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Subfamily Elachistinae

1081 - Elachista epimicta A Grass Miner Moth - Elachista acenteta moth - Elachista Elachista Elachista epimicta - Elachista Horseshoe Farm leaf miner Elachista on Poaceae Chasmanthium maybe D2829 2021 5.1 - Elachista Elachista cucullata ? - Elachista Elachista? - Elachista
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Elachistidae (Grass Miner Moths)
Subfamily Elachistinae
Explanation of Names
Elachistinae from type genus Elachista (Treitschke), Greek meaning "very small." (1)
Identification
"The Elachistinae are characterized by hindwing veins Rs and M1 being long-stalked and by absence of maxillary palpi in the pupa" (2).
Works Cited
1.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.
2.Morphology reinforces proposed molecular phylogenetic affinities: a revised classification for Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera)
Heikkilä, M., Mutanen, M., Kekkonen, M. and Kaila, L. 2014. Cladistics 30: 563–589.