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Checklist of Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
for Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
396
3475
6536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
395
3474
6534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
380
3412
6411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
242
2730
5276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1193
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1193
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1192
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
227
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
199
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
6
25
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
10
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
10 Genera with 10 Species
Dichomeris Hübner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lipatia Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Telemachus1SpeciesTaxom
Thyrsostoma Meyrick, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Tildenia Povolny, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tricyanaula Meyrick, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dichomeris nessica Walsingham, 1911
Lipatia crotalariella (Busck, 1910)⇒ Mesophleps adustipennis Walsingham, 1897
Mesophleps adustipennis Walsingham, 1897Soybean Webworm Moth
Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891Palo verde moth
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Scrobipalpa trinella Fuchs, 1903
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Telemachus anaphus anoma
Tildenia gudmannella Walsingham, 1897
Tricyanaula hoplocrates Meyrick, 1932

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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