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Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Libya (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
1125
2066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
1122
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
1109
2043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
760
1470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
199
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
199
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
199
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
15
94
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
14
92
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
38
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Libya
8 Families width 115 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths18SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths27SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876Batrachedrid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths11SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths1SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae (Hübner, 1825)Case moths53SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Libya
36 Genera with 115 Species
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Alloclita Staudinger, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Anarsia Zeller, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Aponoea Walsingham, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ascalenia Wocke, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedra Herrich-Schä..., 19302SpeciesTaxom
Bifascioides Kasy, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Blastodacna Wocke, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Bryotropha HEINEMANN, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Calycobathra Meyrick, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Catacreagra Meyrick, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 1952Casebearers49SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Crossobela Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1992Elachista Algae2SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19298SpeciesTaxom
Gisilia Kasy, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Hesperesta Gozmany, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Isophrictis Meyrick, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Klimeschja Hübner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lallia Chrétien, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Megacraspedus Zeller, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 20127SpeciesTaxom
Microlechia Haworth, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Mirificarma Gozmany, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Multicoloria Hübner, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Nothris Hübner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ochrodia Meyrick, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Ornativalva Gozmany, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Polyhymno Chambers, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 19254SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Stagmatophora Herrich-Schä..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipenna Herrich-Schä..., 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Libya
115 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alloclita recisella Staudinger, 1859
Anarsia balioneura Meyrick, 1921
Anatrachyntis coridophaga Meyrick, 1925
Aponoea obtusipalpis Walsingham, 1905
Ascalenia heterosticta Rebel, 1916
Ascalenia leucomelanella (Rebel, 1916)⇒ Bifascioides pirastica Meyrick, 1937
Batrachedra agaura Meyrick, 1901
Batrachedra angusta Turati, 1930
Bifascioides leucomelanella Rebel, 1916
Bifascioides leucomelanellus (Rebel, 1916)⇒ Bifascioides pirastica Meyrick, 1937
Bifascioides pirastica Meyrick, 1937
Blastodacna cinnamomina (Turati, 1930)⇒ Stagmatophora haploceros Turner, 1926
Bryotropha arabica Amsel, 1952
Bryotropha domestica Haworth, 1828House Groundling
Bryotropha inexpectella (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Bryotropha plebejella Zeller, 1847
Bryotropha plebejella Zeller, 1847
Calycobathra calligoni Sinev, 1979
Calycobathra variapenella Sinev, 1984
Catacreagra galeodes Meyrick, 1910
Coleophora aegyptiacae Walsingham, 1907
Coleophora aeneostrigella Turati, 1930
Coleophora agnatella Toll, 1960
Coleophora anguliferella Turati, 1934
Coleophora argentula Stephens, 1834Yarrow Case-bearer
Coleophora argentulella (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Coleophora argentula Stephens, 1834
Coleophora assimilatella (Baker, 1888)⇒ Multicoloria dubiella Baker, 1888
Coleophora beduina Baldizzone, 1987
Coleophora berlandella Toll, 1956
Coleophora crexella Baldizzone, 1987
Coleophora dubiella (Baker, 1888)⇒ Coleophora mcdunnoughiella Oudejans, 1971
Coleophora echinopsilonella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora eucera (Baker, 1888)⇒ Multicoloria dubiella Baker, 1888
Coleophora excellens (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Coleophora rhanteriella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora fulvociliella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora fuscostraminella (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Klimeschja hospitiella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora glabricella (Toll, 1956)⇒ Coleophora kahaourella Toll, 1957
Coleophora guttiferella Toll, 1960
Coleophora hadrocerella Toll, 1952
Coleophora haloxylonella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora honestella Toll, 1952
Coleophora hospitiella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora icarella (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Coleophora echinopsilonella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora inversella (Turati, 1934)⇒ Coleophora seguiella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora islamella Toll, 1960
Coleophora kahaourella Toll, 1957
Coleophora karsholti Baldizzone, 1987
Coleophora latistriella (Turati, 1924)⇒ Coleophora praecipua Walsingham, 1907
Coleophora latistrigella (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Coleophora praecipua Walsingham, 1907
Coleophora leucopodella Turati, 1930
Coleophora leucostrigella (Baker, 1888)⇒ Multicoloria dubiella Baker, 1888
Coleophora mausolella Chrétien, 1908
Coleophora mcdunnoughiella Oudejans, 1971
Coleophora microeucera (Baker, 1888)⇒ Multicoloria dubiella Baker, 1888
Coleophora palaestinella (Chrétien, 1908)⇒ Coleophora mausolella Chrétien, 1908
Coleophora praecipua Walsingham, 1907
Coleophora reisseri (Baker, 1888)⇒ Multicoloria dubiella Baker, 1888
Coleophora rhanteriella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora richteri (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Klimeschja hospitiella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora satellitella Toll, 1960
Coleophora seguiella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora semistriatella (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Coleophora rhanteriella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora semistrigata Toll, 1952
Coleophora stimuligera (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Coleophora praecipua Walsingham, 1907
Coleophora straminella Turati, 1934
Coleophora subexcellens (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Coleophora rhanteriella Chrétien, 1915
Coleophora thermoleuca (Chrétien, 1908)⇒ Coleophora mausolella Chrétien, 1908
Coleophora tripolitana Toll, 1960
Coleophora zizarella (Toll, 1952)⇒ Coleophora semistrigata Toll, 1952
Cosmopterix flavipes Turati, 1930
Cosmopterix rufella (Turati, 1927)⇒ Cosmopterix salahinella Chrétien, 1907
Crossobela barysphena (Herrich-Schä..., 1856)⇒ Mesophleps truncatella H.H. Li & Sa..., 2012
Crossobela trinotella (Herrich-Schä..., 1856)⇒ Mesophleps trinotella Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Dichomeris acuminatus (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876
Elachista senecai Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Elachista wadielhiraensis Traugott-Olsen, 1992
Ethmia acutella Turati, 1934
Ethmia euphraticella (Chrétien, 1907)⇒ Ethmia lepidella Chrétien, 1907
Ethmia lactistrigella Turati & Krü..., 1936
Ethmia lepidella Chrétien, 1907
Ethmia libyella Ragonot, 1892
Ethmia niveella (Chrétien, 1907)⇒ Ethmia libyella Ragonot, 1892
Ethmia quadrinotella acutella Turati, 1934
Ethmia tripolitanella Turati, 1929
Gisilia lerautella Gibeaux, 1986
Hesperesta hartigi Turati, 1934
Isophrictis leptidella (Turati, 1924)⇒ Isophrictis kefersteiniellus Zeller, 1850
Klimeschja hospitiella Chrétien, 1915
Lallia apicinotella (Chrétien, 1915)⇒ Stagmatophora haploceros Turner, 1926
Megacraspedus arnaldi Turati & Krü..., 1930
Mesophleps arnaldi (Turati & Krü..., 1936)⇒ Megacraspedus arnaldi Turati & Krü..., 1930
Mesophleps cinerellus (Turati, 1930)⇒ Aponoea obtusipalpis Walsingham, 1905
Mesophleps ochracella Turati, 1926
Mesophleps trinotalla Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Mesophleps trinotella Herrich-Schä..., 1856
Mesophleps truncatella H.H. Li & Sa..., 2012
Mesophleps unguella Li & Sattler, 2012
Microlechia chretieni Turati, 1924
Mirificarma ocellinella Chrétien, 1915
Mirificarma pallidipulchra Walsingham, 1904
Multicoloria berlandella Toll, 1956
Multicoloria dubiella Baker, 1888
Nothris ochracella (Turati, 1926)⇒ Mesophleps ochracella Turati, 1926
Ochrodia unitella Turati, 1930
Ornativalva oasicolella Turati, 1924
Pyroderces apicinotella Chrétien, 1915
Pyroderces argentata Koster, 2010
Pyroderces bifurcata Zhang & Li, 2009
Pyroderces coridophaga (Meyrick, 1925)⇒ Anatrachyntis coridophaga Meyrick, 1925
Scythris melanosticta Turati, 1930
Scythris senecai Bengtsson, 1997
Sitotroga psacasta Meyrick, 1908
Stagmatophora haploceros Turner, 1926
Tenuipenna simplicella (Amsel, 1959)⇒ Stagmatophora haploceros Turner, 1926

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Libya
FamilyAutostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths
1
1
Genus
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
4
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
17
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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