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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Nairobi (Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
172
803
1105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
164
771
1056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
697
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
310
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
310
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
310
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
45
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
11
40
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
5
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nairobi
5 Families width 11 Species
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths6SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae (Bruand, 1851)Concealer Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nairobi
10 Genera with 11 Species
Bactrianoscythris Passerin d´E..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1931Mountain Horned Agama1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolechia Zeller, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Hyperochtha Meyrick, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Philobota Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Tuta Strand, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nairobi
11 Species
Bactrianoscythris lorella Bengtsson, 2014
Brachmia orthomastix Meyrick, 1931
Cryptolechia apocrypta Meyrick, 1886
Dichomeris paulidigitata H.H. Li, H. ..., 2013
Dichomeris tenextrema H.H. Li, H. ..., 2013
Ethmia melanocrates Meyrick, 1923
Hyperochtha acanthovalva Park, 2001
Mesophleps gigantella Li & Sattler, 2012
Mesophleps nairobiensis Li & Zhang, 1995
Philobota mylothris (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Philobota hypopolia Turner, 1917
Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917South American Tomato Moth

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Nairobi
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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