Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 938
35674
239642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 934
35600
239346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 891
35179
237293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 522
27201
202489 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 101
7989
57398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 99
7973
57344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 96
7950
57169 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 48
2500
15170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 35
2159
13517 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 14
619
4240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Africa
15 Families width 4240 Species and 20 Subspecies | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasidae (Meyrick, 1894) | Blastobasid moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 493 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 352 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 421 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1523 | Species | Taxom | | Holcopogonidae Gozmany, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 432 | Species | Taxom | | Momphidae Herrich Scha..., 1857 | Mompha Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1543 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 451 | Species | Taxom | | Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918 | Lance Wing Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 83 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 362 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Africa | Family | Autostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths | 25
81 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Batrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths | 5
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Blastobasidae
Meyrick, 1894
Blastobasid moths, Dull Moths, Scavenger Moths | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coleophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers | 25
493 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 51
352 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 57
421 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 251
1523 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Holcopogonidae
Gozmany, 1967
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 38
432 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Momphidae
Herrich Schaffer, 1857
Mompha Moths, Momphid moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 127
451 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pterolonchidae
Meyrick, 1918
Lance Wing Moths, Lance-wing moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths | 6
83 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 29
362 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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