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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1295
2674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1293
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1286
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
346
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
306
583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tineoidea
Latreille, 1810
Bagworm, Bagworms, Clothes moths, Tubeworm
3
52
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEriocottidae
Spuler, 1898
Old World Spiny Winged Moths, Old World spiny-winged moths
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
3 Genera with 4 Species
Cathalistis Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Compsoctena Zeller, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Kruegerellus Mey & Sobczyk, 20191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
4 Species
Cathalistis secularis Meyrick, 1918
Compsoctena brachyctenis Meyrick, 1909
Compsoctena primella Zeller, 1852
Kruegerellus singularis Mey & Sobczyk, 2019

Subnodes of Eriocottidae with occurrences in Eastern Cape
SubfamilyCompsocteninae
Dierl, 1970
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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