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Etainia sericopeza (Zeller, 1839) Beirne, 1945

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 sericopeza (Zeller, 1839) Beirne, 1945
Name authority
(Zeller, 1839) Beirne, 1945
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
  7. superfamilyNepticuloidea
  8. familyNepticulidae
  9. genusEtainia
  10. speciesEtainia sericopeza (Zeller, 1839) Beirne, 1945

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Etainia albibimaculella (Larsen, 1927) Puplesis et al., 1996NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Etainia biarmata Puplesis, 1994NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Etainia capesella (Puplesis in Puplesis & Ivinskis, 1985) Puplesis, 1994NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Etainia crypsixantha (Meyrick, 1918) Vári et al., 1986NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Etainia leptognathos Puplesis & Diškus, 1996NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Etainia louisella (Sircom, 1849) Bradley et al., 1972NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Etainia obtusa Puplesis & Diškus, 1996NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Etainia ochrefasciella (Chambers, 1873) Puplesis et al., 1996NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Etainia zimbabwiensis (Scoble, 1983) Vári et al., 1986NepticulidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 48 records assigned to Nepticulidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Ectoedemia sericopeza (Zeller, 1839) van Nieukerken, 1986 (Zeller, 1839) van Nieukerken, 1986synonym
Lyonetia sericopeza Zeller, 1839 Zeller, 1839synonym
Lyonetia sericopezella (Duponchel, 1843) Duponchel, 1844 (Duponchel, 1843) Duponchel, 1844synonym
Nepticula sericopeza (Zeller, 1839) Heyden, 1843 (Zeller, 1839) Heyden, 1843synonym
Tinea maryella Duponchel, 1843 Duponchel, 1843synonym
Stigmella sericopeza f. palliolella Le Marchand, 1944 Le Marchand, 1944synonym
Nepticula acerella Goureau, 1860 Goureau, 1860synonym
Obrussa sericopeza (Zeller, 1839) Wilkinson et al., 1979 (Zeller, 1839) Wilkinson et al., 1979synonym
Oecophora sericopezella Duponchel, 1843 Duponchel, 1843synonym
Stigmella sericopeza (Zeller, 1839) Walsingham, 1916 (Zeller, 1839) Walsingham, 1916synonym
Trifurcula sericopeza (Zeller, 1839) Johansson, 1971 (Zeller, 1839) Johansson, 1971synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

West Palearctic region, [Nearctic region]

native · native

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.

  1. Zeller PC. Versuch einer naturgemässen Eintheilung der Schaben. Isis von Oken 1839: 167-220. (1839). 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:3BKL5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.