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Checklist for Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
and region Highlands Region (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
63
209
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
63
209
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
58
203
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
178
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
110
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
110
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
110
140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
11
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
11
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
4
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Highlands Region
6 Genera with 7 Species
Carpatolechia Capuse, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Psoricoptera Stainton, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Sophronia Hubner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Stenolechia Meyrick, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Telemachus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Highlands Region
7 Species
Carpatolechia proximella Hübner, 1796Black-speckled Groundling
Helcystogramma lineolella Zeller, 1839
Helcystogramma rufescens Haworth, 1828Common Zebra Moth
Psoricoptera gibbosella (Zeller, 1839)⇒ Chionodes bicostomaculella Chambers, 1872
Sophronia semicostella Hübner, 1813White-shouldered Goundling
Stenolechia gemmella Linnaeus, 1758Black V Bud Moth
Telemachus erana

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Highlands Region
SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
4
4
Genera
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