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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
382
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
381
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
373
525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
153
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
146
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
9
59
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
9 Families width 79 Species
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths7SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths6SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths41SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths3SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876Batrachedrid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths14SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918Lance Wing Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
59 Genera with 79 Species
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Agonopterix Hübner, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Anathyrsa Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Aproaerema Durrant, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Atrichozancla Janse, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Axiarcha Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedra Herrich-Schä..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Blastobasis Zeller, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Borkhausenia Hübner, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Chionodes Hübner, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Coesyra Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 1911Casebearers2SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Depressaria Haworth, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Dicranucha Janse, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Diocosma Meyrick, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Encolpotis Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Enscepastra Meyrick, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Harpella Schrank, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Heterozyga Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Irenicodes Meyrick, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Isocrita Meyrick, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Istrianis Meyrick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Khoisa Bidzilya & Mey, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Melitoxoides Janse, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Metzneria Zeller, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Neotelphusa Janse, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nothris Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ochrodia Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Odites Walsingham, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Orophia Hubner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Parapsectris Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Perittia Stainton, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Philobota Meyrick, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Photodotis Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Picrogenes Meyrick, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pisinidea Butler, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pleurota Hübner, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Pyncostola Meyrick, 19503SpeciesTaxom
Schizovalva Janse, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19604SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Selidoris Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stomopteryx Heinemann, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Symbatica Meyrick, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Syncopacma Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Syngelechia Janse, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Syringopais M. Hering, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tanyzancla Meyrick, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Teratopsis Walsingham, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Trychnopalpa Janse, 19131SpeciesTaxom


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, 1904Groundnut 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, 1873Kartoffelmè¸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, 1864Eggplant 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
FamilyBatrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyColeophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
29
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
13
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPterolonchidae
Meyrick, 1918
Lance Wing Moths, Lance-wing moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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