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Encrasima retractella (Walker, 1864)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Encrasima retractella (Walker, 1864)
Name authority
(Walker, 1864)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Autostichidae
Genus
Encrasima
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. superfamilyGelechioidea Stainton, 1854
  8. familyAutostichidae Le Marchand, 1947
  9. subfamilyAutostichinae Le Marchand, 1947
  10. genusEncrasima Meyrick, 1916
  11. speciesEncrasima retractella (Walker, 1864)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Encrasima. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Encrasima insularis (Butler, 1880)AutostichidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Encrasima sophroniella (Rebel, 1895)AutostichidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Gelechia retractella Walker, 1864 Walker, 1864synonym

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:39PB8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.