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Checklist for Superfamily Choreutoidea Minet, 1991 (Metalmark Moths)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
72
2157
6319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
2154
6314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
69
2152
6306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
33
595
1305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
8
29
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Choreutoidea
Minet, 1991
Metalmark Moths
1
5
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
1 Family width 21 Species
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854Choreuitid Moths21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
5 Genera with 21 Species
Brenthia Clemens, 1907Banyan Jumping-Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Choreutis Hübner, 19307SpeciesTaxom
Niveas Rota, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Saptha Walker, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Tortyra Walker, 19003SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
21 Species
Brenthia diplotaphra Meyrick, 1938
Brenthia melodica Meyrick, 1922
Brenthia quadriforella Zeller, 1877
Brenthia trilitha Meyrick, 1907
Choreutis agalmatopa (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Tebenna agalmatopa Meyrick, 1926
Choreutis basalis Felder & Rog..., 1875
Choreutis chalcotoxa Meyrick, 1886
Choreutis chi Durrant, 1915
Choreutis cyanotoxa Meyrick, 1907
Choreutis niphocrypta Meyrick, 1930
Choreutis tomicodes Meyrick, 1930
Niveas kone Rota, 2013
Saptha chrysoprasitis Meyrick, 1936
Saptha iridopa Meyrick, 1907
Saptha libanota Meyrick, 1910
Saptha paradelpha Meyrick, 1907
Saptha prasochalca Meyrick, 1907
Saptha tabularia Meyrick, 1912
Tortyra iocyaneus Heppner, 1991
Tortyra libanota
Tortyra slossonia Fernald, 1900Ficus Budworm

Subnodes of Choreutoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyChoreutidae
Stainton, 1854
Choreuitid Moths, Choreutid moths, Metal mark moths, Metalmark Moths
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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