Elachistidae Family
The Butterfly (Elachista coalita Kaila, 2011) is one of the most fascinating insect species found across the globe. This comprehensive guide explores...
2,183 species in this family.1316 species in this category
Butterfly (Blastodacna pyrigalla) - Facts & Information
Blastodacna pyrigalla (Yang, 1977)
Butterfly (Elachista encumeadae) - Facts & Information
Elachista encumeadae Kaila & Karsholt, 2002
Butterfly (Pammeces phlogophora) - Facts & Information
Pammeces phlogophora Walsingham, 1909
Butterfly (Licmocera Walsingham) - Facts & Information
Licmocera Walsingham, 1891
Butterfly (Elachista essymena) - Facts & Information
Elachista essymena Kaila, 2011
Butterfly (BOLDAAM) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (Elachista dalmatiensis) - Facts & Information
Elachista dalmatiensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Butterfly (Elachista acutella) - Facts & Information
Elachista acutella Kaila, 2003
Butterfly (Elachista serindella) - Facts & Information
Elachista serindella Kaila, 1999
Butterfly (Leptozestis strophicodes) - Facts & Information
Leptozestis strophicodes (Meyrick, 1917)
Butterfly (Dystebenna Spuler) - Facts & Information
Dystebenna Spuler, 1910
Butterfly (Leptozestis eximia) - Facts & Information
Leptozestis eximia (Meyrick, 1897)
Butterfly (Elachista nipponicella) - Facts & Information
Elachista nipponicella Sugisima, 2006
Butterfly (Elachista caelebs) - Facts & Information
Elachista caelebs Meyrick, 1933
Butterfly (Elachista aepsera) - Facts & Information
Elachista aepsera Kaila, 2011
Duin-Zeggemineermot; Duinzeggemineermot; Two-Dotted Dwarf; Dubbelpunkterad Slankstarrminerarmal; Slankstarrsgräsmal; Tvåpunktsgräsmal (Elachista biatomella) - Facts & Information
Elachista biatomella (Stainton, 1848)
Butterfly (Elachista scolopsa) - Facts & Information
Elachista scolopsa Kaila & Sruoga, 2025
Butterfly (Elachista altaica) - Facts & Information
Elachista altaica (Sinev, 1998)
Butterfly (Elachista lata) - Facts & Information
Elachista lata Sruoga, 2010
Butterfly (Elachista sylvestris) - Facts & Information
Elachista sylvestris Braun, 1920
Butterfly (Elachista helonoma) - Facts & Information
Elachista helonoma Meyrick, 1888
Butterfly (Perittia cupreella) - Facts & Information
Perittia cupreella (Blanchard, 1852)
Dusky Dwarf; Gezaagde Zeggemineermot; Hammashitukoi; Laggräsminerarmal; Mindre Kärrgräsmal (Elachista serricornis) - Facts & Information
Elachista serricornis Stainton, 1854
Butterfly (Perittia infumata) - Facts & Information
Perittia infumata (Meyrick, 1914)
Butterfly (Elachista repanda) - Facts & Information
Elachista repanda Kaila, 2011
Butterfly (BOLDAAB) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (Perittia passula) - Facts & Information
Perittia passula Kaila, 1995
Prachtgrasmineermot; Mindre Silverpunktsgräsmal; Nobel Kruståtelminerarmal; Tuikehitukoi (Elachista nobilella) - Facts & Information
Elachista nobilella Zeller, 1839
Butterfly (Elachista oppositella) - Facts & Information
Elachista oppositella Wocke, 1876
Butterfly (Elachista marachella) - Facts & Information
Elachista marachella Kaila, 1999
Butterfly (Elachista caliginosa) - Facts & Information
Elachista caliginosa Parenti, 1983
Butterfly (Elachista miriella) - Facts & Information
Elachista miriella Kaila, 1999
St Helenian Three-Banded Grass-Miner (Elachista trifasciata) - Facts & Information
Elachista trifasciata (Wollaston, 1879)
Butterfly (Mendesia farinella) - Facts & Information
Mendesia farinella
White-Headed Dwarf; Witkopgrasmineermot; Valkopäähitukoi; Vithövdad Gräsmal; Vithövdad Gräsminerarmal (Elachista albifrontella) - Facts & Information
Elachista albifrontella (Hübner, 1817)
Butterfly (BOLDAFM) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (Elachista chelonitis) - Facts & Information
Elachista chelonitis Meyrick, 1914
Hämeenhitukoi; Öselgräsmal (Elachista saarelai) - Facts & Information
Elachista saarelai Kaila & Sippola, 2010
Butterfly (BOLDAFA) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (Helcanthica spermotoca) - Facts & Information
Helcanthica spermotoca Meyrick, 1932
Butterfly (BOLDAAS) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (Stephensia cedronellae) - Facts & Information
Stephensia cedronellae (Walsingham, 1908)
Butterfly (Porotica Meyrick) - Facts & Information
Porotica Meyrick, 1913
Butterfly (Biselachista cucullata) - Facts & Information
Biselachista cucullata
Butterfly (Elachista cyanea) - Facts & Information
Elachista cyanea Kaila, 2011
Butterfly (Trachydora stephanopa) - Facts & Information
Trachydora stephanopa Meyrick, 1897
Butterfly (Elachista christenseni) - Facts & Information
Elachista christenseni Traugott-Olsen, 2000
Butterfly (Haplochrois albanica) - Facts & Information
Haplochrois albanica
Butterfly (Gnamptonoma Meyrick) - Facts & Information
Gnamptonoma Meyrick, 1917
Butterfly (Elachista microdigitata) - Facts & Information
Elachista microdigitata Parenti, 1983
Butterfly (BOLDAEV) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (Microcolona limodes) - Facts & Information
Microcolona limodes Meyrick, 1897
Butterfly (Elachista filicornella) - Facts & Information
Elachista filicornella Kaila, 1992
Butterfly (Trachydora tephronota) - Facts & Information
Trachydora tephronota (Turner, 1923)
Butterfly (BOLDAAW) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (Elachista nigriciliae) - Facts & Information
Elachista nigriciliae Sugisima, 2005
Butterfly (Perittia granadensis) - Facts & Information
Perittia granadensis (Traugott-Olsen, 1995)
Butterfly (Elachista orientella) - Facts & Information
Elachista orientella Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
Butterfly (Nanodacna vinacea) - Facts & Information
Nanodacna vinacea (Meyrick, 1922)
Butterfly (Perittia patagonica) - Facts & Information
Perittia patagonica Kaila, 2000
Butterfly (Elachista multipunctata) - Facts & Information
Elachista multipunctata Sruoga, 1990
Butterfly (Elachista eilinella) - Facts & Information
Elachista eilinella Kaila, 1999
Butterfly (Trachydora thyrsophora) - Facts & Information
Trachydora thyrsophora Meyrick, 1897
Butterfly (BOLDAEG) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (Tocasta lunatica) - Facts & Information
Tocasta lunatica (Meyrick, 1930)
Butterfly (Elachista passerini) - Facts & Information
Elachista passerini decorella Nel, Labonne & Varenne, 2019
Butterfly (BOLDAFW) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (BOLDADB) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (Elachista rufella) - Facts & Information
Elachista rufella Sinev & Sruoga, 1995
Butterfly (Stephensia jalmarella) - Facts & Information
Stephensia jalmarella Kaila, 1992
Butterfly (Leptozestis gnophodes) - Facts & Information
Leptozestis gnophodes (Lower, 1904)
Butterfly (Trachydora heliodora) - Facts & Information
Trachydora heliodora (Lower, 1894)
Butterfly (Pammeces pallida) - Facts & Information
Pammeces pallida Walsingham, 1897
Butterfly (Elachista arcuata) - Facts & Information
Elachista arcuata Sruoga & Rocienè, 2018
Butterfly (BOLDACJ) - Facts & Information
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Corwyfyn Gwyn; Corwyfynod Gwyn; White Dwarf (Elachista dispunctella) - Facts & Information
Elachista dispunctella (Duponchel, 1843)
Butterfly (Elachista andorraensis) - Facts & Information
Elachista andorraensis Traugott-Olsen, 1988
Butterfly (Mylocrita acratopis) - Facts & Information
Mylocrita acratopis Meyrick, 1922
Butterfly (Elachista melancholica) - Facts & Information
Elachista melancholica Frey
Butterfly (Elachista anagna) - Facts & Information
Elachista anagna Kaila, 1997
Butterfly (BOLDAAX) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (BOLDABA) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (Urodeta bisigna) - Facts & Information
Urodeta bisigna Sruoga & De Prins, 2022
Butterfly (BOLDAEW) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (Stephensia cunilae) - Facts & Information
Stephensia cunilae Braun, 1930
Butterfly (Elachista vegliae) - Facts & Information
Elachista vegliae Parenti, 1978
Fen Dwarf; Haakbandgrasmineermot; Korpihitukoi; Kärrgräsminerarmal; Sumpgräsmal (Elachista pomerana) - Facts & Information
Elachista pomerana Frey, 1870
Butterfly (BOLDADI) - Facts & Information
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Butterfly (Tocasta Busck) - Facts & Information
Tocasta Busck, 1912
Butterfly (Thectophila Meyrick) - Facts & Information
Thectophila Meyrick, 1927
Butterfly (Elachista vasrana) - Facts & Information
Elachista vasrana Kaila, 2000
Butterfly (Leptozestis toreutica) - Facts & Information
Leptozestis toreutica (Meyrick, 1897)
Butterfly (Elachista nymphaea) - Facts & Information
Elachista nymphaea Meyrick, 1911
Butterfly (Elachista gemadella) - Facts & Information
Elachista gemadella Kaila, 2011
Butterfly (Nanodacna indiscriminata) - Facts & Information
Nanodacna indiscriminata Clarke, 1965
Butterfly (Mylocrita Meyrick) - Facts & Information
Mylocrita Meyrick, 1922
Butterfly (Atmozostis Meyrick) - Facts & Information
Atmozostis Meyrick, 1932
Butterfly (Microcolona transennata) - Facts & Information
Microcolona transennata Meyrick, 1922
Butterfly (Elachista nienorella) - Facts & Information
Elachista nienorella Kaila, 1999
Butterfly (Perittia prolixa) - Facts & Information
Perittia prolixa Sruoga & Sinev, 2017