Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
286
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 118
286
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 115
282
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 80
219
345 | 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
Genera for Ascension
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Ascension
10 Species | Agonopterix goughi Bradley, 1958 | | | Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864 | Hall's milkweed | | Cosmopterix flavofasciata (Wollaston, 1879) | ⇒ Cosmopterix venefica Meyrick, 1915 | | Elachista trifasciata Wollaston, 1879 | St Helenian Three-banded Grass-miner | | Endrosis sarcitrella Linnaeus, 1758 | White Shouldered House Moth | | Hofmannophila pseudospretella Stainton, 1849 | Brown House Moth | | Ithome concolorella Chambers, 1875 | Kiawe Flower Moth | | Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873 | Kartoffelmè¸l | | Schiffermuelleria pictipennis Wollaston, 1879 | | | Schiffermuelleria splendidula Wollaston, 1879 | |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Ascension | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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