Elachistid-moths
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Perittia
Perittia is a genus of small moths in the family Elachistidae, first described by Stainton in 1854. The genus has a broad geographic distribution spanning Eurasia, Africa, Hawaii, and the Americas. Taxonomic revision work by Lauri Kaila and others has clarified relationships within the genus, including the synonymization of Onceroptila with Perittia. Species-level taxonomy has been particularly studied in North America, the West Palaearctic, and South America.