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Checklist of Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
for Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
422
3732
6894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3727
6887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
402
3667
6777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
257
2876
5463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1105
2009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1105
2009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1102
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
286
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
278
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
45
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
14
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Leeward Islands
14 Genera with 16 Species
Aristotelia Hübner, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Aroga Busck, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Brachyacma Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Bryotropha HEINEMANN, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chionodes Hübner, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Filatima Busck, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimoschema Busck, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Haplovalva Janse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Platyedra Meyrick, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
16 Species
Aristotelia devexella Braun, 1925
Aroga camptogramma Meyrick, 1931
Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891
Bryotropha terrella Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Moss-moth
Chionodes mediofuscella Clemens, 1863Black-smudged Chionodes
Chionodes terminimaculella Kearfott, 1908
Dichomeris purpureofusca Walsingham, 1882
Filatima abactella Clarke, 1932
Gnorimoschema septentrionella Fyles, 1911
Gnorimoschema vastifica Braun, 1926
Haplovalva ametris Meyrick, 1921
Helcystogramma melissia Walsingham, 1911
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Stomopteryx grandidierella Viette, 1956
Thiotricha atractodes Meyrick, 1922
Thiotricha chrysopa Meyrick, 1904

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Leeward Islands
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyThiotrichinae
Karsholt & al., 2013
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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