| Higher taxa: | Elachistidae (family)/ Elachistinae (subfamily)/ Cleroptila (genus)/ |
| Status: | Synonym , the accepted name is Elachista |
| Authorship: | Meyrick, 1914 |
| Citation: | Cleroptila, n. g. |
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Cleroptila chelonitis Meyrick, 1914. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1(6–9): 204. By original designation and monotypy. |
| Publication: | Meyrick E. 1914a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. |
| Journal: | — |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Issue: | 6–9 |
| Pagination: | 204 |