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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2340
4567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2338
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2276
4408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1928
3874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
638
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
637
1184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
637
1184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
140
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
18
122
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
20
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
8 Families width 28 Species
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths4SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths3SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths1SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths5SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
20 Genera with 28 Species
Anomologa Meyrick, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Aphanostola Meyrick, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Coesyra Meyrick, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 1921Casebearers2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolechia Zeller, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophasa Lewin, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Dragmatucha Meyrick, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocera Zeller, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Haploscythris Viette, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Irenicodes Meyrick, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Meloteles Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Philobota Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pigritia Clemens, 2013Pigritia Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Promalactis Meyrick, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Stalagmostethus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
28 Species
Anomologa hobohmi Janse, 1963
Aphanostola centripunctella Bidzilya & Mey, 2016
Coesyra gephyrota (Meyrick, 1884)⇒ Isomoralla gephyrota Meyrick, 1884
Coleophora scaleuta Meyrick, 1911
Coleophora textoria Meyrick, 1921
Cryptolechia scolia Meyrick, 1902
Cryptophasa geron Diakonoff, 1954
Dragmatucha proaula Meyrick, 1908
Eretmocera scatospila Zeller, 1852
Ethmia austronamibiensis Mey, 2011
Ethmia circumdatella Walker, 1863
Ethmia circumdatellus Walker, 1863
Ethmia coscineutis Meyrick, 1912
Haploscythris chloraema Meyrick, 1887
Irenicodes eurychora Meyrick, 1919
Meloteles xanthodoxa Meyrick, 1920
Philobota mylothris (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Philobota hypopolia Turner, 1917
Pigritia stips Adamski, 2013
Promalactis albitriangula Wang & Jia, 2017
Promalactis suzukiella Matsumura, 1931Moth
Scythris gaboronensis Bengtsson, 2014
Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911
Scythris pangalactis (Meyrick, 1933)⇒ Scythris pelinaula Meyrick, 1916
Scythris pelinaula Meyrick, 1916
Stalagmostethus furcatus Fabricius, 1787
Stathmopoda luminata Meyrick, 1911
Stegasta sattleri Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Botswana
FamilyColeophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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