Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Gelechioidea Elachistidae Elachistinae

• Perittia aganopa (Meyrick, 1911) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Mendesia aganopa Meyrick, 1911; Ann. Transv. Mus. 2 (4): 234; TL: Rietfontein

  • Mendesia aganopa; Parenti, 1988, Stapfia 16: 192; [NHM card]
  • Perittia aganopa; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [AfroMoths]
• Perittia andoi Kuroko, 1982 Japan, Far East. See [maps]

  • Perittia andoi Kuroko, 1982; Moths of Japan, 1: 260
  • sineverella (Traugott-Olsen, 1995)
    • = ; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)

  • Perittia andoi; [NHM card]; Sinev, 1992, Vestn. Zool. 1 (1992): 5; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); Kaila, 1995, J. Lep. Soc. 49 (3): 217 (note), f. 15, 21; [RFEL]
• Perittia biloba Sruoga, 1990 Uzbekistan, .... See [maps]

  • Perittia biloba Sruoga, 1990; Tijdschr. Entomol. 133: 76; TL: Tadzhikistan, 30km N Dushanbe

  • Perittia biloba; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)
• Perittia carlinella (Walsingham, [1908]) Canary Is., Madeira

  • Polymetis carlinella Walsingham, [1908]; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1907: 969, pl. 52, f. 13

  • Perittia carlinella, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Polymetis carlinella; [NHM card]
  • Perittia carlinella; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); Kaila & Karsholt, 2002, Beitr. Ent. 52 (1): 229; [FE]

  Larva on Carlina salicifolia Kaila & Karsholt, 2002, Beitr. Ent. 52 (1): 231

• Perittia cinereipunctella Turati, 1930 Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • cinereipunctella Turati, 1930; Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 9: 213

  • Perittia cinereipunctella; [NHM card]
• Perittia clarkei Kaila, 1995 Washington. See [maps]

  • Perittia clarkei Kaila, 1995; SHILAP Revta Lepid. 23: 266; TL: Washington, Wawawai

  • Perittia clarkei, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Perittia clarkei; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 35; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]
• Perittia constantinella (Rebel, 1901) Algeria. See [maps]

  • Elachista constantinella Rebel, 1901; Cat. Lep. palaearct. Faunengeb. 2: 205

  • Mendesia constantinella; [NHM card]
  • Perittia constantinella; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: (list)
• Perittia crococrossa (Meyrick, 1934) India. See [maps]

  • crococrossa (Meyrick, 1934) (Phthinostoma); Exotic Microlep. 4 (16-17): 528

  • Phthinostoma crococrossa; [NHM card]
• Perittia cygnodiella (Busck, 1921) British Columbia, Washington, California. See [maps]

  • Aphelosetia cygnodiella Busck, 1921; Can. Ent. 53 (12): 280; TL: Victoria B.C. [British Columbia]
  • clarkei Traugott-Olsen, 1995
    • = ; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)

  • Perittia cygnodiella, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Onceroptila cygnodiella; Braun, 1948, Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 13: 11; [NACL], #1077; [NHM card]
  • Perittia cygnodiella; Kaila, 1995, J. Lep. Soc. 49 (3): 210, f. 1-3, 10, 16, 22-23, 32; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]
• Perittia echiella (Joannis, 1902) Canary Is., SEU, Turkey, Palestine. See [maps]

  • Mendesia echiella Joannis, 1902; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1902: 231
  • Mendesia symphytella Walsingham, [1908]; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1907: 970, pl. 52, f. 14; TL: Tenerife, Santa Cruz
    • = ; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)
  • eremella (Amsel, 1935) (Elachista); Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 20 (2): 310, pl. 13, f. 135
    • = ; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)

  • Perittia echiella, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Elachista eremella; [NHM card]
  • Mendesia symphytella; [NHM card]
  • Mendesia echiella; [NHM card]
  • Perittia echiella; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [FE]
• Perittia eremonoma (Braun, 1948) Oregon, Utah, Nebraska, Colorado, California. See [maps]

  • Onceroptila eremonoma Braun, 1948; Mem. Amer. Ent. Soc. 13: 12; TL: Eureka, Utah

  • Perittia eremonoma, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Onceroptila eremonoma; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 52; [NACL], #1078; [NHM card]
  • Perittia eremonoma; Kaila, 1995, J. Lep. Soc. 49 (3): 210, f. 4, 11, 19, 24-25, 33; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)
  • Annettenia eremonoma; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]
• Perittia ernsti Kaila, 2000

  • Perittia ernsti Kaila, 2000; Steenstrupia 25 (2): (159-193)
• Perittia eselkopensis Mey, 2011 S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Perittia eselkopensis Mey, 2011; Esperiana Mem. 6: 188

  • Perittia eselkopensis; [AfroMoths]
• Perittia farinella (Thunberg, 1794) NEU, WEU, NW.Russia, N.Africa. See [maps]

  • Tinea farinella Thunberg, 1794; Diss. ent. sistens. Ins. suecica (7): 77; TL: Sweden
  • cygnella (Treitschke, 1833) (Adela); in Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 9 (2): 117
    • = Mendesia subargentella ; [NHM card]
  • Mendesia subargentella Dattin, 1932; Amat. Pap. 6: 161
    • = ; [NHM card]; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)

  • Perittia farinella, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Mendesia farinella, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Mendesia farinella; [NHM card]
  • Perittia farinella; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [FE]; Bidzilya, Budashkin & Zhakov, 2016, SHILAP Revta Lepid. 44 (173): 19

  Larva on Boraginaceae sp.? [FES6]

• Perittia fraudatrix Kaila, 2000

  • Perittia fraudatrix Kaila, 2000; Steenstrupia 25 (2): (159-193)
• Perittia granadensis (Traugott-Olsen, 1995)

  • Whitebreadia granadensis Traugott-Olsen, 1995

  • Whitebreadia granadensis; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)
  • Perittia granadensis; [FE]
• Perittia herrichiella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) NEU, S.Urals. See [maps]

  • Tinagma herrichiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 5 (66): 260

  • Perittia herrichiella, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Perittia herrichiella, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Perittia herrichiella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Perittia herrichiella; Kaila, 1995, J. Lep. Soc. 49 (3): 215, f. 5-6, 12-13, 17-18, 26-27, 34; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); Kaila, Nupponen, Junnilainen, Nupponen, Kaitila & Olschwang, 2003, Ent. Fennica 14 (2): 69; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]; [FE]; Bidzilya, Budashkin & Zhakov, 2016, SHILAP Revta Lepid. 44 (173): 19

  Larva on Lonicera , L. periclymenum, L. xylosteum, Symphoricarpos rivularis [FES6]

• Perittia huemeri (Traugott-Olsen, 1990) SEEU, Turkey. See [maps]

  • Mendesia huemeri Traugott-Olsen, 1990

  • Perittia huemeri; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [FE]
• Perittia inamoena (Meyrick, 1922) S.India. See [maps]

  • inamoena (Meyrick, 1922) (Phthinostoma); Exotic Microlep. 2 (16): 507

  • Phthinostoma inamoena; [NHM card]
• Perittia infumata (Meyrick, 1914) S.Afrina

  • Phthinostoma infumata Meyrick, 1914; Ann. Transv. Mus. 4 (4): 196; TL: Pretoria

  • Phthinostoma infumata; Parenti, 1988, Stapfia 16: 187; [NHM card]
  • Perittia infumata; [AfroMoths]
• Perittia junnilaisella Kaila, 2009 Turkey. See [maps]

  • Perittia junnilaisella Kaila, 2009; Zootaxa 2230: (16-28)
• Perittia karadaghella Sinev & Budashkin, 1991 EEU, Turkey. See [maps]

  • Perittia karadaghella; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [FE]; Bidzilya, Budashkin & Zhakov, 2016, SHILAP Revta Lepid. 44 (173): 19
• Perittia lonicerae (Zimmerman & Bradley, 1950) Hawaii. See [maps] Honeysuckle leaf miner

  • Swezeyula lonicerae Zimmerman & Bradley, 1950; Proc. Hawaii. ent. Soc. 14: 191; TL: Hawaii, Makiki Valley
  • kurokoi (Traugott-Olsen, 1995)
    • = ; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)

  • Swezeyula lonicerae; Zimmerman, 1978, Ins. Hawaii 9 (2): 911; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 84; [NHM card]
  • Perittia lonicerae; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]

  Larva on Lonicera japonica Zimmerman, 1978, Ins. Hawaii 9 (2): 911

  Parasites Pnigalio externa, Sympiesis vagans, Zagrammosoma flavolineatum Zimmerman, 1978, Ins. Hawaii 9 (2): 911

• Perittia mastodon Kaila, 2000

  • Perittia mastodon Kaila, 2000; Steenstrupia 25 (2): (159-193)
• Perittia metaxea (Kaila, 1995) Texas. See [maps]

  • Mendesia metaxea Kaila, 1995; J. Lep. Soc. 49 (3): 221, f. 38, 41, 43; TL: Texas, Brewster Co., Chisos Mts, K-Bar Ranch, 3400ft

  • Perittia metaxea, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Perittia metaxea; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)
  • Mendesia metaxea; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 91; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]
• Perittia minitaurella Kaila, 2009 Crete

  • Perittia minitaurella Kaila, 2009; Zootaxa 2230: (16-28)
• Perittia morgana Kaila, 2000

  • Perittia morgana Kaila, 2000; Steenstrupia 25 (2): (159-193)
• Perittia mucronata (Parenti, 2001)

  • Mendesia mucronata Parenti, 2001

  • Perittia mucronata; [FE]
• Perittia nephele Kaila, 2000

  • Perittia nephele Kaila, 2000; Steenstrupia 25 (2): (159-193)
• Perittia nimbifera (Meyrick, 1913) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Elachista nimbifera Meyrick, 1913; Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4): 322; TL: Barberton, Waterval Onder
  • Symphoristis ptychospila Meyrick, 1918; Ann. Transv. Mus. 6 (2): 56; TL: Transvaal, Pretoria
    • = ; Parenti, 1988, Stapfia 16: 192; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [AfroMoths]

  • Symphoristis ptychospila; [NHM card]
  • Symphoristis nimbifera; Parenti, 1988, Stapfia 16: 192; [NHM card]
  • Perittia nimbifera; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [AfroMoths]
• Perittia obscurepunctella (Stainton, 1848) S.Finland, Denmark, S.Sweden, W.Russia, Britain, C.Europe, Quebec. See [maps]

  • Aphelosetia obscurepunctella Stainton, 1848; Zoologist 6: 2164
  • ?olelella (Wood, 1839) (Aphelosetia); Index ent.: n. 1422
    • = ; [NHM card]

  • Perittia obscurepunctella, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Perittia obscurepunctella; [NHM card]; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [FE]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Aphelosetia oleella; Stephens, 1834, Ill. Br. Ent. (Haustellata) 4 (2): 289

  Larva on (leaf miner) Lonicera periclymenum, L. xylosteum [FES6]

• Perittia ochrella (Sinev, 1992)

  • Perittoides ochrella Sinev, 1992; Zool. Zh. 71 (1): 155

  • Perittoides ochrella; [NHM card]; [RFEL]
  • Perittia ochrella; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)
• Perittia pachyzona (Meyrick, 1921) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Phthinostoma pachyzona Meyrick, 1921; Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2): 114; TL: Transvaal, Pretoria

  • Phthinostoma pachyzona; Parenti, 1988, Stapfia 16: 187; [NHM card]
  • Perittia pachyzona; [AfroMoths]
• Perittia passula Kaila, 1995 California. See [maps]

  • Perittia passula Kaila, 1995; J. Lep. Soc. 49 (3): 216, f. 7-8, 14, 20, 28-29, 35-36; TL: California, Monterey Co., 17.5 mi W of Solon

  • Perittia passula, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Perittia passula, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Perittia passula; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]

  Larva on Lonicera hispidula Kaila, 1995, J. Lep. Soc. 49 (3): 217

• Perittia patagonica Kaila, 2000

  • Perittia patagonica Kaila, 2000; Steenstrupia 25 (2): (159-193)
• Perittia petrosa Sruoga, 1992

  • Perittia petrosa; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)
• Perittia piperatella (Staudinger, 1859) Spain, Portugal. See [maps]

  • Elachista piperatella Staudinger, 1859; Stettin ent. Ztg 20 (7-9): 256
  • joannisiella (Mendes, 1909) (Mendesia); Broteria Ser. Zool. 8 (2): 65, pl. 10, f. 4
    • = ; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)

  • Perittia piperatella, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Mendesia joannisiella; [NHM card]
  • Elachista piperatella; [NHM card]
  • Perittia piperatella; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [FE]
• Perittia podonosmella (Amsel, 1931) Portugal. See [maps]

  • podonosmella (Amsel, 1931) (Mendesina); Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berl. 20: 310, pl. 12, f. 140, 142, pl. 17, f. 53

  • Mendesina podonosmella; [NHM card]
  • Perittia podonosmella; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)
• Perittia prolixa Sruoga, Sinev & Rociené, 2017 Caucasus. See [maps]

  • Perittia prolixa Sruoga, Sinev & Rociené, 2017; Zootaxa 4338 (2): (241-262)
• Perittia punatensis Kaila, 2000

  • Perittia punatensis Kaila, 2000; Steenstrupia 25 (2): (159-193)
• Perittia ramona Kaila, 2000

  • Perittia ramona Kaila, 2000; Steenstrupia 25 (2): (159-193)
• Perittia ravida Kaila, 2009 Turkey, Greece. See [maps]

  • Perittia ravida Kaila, 2009; Zootaxa 2230: (16-28)
• Perittia regina Kaila, 2000

  • Perittia regina Kaila, 2000; Steenstrupia 25 (2): (159-193)
• Perittia secutrix (Meyrick, 1914) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Mendesia secutrix Meyrick, 1914; Ann. Transv. Mus. 4 (4): 196; TL: Pretoria

  • Mendesia secutrix; Parenti, 1988, Stapfia 16: 188; [NHM card]
  • Perittia secutrix; [AfroMoths]
• Perittia sepulchrella (Stainton, 1872) Morocco. See [maps]

  • Elachista sepulchrella Stainton, 1872; Ent. mon. Mag. 8: 235

  • Mendesia sepulchrella; [NHM card]
  • Perittia sepulchrella; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)
• Perittia serica (Kaila, 1995) Colorado. See [maps]

  • Mendesia serica Kaila, 1995; J. Lep. Soc. 49 (3): 219, f. 37, 39-40, 42; TL: Colorado, Chaffee Co., 1 mi S Poncha Springs

  • Perittia serica, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Mendesia serica; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 127; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]
  • Perittia serica; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)
• Perittia sibirica Sinev, 1992 Irkutsk, S.Urals. See [maps]

  • Perittia sibirica Sinev, 1992; Vestn. Zool. 1 (1992): 6; TL: S.Siberia, Irkutsk

  • Perittia sibirica, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Perittia sibirica; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); Kaila, Nupponen, Junnilainen, Nupponen, Kaitila & Olschwang, 2003, Ent. Fennica 14 (2): 69, f. 2-4; [FE]

  Larva on Lonicera tatarica Sinev, 1992, :

• Perittia smaragdophanes (Meyrick, 1932) Ecuador. See [maps]

  • Aristoptila smaragdophanes Meyrick, 1932; Exotic Microlep. 4 (7): 219

  • Aristoptila smaragdophanes; [NHM card]
  • Perittia smaragdophanes; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); Kaila, 2000, Steenstrupia 25 (2): (159-193)
• Perittia spermatopis (Meyrick, 1933) Argentina. See [maps]

  • Zemiocrita spermatopis Meyrick, 1933; Exotic Microlep. 4 (12): 366

  • Zemiocrita spermatopis; [NHM card]; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]
  • Perittia spermatopis; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); Kaila, 2000, Steenstrupia 25 (2): (159-193)
• Perittia tectusella Sruoga, 1997 Tadzhikistan. See [maps]

  • Perittia tectusella Sruoga, 1997; Phegea 25 (3): 129; TL: Tajikistan, 150km NE Dushanbe, Dashti Gurk

  • Perittia tectusella; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list)

  Larva on Lonicera korolkowii Sruoga, 1997, Phegea 25 (3): 132

• Perittia tucumana Kaila, 2000

  • Perittia tucumana Kaila, 2000; Steenstrupia 25 (2): (159-193)
• Perittia unicolorella Sinev, 1992 Primorye. See [maps]

  • Perittia unicolorella Sinev, 1992; Vestn. Zool. 1 (1992): 3; TL: Primorye, Kedrovaya Pad' Nat. Res

  • Perittia unicolorella; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [RFEL]
• Perittia unifasciella Sinev, 1992 SE.Siberia, Japan. See [maps]

  • Perittia unifasciella Sinev, 1992; Vestn. Zool. 1 (1992): 5; TL: Primorye, Ugolanaya, peschanka riv val.

  • Perittia unifasciella; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); Sugisima, 2005, Bull. Natn. Sci. Mus. (A) 31 (4): 170; [RFEL]
• Perittia weberella Whitebread, 1984 Switzerland. See [maps]

  • Perittia weberella, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Perittia weberella; [NHM card]; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 163 (list); [FE]; Bidzilya, Budashkin & Zhakov, 2016, SHILAP Revta Lepid. 44 (173): 19

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