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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4923
29836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4919
29827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
4908
29785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
40
1475
6713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
8
238
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Choreutoidea
Minet, 1991
Metalmark Moths
1
8
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
1 Family width 32 Species and 2 Subspecies
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854Choreuitid Moths32SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Africa
8 Genera with 32 Species
Brenthia Clemens, 1921Banyan Jumping-Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Choreutis Hübner, 192417SpeciesTaxom
Litobrenthia Diakonoff, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Niveas Rota, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Prochoreutis Diakonoff & ..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tebenna Billberg, 19656SpeciesTaxom
Telosphrantis Meyrick, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Trichocirca Meyrick, 19202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
32 Species and 2 Subspecies
Brenthia dicentrota Meyrick, 1931
Brenthia gamicopis Meyrick, 1930
Brenthia leptocosma Meyrick, 1916
Brenthia leucatoma Meyrick, 1918
Brenthia pleiadopa Meyrick, 1921
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 flavimaculata Walsingham, 1891
Choreutis gratiosa Meyrick, 1911
Choreutis hypocroca (Diakonoff, 1978)⇒ Choreutis aegyptiaca Zeller, 1867
Choreutis ialeura Meyrick, 1912
Choreutis irridens Meyrick, 1921
Choreutis latarniki Guillermet, 2010
Choreutis nemorana Hübner, 1799Fig Leaf Roller
Choreutis pychnomochla (Bradley, 1965)⇒ Tebenna pychnomochla Bradley, 1965
Choreutis quincyella Legrand, 1966
Choreutis stereocrossa Meyrick, 1921
Choreutis turilega Meyrick, 1924
Litobrenthia leptocosma Meyrick, 1916
Niveas agassizi Rota, 2013
Prochoreutis argyrastra Meyrick, 1932
Tebenna agelasta Bradley, 1965
Tebenna cornua Bippus, 2020
Tebenna micalis Mann, 1857Small Thistle Moth
Tebenna micalis dialecta Diakonoff, 1985
Tebenna micalis micalis Mann, 1857
Tebenna pychnomochla Bradley, 1965
Telosphrantis aethiopica Meyrick, 1932
Trichocirca decaryanum (Viette, 1954)⇒ Ethmia decaryanum Viette, 1954
Trichocirca tyrota Meyrick, 1920

Subnodes of Choreutoidea with occurrences in East Africa
FamilyChoreutidae
Stainton, 1854
Choreuitid Moths, Choreutid moths, Metal mark moths, Metalmark Moths
8
32
Genera
Species

Taxom



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