West Palearctic region
native · native
NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Etainia louisella (Sircom, 1849) Bradley et al., 1972
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
- Etainia louisella (Sircom, 1849) Bradley et al., 1972
- Name authority
- (Sircom, 1849) Bradley et al., 1972
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nepticulidae
- Genus
- Etainia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.
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
- superfamilyNepticuloidea
- familyNepticulidae
- genusEtainia
- speciesEtainia louisella (Sircom, 1849) Bradley et al., 1972
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Etainia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Etainia albibimaculella (Larsen, 1927) Puplesis et al., 1996 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Etainia biarmata Puplesis, 1994 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Etainia capesella (Puplesis in Puplesis & Ivinskis, 1985) Puplesis, 1994 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Etainia crypsixantha (Meyrick, 1918) Vári et al., 1986 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Etainia leptognathos Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Etainia obtusa Puplesis & Diškus, 1996 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Etainia ochrefasciella (Chambers, 1873) Puplesis et al., 1996 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Etainia sericopeza (Zeller, 1839) Beirne, 1945 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Etainia zimbabwiensis (Scoble, 1983) Vári et al., 1986 | NepticulidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Etainia sphendamni (Hering, 1937) Bradley et al., 1972 (Hering, 1937) Bradley et al., 1972 | synonym |
| Stigmella sphendamni (Hering, 1937) Klimesch, 1951 (Hering, 1937) Klimesch, 1951 | synonym |
| Trifurcula sphendamni (Hering, 1937) Johansson, 1971 (Hering, 1937) Johansson, 1971 | synonym |
| Nepticula louisella Sircom, 1849 Sircom, 1849 | synonym |
| Ectoedemia louisella (Sircom, 1849) van Nieukerken, 1986 (Sircom, 1849) van Nieukerken, 1986 | synonym |
| Nepticula sphendamni Hering, 1937 Hering, 1937 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- Sircom J. Descriptions of three new British Tineidae. Zoologist 7: xlii. (1849). 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:3BKKX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.