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Checklist of Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
for Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4260
12512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4259
12510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4199
12362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3462
10482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
330
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
225
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
35
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
19
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
18 Genera with 32 Species
Anarsia Zeller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Aphanostola Meyrick, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Asapharcha Meyrick, 20242SpeciesTaxom
Atremaea Staudinger, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoesthia Hübner, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Metzneria Zeller, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Microsetia Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ochrodia Meyrick, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19187SpeciesTaxom
Sergeya Ponomarenko, 20241SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
32 Species
Anarsia gambiensis Strand, 1913
Aphanostola maxima Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Asapharcha deltopis Meyrick, 1920
Asapharcha lacistoides Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Atremaea lonchoptera Staudinger, 1871
Chrysoesthia frontella Bidzilya, Me..., 2025
Chrysoesthia isocharis Vári, 1963
Chrysoesthia parilis Vári, 1963
Dichomeris argentaria Meyrick, 1913
Ephysteris (Ochrodia) subdiminutella Stainton, 1867Caltrop moth
Ephysteris turgida Janse, 1951
Helcystogramma lamprostola Zeller, 1847
Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847
Metzneria portieri Viette, 1948
Metzneria sanguinea Meyrick, 1934
Microsetia parilis
Ochrodia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Scrobipalpa agassizi Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa biljurshi Povolny, 1980
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa ethiopica Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa geomicta Meyrick, 1918
Sergeya lobata Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Stegasta sattleri Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Stomopteryx ochrosema Meyrick, 1932
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Ethiopia
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
12
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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