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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
118
288
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
118
288
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
115
284
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
221
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
109
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
109
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
108
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
14
49
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
48
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension
4 Families width 10 Species
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension
8 Genera with 10 Species
Agonopterix Hübner, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1879Elachista Algae1SpeciesTaxom
Endrosis Huebner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hofmannophila Spuler, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Ithome V.T. Chambers, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Schiffermuelleria Hübner, 18792SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension
10 Species
Agonopterix goughi Bradley, 1958
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix flavofasciata (Wollaston, 1879)⇒ Cosmopterix venefica Meyrick, 1915
Elachista trifasciata Wollaston, 1879St Helenian Three-banded Grass-miner
Endrosis sarcitrella Linnaeus, 1758White Shouldered House Moth
Hofmannophila pseudospretella Stainton, 1849Brown House Moth
Ithome concolorella Chambers, 1875Kiawe Flower Moth
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Schiffermuelleria pictipennis Wollaston, 1879
Schiffermuelleria splendidula Wollaston, 1879

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Ascension
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gelechioidea at artfakta.se
Gelechioidea at dyntaxa.se
Gelechioidea at itis.gov