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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
424
4260
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
423
4259
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
4172
7847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3357
6494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
718
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
718
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
718
1400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
19
59
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
47
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
5
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicaragua
5 Families width 13 Species
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae (Bruand, 1851)Concealer Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths5SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicaragua
11 Genera with 13 Species
Baryceros Gravenhorst, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Carterica Thomson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Coesyra Meyrick, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Gonionota Zeller, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pleurota Hübner, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Siderostigma Gozmany, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Telemachus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
13 Species
Carterica pygmaea Bates, 1881
Coesyra pyrota Meyrick, 1889
Coesyra syneches (Turner, 1914)⇒ Philobota syneches Turner, 1914
Dichomeris pseudodeltaspis Ponomarenko ..., 2004
Ethmia bittenella Busck, 1906
Ethmia euphoria A. Kun, 2007
Ethmia volcanella Powell, 1973
Gonionota hyptiotes Clarke, 1964
Leptozestis macrostola Turner, 1923
Pleurota homalota (Meyrick, 1889)⇒ Lasiocosma homalota Meyrick, 1889
Siderostigma triatoma Gozmany, 1978
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916
Telemachus weymeri

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Nicaragua
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
4
3
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
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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