Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Cape (Republic South Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 612
8112
20932 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 611
8101
20891 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 584
7978
20649 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 377
6559
17970 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
1916
5172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
1910
5155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 72
1895
5083 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 33
589
1539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 26
527
1423 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 11
174
576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape
11 Families width 576 Species | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 273 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 55 | Species | Taxom | | Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918 | Lance Wing Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 65 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Cape | Family | Autostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Batrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths | 3
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coleophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers | 7
67 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 14
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 17
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 82
273 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 35
55 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pterolonchidae
Meyrick, 1918
Lance Wing Moths, Lance-wing moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths | 3
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 4
65 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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