taxonID	type	description	language	source
0A1CE88A35C756FDBF51501D922700B7.taxon	description	Figs 1, 31	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
0A1CE88A35C756FDBF51501D922700B7.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. E. afghana is a large and lightly-coloured species with indistinct forewing markings. In male genitalia, it closely resembles E. multipunctata. The main differences between these two species are: 1) the incision separating the uncus lobes is short, approximately 0.5 the length of the uncus, whereas it is approximately 0.6 in E. multipunctata; 2) the apical tooth of the cornutus is approximately 2 / 3 the length of the cornutus, while in E. multipunctata it is approximately 1 / 2 the length of the cornutus.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
0A1CE88A35C756FDBF51501D922700B7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Afghanistan.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
C559078FBBEF509681A572E77D979F20.taxon	description	Figs 19 – 20, 21 – 24, 42, 43, 50	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
C559078FBBEF509681A572E77D979F20.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. E. belona is a large species with the forewing mottled brownish grey and a more or less distinct pale spot at 1 / 3 and an irregular streak at 2 / 3 of the wing length. In the male genitalia, the median margin of the juxta is convex at an obtuse angle beyond the middle, and the rather slender phallus resembles that in E. nolckeni. However, the uncus lobes in E. belona are not tapered to a pointed apex as in E. nolckeni, which well separates these two species. The female genitalia of E. belona are highly distinctive, with a rounded and somewhat dentate signum, unlike the other species with known females treated here.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
C559078FBBEF509681A572E77D979F20.taxon	description	Description. Male. Wingspan 10.0 – 12.0 mm. Labial palpus 1.2 × diameter of head, off-white above, fuscous below. Head, neck tuft, thorax, scape and pedicel of antenna off-white, tegula grey; flagellum leaden grey, faintly annulated with paler grey rings. Foreleg dark grey, midleg off-white, tarsal articles grey, distally white; hindleg pale ochreous, spurs and tarsal articles pale grey. Forewing ground colour off-white, variably covered by brownish grey-tipped scales, indistinct pale spot at 1 / 3 of costa and pale fascia at about 2 / 3 wing length; these may be nearly invisible; between them often darker grey pattern; fringe concolorous, scattered with grey-tipped scales forming indistinct fringe line. Hindwing grey, fringe cream-coloured. Underside of forewing dark grey, fringe costally cream-coloured, underside of hindwing dark grey in costal third, otherwise grey, fringe pale grey, variably with yellow bases of scales. Female. Otherwise as male, but often ochreous-coloured; annulation of flagellum more distinctive. Male genitalia. Uncus lobe long and narrow, 1.4 × as long as broad, distally round, with few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.7 × as long as uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos oval, nearly twice as long as broad. Valva 3.4 – 3.7 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa strongly convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally bent, otherwise almost straight, joining cucullus at a right angle, distal margin of cucullus straight, bent towards costa. Digitate process 1 / 8 – 1 / 6 as long as valva, distally dilated, blunt and setose. Juxta lobes widely separated from each other, medially produced; median margin bent at obtuse angle beyond middle; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral process narrow and tapered; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow posteriorly directed median sac. Vinculum small, often with short, narrow saccus. Phallus narrow, about 0.6 × as long as valva, straight, 6 – 10 × as long as broad at its broadest place near apex, distally slightly narrowed beyond swelling at distal fourth; caecum somewhat elongate; vesica with one cornutus formed as stout tooth arising from indistinct sclerotized plate, about 0.15 × of the length of phallus. Female genitalia. Papilla analis membranous, round, ventrally connected with inverted Y-shaped sclerotization. Apophysis posterioris slightly longer than papilla analis; apophysis anterioris almost as long as apophysis posterioris. Ostium bursae narrow, dorsal wall without scobination. Antrum short and narrow, colliculum swollen and oval-shaped, 2 / 3 as long as apophysis posterioris. Remaining part of ductus bursae narrow, membranous and joining corpus bursae without distinct border. Corpus bursae oval, with small, laterally somewhat dentate signum surrounded by wrinkled area with some internal spines.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
C559078FBBEF509681A572E77D979F20.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Russia: S. Siberia, Buryatia, Tuva.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
C559078FBBEF509681A572E77D979F20.taxon	etymology	Etymology. From the Greek: belone, f. (needle, arrowhead, dart; gar). Refers to the arrowhead-shaped cornutus. A noun in apposition.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
E691D4DD334A5EE1AA358BDE170FCBBC.taxon	description	Figs 25, 44, 51	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
E691D4DD334A5EE1AA358BDE170FCBBC.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. E. derbendi is a large, yellowish-coloured species with a rather distinct wing pattern with two longitudinal strips. In the male genitalia, E. derbendi is mostly similar to E. lagotara, however, E. derbendi clearly differs by the curved shape of the cornutus. The female genitalia of E. derbendi can be separated from other species treated here by a combination of two characters: 1) colliculum without longitudinal folds, and 2) ductus bursae gradually widened to the corpus bursae without a distinct border.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
E691D4DD334A5EE1AA358BDE170FCBBC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Iran.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
823B35F1853F5377A71DA04335C9A8B0.taxon	description	Figs 8 – 10, 37, 48	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
823B35F1853F5377A71DA04335C9A8B0.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. E. graeca is similar to several other Elachista species with the forewing mottled brownish grey with indistinct pattern. The size varies from fairly small to average-sized among Elachista spp. Among sympatric, related species E. rudectella is similar, but it has often clearer pale markings on the forewing. In the male genitalia the very broad and large cornutus distinguishes E. graeca from other species with more or less similar juxta lobes. The elongate uncus lobes with pointed apex are similar with those of E. nolckeni and E. rudectella. In E. nolckeni the uncus lobes are more slender, and in E. rudectella basally much wider. The cornutus is much smaller and strongly bent in E. nolckeni, and the shape of the juxta lobes is entirely different in E. rudectella. The female genitalia are similar to those of E. lagotara in the longitudinal folds of broad colliculum. However, the colliculum in E. graeca is short and bulbous compared to the long and banana-shaped colliculum in E. lagotara.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
823B35F1853F5377A71DA04335C9A8B0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia (Parenti 2002), North Macedonia (new record).	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
076910746BB2538291AE9344E8F876F3.taxon	description	Figs 7, 36	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
076910746BB2538291AE9344E8F876F3.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. E. granicorna is a large and narrow-winged species; its forewings are densely mottled brownish grey without a distinct pattern. In the male genitalia, the truncated cucullus, tapered juxta lobes, and distally granulate vesica separate E. granicorna well from the other species treated here.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
076910746BB2538291AE9344E8F876F3.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 12.0 mm. Labial palpus as long as diameter of head, off-white, fuscous below. Head, and neck tuft off-white, tegula, thorax, scape and pedicel of antenna off-white, intermixed with brownish grey scales; flagellum grey, weakly annulated with slightly paler rings. Foreleg grey with tarsal articles distally white, legs otherwise grey. Forewing unicolorous consisting of off-white scales that are distally grey, fringe concolorous, sparsely scattered with grey-tipped scales, and forming grey fringe line. Hindwing pale grey with concolorous fringe. Underside of wings grey with slight yellowish hue. Male genitalia. Uncus lobe as long as broad at its broadest point, weakly tapered towards round apex, with a few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.6 length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos shortly oval, 1.3 × as long as broad. Valva 3.5 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa weakly convex medially, shallowly emarginated in its distal fourth; sacculus basally dilated, slightly concave in the middle, joining cucullus at a right angle, distal margin of cucullus straight, not bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 7 length of valva, distally slightly dilated, blunt and setose. Juxta lobes medially produced; median margin somewhat convex; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral process long and narrow; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow dorsally directed median sac. Vinculum short and broad, V-shaped. Phallus 0.7 × as long as valva, straight, 7 × as long as broad at its broadest place near base, gradually narrowed distally; caecum short; vesica with one elongate cornutus formed as long tooth arising from small irregular sclerotized plate; vesica apically with group of small granules, length of cornutus a little more than 0.1 × length of phallus. Female. Unknown.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
076910746BB2538291AE9344E8F876F3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Tajikistan.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
076910746BB2538291AE9344E8F876F3.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Adopted from the Latin words granum (seed, small kernel, pellet) and cornu, - us (horn). This refers to the somewhat horn-shaped cornutus, surrounded by the apically granulose vesica. It is adjusted to feminine gender to follow that of the generic name Elachista. A noun in apposition.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
EF78370BD08858CEA1AD7A086BFEA388.taxon	description	Figs 11 – 14, 38, 39, 49, 57, 58	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
EF78370BD08858CEA1AD7A086BFEA388.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Elachista lagotara closest resembles E. latipenella by its very small size and similar juxta lobes. The juxta lobes are also similar in E. derbendi which, however, is a large species and differs from all other species by the curved shape of the cornutus. The male genitalia of E. lagotara and E. latipenella are readily distinguished from each other by the emarginated costa of the valva, and the narrower distal part of the phallus in E. lagotara as compared to E. latipenella. The female genitalia are similar with those of E. graeca by the longitudinal folds of the broad colliculum and the ductus bursae gradually widening towards the corpus bursae. However, the colliculum in E. lagotara is much longer and banana-shaped compared to the short and bulbous colliculum in E. graeca.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
EF78370BD08858CEA1AD7A086BFEA388.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 6.0 – 7.5 mm. Labial palpus slightly longer than diameter of head, off-white above, fuscous below. Head, neck tuft, tegula, thorax and scape of antenna off-white, intermixed with grey-tipped scales; flagellum dark grey, annulated with paler grey rings. Foreleg dark grey with tarsal articles distally white, legs otherwise off-white, tibia and tarsal articles basally variably dark grey. Forewing ground colour off-white, variably peppered with dark-tipped scales giving a mottled appearance and in darker specimens irregular pattern such as traces of paler median fascia and costal and tornal spots near apex of wing. Fringe concolorous with forewing, with dark grey fringe line. Hindwing off-white with concolorous fringe. Underside of forewing pale yellowish grey with yellow margin, fringe pale yellowish grey; underside of hindwing and fringe pale grey. Male genitalia. Uncus lobe slightly longer than broad at its broadest point, distally round, with few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.7 length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos oval, nearly twice as long as broad. Valva 3.8 – 4 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa strongly convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally bent, otherwise straight or slightly concave beyond middle; cucullus somewhat curved and weakly bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 8 length of valva, blunt and setose. Juxta lobes apically tapered, widely separated from each other with V-shaped incision, medially produced; median margin somewhat convex; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow posteriorly directed median sac. Vinculum small, V-shaped. Phallus about 0.7 as long as valva, straight, 5 × as long as broad at its broadest place where it is somewhat swollen at distal 2 / 3, distally slightly narrowed beyond swelling; caecum short, round; vesica with one slightly bent cornutus formed as short tooth arising from elongate sclerotized plate, cornutus about 0.2 × as long as phallus. Female genitalia. Papilla analis membranous, round, ventrally connected with inverted Y-shaped sclerotization. Apophysis posterioris about 1.5 × as long as papilla analis; apophysis anterioris short, approximately 1 / 3 × as long as apophysis posterioris. Ostium bursae wide. Colliculum banana-shaped, strongly sclerotized, as long as apophysis posterioris, with longitudinal folds. Remaining part of ductus bursae broad, membranous gradually joining corpus bursae without border, with small internal spines, especially towards corpus bursae. Corpus bursae elongate, oval, with small internal spines.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
EF78370BD08858CEA1AD7A086BFEA388.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Turkmenistan.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
EF78370BD08858CEA1AD7A086BFEA388.taxon	etymology	Etymology. An adjective, composed from the Greek words lagos (hare) and otaros (large-eared). This refers to the large juxta lobes whose shape often resemble ears of a hare. A noun in apposition.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
4E97F396F3AE5033A1F55C7B039CD876.taxon	description	Figs 15, 16, 40	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
4E97F396F3AE5033A1F55C7B039CD876.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. E. latipenella is a very small species, similar to E. lagotara. Its labial palpus is somewhat shorter than in E. lagotara, and the flagellum is unicolorous grey unlike in E. lagotara. The forewings are more evenly maculated, with pale ochreous scales, rarely with some darker ones as compared to E. lagotara. The male genitalia are also most similar to those of E. lagotara, but the nearly straight costa of the valva and the very wide distal part of the phallus in E. latipenella readily separate these species.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
4E97F396F3AE5033A1F55C7B039CD876.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Ukraine.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
7830760A21E850D8AD095A79C348E7C3.taxon	description	Figs 2 – 5, 32, 33, 47, 55, 56	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
7830760A21E850D8AD095A79C348E7C3.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Superficially and by male genitalia, this species is similar with E. afghana. The identification of these species is given in the diagnosis of E. afghana. In the female genitalia, E. multipunctata resembles E. graeca in its wide colliculum with longitudinal folds and oval corpus bursae. These two species can be distinguished as follows: 1) the colliculum in E. multipunctata is as long as apophysis posterioris and gradually tapered, whereas in E. graeca it is about 4 / 5 the length of the apophysis posterioris and bulbous; 2) the corpus bursae in E. multipunctata with internal spines arranged in broad bands, whereas in E. graeca the internal spines are not arranged in bands.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
7830760A21E850D8AD095A79C348E7C3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
FC82B076EEBA55D58565200B5B406021.taxon	description	Figs 29, 30, 46, 54	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
FC82B076EEBA55D58565200B5B406021.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. E. nolckeni is a silky white species with yellow bands in the middle and near apex of the forewing. The wing is variably scattered with raised, black scales. As such, it is more reminiscent of species such as E. pollinariella Zeller, 1839, E. heringi Rebel, 1899 and E. szocsi Parenti, 1978 in the E. argentella group rather than species of the E. bedellella group dealt with here. The male genitalia of E. nolckeni have elongate, pointed uncus lobes, resembling those of E. graeca and E. rudectella. E. nolckeni is readily distinguished from these species by its much smaller and curved cornutus. The male genitalia of Elachista ohridella and E. laurikailai closely resemble E. nolckeni. There is, however, not a cornutus in the vesica in these species. The forewing of E. ohridella is unicolorous cream coloured. Its genitalia are similar to those of E. nolckeni. E. laurikailai also differs from E. nolckeni by the shape of the juxta lobes which are significantly shorter in this species. The female of E. laurikailai was conditionally described by Varenne and Nel (2020) but unfortunately the genitalia dissection shown was rather unsuccessful and nearly no details can be seen from it. The illustration of female genitalia of E. ohridella provided by Parenti (2001) is likely a misidentification, depicting a species in the E. argentella group. Female is a little smaller than male.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
FC82B076EEBA55D58565200B5B406021.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Georgia, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Russia (European part, southern Ural, Caucasus), Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine (Kaila 2019).	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
7828B9CB9B955E768709FA09F08922B5.taxon	description	Figs 6, 34, 35	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
7828B9CB9B955E768709FA09F08922B5.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. E. phantasma is a large, narrow-winged species with forewings mottled ochreous grey, lacking distinct markings. In wing pattern, E. phantasma is similar to many species treated here, but it can be most easily distinguished by the very small cornutus in the male genitalia.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
7828B9CB9B955E768709FA09F08922B5.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 12.5 – 13.0 mm. Labial palpus as long as diameter of head, off-white, somewhat fuscous below. Head, neck tuft, scape and pedicel of antenna white; tegula and thorax fuscous; flagellum grey. Legs ochreous white. Forewing ground colour consisting of off-white scales that are distally ochreous grey, variably in some areas less, in others more densely, fringe concolorous, sparsely scattered with grey-tipped scales, and forming dark grey fringe line. Hindwing pale grey with concolorous fringe. Underside of wings grey with slight yellowish hue. Male genitalia. Uncus lobe as long as broad at its broadest point, distally round, with few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.7 of length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos oval, 1.3 – 1.6 × as long as broad. Valva 3.5 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa strongly convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally bent, slightly concave beyond middle; cucullus somewhat curved and weakly bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 6 as long as of valva, basally narrow, distally slightly dilated, blunt and setose, ventral margin weakly convex. Juxta lobes widely separated from each other with U-shaped incision, medially produced forming lobe, being 2 × as long as broad; median and lateral margin of median lobe straight, parallel-sided; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral process long and broad; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow dorsally directed median sac. Vinculum small, with minute saccus. Phallus about 0.7 × as long as valva, straight, 5 – 6 × as long as broad at its broadest place near base, distally slightly narrowed beyond prominent lateral swelling at distal third and bent beyond second, smaller swelling at apical 1 / 6; caecum short, round; vesica with one very small, indistinctly delineated spine-like cornutus. Female. Unknown.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
7828B9CB9B955E768709FA09F08922B5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Kyrgyzstan.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
7828B9CB9B955E768709FA09F08922B5.taxon	etymology	Etymology. From the Greek phantasma, - tos (ghost), refers to the partly indistinct, almost ghost-like cornutus. A noun in apposition.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
D6566F682BF158ECB571DF170062B9D7.taxon	description	Figs 26 – 28, 45, 52, 53	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
D6566F682BF158ECB571DF170062B9D7.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Externally E. rudectella is similar to several other Elachista species as having more or less white forewing with indistinct darker pattern formed of grey brownish and grey-tipped scales. E. rudectella is readily distinguished from all other Elachista species by the shape of the juxta lobes that are elongate and distally characteristically conical. The shape of the juxta lobes somewhat resembles those in species of the E. bedellella species complex (cf. Kaila 2007) in which the apex of juxta lobes is, however, entirely sickle-shaped. The juxta lobes in these species are sickle-shaped, not distally conical. In addition, the phallus of E. rudectella contains distally a spine that no other species in the E. bedellella group possesses.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
D6566F682BF158ECB571DF170062B9D7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Austria, Bulgaria (new record), Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Russia (S. Ural, Siberia, Tuva) (Kaila 2019), Serbia (Dobrosavljevic et al. 2017), Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine (Kaila 2019).	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
8CFF1AA94ECA5CCEA0081777F654B4B3.taxon	description	Figs 17, 18, 41	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
8CFF1AA94ECA5CCEA0081777F654B4B3.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. E. scolopsa is a cream-coloured species, forewings scattered with black-tipped scales that may form irregular stripes or patches. In the male genitalia, it is comparable to E. afghana and E. phantasma in the shape of the juxta and uncus lobes. However, it can be distinguished by the shape of the phallus, which is dorsally concave in distal third and the apex bent to ventral direction.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
8CFF1AA94ECA5CCEA0081777F654B4B3.taxon	description	Description. Wingspan 8.5 – 10.0 mm. Labial palpus as long as diameter of head, creamy white above, fuscous below. Head, neck tuft, thorax, scape and pedicel of antenna creamy white; flagellum leaden grey, faintly annulated with paler grey rings. Fore- and midleg grey, tarsal articles distally white; hindleg pale ochreous. Forewing ground colour pale creamy, with concolorous fringe, irregularly scattered with black-tipped scales that may form irregular and faint longitudinal, intermittent stripes and black patches, usually near costal margin and apex, as well as irregular black fringe line. Hindwing pale grey, fringe cream-coloured. Underside of forewing dark grey, fringe yellow, underside of hindwing pale grey in costal half, fringe pale grey, variably with yellow bases of scales. Male genitalia. Uncus lobe 1.2 × as long as broad at its broadest point, distally round and weakly tapered, with few short setae distolaterally, incision separating uncus lobes 0.7 length of uncus. Spinose knob of gnathos oval, 1.5 × as long as broad. Valva 3.6 × as long as broad at its broadest point in the middle; costa strongly convex medially, distinctly emarginated in its distal third; sacculus basally weakly bent, otherwise straight; distal margin of cucullus almost straight, cucullus weakly bent towards costa. Digitate process small, about 1 / 8 length of valva, distally slightly dilated, blunt and setose. Juxta lobes widely separated from each other with U-shaped incision, medially produced 2 × as long as wide; median margin straight, parallel-sided; distal margin with a few short setae; lateral process long and tapered; lateral margin concave; median plate with shallow dorsally directed median sac. Vinculum small, with short, narrow saccus. Phallus 0.7 × as long as valva, straight, about 5 × as long as broad at its broadest place near base, somewhat concave in distal third, apex bent to ventral direction; caecum round; vesica with one weakly bent cornutus formed as long tooth arising from smaller, elongate, sclerotized plate, length of cornutus about 0.2 × length of phallus. Female. Unknown.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
8CFF1AA94ECA5CCEA0081777F654B4B3.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Only known from montane areas in Lebanon.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
8CFF1AA94ECA5CCEA0081777F654B4B3.taxon	etymology	Etymology. An adjective formed from the Greek skolos; skolops, - opos (anything pointed, thorn), referring to the shape of the cornutus. A noun in apposition.	en	Kaila, Lauri, Nupponen, Kari, Sruoga, Virginijus (2025): On species of the Elachista bedellella group (Gelechioidea, Elachistidae, Elachistinae) similar with E. rudectella Stainton, 1851 and E. graeca Parenti, 2002, with descriptions of five new species. Nota Lepidopterologica 48: 103-136, DOI: 10.3897/nl.48.142483
