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Checklist for Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
1133
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1131
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1128
2021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
32
396
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
353
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
109
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
38
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
36 Genera with 74 Species
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Aeolotrocha Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Anacampsis J. Curtis, 1921Anacampsis New Species1SpeciesTaxom
Anarsia Zeller, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Aspades Vári, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1914Mountain Horned Agama2SpeciesTaxom
Calliphylla Janse, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoesthia Hübner, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 193711SpeciesTaxom
Dicranucha Janse, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Encentrotis Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Furcaphora Janse, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Haplovalva Janse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Lacharissa Meyrick, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Lachnostola Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Leuronoma Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Microsetia Hübner, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectris Meyrick, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Paraselotis Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Polyhymno Chambers, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Ptychovalva Janse, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Pyncostola Meyrick, 18915SpeciesTaxom
Schizovalva Janse, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Syngelechia Janse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 19212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
74 Species
Aeolotrocha generosa Meyrick, 1921
Anacampsis cosmia Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891
Anarsia subfulvescens Meyrick, 1918
Anarsia vectaria Meyrick, 1918
Aproaerema africanella Janse, 1951
Aspades hutchinsonella Walsingham, 1891
Athrips cretulata Meyrick, 1927
Brachmia dryadopa (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908
Brachmia graphicodes Meyrick, 1914
Calliphylla retusa Janse, 1963
Chrysoesthia mimetis Vári, 1963
Chrysoesthia stipelloides Janse, 1950
Dichomeris acuta Meyrick, 1927
Dichomeris byrsoxantha Meyrick, 1918
Dichomeris conclusa Meyrick, 1918
Dichomeris cyprophanes Meyrick, 1918
Dichomeris fluitans Meyrick, 1920
Dichomeris impigra Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris introspiciens Meyrick, 1926
Dichomeris lamprostoma Zeller, 1847
Dichomeris octophora Meyrick, 1918
Dichomeris pleuropa Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris taphrites Meyrick, 1937
Dicranucha dicksoni Janse, 1963
Dicranucha ochyrota Meyrick, 1920
Dicranucha serialis Meyrick, 1908
Dicranucha strepsigramma Meyrick, 1937
Encentrotis catagrapha Meyrick, 1921
Ephysteris infirma Meyrick, 1912
Furcaphora caelata Meyrick, 1913
Furcaphora triscelis Meyrick, 1917
Gelechia chionomima Meyrick, 1929
Gelechia fecunda Meyrick, 1918
Haplovalva ametris Meyrick, 1921
Helcystogramma septella Zeller, 1852
Hypatima albogrisea Walsingham, 1881
Hypatima binummulata Meyrick, 1929
Hypatima formidolosa Meyrick, 1916
Hypatima loxosaris Meyrick, 1918
Lacharissa tanyzancla Meyrick, 1937
Lachnostola amphizeucta Meyrick, 1918
Leuronoma veterascens Meyrick, 1918
Mesophleps geodes Meyrick, 1929
Microsetia stipelloides Janse, 1950
Parapsectris ferulata Meyrick, 1918
Parapsectris tholaea Meyrick, 1911
Paraselotis pelochroa Janse, 1960
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Polyhymno intorta Meyrick, 1918
Polyhymno pleuracma Meyrick, 1926
Polyhymno walsinghami Janse, 1950
Ptychovalva galatea Meyrick, 1926
Ptychovalva obruta Meyrick, 1921
Pyncostola actias Meyrick, 1904
Pyncostola auturga Meyrick, 1921
Pyncostola crateraula Meyrick, 1918
Pyncostola flavostriga Janse, 1950
Pyncostola suffusellus Walsingham, 1891
Schizovalva alaopis Meyrick, 1921
Schizovalva polygramma Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa geomicta Meyrick, 1918
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Stegasta variana Meyrick, 1904Gelechiid Moth
Stomopteryx circaea Meyrick, 1911
Syngelechia emphanista Meyrick, 1921
Telphusa iosticta Meyrick, 1937
Telphusa retecta Meyrick, 1921

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Natal
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
28
47
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