Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Gabon (Central Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 290
3227
9276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 290
3227
9276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 276
3147
9047 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 191
2844
8597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
1074
3546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
1074
3546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
1074
3546 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 24
129
197 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 19
76
101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 6
12
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gabon
6 Families width 16 Species
Genera for Gabon
12 Genera with 16 Species | Autosticha Meyrick, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptolechia Zeller, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichomeris Hübner, 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Elachista Treitschke, 2011 | Elachista Algae | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethmia Hübner, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homaloxestis Meyrick, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orygocera Walsingham, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persicoptila Meyrick, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philobota Meyrick, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoprotasis Walsingham, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Theatrocopia Walsingham, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gabon
16 Species | Autosticha nothriforme Walsingham, 1897 | | | Cryptolechia eningiella Plötz, 1880 | | | Dichomeris basistriatus Walsingham, 1897 | | | Dichomeris eurynotus Walsingham, 1897 | | | Dichomeris marmoratus Walsingham, 1891 | | | Elachista patania Kaila, 2011 | | | Ethmia rhomboidella Walsingham, 1897 | | | Homaloxestis cholopis Meyrick, 1906 | | | Homaloxestis lophophora (Meyrick, 1906) | ⇒ Homaloxestis cholopis Meyrick, 1906 | | Orygocera carnicolor Walsingham, 1897 | | | Persicoptila euphaedra (Lower, 1904) | ⇒ Trissodoris euphaedra Lower, 1904 | | Philobota mylothris (Meyrick, 1921) | ⇒ Philobota hypopolia Turner, 1917 | | Pseudoprotasis canariella Walsingham, 1897 | | | Ptilothyris purpurea Walsingham, 1897 | | | Theatrocopia elegans Walsingham, 1897 | | | Theatrocopia roseoviridis Walsingham, 1897 | |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Gabon | Family | Autostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 1
3 | Genus
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 | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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