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Checklist for Family Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 (Old World Spiny Winged Moths)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
33
598
1564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
535
1447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tineoidea
Latreille, 1810
Bagworm, Bagworms, Clothes moths, Tubeworm
3
91
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEriocottidae
Spuler, 1898
Old World Spiny Winged Moths, Old World spiny-winged moths
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
4 Genera with 11 Species
Cathalistis Meyrick, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Compsoctena Zeller, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Kruegerellus Mey & Sobczyk, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Tetracladessa Gozmany & VĂ¡ri, 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
11 Species
Cathalistis orinephela Meyrick, 1917
Cathalistis secularis Meyrick, 1918
Compsoctena brachyctenis Meyrick, 1909
Compsoctena connexalis Walker, 1863
Compsoctena cyclatma Meyrick, 1908
Compsoctena lycophanes Meyrick, 1924
Compsoctena ochrastis Meyrick, 1937
Compsoctena ostracitis Meyrick, 1913
Compsoctena primella Zeller, 1852
Kruegerellus singularis Mey & Sobczyk, 2019
Tetracladessa chalcoxesta Meyrick, 1920

Subnodes of Eriocottidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyCompsocteninae
Dierl, 1970
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eriocottidae at gbif.org
Eriocottidae at irmng.org