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Checklist for Subfamily Gelechiinae Stainton, 1854 (Gelechiines)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
330
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
225
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
35
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
19
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiines
12
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
12 Genera with 23 Species
Anarsia Zeller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Asapharcha Meyrick, 20242SpeciesTaxom
Atremaea Staudinger, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoesthia Hübner, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Metzneria Zeller, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Ochrodia Meyrick, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19187SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
23 Species
Anarsia gambiensis Strand, 1913
Asapharcha deltopis Meyrick, 1920
Asapharcha lacistoides Bidzilya, Me..., 2024
Atremaea lonchoptera Staudinger, 1871
Chrysoesthia frontella Bidzilya, Me..., 2025
Chrysoesthia isocharis Vári, 1963
Chrysoesthia parilis Vári, 1963
Ephysteris (Ochrodia) subdiminutella Stainton, 1867Caltrop moth
Ephysteris turgida Janse, 1951
Metzneria portieri Viette, 1948
Metzneria sanguinea Meyrick, 1934
Ochrodia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima Meyrick, 1916
Scrobipalpa agassizi Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864Eggplant budworm
Scrobipalpa biljurshi Povolny, 1980
Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914
Scrobipalpa ethiopica Bidzilya, 2021
Scrobipalpa geomicta Meyrick, 1918
Stegasta sattleri Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Stomopteryx ochrosema Meyrick, 1932
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechiinae with occurrences in Ethiopia
TribeAnacampsini
Bruand, 1850
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeAnomologini
Chambers, 1874
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChelariini
Le Marchand, 1947
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGelechiini
Stainton, 1854
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGnorimoschemini
Povolny, 1964
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gelechiinae at artfakta.se
Gelechiinae at dyntaxa.se
Gelechiinae at gbif.org
Gelechiinae at itis.gov