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Checklist for Superfamily Choreutoidea Minet, 1991 (Metalmark Moths)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
48
2503
15187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
13
341
1654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Choreutoidea
Minet, 1991
Metalmark Moths
1
9
48
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
1 Family width 48 Species and 2 Subspecies
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854Choreuitid Moths48SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
9 Genera with 48 Species
Brenthia Clemens, 1912Banyan Jumping-Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Choreutis Hübner, 192425SpeciesTaxom
Litobrenthia Diakonoff, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Niveas Rota, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Prochoreutis Diakonoff & ..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tebenna Billberg, 196510SpeciesTaxom
Telosphrantis Meyrick, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tortyra Walker, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Trichocirca Meyrick, 19202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
48 Species and 2 Subspecies
Brenthia dicentrota Meyrick, 1931
Brenthia gamicopis Meyrick, 1930
Brenthia leptocosma Meyrick, 1916
Brenthia leucatoma Meyrick, 1918
Brenthia octogemmifera Walsingham, 1897
Brenthia pleiadopa Meyrick, 1921
Brenthia virginalis Meyrick, 1912
Choreutis aegyptiaca Zeller, 1867
Choreutis agelasta (Bradley, 1965)⇒ Tebenna agelasta Bradley, 1965
Choreutis antiptila Meyrick, 1912
Choreutis argyrastra (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Prochoreutis argyrastra Meyrick, 1932
Choreutis argyrota Meyrick, 1912
Choreutis dryodora Meyrick, 1921
Choreutis entechna Meyrick, 1920
Choreutis equatoris Walsingham, 1897
Choreutis flavimaculata Walsingham, 1891
Choreutis gratiosa Meyrick, 1911
Choreutis hypocroca (Diakonoff, 1978)⇒ Choreutis aegyptiaca Zeller, 1867
Choreutis ialeura Meyrick, 1912
Choreutis inspirata (Meyrick, 1916)⇒ Tebenna inspirata Meyrick, 1916
Choreutis irridens Meyrick, 1921
Choreutis latarniki Guillermet, 2010
Choreutis ludifica Meyrick, 1914
Choreutis micalis Mann, 1857
Choreutis nemorana Hübner, 1799Fig Leaf Roller
Choreutis pentacyba Meyrick, 1926
Choreutis plectodes Meyrick, 1921
Choreutis pychnomochla (Bradley, 1965)⇒ Tebenna pychnomochla Bradley, 1965
Choreutis quincyella Legrand, 1966
Choreutis stereocrossa Meyrick, 1921
Choreutis torridula Meyrick, 1926
Choreutis turilega Meyrick, 1924
Litobrenthia leptocosma Meyrick, 1916
Niveas agassizi Rota, 2013
Prochoreutis argyrastra Meyrick, 1932
Tebenna agelasta Bradley, 1965
Tebenna australis Zeller, 1857
Tebenna bjerkandrella Thunberg, 1784Artichoke moth
Tebenna cornua Bippus, 2020
Tebenna dialecta Diakonoff, 1985
Tebenna inspirata Meyrick, 1916
Tebenna micalis Mann, 1857Small Thistle Moth
Tebenna micalis dialecta Diakonoff, 1985
Tebenna micalis micalis Mann, 1857
Tebenna pychnomochla Bradley, 1965
Telosphrantis aethiopica Meyrick, 1932
Tortyra caracasiae Amsel, 1956
Tortyra chalcodes Walsingham, 1914
Trichocirca decaryanum (Viette, 1954)⇒ Ethmia decaryanum Viette, 1954
Trichocirca tyrota Meyrick, 1920

Subnodes of Choreutoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyChoreutidae
Stainton, 1854
Choreuitid Moths, Choreutid moths, Metal mark moths, Metalmark Moths
9
48
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Choreutoidea at artfakta.se
Choreutoidea at dyntaxa.se
Choreutoidea at itis.gov