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Checklist of Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
for Nairobi (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
167
752
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
167
752
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
159
721
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
117
647
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
296
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
296
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
296
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
45
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
11
40
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
5
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nairobi
5 Genera with 6 Species
Brachmia Hübner, 1931Mountain Horned Agama1SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nairobi
6 Species
Brachmia orthomastix Meyrick, 1931
Dichomeris paulidigitata H.H. Li, H. ..., 2013
Dichomeris tenextrema H.H. Li, H. ..., 2013
Mesophleps gigantella Li & Sattler, 2012
Mesophleps nairobiensis Li & Zhang, 1995
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

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


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