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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
10948
38362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
10924
38301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
10787
38002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
387
8356
31453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
2306
7037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2300
7024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2299
7023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
693
2473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
645
2326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
12
180
831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
81
255
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
72 Genera with 255 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRST
Acompsia Hübner, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Agonochaetia Povolny, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Amblypalpis Ragonot, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Anarsia Zeller, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Apodia HEINEMANN, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Aponoea Walsingham, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Aristotelia Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Aroga Busck, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Asapharcha Meyrick, 20241SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1940Mountain Horned Agama2SpeciesTaxom
Bryotropha HEINEMANN, 195319SpeciesTaxom
Calyptrotis Staudinger, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Canarischema Karsholt, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Carpatolechia Capuse, 181210SpeciesTaxom
Caryocolum F. Gregor Jr..., 1977Caryocolum species13SpeciesTaxom
Chionodes Hübner, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoesthia Hübner, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Compsolechia Meyrick, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Crossobela Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 20135SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Epidola Staudinger, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Epimesophleps Rebel, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Epiparasia Rebel, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Ergasiola Janse, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eulamprotes Bradley, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Exoteleia Wallengren, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Hedma Dumont, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18473SpeciesTaxom
Isophrictis Meyrick, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Ivanauskiella Ivinskis & P..., 18952SpeciesTaxom
Lita Haworth, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Megacraspedus Zeller, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Megalocypha Janse, 02SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 201210SpeciesTaxom
Metanarsia Staudinger, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Metzneria Zeller, 18937SpeciesTaxom
Microlechia Haworth, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Microsetia Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Mirificarma Gozmany, 191514SpeciesTaxom
Monochroa HEINEMANN, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Neotelphusa Janse, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Nothris Hübner, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Ochrodia Meyrick, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Ornativalva Gozmany, 196712SpeciesTaxom
Palumbina Rondani, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectris Meyrick, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Platyedra Meyrick, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Polyhymno Chambers, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Pragmatodes Walsingham, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Psoricoptera Stainton, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Ptocheuusa HEINEMANN, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Recurvaria Haworth, 17755SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 197123SpeciesTaxom
Sinoe V.T. Chambers, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Streyella Janse, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Syncopacma Meyrick, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Tecia Strand, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Teleiodes Sattler, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Teleiopsis Sattler, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Tricyanaula Meyrick, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
255 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acompsia tenebrosella Lucas, 1956
Agonochaetia shawinigan Landry, Naza..., 2017
Amblypalpis olivierella Ragonot, 1886
Anarsia acaciae Walsingham, 1896
Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia gravata Meyrick, 1911
Apodia bifractella Duponchel, 1843Dark Fleabane Neb
Aponoea obtusipalpis Walsingham, 1905
Aproaerema anthyllidella Hübner, 1813Soybean moth
Aproaerema anthyllidella elachistella Stainton, 1859
Aproaerema mercedella Walsingham, 1908
Aproaerema polychromella Rebel, 1902African Sober
Aristotelia benedenii Weyenbergh, 1873
Aroga aristotelis Milliere, 1876
Aroga lacertella Walsingham, 1904
Aroga paulella Busck, 1903
Asapharcha lacistoides Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Athrips fagoniae Walsingham, 1904
Brachmia convolvuli (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908
Brachmia infuscatella Rebel, 1940Moth
Bryotropha arabica Amsel, 1952
Bryotropha desertella Douglas, 1850Coast Moss-moth
Bryotropha domestica Haworth, 1828House Groundling
Bryotropha dryadella Zeller, 1850Western Groundling
Bryotropha figulella Staudinger, 1859Suffolk Groundling
Bryotropha glabrella (Douglas, 1850)⇒ Bryotropha senectella Zeller, 1839
Bryotropha inexpectella (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Bryotropha plebejella Zeller, 1847
Bryotropha mulinoides (Amsel, 1952)⇒ Bryotropha patockai Elsner & Kar..., 2003
Bryotropha neftensis (Dufrane, 1955)⇒ Stomopteryx neftensis Dufrane, 1955
Bryotropha pallorella Amsel, 1952
Bryotropha patockai Elsner & Kar..., 2003
Bryotropha plebejella Zeller, 1847
Bryotropha saralella (Amsel, 1952)⇒ Bryotropha dryadella Zeller, 1850
Bryotropha sattleri J. Nel, 2003
Bryotropha senectella Zeller, 1839Dull Red Groundling
Bryotropha subnigricella (Dufrane, 1955)⇒ Stomopteryx subnigricella Dufrane, 1955
Bryotropha sutteri Karsholt & R..., 2005
Bryotropha wolschrijni Karsholt & R..., 2005
Bryotropha zannonicola (Hartig, 1953)⇒ Bryotropha patockai Elsner & Kar..., 2003
Calyptrotis alphitodes (Meyrick, 1891)⇒ Metanarsia alphitodes Meyrick, 1891
Canarischema fuerteventura Landry, Naza..., 2017
Carpatolechia buckwelli Haworth, 1812
Carpatolechia decorella Haworth, 1812Black-shouldered Grey
Carpatolechia dumitrescui (Haworth, 1812)⇒ Carpatolechia subericolella Haworth, 1812
Carpatolechia erschoffii Haworth, 1812
Carpatolechia humeralella Haworth, 1812
Carpatolechia humeralis (Haworth, 1812)⇒ Carpatolechia decorella Haworth, 1812
Carpatolechia incretella Haworth, 1812
Carpatolechia lyellella Haworth, 1812
Carpatolechia scabra Haworth, 1812
Carpatolechia subericolella Haworth, 1812
Caryocolum arenariella (Christoph, 1872)⇒ Caryocolum schleichi Christoph, 1872
Caryocolum dianthella (Christoph, 1872)⇒ Caryocolum schleichi Christoph, 1872
Caryocolum fibigerium Huemer, 1988
Caryocolum hackeri (Derra, 1985)⇒ Caryocolum schleichi Christoph, 1872
Caryocolum improvisella (Christoph, 1872)⇒ Caryocolum schleichi Christoph, 1872
Caryocolum jaspidella Chrétien, 1908Apple Humble-bee
Caryocolum leucothoracellum Klimesch, 1953
Caryocolum marmorea Haworth, 1828Beautiful Groundling
Caryocolum marmoreum marmoreum Haworth, 1828
Caryocolum provinciella Stainton, 1869Buff tailed bumblebee
Caryocolum schleichi Christoph, 1872
Caryocolum sciurella Walsingham, 1908
Caryocolum syriacum (Povolny, 1977)⇒ Caryocolum schleichi Christoph, 1872
Chionodes bicostomaculella Chambers, 1872
Chionodes distinctella Zeller, 1839Eastern Groundling
Chionodes indistinctella (Zeller, 1839)⇒ Chionodes distinctella Zeller, 1839
Chrysoesthia bosae (Walsingham, 1908)⇒ Chrysoesthia boseae Walsingham, 1908
Chrysoesthia boseae Walsingham, 1908
Chrysoesthia drurella Fabricius, 1775Fiery Miner
Chrysoesthia sexguttella Thunberg, 1794Moth
Compsolechia niobella Felder & Rog..., 1875
Crossobela barysphena (Herrich-Schä..., 1856)⇒ Mesophleps truncatella H.H. Li & Sa..., 2012
Crossobela trinotella (Herrich-Schä..., 1856)⇒ Mesophleps trinotella Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Deltophora fasciella Sattler, 1979
Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876Alfalfa Leaf Tier
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Dichomeris bodenheimeri Rebel, 1926
Dichomeris lamprostoma Zeller, 1847
Dichomeris ligulacea H.H. Li, H. ..., 2013
Ephysteris brachyptera Karsholt & S..., 1998
Ephysteris promptella Staudinger, 1859Ratoon Shootborer
Epidola stigma Staudinger, 1859
Epimesophleps symmocella Rebel, 1907
Epiparasia incertella (Herrich-Schä..., 1861)⇒ Metanarsia incertella Herrich-Schä..., 1861
Epiparasia longivitella (Herrich-Scha..., 1861)⇒ Metanarsia incertella Herrich-Schä..., 1861
Ergasiola ergasima (Meyrick, 1916)⇒ Scrobipalpa ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Eulamprotes wilkella Linnaeus, 1758Painted Neb
Exoteleia oribatella Rebel, 1918
Gelechia (Gelechia) sabinellus Zeller, 1839Juniper Gelechia
Hedma microcasis Meyrick, 1929
Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908Black leaf folder
Helcystogramma lamprostola Zeller, 1847
Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847
Isophrictis kefersteiniellus Zeller, 1850
Isophrictis leptidella (Turati, 1924)⇒ Isophrictis kefersteiniellus Zeller, 1850
Isophrictis oudianella Lucas, 1942
Isophrictis senicula Meyrick, 1913
Ivanauskiella psamathias Meyrick, 1891
Ivanauskiella turkmenica (Meyrick, 1895)⇒ Ivanauskiella psamathias Meyrick, 1891
Lita gecko Walsingham, 1911
Megacraspedus arnaldi Turati & Krü..., 1930
Megalocypha klimeschi Povolny, 1972
Megalocypha micradelpha
Mesophleps arnaldi (Turati & Krü..., 1936)⇒ Megacraspedus arnaldi Turati & Krü..., 1930
Mesophleps cinerellus (Turati, 1930)⇒ Aponoea obtusipalpis Walsingham, 1905
Mesophleps corsicella Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Mesophleps ochracella Turati, 1926
Mesophleps oxycedrella Milliere, 1871
Mesophleps silacella Hübner, 1796Brighton Snout
Mesophleps trinotalla Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Mesophleps trinotella Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Mesophleps truncatella H.H. Li & Sa..., 2012
Mesophleps unguella Li & Sattler, 2012
Metanarsia alphitodes Meyrick, 1891
Metanarsia gobica (Lvovsky & Pi..., 1989)⇒ Metanarsia alphitodes Meyrick, 1891
Metanarsia incertella Herrich-Schä..., 1861
Metzneria aestivella Zeller, 1839Carline Neb
Metzneria castiliella Moschler, 1866
Metzneria infelix (Mann, 1864)⇒ Metzneria tenuiella Mann, 1864
Metzneria insignificans (Mann, 1864)⇒ Metzneria tenuiella Mann, 1864
Metzneria monochroa (Rebel, 1893)⇒ Metzneria torosulella Rebel, 1893
Metzneria tenuiella Mann, 1864
Metzneria torosulella Rebel, 1893
Microlechia abzacella Dumont, 1932
Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924
Microlechia klimeschi Povolny, 1972
Microlechia rhamnifoliae Amsel & Hering, 1931
Microsetia boseae
Mirificarma cabezella Chrétien, 1925
Mirificarma constricta Pitkin, 1984
Mirificarma denotata Pitkin, 1984
Mirificarma eburnella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Mirificarma flammella (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Mirificarma eburnella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Mirificarma flavella Duponchel, 1844
Mirificarma flavonigrella Chrétien, 1915
Mirificarma formosella (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Mirificarma eburnella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Mirificarma interrupta Curtis, 1827
Mirificarma interuptella (Curtis, 1827)⇒ Mirificarma interrupta Curtis, 1827
Mirificarma montivaga Walsingham, 1904
Mirificarma ocellinella Chrétien, 1915
Mirificarma pallidipulchra Walsingham, 1904
Mirificarma scissella Chrétien, 1915
Monochroa rebeli M. Hering, 1927
Neotelphusa cisti Stainton, 1869
Nothris congressariella Bruand, 1858Cornish Groundling
Nothris ochracella (Turati, 1926)⇒ Mesophleps ochracella Turati, 1926
Ochrodia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
Ochrodia tribulivora Dumont, 1931
Ochrodia unitella Turati, 1930
Ornativalva antipyramis Meyrick, 1925
Ornativalva cerostomatella Walsingham, 1904
Ornativalva erubescens Walsingham, 1904Moth
Ornativalva frankeniivorella Chrétien, 1917
Ornativalva heligmatodes Walsingham, 1904
Ornativalva heluanensis Debski, 1913
Ornativalva mixolitha Meyrick, 1918
Ornativalva mixolitha bipunctella Sattler, 1967
Ornativalva mixolitha mixolitha Meyrick, 1918
Ornativalva oasicolella Turati, 1924
Ornativalva plutelliformis Staudinger, 1859Tamarisk moth
Ornativalva triangulella Sattler, 1967
Palumbina guerinii Stainton, 1858
Parapsectris curvisaccula Bidzilya, 2010
Parapsectris tholaea Meyrick, 1911
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Phthorimaea ergasima (Meyrick, 1916)⇒ Scrobipalpa ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Phthorimaea molitor Walsingham, 1896
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Phthorimaea tabacella (Ragonot, 1879)⇒ Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873
Platyedra subcinerea Haworth, 1828Cotton stem moth
Pragmatodes fruticosella Walsingham, 1908
Psoricoptera gibbosella (Zeller, 1839)⇒ Chionodes bicostomaculella Chambers, 1872
Ptocheuusa guimarensis Walsingham, 1908
Ptocheuusa seminivora (Mann, 1864)⇒ Metzneria tenuiella Mann, 1864
Recurvaria cinerella Chrétien, 1908
Recurvaria crataegella (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Recurvaria nanella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Recurvaria nana (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Recurvaria nanella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Recurvaria nanella Denis & Schi..., 1775Brindled Groundling
Recurvaria unicolor (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Recurvaria nanella Denis & Schi..., 1775
Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) bazae Povolny, 1977
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) gallincolella (Mann, 1872)⇒ Scrobipalpa portosanctana Stainton, 1859
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) instabilella Douglas, 1846Purslane Moth
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) nitentella Fuchs, 1902Coast Orache Miner
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) ocellatella Boyd, 1858Beet Moth
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) salinella Zeller, 1847Sea-aster Groundling
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) suaedicola Mabille, 1906
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) traganella Chrétien, 1915
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) trebujenae (Povolny, 1977)⇒ Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) vasconiella RÖSSLER, 1877
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) wiltshirei (Povolny, 1966)⇒ Scrobipalpa walsinghami Povolny, 1971
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa gecho Walsingham, 1911
Scrobipalpa halymella Milliere, 1864
Scrobipalpa mignatella (Meyrick, 1916)⇒ Scrobipalpa ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Scrobipalpa pervada (Meyrick, 1916)⇒ Scrobipalpa ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Scrobipalpa portosanctana Stainton, 1859
Scrobipalpa salicorniae (E. HERING, 1889)⇒ Macroglossum backi Eitschberger, 2009
Scrobipalpa tineiformis (Povolny, 1967)⇒ Scrobipalpa vicaria Meyrick, 1921
Scrobipalpa vicaria Meyrick, 1921
Scrobipalpa walsinghami Povolny, 1971
Sinoe chambersi S.M. Lee, 2012
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Sitotroga psacasta Meyrick, 1908
Stomopteryx detersella Zeller, 1847
Stomopteryx neftensis Dufrane, 1955
Stomopteryx nigricella Chrétien, 1915
Stomopteryx remissella Zeller, 1847
Stomopteryx schizogynae Walsingham, 1908
Stomopteryx subnigricella Dufrane, 1955
Streyella anguinella Herrich-Schä..., 1861
Streyella canariensis Walsingham, 1908
Streyella ostentella (Zerny, 1934)⇒ Streyella anguinella Herrich-Schä..., 1861
Syncopacma faceta (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Syncopacma polychromella Rebel, 1902
Syncopacma genistae Walsingham, 1908
Syncopacma polychromella Rebel, 1902African Sober
Syncopacma thaumalea Walsingham, 1905
Tecia solanivora Povolny, 1973Central American Potato Tuber Moth
Teleiodes anguinella (Herrich-Schä..., 1861)⇒ Streyella anguinella Herrich-Schä..., 1861
Teleiodes ostentella (Herrich-Schä..., 1861)⇒ Streyella anguinella Herrich-Schä..., 1861
Teleiopsis diffinis Haworth, 1828Common Groundling
Teleiopsis lunariella Walsingham, 1908
Telphusa cistiflorella Constant, 1890
Telphusa nigrorosea Walsingham, 1904
Telphusa syndelta Meyrick, 1921
Thiotricha wollastoni Walsingham, 1884
Tricyanaula hoplocrates Meyrick, 1932
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
9
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
9
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
56
193
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThiotrichinae
Karsholt & al., 2013
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Gelechiidae at dyntaxa.se
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Gelechiidae at irmng.org
Gelechiidae at itis.gov