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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1635
3299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
256
1633
3296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
244
1595
3225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1360
2888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
164
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
15
158
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
6
14
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
6 Families width 26 Species
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths5SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths8SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae (Hübner, 1825)Case moths1SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoro Islands
14 Genera with 26 Species
Agonopterix Hübner, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1918Mountain Horned Agama2SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 1761Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 2011Elachista Algae1SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocera Zeller, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Eulechria Meyrick, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Lecithocera Herrich-Schä..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Odites Walsingham, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 18643SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Xenophanta Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
26 Species
Agonopterix nyctalopis Meyrick, 1930
Brachmia convolvuli (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908
Brachmia dryadopa (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908
Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Coleophora serratulella Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876Alfalfa Leaf Tier
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Dichomeris hortulana Meyrick, 1918
Elachista patania Kaila, 2011
Eretmocera laetissima Zeller, 1852
Ethmia ampanella Viette, 1976
Ethmia comoriensis Viette, 1963
Ethmia griveaudi Viette, 1976
Eulechria cephalochrysa (Lower, 1894)⇒ Philobota cephalochrysa Lower, 1894
Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908Black leaf folder
Helcystogramma septella Zeller, 1852
Lecithocera malacta Meyrick, 1918
Odites analogica Meyrick, 1917
Odites carcharopa Meyrick, 1914
Odites fructuosa Meyrick, 1915
Odites hermatica Meyrick, 1915
Odites pedicata Meyrick, 1914
Stathmopoda auriferella Walker, 1864Apple heliodinid
Stathmopoda principalis Meyrick, 1913
Stathmopoda tharsalea (Walker, 1864)⇒ Stagmatophora auriferella Walker, 1864
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth
Xenophanta ecliptis Meyrick, 1914

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Comoro Islands
FamilyColeophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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