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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region North Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
284
2357
3808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
2356
3807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
274
2312
3712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2021
3396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
598
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
598
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
596
862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
19
147
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
15
118
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
18
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Zimbabwe
8 Families width 15 Species
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae (Bruand, 1851)Concealer Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Zimbabwe
18 Genera with 15 Species
Asymphorodes Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Blastobasis Zeller, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1825
Mountain Horned Agama0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolechia Zeller, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocera Zeller, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Eupetochira Meyrick, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimoschema Busck, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Irenicodes Meyrick, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Lecithocera Herrich-Schä..., 19331SpeciesTaxom
Odites Walsingham, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Onebala Walker, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Philobota Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pleurota Hübner, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ptilothyris Walsingham, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Scrobipalpa Janse, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Stalagmostethus Stål, 17871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Zimbabwe
15 Species
Asymphorodes trichogramma Clarke, 1986
Blastobasis coenomorpha Meyrick, 1931
Cryptolechia scolia Meyrick, 1902
Eretmocera laetissima Zeller, 1852
Eretmocera syleuta Meyrick, 1926
Eupetochira xystopala Meyrick, 1908
Irenicodes eurychora Meyrick, 1919
Lecithocera ochrometra Meyrick, 1933
Odites encarsia Meyrick, 1908
Philobota mylothris (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Philobota hypopolia Turner, 1917
Pleurota homalota (Meyrick, 1889)⇒ Lasiocosma homalota Meyrick, 1889
Ptilothyris neuroplaca Meyrick, 1933
Scrobipalpa trychnophylla Janse, 1960
Scythris melanopleura Meyrick, 1914
Stalagmostethus furcatus Fabricius, 1787

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in North Zimbabwe
FamilyColeophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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
4
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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