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Checklist for Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
and region West Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
535
5529
14269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
532
5515
14254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5423
14103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
4090
11399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
75
1450
2894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
1450
2894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
1443
2859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
541
978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
511
929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
11
247
504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
46
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Australia
46 Genera with 100 Species
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Anarsia Zeller, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ardozyga Lower, 190024SpeciesTaxom
Aristotelia Hübner, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1825
Mountain Horned Agama0SpeciesTaxom
Brachyacma Hübner, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Catameces A.J. Turner, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Decatopseustis Meyrick, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19019SpeciesTaxom
Dorycnopa Lower, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Ephelictis Meyrick, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Epibrontis Meyrick, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Epimimastis Meyrick, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Epiphthora Staudinger, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Hemiarcha Meyrick, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Hyodectis Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Iulota Meyrick, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Lacharissa Meyrick, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Leptogeneia Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Macrenches Meyrick, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Megacraspedus Zeller, 19047SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Neofriseria Sattler, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pauroneura Turner, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pexicopia Common, 19586SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Protolechia Meyrick, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Pyncostola Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Sarotorna Meyrick, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Scindalmota Turner, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Smenodoca Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Sphaleractis Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Symmetrischema Povolny, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Tituacia Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Xerometra Hübner, 19002SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
100 Species
Anarsia dryinopa Lower, 1897
Anarsia hippocoma Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia molybdota Meyrick, 1904
Aproaerema isoscelixantha Lower, 1897
Ardozyga actinota Meyrick, 1904
Ardozyga amblopis Meyrick, 1904
Ardozyga anthracina Meyrick, 1904
Ardozyga catarrhacta Meyrick, 1904
Ardozyga cephalota Meyrick, 1904
Ardozyga compsochroa Meyrick, 1904
Ardozyga cryptosperma Meyrick, 1921
Ardozyga decaspila Lower, 1899
Ardozyga desmatra Lower, 1897
Ardozyga dysclyta Turner, 1933
Ardozyga galactopa Meyrick, 1916
Ardozyga haemaspila Lower, 1894
Ardozyga hormodes Meyrick, 1904
Ardozyga idiospila Meyrick, 1922
Ardozyga irobela Turner, 1947
Ardozyga ithygramma Turner, 1933
Ardozyga neurosticha Turner, 1933
Ardozyga phloeodes Meyrick, 1904
Ardozyga psephias Meyrick, 1904
Ardozyga stratifera Meyrick, 1904Striped protolechia moth
Ardozyga subnexella Walker, 1864
Ardozyga tetralychna Lower, 1902
Ardozyga trichosema Meyrick, 1904
Ardozyga tridecta Lower, 1900
Aristotelia thetica Meyrick, 1904
Athrips mesoleuca (Lower, 1900)⇒ Sarotorna mesoleuca Lower, 1900
Brachyacma epichorda (Meyrick, 1886)⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891
Brachyacma epiochra Meyrick, 1886
Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891
Catameces peribapta Lower, 1918
Decatopseustis cataphanes Common, 1958
Decatopseustis xanthastis Lower, 1896
Deltophora peltosema sensu Janse, 1950
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Dichomeris cirrhostola Turner, 1919
Dichomeris dysorata Turner, 1919
Dichomeris holomela Lower, 1897
Dichomeris ligyra Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris lygropa Lower, 1903
Dichomeris peristylis Meyrick, 1904
Dichomeris pleurophaea Turner, 1919
Dichomeris thanatopsis Lower, 1901
Ephysteris (Ochrodia) subdiminutella Stainton, 1867Caltrop moth
Epibrontis hemichlaena Lower, 1897
Epimimastis porphyroloma Lower, 1897
Epiphthora anisaula Meyrick, 1921
Epiphthora lemurella (Meyrick, 1904)⇒ Apatetris lemurella Meyrick, 1904
Epiphthora megalornis (Meyrick, 1904)⇒ Apatetris megalornis Meyrick, 1904
Gelechia anthochra (Lower, 1896)⇒ Ephysteris anthochra Lower, 1896
Gelechia mandella Busck, 1904
Hemiarcha polioleuca Turner, 1919
Hemiarcha thermochroa Lower, 1893
Hyodectis crenoides Meyrick, 1904
Hypatima metaphorica Meyrick, 1921
Iulota ithyxyla Meyrick, 1904
Iulota ochropolia Turner, 1938
Lacharissa tanyzancla Meyrick, 1937
Leptogeneia bicristata Meyrick, 1904
Macrenches clerica Rosenstock, 1885
Macrenches eurybatis Meyrick, 1904
Megacraspedus aphileta (Meyrick, 1904)⇒ Pycnobathra aphileta Meyrick, 1904
Megacraspedus chalcoscia (Meyrick, 1904)⇒ Pycnobathra chalcoscia Meyrick, 1904
Megacraspedus euxena (Meyrick, 1904)⇒ Pycnobathra euxena Meyrick, 1904
Megacraspedus hoplitis (Meyrick, 1904)⇒ Pycnobathra hoplitis Meyrick, 1904
Megacraspedus isotis (Meyrick, 1904)⇒ Pycnobathra isotis Meyrick, 1904
Megacraspedus oxyphanes (Meyrick, 1904)⇒ Pycnobathra oxyphanes Meyrick, 1904
Megacraspedus popularis (Meyrick, 1904)⇒ Pycnobathra popularis Meyrick, 1904
Mesophleps epiochra Meyrick, 1886
Mesophleps meliphanes Lower, 1894
Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891Palo verde moth
Neofriseria singula Staudinger, 1876Mottled Groundling
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Pexicopia arenicola Common, 1958
Pexicopia dascia Common, 1958
Pexicopia desmanthes Lower, 1898
Pexicopia euryanthes Meyrick, 1922
Pexicopia paliscia Common, 1958
Pexicopia pheletes Common, 1958
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Protolechia hedana (Turner, 1919)⇒ Ardozyga hedana Turner, 1919
Pyncostola actias Meyrick, 1904
Sarotorna epipona Meyrick, 1902
Sarotorna stenodes Turner, 1936
Scindalmota limata (Turner, 1919)⇒ Ardozyga limata Turner, 1919
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa leucocephala Lower, 1893
Scrobipalpa pyrrhanthes Meyrick, 1904
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Smenodoca erebenna (Meyrick, 1904)⇒ Ardozyga erebenna Meyrick, 1904
Sphaleractis parasticta (Meyrick, 1904)⇒ Ardozyga parasticta Meyrick, 1904
Stegasta allactis Meyrick, 1904
Stomopteryx grandidierella Viette, 1956
Symmetrischema tangolias Gyen, 1913Andean potato tuber moth
Tituacia ostracion (Pascoe, 1870)⇒ Tituacus ostracion Pascoe, 1870
Xerometra centrothetis (Lower, 1900)⇒ Mesophleps chloranthes Lower, 1900
Xerometra chloristis (Lower, 1900)⇒ Mesophleps chloranthes Lower, 1900

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in West Australia
SubfamilyAnacampsinae
Bruand, 1851
Anacampsid Moths
5
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyApatetrinae
Le Marchand, 1947
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChelariinae
Le Marchand, 1947
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
25
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPexicopiinae
Hodges, 1986
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThiotrichinae
Karsholt & al., 2013
2
2
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