Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Afrotropical (Ecozones)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 223
6836
56836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 223
6836
56836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 209
6731
56399 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 185
6589
56067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 83
4302
27836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 82
4295
27811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
4286
27718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 39
1642
8394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 30
1405
7365 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 10
395
2251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Afrotropical
11 Families width 2251 Species | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 99 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 170 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 181 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 827 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 194 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 972 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 330 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 73 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 308 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Afrotropical | Family | Autostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths | 19
46 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Batrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths | 4
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coleophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers | 9
99 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 35
170 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 29
181 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 155
827 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 21
194 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 89
330 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths | 6
73 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 28
308 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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