Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 275
1566
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 275
1566
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 267
1550
2024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 200
1397
1873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
338
479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
337
478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
330
460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 26
148
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 21
141
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 9
58
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Town
9 Families width 79 Species
Genera for Cape Town
58 Genera with 79 Species
| Agonopterix Hübner, 1920 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anathyrsa Meyrick, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aproaerema Durrant, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athrips Billberg, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrichozancla Janse, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Axiarcha Meyrick, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedra Herrich-Schä..., 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasis Zeller, 1909 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Borkhausenia Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chionodes Hübner, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coesyra Meyrick, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophora Hübner, 1911 | Casebearers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterix Hübner, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deltophora Janse, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Depressaria Haworth, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichomeris Hübner, 1917 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dicranucha Janse, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diocosma Meyrick, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Encolpotis Meyrick, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enscepastra Meyrick, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephysteris Meyrick, 1911 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechia Hübner, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Harpella Schrank, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterozyga Meyrick, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypatima Hübner, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Irenicodes Meyrick, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isocrita Meyrick, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Istrianis Meyrick, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Khoisa Bidzilya & Mey, 1960 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leptozestis Meyrick, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitoxoides Janse, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metzneria Zeller, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neotelphusa Janse, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nothris Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochrodia Meyrick, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odites Walsingham, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orophia Hubner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapsectris Meyrick, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perittia Stainton, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philobota Meyrick, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photodotis Meyrick, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phthorimaea Meyrick, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Picrogenes Meyrick, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pisinidea Butler, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurota Hübner, 1889 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyncostola Meyrick, 1950 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Schizovalva Janse, 1908 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scrobipalpa Janse, 1960 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Scythris Hübner, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Selidoris Meyrick, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stomopteryx Heinemann, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symbatica Meyrick, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syncopacma Meyrick, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syngelechia Janse, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syringopais M. Hering, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tanyzancla Meyrick, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Teratopsis Walsingham, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trychnopalpa Janse, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
79 Species | Agonopterix communis Meyrick, 1920 | | | Agonopterix compacta Meyrick, 1914 | | | Agonopterix crypsicosma Meyrick, 1920 | | | Agonopterix grammatopa Meyrick, 1920 | | | Anathyrsa macroxyla Meyrick, 1920 | | | Aproaerema modicella Deventer, 1904 | Groundnut leaf miner | | Athrips ptychophora Meyrick, 1914 | | | Atrichozancla cosymbota Meyrick, 1920 | | | Axiarcha discosema Meyrick, 1921 | | | Batrachedra oemias Meyrick, 1909 | | | Blastobasis byrsodepta Meyrick, 1913 | | | Blastobasis industria Meyrick, 1913 | | | Blastobasis taricheuta Meyrick, 1909 | | | Chionodes trichostola Meyrick, 1927 | | | Coesyra centrobola Meyrick, 1914 | | | Coleophora niphocrossa Meyrick, 1920 | | | Coleophora scaleuta Meyrick, 1911 | | | Cosmopterix antichorda Meyrick, 1909 | | | Deltophora peltosema sensu Janse, 1950 | | | Depressaria prospicua Meyrick, 1914 | | | Dichomeris aulotoma Meyrick, 1917 | | | Dicranucha sterictis Meyrick, 1908 | | | Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909 | | | Enscepastra plagiopa Meyrick, 1920 | | | Ephysteris infirma Meyrick, 1912 | | | Ephysteris photinopa Meyrick, 1920 | | | Ephysteris synecta Meyrick, 1911 | | | Gelechia liberata Meyrick, 1910 | | | Harpella scolopistis Meyrick, 1909 | | | Heterozyga gyrospila Meyrick, 1918 | | | Hypatima solutrix Meyrick, 1911 | | | Hypatima triannulata Meyrick, 1911 | | | Irenicodes eurychora Meyrick, 1919 | | | Isocrita eremasta Meyrick, 1914 | | | Isocrita stolarcha Meyrick, 1909 | | | Istrianis fynbosella Bidzilya & Mey, 2011 | | | Khoisa eusebasta Meyrick, 1926 | | | Khoisa panaula Meyrick, 1909 | | | Khoisa triloba Janse, 1960 | | | Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923 | | | Melitoxoides leucodoxa Meyrick, 1920 | | | Melitoxoides panaula Meyrick, 1909 | | | Metzneria acrena Meyrick, 1908 | | | Neotelphusa limenaea Meyrick, 1920 | | | Nothris leucodoxa Meyrick, 1920 | | | Ochrodia ericnista (Meyrick, 1914) | ⇒ Ochrodia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867 | | Odites encarsia Meyrick, 1908 | | | Odites insons Meyrick, 1912 | | | Orophia ammopleura Meyrick, 1920 | | | Parapsectris tholaea Meyrick, 1911 | | | Philobota erastis Meyrick, 1910 | | | Photodotis prochalina Meyrick, 1911 | | | Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873 | Kartoffelmè¸l | | Picrogenes bactrospila Meyrick, 1917 | | | Pisinidea exsuperans Meyrick, 1920 | | | Pleurota drucella Walsingham, 1881 | | | Pleurota photodotis (Meyrick, 1889) | ⇒ Leprocosma photodotis Meyrick, 1889 | | Pyncostola alloea Janse, 1960 | | | Pyncostola dicksoni Janse, 1950 | | | Pyncostola variegata Janse, 1950 | | | Schizovalva episema Janse, 1960 | | | Schizovalva nubila Janse, 1960 | | | Schizovalva ochnias Meyrick, 1913 | | | Schizovalva trisignis Meyrick, 1908 | | | Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864 | Eggplant budworm | | Scrobipalpa chersophila Meyrick, 1909 | | | Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914 | | | Scrobipalpa costimacula Janse, 1960 | | | Scythris anthracodelta Meyrick, 1911 | | | Scythris chloraema Meyrick, 1887 | | | Selidoris deligata Meyrick, 1921 | | | Symbatica cryphias Meyrick, 1910 | | | Syncopacma oxyspila Meyrick, 1909 | | | Syngelechia psimythota Meyrick, 1913 | | | Syringopais scythris | | | Tanyzancla haematella Felder, 1875 | | | Tanyzancla semistricta Meyrick, 1920 | | | Teratopsis tunicella Walsingham, 1881 | | | Trychnopalpa phalacrodes Meyrick, 1913 | |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Cape Town | Family | Batrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coleophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 28
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 13
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pterolonchidae
Meyrick, 1918
Lance Wing Moths, Lance-wing moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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