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Checklist of Family Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 (Choreuitid Moths)
for America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1308
49520
421464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1302
49454
421283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1167
48637
416604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
637
37635
344782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
116
10143
78074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
109
10075
77971
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
100
10000
77696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
46
2651
18952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
11
232
1127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Choreutoidea
Minet, 1991
Metalmark Moths
1
18
131
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChoreutidae
Stainton, 1854
Choreuitid Moths, Choreutid moths, Metal mark moths
18
131
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
18 Genera with 131 Species
Alasea Rota, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Asterivora Dugdale, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Brenthia Clemens, 1920Banyan Jumping-Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Caloreas Heppner, 191422SpeciesTaxom
Choregia Zeller, 01SpeciesTaxom
Choreutis Hübner, 191439SpeciesTaxom
Gauris Hübner, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Litobrenthia Diakonoff, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Melanoxena Dognin, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Nyx Heppner, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Orchemia Guenée, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Ornarantia Rota & Wahlberg, 02SpeciesTaxom
Phormoestes Heppner, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Prochoreutis Diakonoff & ..., 198711SpeciesTaxom
Rhobonda Walker, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Tebenna Billberg, 017SpeciesTaxom
Tortyra Walker, 193423SpeciesTaxom
Walsinghamia Riley, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
131 Species and 2 Subspecies
Asterivora colpota Meyrick, 1911
Brenthia bicaudella (Walsingham, 1914)⇒ Brenthia monolychna Meyrick, 1915
Brenthia confluxana Walker, 1863
Brenthia cubana Heppner, 1985
Brenthia elongata Heppner, 1985
Brenthia gregori Heppner, 1985
Brenthia hexaselena Meyrick, 1909
Brenthia hibiscusae Heppner, 1985
Brenthia leptocosma Meyrick, 1916
Brenthia leucatoma Meyrick, 1918
Brenthia melodica Meyrick, 1922
Brenthia monolychna Meyrick, 1915
Brenthia pavonacella Clemens, 1860Peacock Brenthia
Brenthia sapindella Busck, 1934
Brenthia stimulans Meyrick, 1920
Caloreas apocynoglossa Heppner, 1976
Caloreas augustella Clarke, 1933
Caloreas blandinalis Zeller, 1877
Caloreas caliginosa Braun, 1921
Caloreas charmonica Walsingham, 1914
Caloreas coloradella Dyar, 1900
Caloreas cydrota Meyrick, 1915
Caloreas enantia Walsingham, 1914
Caloreas hymenaea Meyrick, 1909
Caloreas lactibasis Walsingham, 1914
Caloreas leucobasis Dyar, 1900
Caloreas loxotenes Walsingham, 1914
Caloreas melanifera (Keifer, 1937)⇒ Caloreas multimarginata Braun, 1925
Caloreas molpastes
Caloreas multimarginata Braun, 1925
Caloreas multimarginata melanifera
Caloreas occidentella Dyar, 1900
Caloreas pelinobasis Walsingham, 1914
Caloreas schausiella Busck, 1907
Caloreas tacubayella Kearfott, 1908
Caloreas venusta Walsingham, 1914
Choregia aenescens
Choreutis apocynoglossa Heppner, 1976
Choreutis augustella (Clarke, 1933)⇒ Caloreas augustella Clarke, 1933
Choreutis balsamorrhizella (Busck, 1904)⇒ Tebenna balsamorrhizella Busck, 1904
Choreutis betuliperda Dyar, 1902
Choreutis blandinalis (Zeller, 1877)⇒ Caloreas blandinalis Zeller, 1877
Choreutis busckiella (Kearfott, 1902)⇒ Tebenna carduiella Kearfott, 1902
Choreutis caliginosa (Braun, 1921)⇒ Caloreas caliginosa Braun, 1921
Choreutis carduiella (Kearfott, 1902)⇒ Tebenna carduiella Kearfott, 1902
Choreutis chrysoterma (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Tebenna chrysoterma Meyrick, 1932
Choreutis coloradella (Kearfott, 1902)⇒ Caloreas coloradella Dyar, 1900
Choreutis cydrota (Meyrick, 1915)⇒ Caloreas cydrota Meyrick, 1915
Choreutis diana Hübner, 1822Dianas Choreutis Moth
Choreutis dyarella (Kearfott, 1902)⇒ Prochoreutis dyarella Kearfott, 1902
Choreutis enantia (Walsingham, 1914)⇒ Caloreas enantia Walsingham, 1914
Choreutis extrincicella (Dyar, 1900)⇒ Prochoreutis extrincicella Dyar, 1900
Choreutis gnaphaliella (Kearfott, 1902)⇒ Tebenna gnaphaliella Kearfott, 1902
Choreutis hymenaea (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Caloreas hymenaea Meyrick, 1909
Choreutis inflatella (Clemens, 1863)⇒ Prochoreutis inflatella Clemens, 1863
Choreutis lactibasis (Walsingham, 1914)⇒ Caloreas lactibasis Walsingham, 1914
Choreutis lapidaria (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Tebenna lapidaria Meyrick, 1909
Choreutis leptilionella Busck, 1934
Choreutis leptilonella
Choreutis leucobasis (Fernald, 1900)⇒ Caloreas leucobasis Dyar, 1900
Choreutis loxotenes (Walsingham, 1914)⇒ Caloreas loxotenes Walsingham, 1914
Choreutis marzoccai Pastrana, 1991
Choreutis melanifera (Keifer, 1937)⇒ Caloreas multimarginata Braun, 1925
Choreutis merzoccai (Pastrana, 1991)⇒ Choreutis marzoccai Pastrana, 1991
Choreutis multimarginata (Braun, 1925)⇒ Caloreas multimarginata Braun, 1925
Choreutis myllerana (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Prochoreutis pseudostellaris Budashkin, 2003
Choreutis nemorana Hübner, 1799Fig Leaf Roller
Choreutis occidentella (Dyar, 1900)⇒ Caloreas occidentella Dyar, 1900
Choreutis pariana Clerck, 1764Apple and thorn skeletonizer
Choreutis pelinobasis (Walsingham, 1914)⇒ Caloreas pelinobasis Walsingham, 1914
Choreutis piperella (Busck, 1904)⇒ Tebenna piperella Busck, 1904
Choreutis schausiella (Busck, 1907)⇒ Caloreas schausiella Busck, 1907
Choreutis sororculella (Dyar, 1900)⇒ Prochoreutis subdelicata Arita, 1987
Choreutis tacubayella (Kearfott, 1908)⇒ Caloreas tacubayella Kearfott, 1908
Choreutis venusta (Walsingham, 1914)⇒ Litobrenthia angustipunctata Budashkin & Li, 2009
Gauris ornatissima Dognin, 1909
Litobrenthia angustipunctata Budashkin & Li, 2009
Melanoxena falsissima Dognin, 1910
Nyx puyaphaga Heppner, 1982
Ornarantia dyari
Phormoestes palmettovora Heppner, 1982
Prochoreutis clemensella Walsingham, 1914
Prochoreutis dyarella Kearfott, 1902
Prochoreutis extrincicella Dyar, 1900
Prochoreutis inflatella Clemens, 1863Skullcap Skeletonizer
Prochoreutis myllerana Fabricius, 1794Miller nettle tap moth
Prochoreutis myllerana of
Prochoreutis pernivalis Braun, 1921
Prochoreutis pseudostellaris Budashkin, 2003
Prochoreutis sororculella Dyar, 1900
Prochoreutis subdelicata Arita, 1987
Rhobonda gaurisana Walker, 1863
Rhobonda heliaspis Meyrick, 1926
Tebenna allanhancocki Wicksten, 1992
Tebenna balsamorrhizella Busck, 1904
Tebenna carduiella Kearfott, 1902
Tebenna chrysoterma Meyrick, 1932
Tebenna diana (Bradley, 1961)⇒ Choreutis diana Hübner, 1822
Tebenna galapagoensis Hepper & Landry, 1994
Tebenna gemmalis Hulst, 1886
Tebenna gnaphaliella Kearfott, 1902Everlasting Tebbena Moth
Tebenna immutabilis Braun, 1927
Tebenna lapidaria Meyrick, 1909
Tebenna leptilonella Busck, 1934
Tebenna micalis Mann, 1857Small Thistle Moth
Tebenna onustana Walker, 1864
Tebenna piperella Busck, 1904
Tebenna silphiella Grote, 1881Rosinweed Moth
Tebenna xeronastes
Tortyra argentifascia Walsingham, 1914
Tortyra auriferalis Walker, 1863
Tortyra aurofasciana Snellen, 1875
Tortyra biferana Walker, 1863
Tortyra bigerana Walker, 1863
Tortyra caracasiae Amsel, 1956
Tortyra chalcodes Walsingham, 1914
Tortyra chorica Meyrick, 1926
Tortyra cuprinella Busck, 1914
Tortyra ferratella Busck, 1914
Tortyra heliaspis (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Rhobonda heliaspis Meyrick, 1926
Tortyra hyalozona Meyrick, 1912
Tortyra ignita Zeller, 1877
Tortyra iocyaneus Heppner, 1991
Tortyra malacozona Meyrick, 1922
Tortyra meratella Busck, 1914
Tortyra rimulalis Zeller, 1875
Tortyra slossonia Fernald, 1900Ficus Budworm
Tortyra spectabilis Walker, 1863
Tortyra sporodelta Meyrick, 1922
Tortyra tristis Felder & Rog..., 1875
Tortyra vividis Busck, 1934
Walsinghamia diva Riley, 1889
Walsinghamia slossonia

Subnodes of Choreutidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyBrenthiinae
Heppner & Duckworth, 1981
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChoreutinae
Stainton, 1854
14
127
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMillieriinae
Heppner, 1982
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Choreutidae (Stainton 1854)
Choreutidae (Stainton 1854)


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