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Checklist of Family Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiid moths)
for Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
6542
17532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
6538
17527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
6445
17300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5519
15626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1983
5266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1981
5263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1975
5248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
580
1224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
495
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
123
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
53
160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
53 Genera with 160 Species
#
A
B
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E
G
H
L
M
N
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Afrotelphusa Bidzilya & Mey, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Anarsia Zeller, 19219SpeciesTaxom
Aphanostola Meyrick, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Aphnogenes Hübner, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Asapharcha Meyrick, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Aspades Vári, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Bagdadia Amsel, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Belovalva Janse, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1927Mountain Horned Agama6SpeciesTaxom
Coniogyra Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Curvisignella Janse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 192140SpeciesTaxom
Dicranucha Janse, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Epicharta Hübner, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Eporgastis Hübner, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Excommatica Janse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimoschema Busck, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 19277SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Lacistodes Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lasiarchis Meyrick, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Leuronoma Meyrick, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Macrocalcara Janse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Melitoxestis Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Metzneria Zeller, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Microcraspedus Janse, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Mometa Durrant, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Neopachnistis Hübner, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Neotelphusa Janse, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectris Meyrick, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Paristhmia Hübner, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Polyhymno Chambers, 19267SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotelphusa Janse, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Ptychovalva Janse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pyncostola Meyrick, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Radionerva Janse, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Schizovalva Janse, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19216SpeciesTaxom
Sergeya Ponomarenko, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Syrmadaula Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Tricerophora Janse, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Trichotaphe Hübner, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
160 Species
Afrotelphusa accensa Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891
Anarsia amalleuta Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia carbonaria Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia citromitra Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia deltocrates Meyrick, 1927
Anarsia nimbosa Meyrick, 1913
Anarsia semnopa Meyrick, 1921
Anarsia syndelta Meyrick, 1921
Aphanostola acaciae Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Aphanostola pentastigma Janse, 1960
Aphnogenes zonaea Meyrick, 1921
Asapharcha centrotypa Meyrick, 1921
Asapharcha deltopis Meyrick, 1920
Asapharcha hirsuta Janse, 1958
Asapharcha ochrocapitella Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Asapharcha tauropis Meyrick, 1921
Aspades armatovalva Janse, 1963
Aspades hutchinsonella Walsingham, 1891
Athrips konradi Bidzilya, 2010
Athrips ochrocosma Meyrick, 1911
Athrips phoenaula Meyrick, 1913
Athrips profusa Meyrick, 1921
Athrips tholaea Meyrick, 1911
Athrips zetterstedtiella Zeller, 1852
Bagdadia isosema Meyrick, 1921
Belovalva nigripuncta Janse, 1963
Brachmia convolvuli (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908
Brachmia fuscogramma Janse, 1960
Brachmia hemiopa Meyrick, 1921
Brachmia neurograpta Meyrick, 1921
Brachmia spilopis Meyrick, 1927
Coniogyra dilucescens Meyrick, 1921
Curvisignella leucogaea Meyrick, 1921
Deltophora typica Sattler, 1979
Dichomeris aestuosa Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris agathopa Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris alogista Meyrick, 1935
Dichomeris amblopis Janse, 1954
Dichomeris aphanopa Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris asteropis Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris attenta Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris autophanta Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris barathrodes Meyrick, 1909
Dichomeris basistriatus Walsingham, 1897
Dichomeris chlorophracta Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris coenulenta Meyrick, 1927
Dichomeris condylodes Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris dysnotata Janse, 1954
Dichomeris erixantha Meyrick, 1914
Dichomeris eustacta Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris excepta Meyrick, 1914
Dichomeris exsecta Meyrick, 1927
Dichomeris externella Zeller, 1852
Dichomeris famosa Meyrick, 1914
Dichomeris finitima Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris furvellus Zeller, 1853
Dichomeris gnomonodes Meyrick, 1926
Dichomeris hercogramma Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris homaloxesta Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris hortulana Meyrick, 1918
Dichomeris hylurga Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris ligyra Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris maturata Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris metrodes Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris microphanta Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris physeta Meyrick, 1913
Dichomeris pladarota Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris pyrrhitis Meyrick, 1911
Dichomeris straminis Walsingham, 1881
Dichomeris syngrapta Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris torrescens Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris xestobyrsa Meyrick, 1921
Dichomeris zonaea Meyrick, 1921
Dicranucha crateropis Meyrick, 1921
Dicranucha nephelopis Meyrick, 1921
Dicranucha sterictis Meyrick, 1908
Ephysteris fanatica Staudinger, 1859Ratoon Shootborer
Ephysteris infirma Meyrick, 1912
Ephysteris promptella Staudinger, 1859Ratoon Shootborer
Ephysteris synecta Meyrick, 1911
Epicharta chlorophracta Meyrick, 1921
Eporgastis maturata Meyrick, 1921
Eporgastis syngrapta Meyrick, 1921
Eporgastis torrescens Meyrick, 1921
Excommatica compsotoma Meyrick, 1921
Gelechia xylophaea Meyrick, 1921
Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908Black leaf folder
Helcystogramma hemiopa Meyrick, 1921
Helcystogramma lamprostola Zeller, 1847
Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847
Helcystogramma malacogramma Meyrick, 1909
Helcystogramma neurograpta Meyrick, 1921
Helcystogramma spilopis Meyrick, 1927
Hypatima isosema Meyrick, 1921
Hypatima nigrogrisea Janse, 1949
Hypatima solutrix Meyrick, 1911
Lacistodes tauropis Meyrick, 1921
Lasiarchis hirsuta Janse, 1958
Leuronoma magna Janse, 1958
Leuronoma nigridorsis Meyrick, 1921
Leuronoma oenochyta Meyrick, 1912
Macrocalcara undina Meyrick, 1921
Melitoxestis centrotypa Meyrick, 1921
Metzneria acrena Meyrick, 1908
Metzneria heptacentra Meyrick, 1911
Microcraspedus synecta Meyrick, 1909
Mometa zemiodes Durrant, 1914
Neopachnistis autophanta Meyrick, 1921
Neopachnistis finitima Meyrick, 1921
Neopachnistis microphanta Meyrick, 1921
Neotelphusa castrigera Meyrick, 1913
Neotelphusa similella Janse, 1958
Parapsectris konradi Bidzilya, 2010
Parapsectris zetterstedtiella Zeller, 1852
Paristhmia barathrodes Meyrick, 1909
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913
Polyhymno eurydoxa Meyrick, 1909
Polyhymno hostilis Meyrick, 1918
Polyhymno intortoides Janse, 1950
Polyhymno paracma Meyrick, 1909
Polyhymno thinoclasta Meyrick, 1926
Pseudotelphusa calathaea Meyrick, 1913
Pseudotelphusa cycota Meyrick, 1911
Pseudotelphusa oxychasta Meyrick, 1929
Pseudotelphusa paracycota Janse, 1958
Pseudotelphusa tornimacula Janse, 1958
Pseudotelphusa trinephela Meyrick, 1929
Ptychovalva obruta Meyrick, 1921
Pyncostola actias Meyrick, 1904
Pyncostola melanatracta Meyrick, 1910
Radionerva collecta Meyrick, 1921
Schizovalva polygramma Meyrick, 1914
Schizovalva sphenopis Meyrick, 1921
Schizovalva trisignis Meyrick, 1908
Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa incola Meyrick, 1912
Scrobipalpa trychnophylla Janse, 1960
Scrobipalpa vicaria Meyrick, 1921
Sergeya prominula Meyrick, 1913
Sitotroga psacasta Meyrick, 1908
Stegasta sattleri Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Stomopteryx bathrarcha Meyrick, 1921
Stomopteryx credula Meyrick, 1927
Syrmadaula automorpha Meyrick, 1918
Telphusa accensa (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Afrotelphusa accensa Meyrick, 1921
Telphusa deltocrates Meyrick, 1927
Telphusa objecta Meyrick, 1921
Telphusa syndelta Meyrick, 1921
Tricerophora commaculata Meyrick, 1921
Tricerophora objecta Meyrick, 1921
Trichotaphe asteropis Meyrick, 1921
Trichotaphe hercogramma Meyrick, 1921
Trichotaphe homaloxesta Meyrick, 1921
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechiidae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubfamilyAnomologinae
Meyrick, 1926
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAristoteliinae
Le Marchand, 1947
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDichomeridinae
Hampson, 1918
Dichomeridines
3
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
33
75
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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