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Checklist for Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
8011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
8002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
541
1344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
465
1190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
104
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
49
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
45 Genera with 116 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNPST
Anarsia Zeller, 191812SpeciesTaxom
Aphanostola Meyrick, 19608SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Aristotelia Hübner, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Asapharcha Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Aspades Vári, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 20238SpeciesTaxom
Bilobata Vári, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1931Mountain Horned Agama2SpeciesTaxom
Brachyacma Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Bucolarcha Meyrick, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chilopselaphus J.J. Mann, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoesthia Hübner, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Dactylethrella T.B. Fletcher, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 20138SpeciesTaxom
Encolpotis Meyrick, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Falcipenna Bidzilya & A..., 20232SpeciesTaxom
Flexiptera Janse, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Istrianis Meyrick, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Leuronoma Meyrick, 20164SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 20128SpeciesTaxom
Mometa Durrant, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Neotelphusa Janse, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Palumbina Rondani, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Photodotis Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Polyhymno Chambers, 20165SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotelphusa Janse, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 202111SpeciesTaxom
Sergeya Ponomarenko, 20242SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Sphenogrypa Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Thiognatha Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tricerophora Janse, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Trichotaphe Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
116 Species
Anarsia acaciae Walsingham, 1896
Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891
Anarsia amalleuta Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia arsenopa Meyrick, 1920
Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia carbonaria Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia citromitra Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia eriozona Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia fasciella Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Anarsia nimbosa Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia permissa Meyrick, 1926
Anarsia subfulvescens Meyrick, 1918
Aphanostola acaciae Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola africanella Bidzilya, Ag..., 2016
Aphanostola alternella Bidzilya & A..., 2016
Aphanostola griseella Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola kenyella Bidzilya & A..., 2016
Aphanostola longicornutata Bidzilya, Ag..., 2016
Aphanostola melliferae Bidzilya, Ag..., 2016
Aphanostola pentastigma Janse, 1960
Aproaerema simplexella Walker, 1864Soybean moth
Aristotelia rhopalovalva Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Asapharcha deltopis Meyrick, 1920
Aspades hutchinsonella Walsingham, 1891
Athrips albibasella Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips bruneosparsa Janse, 1958
Athrips dorsochrella Bidzilya, Aa..., 2023
Athrips macrosignella Bidzilya, Aa..., 2023
Athrips nigribasella Bidzilya, Aa..., 2023
Athrips ochrocosma Meyrick, 1911
Athrips sisterina Povolny, 1989
Athrips spinosum Bidzilya, Aa..., 2023
Bilobata subsecivella Zeller, 1852
Brachmia deltopis Meyrick, 1920
Brachmia orthomastix Meyrick, 1931
Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891
Bucolarcha geodes (Meyrick, 1929)⇒ Mesophleps geodes Meyrick, 1929
Chilopselaphus ethicodes Meyrick, 1920
Chrysoesthia cyathulae Bidzilya, Me..., 2025
Chrysoesthia isocharis Vári, 1963
Chrysoesthia parilis Vári, 1963
Dactylethrella bryophilella Walsingham, 1891
Deltophora angulella Sattler, 1979
Deltophora diversella Sattler, 1979
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Dichomeris bisignellus Snellen, 1885
Dichomeris bodenheimeri Rebel, 1926
Dichomeris melanosoma Meyrick, 1920
Dichomeris metachalca Meyrick, 1920
Dichomeris oxygrapha Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris paulidigitata H.H. Li, H. ..., 2013
Dichomeris tenextrema H.H. Li, H. ..., 2013
Encolpotis scioplasta Meyrick, 1920
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909
Ephysteris promptella Staudinger, 1859Ratoon Shootborer
Falcipenna argenteomaculata Bidzilya & A..., 2023
Falcipenna irinae Bidzilya & A..., 2023
Flexiptera revoluta Meyrick, 1918
Gelechia crudescens Meyrick, 1920
Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847
Helcystogramma septella Zeller, 1852
Helcystogramma verberata Meyrick, 1911
Hypatima mangiferae Sattler, 1989
Hypatima triannulata Meyrick, 1911
Istrianis epacria Bradley, 1965
Leuronoma eodryas Meyrick, 1918
Leuronoma leuconigrella Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Leuronoma nakurensis Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Leuronoma undulella Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Mesophleps furcatella Bidzilya & R..., 2024
Mesophleps geodes Meyrick, 1929
Mesophleps gigantella Li & Sattler, 2012
Mesophleps kenyensis Bidzilya & R..., 2024
Mesophleps nairobiensis Li & Zhang, 1995
Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891Palo verde moth
Mesophleps safranella Legrand, 1966
Mesophleps unguella Li & Sattler, 2012
Neotelphusa flaviterminella Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Palumbina guerinii Stainton, 1858
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Photodotis prochalina Meyrick, 1911
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Polyhymno albifulvella Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913
Polyhymno hostilis Meyrick, 1918
Polyhymno pausimacha Meyrick, 1909
Polyhymno striella Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Pseudotelphusa microsperma Meyrick, 1920
Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Scrobipalpa afromontana Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa agassizi Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa incola Meyrick, 1912
Scrobipalpa munita Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa nigristriana Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa subroseata Meyrick, 1932
Scrobipalpa turiensis Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa typica Bidzilya, 2021
Sergeya davidi Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Sergeya harambee Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Sphenogrypa syncosma Meyrick, 1920
Stegasta sattleri Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Stomopteryx phaulosema Meyrick, 1920
Telphusa microsperma Meyrick, 1920
Telphusa phaulosema Meyrick, 1920
Telphusa sarcochroma Walsingham, 1900
Thiognatha metachalca Meyrick, 1920
Tricerophora rukinga Bidzilya & Mey, 2018
Trichotaphe melanosoma Meyrick, 1920
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
32
73
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