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Checklist of Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
for Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
275
1566
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
1566
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
267
1550
2024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1397
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
338
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
337
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
330
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
148
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
141
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
58
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
28
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
28 Genera with 41 Species
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Aproaerema Durrant, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Chionodes Hübner, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Dicranucha Janse, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Encolpotis Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Istrianis Meyrick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Khoisa Bidzilya & Mey, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Melitoxoides Janse, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Metzneria Zeller, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Neotelphusa Janse, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nothris Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ochrodia Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectris Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Photodotis Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pyncostola Meyrick, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Schizovalva Janse, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Symbatica Meyrick, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Syncopacma Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Syngelechia Janse, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trychnopalpa Janse, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
41 Species
Aproaerema modicella Deventer, 1904Groundnut leaf miner
Athrips ptychophora Meyrick, 1914
Chionodes trichostola Meyrick, 1927
Deltophora peltosema sensu Janse, 1950
Dichomeris aulotoma Meyrick, 1917
Dicranucha sterictis Meyrick, 1908
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909
Ephysteris infirma Meyrick, 1912
Ephysteris photinopa Meyrick, 1920
Ephysteris synecta Meyrick, 1911
Gelechia liberata Meyrick, 1910
Hypatima solutrix Meyrick, 1911
Hypatima triannulata Meyrick, 1911
Istrianis fynbosella Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Khoisa eusebasta Meyrick, 1926
Khoisa panaula Meyrick, 1909
Khoisa triloba Janse, 1960
Melitoxoides leucodoxa Meyrick, 1920
Melitoxoides panaula Meyrick, 1909
Metzneria acrena Meyrick, 1908
Neotelphusa limenaea Meyrick, 1920
Nothris leucodoxa Meyrick, 1920
Ochrodia ericnista (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Ochrodia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
Parapsectris tholaea Meyrick, 1911
Photodotis prochalina Meyrick, 1911
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Pyncostola alloea Janse, 1960
Pyncostola dicksoni Janse, 1950
Pyncostola variegata Janse, 1950
Schizovalva episema Janse, 1960
Schizovalva nubila Janse, 1960
Schizovalva ochnias Meyrick, 1913
Schizovalva trisignis Meyrick, 1908
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa chersophila Meyrick, 1909
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa costimacula Janse, 1960
Symbatica cryphias Meyrick, 1910
Syncopacma oxyspila Meyrick, 1909
Syngelechia psimythota Meyrick, 1913
Trychnopalpa phalacrodes Meyrick, 1913

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Cape Town
SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
24
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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