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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Prince Edward Islands (Western Cape)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		159
467
310		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		158
465
308		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		150
455
299		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		122
399
248		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		28
73
63		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		28
73
63		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
73
63		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Tineina
Stainton, 1857
15
27
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Tineina
Stainton, 1857
12
24
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths		5
9
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prince Edward Islands
5 Families width 7 Species
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedridae (Heinemann & ..., 1876)Batrachedrid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prince Edward Islands
9 Genera with 7 Species
Agonopterix Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Asymphorodes Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Atremaea Staudinger, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedra Herrich-Schä..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Limnaecia Stainton, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Machaeritis Meyrick, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prince Edward Islands
7 Species
Agonopterix stigmella Moore, 1878
Asymphorodes trichogramma Clarke, 1986
Atremaea lonchoptera Staudinger, 1871
Batrachedra psilopa (F. Walker, 1864)⇒ Batrachedra psithyra Meyrick, 1888
Limnaecia phragmitella Stainton, 1851Bulrush Cosmet
Machaeritis milichia Meyrick, 1885
Thiotricha atractodes Meyrick, 1922

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Prince Edward Islands
FamilyBatrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers		3
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		3
2		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



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