplimorphella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista solitaria'' Braun, 1922 * ''Elachista staintonella'' Chamber, 1878 * ''Elachista stenopterella'' Rebel, 1932 * ''Elachista stramineola'' Braun, 1921 * ''Elachista strepens'' Meyrick, 1922 * ''Elachista sylvestris'' Braun, 1920 * ''Elachista tabghaella'' Amsel, 1935 * ''Elachista talgarella'' Kaila, 1992 * ''Elachista tersella'' (Sinev & Sruoga, 1995) * ''Elachista thallophora'' Meyrick, 1889 * ''Elachista vakshi'' (Sruoga, 1992) * ''Elachista vinlandica'' Kaila, 1996 * ''Elachista watti'' 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'' Kaila, 2005 * ''Elachista anatoliensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990 * ''Elachista elksourensis'' Kaila, 2005 * ''Elachista kalki'' Parenti, 1978 (type of ''Dibrachia'') * ''Elachista totalbella'' Chrétien, 1908 "''Irenicodes''" group * ''Elachista eurychora'' (Meyrick, 1919) (type of ''Irenicodes'') * ''Elachista galatheae'' (Viette, 1954) (type of ''Euproteodes'') * ''Elachista holdgatei'' (Bradley, 1965) * ''Elachista hookeri'' (Dugdale, 1971) * ''Elachista pumila'' (Dugdale, 1971)


''Incertae sedis''

Additional ''Elachista'' species are of even more uncertain relationships than usual for this genus:
* '' Elachista baikalica'' Kaila, 1992 * ''Elachista bassii'' Parenti, 2006 * ''Elachista beltira'' Kaila, 2000 * ''Elachista beriga'' Kaila, 2000 * ''Elachista bimaculata'' Parenti, 1981 * ''Elachista brevis'' Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2009 * ''Elachista chelonitis'' Meyrick, 1909 (type of ''Cleroptila'') * ''Elachista cordata'' Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2011 * ''Elachista delocharis'' Meyrick, 1932 * ''Elachista densa'' Parenti, 1981 * ''Elachista deresyensis'' Traugott-Olsen, 1988 * ''Elachista donia'' Kaila, 2000 * '' Elachista gibbera'' Kaila, 2003 * ''Elachista gypsophila'' Meyrick, 1911 * ''Elachista iriphaea'' (Meyrick, 1932) * ''Elachista justificata'' Meyrick, 1926 * ''Elachista kakamegensis'' Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2009 * ''Elachista kherana'' Kaila, 2000 * ''Elachista longispina'' Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2009 * ''Elachista maculosa'' Parenti, 1981 * ''Elachista merimnaea'' Meyrick, 1920 * ''Elachista mus'' Parenti, 1981 * ''Elachista oritropha'' Bradley, 1965 * ''Elachista planca'' Sruoga & J. de Prins, 2009 * ''Elachista pusilla'' Frey & Boll, 1876 * ''Elachista semnani'' Parenti, 1981 * ''Elachista semophanta'' Meyrick, 1914 * ''Elachista sparsula'' Meyrick, 1921 * ''Elachista stelviella'' Amsel, 1932 * ''Elachista trifasciata'' (E. Wollaston, 1879) * ''Elachista vasrana'' Kaila, 2000 * ''Elachista veruta'' Kaila, 2008


Placement within ''Elachista'' uncertain

* ''Elachista angularis'' (Braun, 1918) * ''Elachista cupreella'' Blanchard, 1852 * ''Elachista endobela'' Meyrick, 1926 * ''Elachista hilda'' (Meyrick, 1932) * ''Elachista infamiliaris'' Gozmany, 1957 * ''Elachista ladiniella'' Hartig, 1938 * ''Elachista leucosoma'' Meyrick, 1922 * ''Elachista maculoscella'' Clemens, 1860 * ''Elachista melanura'' Meyrick, 1889 * ''Elachista metallifera'' Lower, 1908 * ''Elachista oxycrates'' Meyrick, 1932 * ''Elachista petalistis'' Meyrick, 1932 * ''Elachista picroleuca'' (Meyrick, 1921) * ''Elachista rubella'' Blanchard, 1852 * ''Elachista texanica'' Frey & Boll, 1876 * ''Elachista vastata'' Meyrick, 1932


Excluded species

The following species are excluded from the genus ''Elachista'', but have not yet been placed in another genus: * ''Elachista arctodyta'' Meyrick, 1897 * ''Elachista argopis'' Meyrick, 1897 * ''Elachista cataptila'' Meyrick, 1897 * ''Elachista demogenes'' Meyrick, 1897 * ''Elachista parvipulvella'' Chambers 1875


Former species

* ''Elachista antipodensis'' (Dugdale, 1971) * ''Elachista arundinella'' (Duponchel, 1843) * ''Elachista megerlella'' (Hubner, 1810) * ''Elachista notosema'' (Meyrick, 1922) * ''Elachista scythrodes'' (Turner, 1947) * ''Elachista tersectella'' Zeller, 1875 * ''Elachista toropis'' Meyrick, 1897


Synonyms

Invalid scientific names (
junior 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 and others) of ''Elachista'' in the circumscription as presented here are:AEBR (2008), FE (2009), Wikispecies (2009-SEP-27), and see references in Savela (2008)
* ''Aphelosetia'' Stephens, 1834 * ''Aphigalia'' Dyar, [1903] * ''Atachia'' Wocke in Heinemann, [1876] * ''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 (fly), Neaera'' Chambers, 1880 (''non'' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830: junior homonym, preoccupied) * ''Paraperittia'' Rebel, 1916 * ''Apocheima, 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) [in German]. Landwirtschaftskammer für Oberösterreich. * (2004)
Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species
&ndash
''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 Elachista, Elachistidae Moth genera Taxa named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer Taxa named by Georg Friedrich Treitschke