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Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
8090
22812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
8082
22805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
7963
22498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
341
6262
18920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2369
7894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2369
7894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
2362
7885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
347
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
306
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
65
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
10 Families width 100 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths15SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths33SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths7SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedridae (Heinemann & ..., 1876)Batrachedrid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths4SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
53 Genera with 100 Species
#
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
L
M
N
O
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S
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Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 19408SpeciesTaxom
Antaeotricha Zeller, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Asymphorodes Meyrick, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Athrips Billberg, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Auximobasis Walsingham, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedra Herrich-Schä..., 18642SpeciesTaxom
Blastobasis Zeller, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Callimima Turner, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Calliphractis Meyrick, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Carterica Thomson, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Cerconota Meyrick, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Chionodes Hübner, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Coesyra Meyrick, 19143SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 2006Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom
Compsotropha Meyrick, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Coptotelia Zeller, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolechia Zeller, 03SpeciesTaxom
Deoclona Busck, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19408SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 2011Elachista Algae1SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocera Zeller, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Eulechria Meyrick, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Eumimographe Dognin, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Filatima Busck, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Galagete B. Landry, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Gonionota Zeller, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Holcocera Clemens, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Hypercallia Stephens, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Metriotes Herrich-Schä..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Neoblastobasis Kuznetzov & ..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Neomariania Mariani, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Odites Walsingham, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Paltoloma Ghesquière, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Philtronoma Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Pityocona Meyrick, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pleurota Hübner, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Prochola Meyrick, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotelphusa Janse, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Ptilothyris Walsingham, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Siderostigma Gozmany, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 19382SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Symmetrischema Povolny, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tecia Strand, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Telemachus6SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Trichembola Meyrick, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
100 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anatrachyntis bicincta Ghesquière, 1940
Anatrachyntis carpophila Ghesquière, 1940
Anatrachyntis cecidicida Ghesquière, 1940
Anatrachyntis gymnocentra Meyrick, 1937
Anatrachyntis holotherma Meyrick, 1936
Anatrachyntis orphnographa Meyrick, 1936
Anatrachyntis palmicola Ghesquière, 1940
Anatrachyntis veris Ghesquière, 1940
Antaeotricha fascicularis Zeller, 1854
Asymphorodes cirsodes Meyrick, 1929
Athrips phaeomicta Meyrick, 1936
Auximobasis angusta Meyrick, 1922
Auximobasis normalis (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Blastobasis normalis Meyrick, 1918
Batrachedra conspersa Meyrick, 1916
Batrachedra psilopa (F. Walker, 1864)⇒ Batrachedra psithyra Meyrick, 1888
Blastobasis crotospila (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Blastobasis normalis Meyrick, 1918
Blastobasis normalis Meyrick, 1918
Callimima daedalma Turner, 1935
Calliphractis gephyropa Meyrick, 1937
Calliphractis tectulata Meyrick, 1937
Carterica cincticornis (Bates, 1865)⇒ Carterica pygmaea Bates, 1881
Carterica pygmaea Bates, 1881
Cerconota dimorpha Duckworth, 1962
Chionodes carpella (Douglas, 1850)⇒ Chionodes fumatella Douglas, 1850
Coesyra melanoscia Meyrick, 1889
Coesyra opsiphanes Lower, 1894
Coesyra syneches (Turner, 1914)⇒ Philobota syneches Turner, 1914
Coleophora darwini Landry, 2006
Compsotropha charidotis Meyrick, 1884
Coptotelia cyathopoides Clarke, 1951
Cosmopterix pentachorda Meyrick, 1915
Cryptolechia asemanta Dognin, 1905
Cryptolechia semibrunnea Dognin, 1905
Cryptolechia sexmaculata
Deoclona xanthoselene Walsingham, 1911
Dichomeris achlyodes Meyrick, 1904
Dichomeris castanea Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris craspedotis Meyrick, 1937
Dichomeris leontovitchi Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris loxonoma Meyrick, 1937
Dichomeris opalina Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris pammiges Ghesquière, 1940
Dichomeris phaeothina Ghesquière, 1940
Elachista sarota Kaila, 2011
Eretmocera haemogastra Meyrick, 1936
Ethmia pyrausta Pallas, 1771Mountain Ermel
Eulechria mesoscia Turner, 1936
Eumimographe cupreata Dognin, 1905
Eumimographe longimaculata Dognin, 1905
Filatima lithodes Walsingham, 1911
Galagete darwini B. Landry, 2002
Galagete protozona Meyrick, 1926
Gonionota insignata Clarke, 1971
Gonionota periphereia Clarke, 1964
Helcystogramma microsema Meyrick, 1911
Holcocera limicola Meyrick, 1922
Hypercallia obliquistriga Dognin, 1905
Leptozestis macrostola Turner, 1923
Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923
Neoblastobasis perisella Adamski, 2010
Neomariania incertella Rebel, 1940Moth
Odites encarsia Meyrick, 1908
Paltoloma paleata Ghesquière, 1940
Pityocona probleta Bradley, 1961
Pleurota homalota (Meyrick, 1889)⇒ Lasiocosma homalota Meyrick, 1889
Pleurota lomographa (Lower, 1902)⇒ Thema lomographa Lower, 1902
Prochola obstructa Meyrick, 1915
Ptilothyris nemophorella Ghesquière, 1940
Ptilothyris porphyrea Ghesquière, 1940
Scythris pelochyta Meyrick, 1909
Siderostigma triatoma Gozmany, 1978
Stathmopoda eucorystis Meyrick, 1936
Stathmopoda periclina Meyrick, 1938
Stegasta bosqueella Chambers, 1875Red-necked peanut worm
Stenoma acratodes Meyrick, 1916
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916
Stenoma nepheloleuca (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Stenoma symposias Meyrick, 1915
Stenoma perophora Meyrick, 1915
Symmetrischema tangolias Gyen, 1913Andean potato tuber moth
Tecia solanivora Povolny, 1973Central American Potato Tuber Moth
Telemachus crana crilla
Telemachus cretatus
Telemachus erana
Telemachus haywardi
Telemachus meretrix
Telemachus staudingeri
Trichembola palynata Ghesquière, 1940

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Ecuador
FamilyAutostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBatrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyColeophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
11
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
22
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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