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Checklist of Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
for Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
612
8112
20932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
611
8101
20891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
584
7978
20649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
377
6559
17970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
1916
5172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
1910
5155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
72
1895
5083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
33
589
1539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
527
1423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
11
174
576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
82
273
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
76 Genera with 273 Species
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B
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Acutitornus Janse, 20155SpeciesTaxom
Aeolotrocha Meyrick, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Afrotelphusa Bidzilya & Mey, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Agnippe V.T. Chambers, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Allophlebia Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Allotelphusa Janse, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Anacampsis J. Curtis, 1864Anacampsis New Species1SpeciesTaxom
Anarsia Zeller, 19278SpeciesTaxom
Angustiphylla Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Aphanostola Meyrick, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Araeovalva Janse, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Argophara Janse, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Aristotelia Hübner, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Aroga Busck, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Arogalea Walsingham, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Aspades Vári, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Atremaea Staudinger, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Bantuella Bidzilya, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Bilobata Vári, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Blastovalva Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Capnosema Janse, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Carpatolechia Capuse, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Chionodes Hübner, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Coleotechnites V.T. Chambers, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 188120SpeciesTaxom
Dicranucha Janse, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Echinoglossa Meyrick, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Encolpotis Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 19117SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Hedma Dumont, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Hypatopa Walsingham, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocraspedus Janse, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Istrianis Meyrick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Khoisa Bidzilya & Mey, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Lachnostola Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Lanceopenna Janse, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lasiarchis Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Megacraspedus Zeller, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Melitoxoides Janse, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Metzneria Zeller, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Microcraspedus Janse, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Microlechia Haworth, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Neotelphusa Janse, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Nothris Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ochrodia Meyrick, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectris Meyrick, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Paratelphusa Janse, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Phanerophalla Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Photodotis Meyrick, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Polyhymno Chambers, 19097SpeciesTaxom
Proselotis Meyrick, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotelphusa Janse, 19298SpeciesTaxom
Ptychovalva Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Pyncostola Meyrick, 196320SpeciesTaxom
Schizovalva Janse, 195130SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 196323SpeciesTaxom
Sinoe V.T. Chambers, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Sophronia Hubner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Streyella Janse, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Symbatica Meyrick, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Syncopacma Meyrick, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Syngelechia Janse, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Thymosopha Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Tricerophora Janse, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Trychnopalpa Janse, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
273 Species
Acutitornus kalahariensis Janse, 1957
Acutitornus leucostola Janse, 1957
Acutitornus liebenbergi Janse, 1963
Acutitornus munroi Janse, 1957
Acutitornus persectus Krüger, 2015
Aeolotrocha delograpta Janse, 1960
Aeolotrocha paroptila Janse, 1960
Afrotelphusa accensa Meyrick, 1921
Agnippe prunifoliella (Chambers, 1873)⇒ Evippe prunifoliella Chambers, 1873
Allophlebia hemizancla Janse, 1960
Allotelphusa lathridia Meyrick, 1909
Anacampsis conclusella Walker, 1864
Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891
Anarsia amalleuta Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia callicosma Janse, 1960
Anarsia carbonaria Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia eriozona Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia inculta Walsingham, 1891
Anarsia nimbosa Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia sciotona Meyrick, 1927
Angustiphylla hylotropha Janse, 1960
Aphanostola calderae Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aproaerema modicella Deventer, 1904Groundnut leaf miner
Aproaerema monochromella Janse, 1951
Aproaerema oxyspila Meyrick, 1909
Aproaerema perfuscata Janse, 1951
Aproaerema polychromella Rebel, 1902African Sober
Araeovalva albiflora Meyrick, 1920
Araeovalva dorsolutea Bidzilya, 2019
Argophara epaxia Janse, 1953
Aristotelia argyractis Meyrick, 1923
Aristotelia dryonota Meyrick, 1926
Aristotelia ptilastis Meyrick, 1909
Aroga trialbamaculella Chambers, 1875Red-striped Fireworm
Arogalea archaea Walsingham, 1911
Aspades hutchinsonella Walsingham, 1891
Aspades luteomaculata Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Athrips helicaula Meyrick, 1912
Athrips ptychophora Meyrick, 1914
Athrips syncopaula Meyrick, 1937
Atremaea lonchoptera Staudinger, 1871
Bantuella spinosa Bidzilya, 2019
Bilobata subsecivella Zeller, 1852
Bilobata torninotella Janse, 1954
Blastovalva haplotypa Janse, 1960
Capnosema celidota Janse, 1958
Carpatolechia belangerella Chambers, 1875
Chionodes mediofuscella Clemens, 1863Black-smudged Chionodes
Chionodes praeco R.W. Hodges, 1999
Chionodes trichostola Meyrick, 1927
Coleotechnites piceaella Kearfott, 1903Orange spruce needle miner
Deltophora peltosema sensu Janse, 1950
Deltophora typica Sattler, 1979
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Dichomeris acuta Meyrick, 1927
Dichomeris amorpha Meyrick, 1937
Dichomeris aulotoma Meyrick, 1917
Dichomeris basistriatus Walsingham, 1897
Dichomeris griseostola Janse, 1960
Dichomeris haplopa Janse, 1960
Dichomeris ithyaula Meyrick, 1926
Dichomeris latipalpis Walsingham, 1881
Dichomeris metrodes Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris oleata Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris opsorrhoa Meyrick, 1929
Dichomeris orthacma Meyrick, 1926
Dichomeris parochroma Janse, 1954
Dichomeris picrophanes Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris pseudomorpha Janse, 1954
Dichomeris punctipennella Clemens, 1860Many-spotted Dichomeris
Dichomeris stasimopa Meyrick, 1937
Dichomeris straminis Walsingham, 1881
Dicranucha albicincta Meyrick, 1921
Dicranucha sterictis Meyrick, 1908
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909
Ephysteris aellographa (Janse, 1960)⇒ Hedma microcasis Meyrick, 1929
Ephysteris infirma Meyrick, 1912
Ephysteris parasynecta Janse, 1963
Ephysteris photinopa Meyrick, 1920
Ephysteris promptella Staudinger, 1859Ratoon Shootborer
Ephysteris sirota Meyrick, 1908
Ephysteris synecta Meyrick, 1911
Gelechia abjunctella Walker, 1864
Gelechia aglossella Walker, 1866
Gelechia liberata Meyrick, 1910
Hedma maculata Povolny, 1978
Hedma polioptera Janse, 1960
Helcystogramma delograpta Janse, 1960
Hypatima formidolosa Meyrick, 1916
Hypatima solutrix Meyrick, 1911
Hypatima tetraptila Meyrick, 1909
Hypatima triannulata Meyrick, 1911
Hypatopa simplicella Dietz, 1910
Ischnocraspedus peracuta Meyrick, 1920
Istrianis fynbosella Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Khoisa epicentra Meyrick, 1909
Khoisa eusebasta Meyrick, 1926
Khoisa glauca Janse, 1960
Khoisa panaula Meyrick, 1909
Khoisa triloba Janse, 1960
Lachnostola amphizeucta Meyrick, 1918
Lanceopenna prominula Meyrick, 1913
Lasiarchis pycnodes Meyrick, 1909
Megacraspedus serica Meyrick, 1909
Melitoxoides leucodoxa Meyrick, 1920
Melitoxoides panaula Meyrick, 1909
Metzneria acrena Meyrick, 1908
Microcraspedus brachypogon Meyrick, 1937
Microcraspedus photinopa Meyrick, 1920
Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924
Microlechia maculata Povolny, 1978
Microlechia magna Bidzilya, 2019
Microlechia rhamnifoliae Amsel & Hering, 1931
Neotelphusa albifasciella Bidzilya, 2019
Neotelphusa anisogrisea Janse, 1958
Neotelphusa ferrugilinea Janse, 1958
Neotelphusa flavinotata Janse, 1958
Neotelphusa limenaea Meyrick, 1920
Neotelphusa nigromaculata Bidzilya, 2019
Neotelphusa ochrophthalma Meyrick, 1927
Neotelphusa phaeomacula Janse, 1958
Nothris leucodoxa Meyrick, 1920
Ochrodia ericnista (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Ochrodia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
Ochrodia pentamacula Janse, 1958
Ochrodia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
Parapsectris luteovenosa Bidzilya, 2019
Parapsectris opaula Meyrick, 1911
Parapsectris tholaea Meyrick, 1911
Parapsectris tornimaculata Bidzilya, 2019
Parapsectris zetterstedtiella Zeller, 1852
Paratelphusa sagittata Bidzilya, 2019
Phanerophalla knysnaensis Janse, 1960
Photodotis prochalina Meyrick, 1911
Photodotis xanthomacula Janse, 1963
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913
Polyhymno eurydoxa Meyrick, 1909
Polyhymno inermis Meyrick, 1913
Polyhymno intortoides Janse, 1950
Polyhymno oxystola Meyrick, 1913
Polyhymno palinorsa Meyrick, 1909
Polyhymno pausimacha Meyrick, 1909
Proselotis strictula Meyrick, 1937
Pseudotelphusa albisignata Janse, 1960
Pseudotelphusa albopasta Janse, 1960
Pseudotelphusa calathaea Meyrick, 1913
Pseudotelphusa cycota Meyrick, 1911
Pseudotelphusa devia Meyrick, 1913
Pseudotelphusa griseotincta Janse, 1958
Pseudotelphusa oxychasta Meyrick, 1929
Ptychovalva trimaculata Janse, 1960
Pyncostola alloea Janse, 1960
Pyncostola auturga Meyrick, 1921
Pyncostola celeries Meyrick, 1920
Pyncostola celeris Meyrick, 1920
Pyncostola dicksoni Janse, 1950
Pyncostola fusca Janse, 1950
Pyncostola fuscofascia Janse, 1950
Pyncostola grandicornuta Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Pyncostola helicaula Meyrick, 1912
Pyncostola invida Meyrick, 1911
Pyncostola iospila Meyrick, 1909
Pyncostola merista Meyrick, 1918
Pyncostola oeconomica Meyrick, 1920
Pyncostola operosa Meyrick, 1909
Pyncostola pachyacma Meyrick, 1926
Pyncostola pammacha Meyrick, 1913
Pyncostola perlustrata Meyrick, 1920
Pyncostola suffusellus Walsingham, 1891
Pyncostola variegata Janse, 1950
Pyncostola xanthomacula Janse, 1963
Schizovalva ablepta Janse, 1960
Schizovalva adelosema Janse, 1960
Schizovalva anisofascia Janse, 1960
Schizovalva bistrigata Janse, 1951
Schizovalva catharodes Meyrick, 1920
Schizovalva celidota Janse, 1960
Schizovalva costimacula Janse, 1960
Schizovalva cyrtogramma Janse, 1960
Schizovalva dryadopis Meyrick, 1926
Schizovalva epicentra Meyrick, 1909
Schizovalva episema Janse, 1960
Schizovalva leptochroa Janse, 1960
Schizovalva leucogrisea Janse, 1951
Schizovalva nigrifasciata Janse, 1951
Schizovalva nigrosema Janse, 1960
Schizovalva nubila Janse, 1960
Schizovalva ochnias Meyrick, 1913
Schizovalva ochrotincta Janse, 1951
Schizovalva ophitis Meyrick, 1913
Schizovalva perirrorata Janse, 1951
Schizovalva peronectis Meyrick, 1909
Schizovalva polygramma Meyrick, 1914
Schizovalva rubigitincta Janse, 1951
Schizovalva sarcographa Meyrick, 1917
Schizovalva trachypalpella Janse, 1960
Schizovalva triplacopis Meyrick, 1912
Schizovalva trisignis Meyrick, 1908
Schizovalva unitincta Janse, 1960
Schizovalva xerochroa Janse, 1951
Schizovalva xylotincta Janse, 1951
Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) obsoletella (Fischer von ..., 1841)⇒ Euscrobipalpa obsoletella Fischer von ..., 1841
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) traganella Chrétien, 1915
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa asantesana Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa chersophila Meyrick, 1909
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa costimacula Janse, 1960
Scrobipalpa erexita Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa geomicta Meyrick, 1918
Scrobipalpa griseata Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa incola Meyrick, 1912
Scrobipalpa meridioafricana Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Scrobipalpa ochracea Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa ochroxantha Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa ocyphanes Meyrick, 1937
Scrobipalpa phelotris Meyrick, 1909
Scrobipalpa portosanctana Stainton, 1859
Scrobipalpa typica Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa varivansoni Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa vicaria Meyrick, 1921
Scrobipalpa wolframi Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa xylochroa Janse, 1963
Sinoe chambersi S.M. Lee, 2012
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Sophronia aquilex Meyrick, 1926
Stegasta variana Meyrick, 1904Gelechiid Moth
Stomopteryx anxia Meyrick, 1917
Stomopteryx frivola Meyrick, 1926
Stomopteryx grandidierella Viette, 1956
Streyella curtijuxta Bidzilya, 2019
Symbatica cryphias Meyrick, 1910
Syncopacma lutea Janse, 1960
Syncopacma oxyspila Meyrick, 1909
Syngelechia psimythota Meyrick, 1913
Thiotricha atractodes Meyrick, 1922
Thiotricha chrysopa Meyrick, 1904
Thymosopha antileuca Meyrick, 1914
Tricerophora nigrinervis Bidzilya & Mey, 2018
Trychnopalpa phalacrodes Meyrick, 1913

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
7
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
13
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
2
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
58
192
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyThiotrichinae
Karsholt & al., 2013
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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