Checklist for Superfamily Choreutoidea Minet, 1991 (Metalmark Moths)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 37
1343
5444 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Sesiina
Heppner, 1995
| 9
146
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Choreutoidea
Minet, 1991
Metalmark Moths | 1
3
15 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
1 Family width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Southern Africa
3 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
15 Species and 2 Subspecies | Brenthia leucatoma Meyrick, 1918 | | | Brenthia pleiadopa Meyrick, 1921 | | | Brenthia virginalis Meyrick, 1912 | | | Choreutis aegyptiaca Zeller, 1867 | | | Choreutis dryodora Meyrick, 1921 | | | Choreutis entechna Meyrick, 1920 | | | Choreutis gratiosa Meyrick, 1911 | | | Choreutis hypocroca (Diakonoff, 1978) | ⇒ Choreutis aegyptiaca Zeller, 1867 | | Choreutis irridens Meyrick, 1921 | | | Choreutis plectodes Meyrick, 1921 | | | Choreutis stereocrossa Meyrick, 1921 | | | Tebenna australis Zeller, 1857 | | | Tebenna bjerkandrella Thunberg, 1784 | Artichoke moth | | Tebenna dialecta Diakonoff, 1985 | | | Tebenna micalis Mann, 1857 | Small Thistle Moth | | Tebenna micalis dialecta Diakonoff, 1985 | | | Tebenna micalis micalis Mann, 1857 | |
Subnodes of Choreutoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
Links, sources and further information Choreutoidea at artfakta.se
Choreutoidea at dyntaxa.se
Choreutoidea at itis.gov
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