Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 216
2958
8173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
1354
4084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 20
275
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 17
218
376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 7
20
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ghana
7 Families width 31 Species
Genera for Ghana
20 Genera with 31 Species | Cophomantella Fletcher, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterix Hübner, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichomeris Hübner, 1940 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dragmatucha Meyrick, 2020 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eretmocera Zeller, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethmia Hübner, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homaloxestis Meyrick, 2023 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithocera Herrich-Schä..., 1914 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ommatothelxis Druce, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pectinimura K.T.Park & B..., 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persicoptila Meyrick, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philobota Meyrick, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prasodryas Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilobola Meyrick, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1932 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scrobipalpa Janse, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sergeya Ponomarenko, 2024 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thubdora | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tuta Strand, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urodeta Stainton, 2022 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ghana
31 Species | Cophomantella bythota Meyrick, 1916 | | | Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chrétien, 1896 | | | Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876) | ⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876 | | Dichomeris fracticostella Walsingham, 1891 | | | Dichomeris schoutedeniella Ghesquière, 1940 | | | Dragmatucha ghanaensis Park, 2020 | | | Dragmatucha kakumensis Park, 2020 | | | Eretmocera scatospila Zeller, 1852 | | | Ethmia livida Zeller, 1852 | | | Ethmia oculigera Möschler, 1883 | | | Homaloxestis dallastai Park, 2023 | | | Homaloxestis lophophora (Meyrick, 1906) | ⇒ Homaloxestis cholopis Meyrick, 1906 | | Homaloxestis nuriana Park, 2023 | | | Lecithocera minutiella Park, 2023 | | | Lecithocera protoma Meyrick, 1914 | | | Ommatothelxis inventrix Meyrick, 1925 | | | Pectinimura bongoensis Park, 2023 | | | Persicoptila euphaedra (Lower, 1904) | ⇒ Trissodoris euphaedra Lower, 1904 | | Philobota mylothris (Meyrick, 1921) | ⇒ Philobota hypopolia Turner, 1917 | | Prasodryas fracticostella Walsingham, 1891 | | | Ptilobola inornatella Walsingham, 1891 | | | Ptilothyris enormisella Park, 2019 | | | Ptilothyris purpurea Walsingham, 1897 | | | Ptilothyris serangota Meyrick, 1932 | | | Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914 | | | Sergeya bunsoensis Bidzilya, Me..., 2024 | | | Thubdora ambliodes Park, 2018 | | | Thubdora laticucullusa Park, 2023 | | | Thubdora nubidiella Park, 2023 | | | Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917 | South American Tomato Moth | | Urodeta falcata Sruoga & De ..., 2022 | |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Ghana | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 7
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 2
2 | 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
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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