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Checklist for Family Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 (Case moths)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
1197
5042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
11
372
1830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyColeophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths
10
133
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
10 Genera with 133 Species
Anathyrsa Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Augasma Herrich-Schä..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Blastobasis Zeller, 190912SpeciesTaxom
Calosima Dietz, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 2020Casebearers106SpeciesTaxom
Holcocera Clemens, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Kruegerius1SpeciesTaxom
Mompha Hübner, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Pigritia Clemens, 2013Pigritia Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zenodochium Walsingham, 19181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
133 Species
Anathyrsa macroxyla Meyrick, 1920
Augasma nidifica Meyrick, 1912
Blastobasis arguta Meyrick, 1918
Blastobasis byrsodepta Meyrick, 1913
Blastobasis coenomorpha Meyrick, 1931
Blastobasis determinata Meyrick, 1921
Blastobasis egens Meyrick, 1918
Blastobasis extensa (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Holcocera extensa Meyrick, 1918
Blastobasis fatigata Meyrick, 1914
Blastobasis indigesta Meyrick, 1931
Blastobasis industria Meyrick, 1913
Blastobasis irroratella (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Holcocera irroratella Walsingham, 1891
Blastobasis millicentae Adamski, 2010
Blastobasis taricheuta Meyrick, 1909
Calosima arguta (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Holcocera arguta Meyrick, 1918
Coleophora aarviki Baldizzone &..., 2011
Coleophora abstrusa Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora acanthophallica Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora acmura Meyrick, 1914
Coleophora afrobrunnea Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora afrotropicalis Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora agassizi Baldizzone &..., 2011
Coleophora albadomina Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora amaurosella Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora animula Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora aphanombra Meyrick, 1913
Coleophora aquaecadentis Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora arens Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora armata Baldizzone &..., 2020
Coleophora ausensis Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora austrina Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora blandula Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora brandbergella Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora capitensis Baldizzone &..., 2011
Coleophora capricornis Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora cederbergensis Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora comparata Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora coniella Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora corniapicella Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora curviphallica Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora damarella Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora deinosella Baldizzone &..., 2020
Coleophora demiranda Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora diffusa Meyrick, 1913
Coleophora dixella Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora efflua Meyrick, 1911
Coleophora elegans Baldizzone &..., 2015
Coleophora eremodes Meyrick, 1912
Coleophora etoshae Baldizzone &..., 2011
Coleophora euchromella Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora exotica Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora gondwanae Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora halmodes Meyrick, 1911
Coleophora hirsutella Baldizzone &..., 2015
Coleophora hirtella Baldizzone &..., 2020
Coleophora hirundicauda Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora hobaterensis Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora illustrata Meyrick, 1913
Coleophora incomparabilis Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora intensa Meyrick, 1913
Coleophora intorta Baldizzone &..., 2020
Coleophora intricata Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora jurateella Baldizzone &..., 2011
Coleophora kamiesella Baldizzone &..., 2015
Coleophora karischella Baldizzone &..., 2011
Coleophora kruegeri Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora kunenensis Baldizzone &..., 2015
Coleophora kuruensis Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora latronella McDunnough, 1940
Coleophora leesi Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora leptella Baldizzone &..., 2020
Coleophora leucaula Meyrick, 1911
Coleophora linteella Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora magnaefontis Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora megaloptila Meyrick, 1909
Coleophora meyi Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora mirabibella Baldizzone, ..., 2011
Coleophora molesta Meyrick, 1921
Coleophora monticola Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora namaqua Baldizzone &..., 2015
Coleophora namella Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora namibiae Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora niphocrossa Meyrick, 1920
Coleophora notabilis Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora oligosticta Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora omatakoella Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora ordinaria Meyrick, 1913
Coleophora orphnoceros Meyrick, 1937
Coleophora orthocherasella Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora oxyphaea Meyrick, 1913
Coleophora pallidula Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora parvula Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora pectinella Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora pennella Denis & Schi..., 1775Bugloss Case-bearer
Coleophora phaeocentra Meyrick, 1914
Coleophora presbytica Meyrick, 1921
Coleophora pruniella (Clemens, 1862)⇒ Coleophora demissella Braun, 1914
Coleophora purifica Meyrick, 1921
Coleophora quaggaefontis Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora rhabdophaeella Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora richtersveldi Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora rocherpanensis Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora sandveldensis Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora sanella Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora scaleuta Meyrick, 1911
Coleophora scariphota Meyrick, 1911
Coleophora sclerisaccula Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora sneeubergensis Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora spatulifera Baldizzone, 2022
Coleophora stenoptera Baldizzone &..., 2020
Coleophora suavis Baldizzone &..., 2020
Coleophora swartbergensis Baldizzone, 2019
Coleophora swaziella Baldizzone &..., 2020
Coleophora tabulensis Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora terenaula Meyrick, 1927
Coleophora textoria Meyrick, 1921
Coleophora transvaalensis Baldizzone, 2021
Coleophora triflua Meyrick, 1911
Coleophora ugabensis Baldizzone &..., 2004
Coleophora vansoni Baldizzone &..., 2015
Coleophora venusta Baldizzone &..., 2020
Holcocera arguta Meyrick, 1918
Holcocera chalcofrontella Clemens, 1863
Holcocera extensa Meyrick, 1918
Holcocera irroratella Walsingham, 1891
Holcocera lignyodes Meyrick, 1914
Kruegerius terebratus (Meyrick, 1924)⇒ Plexippica verberata Meyrick, 1912
Mompha (Mompha) epilobiella (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Mompha fulvescens Haworth, 1828
Mompha (Psacaphora) terminella Humphreys & ..., 1845Enchanter'S Cosmet
Mompha antibathra (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Stilbosis antibathra Meyrick, 1914
Mompha claudiella Kearfott, 1907
Pigritia stips Adamski, 2013
Zenodochium arguta (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Holcocera arguta Meyrick, 1918

Subnodes of Coleophoridae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyBlastobasinae
Meyrick, 1894
Blastobasines, Scavenger Moths
5
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyColeophorinae
Bruand, 1850
Coleophorine case-bearers
2
107
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMomphinae
Herrich Schaffer, 1857
Mompha Moths, Momphid moths
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPterolonchinae
Meyrick, 1918
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Coleophoridae at artfakta.se
Coleophoridae at dyntaxa.se
Coleophoridae at gbif.org
Coleophoridae at irmng.org
Coleophoridae at itis.gov