Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Ethiopia (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 368
4260
12512 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 367
4259
12510 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
4199
12362 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 237
3462
10482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 58
1314
4089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 58
1313
4087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 58
1313
4087 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 27
330
763 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 22
225
422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 9
35
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ethiopia
9 Families width 60 Species
Genera for Ethiopia
34 Genera with 60 Species
| Anarsia Zeller, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanostola Meyrick, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asapharcha Meyrick, 2024 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalenia Wocke, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atremaea Staudinger, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedra Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasis Zeller, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chlamydastis Meyrick, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoesthia Hübner, 1963 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophora Hübner, 2022 | Casebearers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterix Hübner, 1922 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dichomeris Hübner, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachista Treitschke, 1932 | Elachista Algae | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephysteris Meyrick, 1951 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eretmocera Zeller, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrobapta Common, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethmia Hübner, 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eucleodora Walsingham, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helcystogramma Zeller, 1847 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperochtha Meyrick, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metzneria Zeller, 1934 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microsetia Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochrodia Meyrick, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odites Walsingham, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Persicoptila Meyrick, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philobota Meyrick, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phthorimaea Meyrick, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scrobipalpa Janse, 1918 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Scythris Hübner, 2014 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sergeya Ponomarenko, 2024 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stegasta Meyrick, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stomopteryx Heinemann, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuta Strand, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ethiopia
60 Species | Anarsia gambiensis Strand, 1913 | | | Aphanostola maxima Bidzilya & Mey, 2016 | | | Asapharcha deltopis Meyrick, 1920 | | | Asapharcha lacistoides Bidzilya, Me..., 2024 | | | Ascalenia secretifera Meyrick, 1932 | | | Atremaea lonchoptera Staudinger, 1871 | | | Batrachedra psilopa (F. Walker, 1864) | ⇒ Batrachedra psithyra Meyrick, 1888 | | Blastobasis eridryas Meyrick, 1932 | | | Blastobasis industria Meyrick, 1913 | | | Chlamydastis habrolepis Blanchard & ..., 1986 | | | Chrysoesthia frontella Bidzilya, Me..., 2025 | | | Chrysoesthia isocharis Vári, 1963 | | | Chrysoesthia parilis Vári, 1963 | | | Coleophora arcana Baldizzone, 2022 | | | Cosmopterix derrai Koster, 2016 | | | Cosmopterix epismaragda Meyrick, 1932 | | | Cosmopterix trilopha Meyrick, 1922 | | | Dichomeris argentaria Meyrick, 1913 | | | Elachista delocharis Meyrick, 1932 | | | Ephysteris (Ochrodia) subdiminutella Stainton, 1867 | Caltrop moth | | Ephysteris turgida Janse, 1951 | | | Eretmocera laetissima Zeller, 1852 | | | Erythrobapta viridipennis Laboissière, 1932 | | | Ethmia angensteini Mey & Keller, 2023 | | | Ethmia iphicrates Meyrick, 1921 | | | Ethmia oculigera Möschler, 1883 | | | Ethmia sabiella Felder & Rog..., 1875 | | | Eucleodora chalybeella Walsingham, 1881 | | | Helcystogramma lamprostola Zeller, 1847 | | | Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847 | | | Hyperochtha acanthovalva Park, 2001 | | | Metzneria portieri Viette, 1948 | | | Metzneria sanguinea Meyrick, 1934 | | | Microsetia parilis | | | Ochrodia subdiminutella Stainton, 1867 | | | Odites aethiopicus Lvovsky, 2001 | | | Odites encarsia Meyrick, 1908 | | | Persicoptila euphaedra (Lower, 1904) | ⇒ Trissodoris euphaedra Lower, 1904 | | Philobota mylothris (Meyrick, 1921) | ⇒ Philobota hypopolia Turner, 1917 | | Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873 | Kartoffelmè¸l | | Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima Meyrick, 1916 | | | Scrobipalpa agassizi Bidzilya, 2021 | | | Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864 | Eggplant budworm | | Scrobipalpa biljurshi Povolny, 1980 | | | Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914 | | | Scrobipalpa ethiopica Bidzilya, 2021 | | | Scrobipalpa geomicta Meyrick, 1918 | | | Scythris albiangulella Bengtsson, 2002 | | | Scythris brunneostriella Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris ethiopica Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris lamprochalca Meyrick, 1931 | | | Scythris pelinaula Meyrick, 1916 | | | Scythris rumurutiensis Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Sergeya lobata Bidzilya, Me..., 2024 | | | Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789 | Angoumois Grain Moth | | Stegasta sattleri Bidzilya & Mey, 2011 | | | Stomopteryx ochrosema Meyrick, 1932 | | | Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917 | South American Tomato Moth |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Ethiopia | Family | Batrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coleophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 19
32 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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