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Checklist of Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
for Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
1354
4084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
275
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
218
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
7
20
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
5 Genera with 7 Species
Dichomeris Hübner, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Prasodryas Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sergeya Ponomarenko, 20241SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
7 Species
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Dichomeris fracticostella Walsingham, 1891
Dichomeris schoutedeniella Ghesquière, 1940
Prasodryas fracticostella Walsingham, 1891
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Sergeya bunsoensis Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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