AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
316
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
309
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
59
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
32
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puerto Rico
30 Genera with 54 Species
#ABCDEGHKMNPRST
Agnippe V.T. Chambers, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Anacampsis J. Curtis, 1933Anacampsis New Species7SpeciesTaxom
Aristotelia Hübner, 19315SpeciesTaxom
Battaristis Meyrick, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachyacma Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Calliprora Meyrick, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Chionodes Hübner, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Commatica Meyrick, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Compsolechia Meyrick, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 18917SpeciesTaxom
Empedaula Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eunebristis Meyrick, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Keiferia Busck, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Monochroa HEINEMANN, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Nealyda Dietz, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Polyhymno Chambers, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Prostomeus Busck, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Recurvaria Haworth, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Schistonoea Forbes, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Symmetrischema Povolny, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 18972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
54 Species
Agnippe evippeella Busck, 1906
Anacampsis coverdalella Kearfott, 1903Coverdales Anacampsis Moth
Anacampsis insularis Walsingham, 1897
Anacampsis mangelivora Walsingham, 1897
Anacampsis meibomiella Forbes, 1931
Anacampsis melanophaea Forbes, 1931
Anacampsis picticornis Walsingham, 1897
Anacampsis sacramenta Kiefer, 1933
Aristotelia corallina Walsingham, 1909
Aristotelia diolcella Forbes, 1931
Aristotelia lignicolora Forbes, 1931
Aristotelia penicillata Walsingham, 1897
Aristotelia vagabundella Forbes, 1931
Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891
Chionodes salva Meyrick, 1925
Commatica bifuscella Forbes, 1931
Compsolechia plumbeolata Walsingham, 1897
Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876Alfalfa Leaf Tier
Dichomeris arotrosema Walsingham, 1911
Dichomeris indigna Walsingham, 1892
Dichomeris manella Möschler, 1890
Dichomeris melissia Walsingham, 1911
Dichomeris pectinella Forbes, 1931
Dichomeris piperata Walsingham, 1891
Empedaula rhodocosma Meyrick, 1914
Eunebristis zingarella Walsingham, 1897
Gelechia exclarella Möschler, 1890
Helcystogramma daedalea Walsingham, 1911
Keiferia gudmannella Walsingham, 1897
Mesophleps adustipennis Walsingham, 1897Soybean Webworm Moth
Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891Palo verde moth
Monochroa absconditella Walker, 1864
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Polyhymno luteostrigella Chambers, 1874Polyhymno Moth
Recurvaria annulicornis Walsingham, 1897
Recurvaria eromene Walsingham, 1897
Recurvaria kittella Walsingham, 1897
Schistonoea fulvidella Walsingham, 1897
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Stegasta bosqueella Chambers, 1875Red-necked peanut worm
Stegasta bosquella Chambers, 1875
Stegasta capitella Fabricius, 1794Teaweed Moth
Symmetrischema (Symmetrischema) striatella Murtfeldt, 1900
Telphusa distictella Forbes, 1931
Telphusa perspicua Walsingham, 1897
Thiotricha chrysopa Meyrick, 1904
Thiotricha sciurella Walsingham, 1897

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
20
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThiotrichinae
Karsholt & al., 2013
1
2
Genus
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