Elegia similella Zincken, 1818
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
- Elegia similella Zincken, 1818
- Name authority
- Zincken, 1818
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Genus
- Elegia
- 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
- superfamilyPyraloidea
- familyPyralidae
- subfamilyPhycitinae
- genusElegia Ragonot, 1887
- speciesElegia similella Zincken, 1818
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Elegia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Elegia atrifasciella Ragonot, 1887 | PyralidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elegia insulsella Ragonot, 1893 | PyralidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elegia nigribasella Ragonot, 1895 | PyralidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elegia omichleuta Meyrick, 1934 | PyralidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elegia relictella Caradja, 1925 | PyralidaeArthropoda | 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 |
|---|---|
| Elegia vittalbella Guenée, 1845 Guenée, 1845 | synonym |
| Elegia contiguella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 | synonym |
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:39725. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.