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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1798
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1797
6869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1796
6868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
388
831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
316
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
61
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
25
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
23 Genera with 41 Species
#ABCDEHIMPST
Anarsia Zeller, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Asapharcha Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Bilobata Vári, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1911Mountain Horned Agama3SpeciesTaxom
Brachyacma Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoesthia Hübner, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Encolapta Meyrick, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Istrianis Meyrick, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Metzneria Zeller, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Mometa Durrant, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Platyedra Meyrick, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Psamathocrita Meyrick, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Sergeya Ponomarenko, 20243SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
41 Species
Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891
Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia carbonaria Meyrick, 1913
Asapharcha deltopis Meyrick, 1920
Bilobata subsecivella Zeller, 1852
Brachmia convolvuli (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908
Brachmia deltopis Meyrick, 1920
Brachmia nesidias Meyrick, 1911
Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891
Chrysoesthia flavinigrella Bidzilya, Me..., 2025
Chrysoesthia frontella Bidzilya, Me..., 2025
Chrysoesthia isocharis Vári, 1963
Deltophora diversella Sattler, 1979
Dichomeris eurynotus Walsingham, 1897
Encolapta stasimodes Meyrick, 1931
Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908Black leaf folder
Helcystogramma cricopa Meyrick, 1911
Helcystogramma microsema Meyrick, 1911
Hypatima procax Meyrick, 1911
Istrianis epacria Bradley, 1965
Mesophleps gigantella Li & Sattler, 2012
Mesophleps nairobiensis Li & Zhang, 1995
Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891Palo verde moth
Metzneria sanguinea Meyrick, 1934
Mometa anthophthora Meyrick, 1937
Mometa chlidanopa Meyrick, 1927
Mometa cunctatrix Meyrick, 1931
Mometa erebodoxa Meyrick, 1927
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Platyedra cunctatrix (Meyrick, 1931)⇒ Mometa chlidanopa Meyrick, 1927
Platyedra erebodoxa Meyrick, 1927
Psamathocrita doloma Bradley, 1965
Scrobipalpa subroseata Meyrick, 1932
Sergeya korongotaji Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Sergeya lobata Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Sergeya palescens Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Telphusa xyloptera Meyrick, 1932
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Uganda
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
15
24
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