Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 434
4744
11078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 432
4729
11035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 411
4620
10820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 261
3767
9372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1218
2857 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 62
1217
2856 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 60
1214
2851 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 28
450
1039 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 24
412
984 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 11
124
457 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Namibia
11 Families width 457 Species | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 243 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918 | Lance Wing Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 69 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Namibia | Family | Autostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Batrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coleophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers | 3
43 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 12
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 6
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 78
243 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pterolonchidae
Meyrick, 1918
Lance Wing Moths, Lance-wing moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths | 3
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 3
69 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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