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Checklist of Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
for Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
6183
14457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
523
6178
14450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
501
6074
14217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
315
4618
11439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1716
4057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1714
4055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1712
4052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
588
1549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
548
1446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
131
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
40
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
40 Genera with 89 Species
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Amphitrias Meyrick, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Anacampsis J. Curtis, 1918Anacampsis New Species1SpeciesTaxom
Anarsia Zeller, 19137SpeciesTaxom
Antithyra Meyrick, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Aphanostola Meyrick, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Aristotelia Hübner, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1911Mountain Horned Agama8SpeciesTaxom
Brachyacma Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Chlorolychnis Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Dactylethrella T.B. Fletcher, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Epimimastis Meyrick, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Exoteleia Wallengren, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Fascista Busck, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ficulea Walker, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Harmatitis Meyrick, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 190521SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Idiophantis Meyrick, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Latrologa Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Organitis Meyrick, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Palintropa Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paratelphusa Janse, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pharangitis Meyrick, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Proadamas Meyrick, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pyncostola Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Stenolechia Meyrick, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Stiphrostola Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Trichembola Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Tricyanaula Meyrick, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
89 Species
Anacampsis rivalis Meyrick, 1918
Anarsia ephippias Meyrick, 1908Groundnut bud borer moth
Anarsia patulella Walker, 1864
Anarsia pensilis Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia phortica Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia stylota Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia tortuosa Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia tricornis Meyrick, 1913
Aphanostola sparsipalpis Meyrick, 1931
Aproaerema nerteria Meyrick, 1906
Aristotelia argodecta Meyrick, 1918
Aristotelia citrocosma Meyrick, 1908
Aristotelia galeotis Meyrick, 1908
Athrips studiosa Meyrick, 1905
Brachmia antichroa Meyrick, 1918
Brachmia arotraea (Meyrick, 1894)⇒ Helcystogramma arotraeum Meyrick, 1894
Brachmia aruritis (Meyrick, 1911)⇒ Helcystogramma aruritis Meyrick, 1911
Brachmia episticta Meyrick, 1905
Brachmia hapalyntis (Meyrick, 1911)⇒ Helcystogramma hapalyntis Meyrick, 1911
Brachmia lochistis (Meyrick, 1911)⇒ Helcystogramma lochistis Meyrick, 1911
Brachmia philomusa Meyrick, 1918
Brachmia phryganitis Meyrick, 1911
Brachyacma trychota (Meyrick, 1905)⇒ Mesophleps ioloncha Meyrick, 1905
Chlorolychnis agnatella Walker, 1864
Dactylethrella candida Stainton, 1859
Dactylethrella globulata Meyrick, 1910
Dactylethrella incondita Meyrick, 1913
Deltophora peltosema sensu Janse, 1950
Dichomeris acrochlora Meyrick, 1905
Dichomeris decusella Walker, 1864
Dichomeris deltaspis Meyrick, 1905
Dichomeris ligyra Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris metrodes Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris ochrophanes (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Ephysteris atalopis Meyrick, 1918
Epimimastis escharitis Meyrick, 1916
Exoteleia oribatella Rebel, 1918
Fascista cercerisella Chambers, 1872Red Bud Leafroller
Ficulea blandulella Walker, 1864
Harmatitis sphecopa Meyrick, 1910
Helcystogramma amethystias Meyrick, 1906
Helcystogramma amethystium Meyrick, 1906
Helcystogramma anthistis Meyrick, 1929
Helcystogramma arotraea (Meyrick, 1894)⇒ Helcystogramma arotraeum Meyrick, 1894
Helcystogramma arotraeum Meyrick, 1894
Helcystogramma aruritis Meyrick, 1911
Helcystogramma epicentra Meyrick, 1911
Helcystogramma hapalyntis Meyrick, 1911
Helcystogramma hibisci Stainton, 1859
Helcystogramma holophorum Meyrick, 1916
Helcystogramma hoplophorum Meyrick, 1916
Helcystogramma immeritella Walker, 1864
Helcystogramma infibulata (Meyrick, 1916)⇒ Helcystogramma infibulatum Meyrick, 1916
Helcystogramma infibulatum Meyrick, 1916
Helcystogramma leucoplecta Meyrick, 1911
Helcystogramma leucoplectum Meyrick, 1911
Helcystogramma lochistis Meyrick, 1911
Helcystogramma philomusa Meyrick, 1918
Helcystogramma philomusum Meyrick, 1918
Helcystogramma phryganitis Meyrick, 1911
Helcystogramma xerastis Meyrick, 1905
Hypatima spathota Meyrick, 1913
Idiophantis anisosticta Meyrick, 1916
Idiophantis chiridota Meyrick, 1914
Idiophantis discura Meyrick, 1907
Idiophantis paraptila Meyrick, 1916
Idiophantis soreuta Meyrick, 1906
Latrologa aoropis Meyrick, 1918
Mesophleps ioloncha Meyrick, 1905
Mesophleps sublutiana Park, 1990
Organitis characopa Meyrick, 1906
Organitis lubrica Meyrick, 1910
Palintropa hippica Meyrick, 1913
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Pharangitis spathias Meyrick, 1905
Proadamas indefessa Meyrick, 1929
Pyncostola actias Meyrick, 1904
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa heliopa Lower, 1900
Sitotroga arctella (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Stenolechia orsicoma Meyrick, 1918
Stenolechia trichaspis Meyrick, 1918
Stiphrostola longinqua (Meyrick, 1905)⇒ Mesophleps ioloncha Meyrick, 1905
Thiotricha chrysopa Meyrick, 1904
Thiotricha orthiastis Meyrick, 1905
Thiotricha scotaea Meyrick, 1908
Trichembola fuscata Meyrick, 1918
Tricyanaula aurantiaca Walsingham, 1886

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
3
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
29
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyThiotrichinae
Karsholt & al., 2013
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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