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Checklist of Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
for Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
446
7357
32744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
442
7344
32723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
7252
32441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
285
5986
29203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2366
10698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2365
10696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2359
10685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
32
620
1789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
525
1513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
105
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
45
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Democratic Republic of the Congo
44 Genera with 102 Species
#
A
B
C
D
E
G
H
L
M
P
S
T

Acompsia Hübner, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Adoxotricha Meyrick, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Anarsia Zeller, 19187SpeciesTaxom
Aristotelia Hübner, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Aspades Vári, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Bilobata Vári, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1938Mountain Horned Agama6SpeciesTaxom
Brachyacma Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Bryotropha HEINEMANN, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Cymotricha Hübner, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Dactylethrella T.B. Fletcher, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 190915SpeciesTaxom
Dicranucha Janse, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 191110SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Leuronoma Meyrick, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Metaplatyntis Meyrick, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Metzneria Zeller, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Mometa Durrant, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Paltoloma Ghesquière, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Photodotis Meyrick, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Platyedra Meyrick, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Polyhymno Chambers, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Prasodryas Hübner, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Proteodoxa Meyrick, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotelphusa Janse, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Schizovalva Janse, 20241SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 20218SpeciesTaxom
Semophylax Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Sergeya Ponomarenko, 20242SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tricerophora Janse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Trichembola Meyrick, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Trichotaphe Hübner, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Democratic Republic of the Congo
102 Species
Acompsia (Telephila) syriella Huemer & Kar..., 2002
Adoxotricha symbolistis Meyrick, 1938
Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891
Anarsia amalleuta Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia carbonaria Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia gambiensis Strand, 1913
Anarsia gravata Meyrick, 1911
Anarsia syndelta Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia vectaria Meyrick, 1918
Aristotelia achyrobathra Meyrick, 1933
Aristotelia modulatrix Meyrick, 1938
Aspades armatovalva Janse, 1963
Athrips pallidifusca Bidzilya & R..., 2024
Athrips phaeomicta Meyrick, 1936
Bilobata subsecivella Zeller, 1852
Brachmia cirrhopa Meyrick, 1938
Brachmia convolvuli (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908
Brachmia infixa Meyrick, 1938
Brachmia leucopla Meyrick, 1938
Brachmia leucospora Meyrick, 1938
Brachmia neuroplecta Meyrick, 1938
Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891
Bryotropha purpurella Zetterstedt, 1839
Cymotricha leontovitchi Ghesquière, 1940
Dactylethrella bryophilella Walsingham, 1891
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Dichomeris agathopa Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris castanea Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris craspedotis Meyrick, 1937
Dichomeris eurynotus Walsingham, 1897
Dichomeris famosa Meyrick, 1914
Dichomeris leontovitchi Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris loxonoma Meyrick, 1937
Dichomeris opalina Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris pammiges Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris phaeothina Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris polygnampta Meyrick, 1938
Dichomeris schoutedeniella Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris symbolistis Meyrick, 1938
Dichomeris tephrodes Meyrick, 1909
Dicranucha serialis Meyrick, 1908
Ephysteris infirma Meyrick, 1912
Ephysteris leptocentra Meyrick, 1912
Gelechia allomima Meyrick, 1938
Gelechia flavipalpella (Walsingham, 1881)⇒ Bryotropha purpurella Zetterstedt, 1839
Gelechia ochrocorys Meyrick, 1936
Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908Black leaf folder
Helcystogramma digitata Meyrick, 1914
Helcystogramma hibisci Stainton, 1859
Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847
Helcystogramma leucopla Meyrick, 1938
Helcystogramma metallica Walsingham, 1891
Helcystogramma musicopa Meyrick, 1908
Helcystogramma neuroplecta Meyrick, 1938
Helcystogramma synclepta Meyrick, 1938
Helcystogramma verberata Meyrick, 1911
Hypatima formidolosa Meyrick, 1916
Leuronoma allomima Meyrick, 1938
Mesophleps geodes Meyrick, 1929
Mesophleps kruegeri Bidzilya, 2021
Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891Palo verde moth
Metaplatyntis synclepta Meyrick, 1938
Metzneria sanguinea Meyrick, 1934
Mometa chlidanopa Meyrick, 1927
Mometa cunctatrix Meyrick, 1931
Mometa erebodoxa Meyrick, 1927
Mometa zemiodes Durrant, 1914
Paltoloma paleata Ghesquière, 1940
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Photodotis modulatrix Meyrick, 1938
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Phthorimaea tristrigata Meyrick, 1938
Platyedra cunctatrix (Meyrick, 1931)⇒ Mometa chlidanopa Meyrick, 1927
Platyedra erebodoxa Meyrick, 1927
Polyhymno eurydoxa Meyrick, 1909
Prasodryas opalina Ghesquière, 1940
Proteodoxa cirrhopa Meyrick, 1938
Pseudotelphusa calathaea Meyrick, 1913
Schizovalva nigromaculata Bidzilya & R..., 2024
Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa incola Meyrick, 1912
Scrobipalpa leucospora Meyrick, 1938
Scrobipalpa subroseata Meyrick, 1932
Scrobipalpa tristrigata Meyrick, 1938
Scrobipalpa turiensis Bidzilya, 2021
Semophylax apicepuncta Busck, 1911
Sergeya chuii Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Sergeya lobata Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Sitotroga psacasta Meyrick, 1908
Stegasta sattleri Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Stegasta variana Meyrick, 1904Gelechiid Moth
Stomopteryx achyrobathra Meyrick, 1933
Tricerophora objecta Meyrick, 1921
Trichembola oreia Ghesquière, 1940
Trichembola palynata Ghesquière, 1940
Trichotaphe phaeothina Ghesquière, 1940
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Democratic Republic of the Congo
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChelariinae
Le Marchand, 1947
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
4
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDichomerinae
Le Marchand, 1947
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
26
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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