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Gracillariidae is one of the richest families of leaf mining moths, known by its ornamental and orchard plant pests expanding their primary ranges. We here provide a revised checklist of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) of Slovenia that presently accounts for 123 species. Among them, four species, <i>Dialectica imperialella</i> (Zeller, 1847), <i>Phyllonorycter abrasella</i> (Duponchel, 1843), <i>Ph. trifoliella</i> (Gerasimov, 1933), and <i>Phyllocnistis valentinensis</i> M. Hering, 1936, are new records for the country. The distribution of the other three species in Slovenia, <i>Caloptilia honoratella</i> (Rebel, 1914), <i>Dialectica scalariella</i> (Zeller, 1850), and <i>Ph. messaniella</i> (Zeller, 1846), is clarified. For the above seven species, short synopses of the bionomics, a current range, and images of biotopes, adult moths and their genitalia are provided. For <i>P. valentinensis</i> sampled at a larval stage, the DNA barcode was obtained to confirm the species identification. Given the known distribution of some of the newly recorded moths in Europe, we believe that these species do not represent a new invasion but rather are discoveries of native species, except for the newly documented <i>Ph. trifoliella</i> in Slovenia, which is likely to be an alien species for the country.