Elachista argentella Clerck, 1759
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Elachista argentella Clerck, 1759
- Name authority
- Clerck, 1759
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Elachistidae
- Genus
- Elachista
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyGelechioidea Stainton, 1854
- familyElachistidae Bruand, 1850
- subfamilyElachistinae Bruand, 1850
- genusElachista Treitschke, 1833
- speciesElachista argentella Clerck, 1759
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Elachista. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Elachista albidella Tengström, 1847 | ElachistidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachista albiflavidella (Bruand, 1849) | ElachistidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachista amideta Braun, 1948 | ElachistidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachista andorraensis Traugott-Olsen, 1988 | ElachistidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachista antipetra Meyrick, 1922 | ElachistidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachista aurocristata Braun, 1921 | ElachistidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachista baltica Hering, 1891 | ElachistidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachista biatomella (Stainton, 1848) | ElachistidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachista brachyplectra Meyrick, 1921 | ElachistidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachista cana Braun, 1920 | ElachistidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachista catalana Parenti, 1978 | ElachistidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elachista chionella Mann, 1861 | ElachistidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Phalaena albella Gmelin, 1790 Gmelin, 1790 | synonym |
| Aphelosetia semialbella Stephens, 1834 Stephens, 1834 | synonym |
| Phalaena melanopis Geoffory, 1785 Geoffory, 1785 | synonym |
| Elachista argentella dresnayi Dufrane, 1943 Dufrane, 1943 | synonym |
| Adela cygnella Treitschke, 1833 Treitschke, 1833 | synonym |
| Elachista habeleri Traugott-Olsen, 1990 Traugott-Olsen, 1990 | synonym |
| Elachista semialbella (Stephens, 1834) (Stephens, 1834) | synonym |
| Tinea cygnipennella Hübner, 1796 Hübner, 1796 | synonym |
| Phalaena albella Müller, 1776 Müller, 1776 | synonym |
| Phalaena virginea Geoffory, 1785 Geoffory, 1785 | synonym |
| Porrectaria cygnipennis Haworth, 1828 Haworth, 1828 | synonym |
| Tinea alabastrella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 | synonym |
| Elachista argentella f. dresnayi Dufrane, 1943 Dufrane, 1943 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Clerck. (1759). Icones Insectorum rariorum cum nominibus eorum trivialibus, locisque e C. Linnæi ... Syst. Nat. allegatis. Sectio primo and secunda. 1.Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38WQ5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.