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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
45
710
1281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
45
710
1281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
44
708
1279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
94
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
15
84
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
7
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Paraguay
7 Families width 24 Species
Oecophoridae (Bruand, 1851)Concealer Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths5SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Paraguay
17 Genera with 24 Species
Coesyra Meyrick, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 1931Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom
Compsotropha Meyrick, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 19305SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolechia Zeller, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Deltophora Janse, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Enolmis Duponchel, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Herrichia Oiticica, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Istrianis Meyrick, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Pityocona Meyrick, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pleurota Hübner, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Prochola Meyrick, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Swezeyula Zimmerman & ..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Telemachus1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
24 Species
Coesyra pyrota Meyrick, 1889
Coleophora zymotica Meyrick, 1931
Compsotropha charidotis Meyrick, 1884
Cosmopterix laetifica Meyrick, 1909
Cosmopterix mimetis (F. Walker, 1864)⇒ Cosmopterix venefica Meyrick, 1915
Cosmopterix phyllostachysea Kuroko, 1957
Cosmopterix scribaiella Zeller, 1850New Marsh Cosmet
Cosmopterix victor Stringer, 1930
Cryptolechia scolia Meyrick, 1902
Deltophora suffusella Sattler, 1979
Dichomeris achlyodes Meyrick, 1904
Enolmis jemenensis Bengtsson, 2002
Ethmia cellicoma Meyrick, 1931
Ethmia chalcodora Meyrick, 1911
Herrichia diffusa (Guérin-Ménev..., 1832)⇒ Riechia acraeoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Istrianis armatus Bidzilya & K..., 2015
Pityocona probleta Bradley, 1961
Pleurota homalota (Meyrick, 1889)⇒ Lasiocosma homalota Meyrick, 1889
Prochola holomorpha Meyrick, 1931
Scythris albogrammella Bengtsson, 2002
Scythris nigropterella Bengtsson, 2002
Scythris sinuosella Bengtsson, 2002
Swezeyula lonicerawe
Telemachus anaphus

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Paraguay
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
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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