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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2085
8072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2082
8068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2074
8045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
438
978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
354
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
59
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
22
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
22 Genera with 35 Species
#ABDEFGHMPST
Anarsia Zeller, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Aphanostola Meyrick, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Aspades Vári, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1852Mountain Horned Agama1SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Falcipenna Bidzilya & A..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Platyedra Meyrick, 01SpeciesTaxom
Polyhymno Chambers, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichotaphe Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
35 Species
Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891
Anarsia amalleuta Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia carbonaria Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia gambiensis Strand, 1913
Anarsia gravata Meyrick, 1911
Aphanostola aarviki Bidzilya, 2016
Aphanostola morogorensis Bidzilya, 2016
Aspades armatovalva Janse, 1963
Athrips ochrocosma Meyrick, 1911
Athrips savannae Bidzilya, 2010
Brachmia septella Zeller, 1852
Deltophora typica Sattler, 1979
Dichomeris chalybitis Meyrick, 1920
Dichomeris decusella Walker, 1864
Dichomeris rhodophaea Meyrick, 1920
Ephysteris promptella Staudinger, 1859Ratoon Shootborer
Falcipenna argenteomaculata Bidzilya & A..., 2023
Gelechia (Gelechia) muscosella Zeller, 1839Dusky Willow Gelechia
Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847
Helcystogramma septella Zeller, 1852
Hypatima triannulata Meyrick, 1911
Mesophleps nairobiensis Li & Zhang, 1995
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Platyedra zemiodes
Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913
Polyhymno striella Agassiz & Bi..., 2016
Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa incola Meyrick, 1912
Scrobipalpa subroseata Meyrick, 1932
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Trichotaphe chalybitis Meyrick, 1920
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
10
18
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