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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Lesser Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
261
1735
3079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
260
1733
3077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
253
1702
3037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
178
1421
2676
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
322
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
322
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
322
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
15
68
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
63
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
6
17
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesser Antilles
6 Families width 39 Species
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths16SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876Batrachedrid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths2SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths6SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths8SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesser Antilles
17 Genera with 39 Species
Auximobasis Walsingham, 18977SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedra Herrich-Schä..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Blastobasis Zeller, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Catacreagra Meyrick, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 1897Casebearers2SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 2011Elachista Algae1SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Iconisma Walsingham, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ithome V.T. Chambers, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pammeces Zeller, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Pigritia Clemens, 1897Pigritia Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Siderostigma Gozmany, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
39 Species
Auximobasis brevipalpella Walsingham, 1897
Auximobasis constans Walsingham, 1897
Auximobasis flaviciliata Walsingham, 1897
Auximobasis flavicillata (Walsingham, 1897)⇒ Auximobasis flaviciliata Walsingham, 1897
Auximobasis insularis Walsingham, 1897
Auximobasis persimilella Walsingham, 1891
Auximobasis variolata Walsingham, 1897
Batrachedra tarsimaculata Walsingham, 1897
Blastobasis argillacea Walsingham, 1897
Blastobasis athymopa Meyrick, 1932
Blastobasis subolivacea Walsingham, 1897
Blastobasis triangularis Walsingham, 1897
Catacreagra galeodes Meyrick, 1910
Coleophora echinella (Staudinger, 1880)⇒ Coleophora cartilaginella Christoph, 1872
Coleophora picticornis (Walsingham, 1897)⇒ Pammeces picticornis Walsingham, 1897
Deltophora lanceella Sattler, 1979
Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876Alfalfa Leaf Tier
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Dichomeris ianthes (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Dichomeris rusticus Walsingham, 1891
Elachista glossina Kaila, 2011
Ethmia adustella (Walker, 1864)⇒ Ethmia nivosella Walker, 1864
Ethmia nivosella Walker, 1864
Ethmia notatella Walker, 1863
Ethmia xanthorrhoa (Walker, 1863)⇒ Ethmia notatella Walker, 1863
Iconisma macrocera Walsingham, 1897
Ithome curvipunctella Walsingham, 1892
Limnaecia conspersa Walsingham, 1892
Limnaecia metallifera Walsingham, 1897
Limnaecia piperatella Walsingham, 1897
Limnaecia tripunctata Walsingham, 1897
Mesophleps adustipennis Walsingham, 1897Soybean Webworm Moth
Pammeces lithochroma Walsingham, 1897
Pammeces pallida Walsingham, 1897
Pammeces picticornis Walsingham, 1897
Pigritia biatomella Walsingham, 1897
Pigritia medeocris Walsingham, 1897
Pyroderces cervinella Walsingham, 1897
Siderostigma triatoma Gozmany, 1978

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
FamilyBatrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyColeophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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