Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Caribbean islands (Caribbean)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 643
11825
35784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 639
11810
35753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 614
11665
35378 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
9246
28594 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 84
3275
9090 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 84
3275
9090 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3270
9086 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 35
866
2251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 25
790
2067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 10
155
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Caribbean islands
11 Families width 400 Species and 4 Subspecies | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 107 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 125 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 305 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Caribbean islands | Family | Autostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Batrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coleophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers | 6
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 25
80 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 30
107 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 61
125 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 18
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 4
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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