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Checklist for Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
71
1255
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
1251
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1237
2748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
398
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
354
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
11
126
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
57
141
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
54 Genera with 141 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPST
Aeolotrocha Meyrick, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Allophlebia Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Allotelphusa Janse, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Anacampsis J. Curtis, 1875Anacampsis New Species1SpeciesTaxom
Angustiphylla Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Araeovalva Janse, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Aristotelia Hübner, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Arogalea Walsingham, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Atremaea Staudinger, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Bilobata Vári, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Blastovalva Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Chionodes Hübner, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Dicranucha Janse, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Echinoglossa Meyrick, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Encolpotis Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hedma Dumont, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocraspedus Janse, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Istrianis Meyrick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Khoisa Bidzilya & Mey, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Lachnostola Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Megacraspedus Zeller, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Melitoxoides Janse, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Metzneria Zeller, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Microcraspedus Janse, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Microlechia Haworth, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Neotelphusa Janse, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Nothris Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ochrodia Meyrick, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectris Meyrick, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Phanerophalla Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Photodotis Meyrick, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotelphusa Janse, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Pyncostola Meyrick, 196314SpeciesTaxom
Schizovalva Janse, 195119SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 196312SpeciesTaxom
Sinoe V.T. Chambers, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Sophronia Hubner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Symbatica Meyrick, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Syncopacma Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Syngelechia Janse, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Trychnopalpa Janse, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
141 Species
Aeolotrocha delograpta Janse, 1960
Aeolotrocha paroptila Janse, 1960
Allophlebia hemizancla Janse, 1960
Allotelphusa lathridia Meyrick, 1909
Anacampsis niveopulvella Chambers, 1875Pale-headed aspen leaf roller moth
Angustiphylla hylotropha Janse, 1960
Aproaerema modicella Deventer, 1904Groundnut leaf miner
Aproaerema oxyspila Meyrick, 1909
Araeovalva albiflora Meyrick, 1920
Araeovalva minor Janse, 1960
Aristotelia argyractis Meyrick, 1923
Aristotelia dryonota Meyrick, 1926
Aristotelia ptilastis Meyrick, 1909
Arogalea archaea Walsingham, 1911
Athrips ptychophora Meyrick, 1914
Atremaea lonchoptera Staudinger, 1871
Bilobata subsecivella Zeller, 1852
Bilobata torninotella Janse, 1954
Blastovalva haplotypa Janse, 1960
Chionodes trichostola Meyrick, 1927
Deltophora peltosema sensu Janse, 1950
Dichomeris aulotoma Meyrick, 1917
Dichomeris griseostola Janse, 1960
Dichomeris haplopa Janse, 1960
Dichomeris ithyaula Meyrick, 1926
Dichomeris orthacma Meyrick, 1926
Dicranucha sterictis Meyrick, 1908
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909
Ephysteris aellographa (Janse, 1960)⇒ Hedma microcasis Meyrick, 1929
Ephysteris infirma Meyrick, 1912
Ephysteris parasynecta Janse, 1963
Ephysteris photinopa Meyrick, 1920
Ephysteris promptella Staudinger, 1859Ratoon Shootborer
Ephysteris synecta Meyrick, 1911
Gelechia liberata Meyrick, 1910
Hedma polioptera Janse, 1960
Hypatima solutrix Meyrick, 1911
Hypatima tetraptila Meyrick, 1909
Hypatima triannulata Meyrick, 1911
Ischnocraspedus peracuta Meyrick, 1920
Istrianis fynbosella Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Khoisa epicentra Meyrick, 1909
Khoisa eusebasta Meyrick, 1926
Khoisa panaula Meyrick, 1909
Khoisa triloba Janse, 1960
Lachnostola amphizeucta Meyrick, 1918
Megacraspedus serica Meyrick, 1909
Melitoxoides leucodoxa Meyrick, 1920
Melitoxoides panaula Meyrick, 1909
Metzneria acrena Meyrick, 1908
Microcraspedus photinopa Meyrick, 1920
Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924
Neotelphusa anisogrisea Janse, 1958
Neotelphusa ferrugilinea Janse, 1958
Neotelphusa flavinotata Janse, 1958
Neotelphusa limenaea Meyrick, 1920
Nothris leucodoxa Meyrick, 1920
Ochrodia ericnista (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Ochrodia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
Ochrodia pentamacula Janse, 1958
Ochrodia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
Parapsectris tholaea Meyrick, 1911
Parapsectris zetterstedtiella Zeller, 1852
Phanerophalla knysnaensis Janse, 1960
Photodotis prochalina Meyrick, 1911
Photodotis xanthomacula Janse, 1963
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Pseudotelphusa albisignata Janse, 1960
Pseudotelphusa griseotincta Janse, 1958
Pyncostola alloea Janse, 1960
Pyncostola auturga Meyrick, 1921
Pyncostola celeries Meyrick, 1920
Pyncostola celeris Meyrick, 1920
Pyncostola dicksoni Janse, 1950
Pyncostola fuscofascia Janse, 1950
Pyncostola iospila Meyrick, 1909
Pyncostola merista Meyrick, 1918
Pyncostola oeconomica Meyrick, 1920
Pyncostola pachyacma Meyrick, 1926
Pyncostola perlustrata Meyrick, 1920
Pyncostola suffusellus Walsingham, 1891
Pyncostola variegata Janse, 1950
Pyncostola xanthomacula Janse, 1963
Schizovalva ablepta Janse, 1960
Schizovalva adelosema Janse, 1960
Schizovalva bistrigata Janse, 1951
Schizovalva catharodes Meyrick, 1920
Schizovalva costimacula Janse, 1960
Schizovalva cyrtogramma Janse, 1960
Schizovalva epicentra Meyrick, 1909
Schizovalva episema Janse, 1960
Schizovalva leucogrisea Janse, 1951
Schizovalva nigrosema Janse, 1960
Schizovalva nubila Janse, 1960
Schizovalva ochnias Meyrick, 1913
Schizovalva perirrorata Janse, 1951
Schizovalva rubigitincta Janse, 1951
Schizovalva triplacopis Meyrick, 1912
Schizovalva trisignis Meyrick, 1908
Schizovalva unitincta Janse, 1960
Schizovalva xerochroa Janse, 1951
Schizovalva xylotincta Janse, 1951
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) obsoletella (Fischer von ..., 1841)⇒ Euscrobipalpa obsoletella Fischer von ..., 1841
Scrobipalpa (Euscrobipalpa) traganella Chrétien, 1915
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa chersophila Meyrick, 1909
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa costimacula Janse, 1960
Scrobipalpa erexita Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa geomicta Meyrick, 1918
Scrobipalpa meridioafricana Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Scrobipalpa ochracea Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa vicaria Meyrick, 1921
Scrobipalpa xylochroa Janse, 1963
Sinoe chambersi S.M. Lee, 2012
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Sophronia aquilex Meyrick, 1926
Stegasta variana Meyrick, 1904Gelechiid Moth
Stomopteryx anxia Meyrick, 1917
Stomopteryx frivola Meyrick, 1926
Symbatica cryphias Meyrick, 1910
Syncopacma oxyspila Meyrick, 1909
Syngelechia psimythota Meyrick, 1913
Thiotricha atractodes Meyrick, 1922
Thiotricha chrysopa Meyrick, 1904
Trychnopalpa phalacrodes Meyrick, 1913

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
9
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
44
109
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThiotrichinae
Karsholt & al., 2013
1
2
Genus
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