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Checklist for Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1635
3299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1633
3296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1595
3225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1360
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
164
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
15
158
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
6
14
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoro Islands
4 Genera with 8 Species
Brachmia Hübner, 1918Mountain Horned Agama2SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
8 Species
Brachmia convolvuli (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908
Brachmia dryadopa (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908
Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876Alfalfa Leaf Tier
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Dichomeris hortulana Meyrick, 1918
Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908Black leaf folder
Helcystogramma septella Zeller, 1852
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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