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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
176
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
176
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
172
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
26
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
10
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
3 Families width 9 Species
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths5SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
8 Genera with 9 Species
Blastovalva Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolechia Zeller, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Irenicodes Meyrick, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotelphusa Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Pyncostola Meyrick, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Talitha Faure, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
9 Species
Blastovalva haplotypa Janse, 1960
Cryptolechia scolia Meyrick, 1902
Dichomeris haplopa Janse, 1960
Irenicodes eurychora Meyrick, 1919
Pseudotelphusa albisignata Janse, 1960
Pyncostola xanthomacula Janse, 1963
Talitha fusca Faure, 1958
Talitha glandifera Faure, 1958
Thiotricha atractodes Meyrick, 1922

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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