Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 588
9130
32303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 585
9123
32295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 559
8972
31925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 354
7034
26788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
2152
6310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2149
6305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2147
6297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 33
595
1307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 25
567
1258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 9
131
266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melanesia
10 Families width 266 Species | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 91 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 62 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 29 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Melanesia | Family | Autostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Batrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coleophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers | 6
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 24
91 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 14
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 39
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 18
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 18
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 6
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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