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''Elachista'' is a genus of
gelechioid moth __NOTOC__ 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. ...
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 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'' 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
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
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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 ...
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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 ...
'' * '' Elachista adempta'' * '' Elachista adianta'' * ''
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 ...
'' * '' 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

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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 ...
'' * '' 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 ...
'' * '' 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 ...
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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 * * 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 * * 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 ...
'' * '' 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 * * 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 ...
'' * '' 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'' 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 { ...
'' 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'' Parenti, 1981 * '' Elachista agelensis'' 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'' 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'' 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'' 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 ''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'' 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'' Traugott-Olsen, 1990 * '' Elachista gerdmaritella'' 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'' 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'' 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'' 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'' 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'' Traugott-Olsen, 1992 * '' Elachista maboulella'' 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'' 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 ''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'' 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'' 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 ''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'' 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'' Parenti, 1991 * '' Elachista svenssoni'' Traugott-Olsen, 1988 * '' Elachista szocsi'' 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'' 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'' 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'' 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'' 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


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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 ...
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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' ...
'' * '' 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 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 ...
'' * '' Elachista lopadina'' * '' Elachista patania'' * ''
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 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

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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 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 ...
'' * '' 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 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 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), ...
'' * '' 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 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 ...
'' * '' 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 ...
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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 ...
'' * '' Elachista mundula'' * ''
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 ...
'' * '' Elachista chloropepla'' ''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 ...
'' * ''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 ...
'' * '' Elachista peridiola'' * '' 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), ...
'' * '' Elachista paryphoea'' * '' Elachista spathacea'' * '' 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), ...
'' * '' 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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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 ...
'' * '' Elachista flammula'' * ''
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 ...
'' * '' 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'' 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'' 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 ...
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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 ...
'' * '' 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'')

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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 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'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista arthadella'' 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'' 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 ''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'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista daeronella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista dagnirella'' Kaila, 1999 * '' Elachista deriventa'' 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 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 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'' 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'' 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 ...
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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 ''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'' Parenti, 1983 * ''Elachista platina'' * ''Elachista poae'' Stainton, 1855 * ''Elachista ragnorella'' Kaila, 1999 * ''Elachista scitula'' * ''Elachista sulcsiella'' 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 rufocinerea'' * ''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'' (Clemens, 1860) * ''Elachista nitensella'' Sinev & Sruoga, 1995 * ''Elachista regificella'' Sircom, 1849 * ''Elachista similis'' Sugisima, 2005 * ''Elachista tengstromi'' (tentatively placed here) ''orba'' group * ''Elachista commoncommelinae'' * ''Elachista cyanea'' * ''Elachista polliae'' * ''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 ''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'' 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 ''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'' 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