Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1304
2564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1304
2564 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1270
2494 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 13
54
64 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 10
46
55 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 5
8
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Benin
5 Families width 9 Species
Genera for Benin
8 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Benin
9 Species | Cryptolechia apocrypta Meyrick, 1886 | | | Elachista glossina Kaila, 2011 | | | Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923 | | | Mesophleps safranella Legrand, 1966 | | | Odites procellosa Meyrick, 1908 | | | Persicoptila euphaedra (Lower, 1904) | ⇒ Trissodoris euphaedra Lower, 1904 | | Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima Meyrick, 1916 | | | Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914 | | | Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917 | South American Tomato Moth |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Benin | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
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