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Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2666
5028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2665
5027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2627
4953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1987
3669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
316
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
309
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
8
59
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
9 Families width 111 Species
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths54SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths17SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae (Heinemann & ..., 1876)Cosmet Moths25SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae (Hübner, 1825)Case moths9SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876Batrachedrid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths1SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
57 Genera with 111 Species
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Agnippe V.T. Chambers, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Agonopterix Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Anacampsis J. Curtis, 1933Anacampsis New Species8SpeciesTaxom
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Aphanosara W.T.M. Forbes, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Aristotelia Hübner, 19316SpeciesTaxom
Auximobasis Walsingham, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Barea Walker, 01SpeciesTaxom
Batrachedra Herrich-Schä..., 19662SpeciesTaxom
Battaristis Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Blastobasis Zeller, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Brachyacma Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Calliprora Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Chionodes Hübner, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 1897Casebearers3SpeciesTaxom
Commatica Meyrick, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Compsolechia Meyrick, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 20108SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 18918SpeciesTaxom
Empedaula Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 186312SpeciesTaxom
Eunebristis Meyrick, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Glaucacna W.T.M. Forbes, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Gnorimoschema Busck, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Homaledra Busck, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Ithome V.T. Chambers, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Keiferia Busck, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Monochroa HEINEMANN, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Mothonica Walsingham, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Nealyda Dietz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nicanthes Meyrick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oecia Walsingham, 1876Long-horned moths1SpeciesTaxom
Onebala Walker, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Pammeces Zeller, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pebobs Hodges, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Perimede V.T. Chambers, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Pharmacoptis Meyrick, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pigritia Clemens, 1897Pigritia Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Polyhymno Chambers, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Prochola Meyrick, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Prostomeus Busck, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 18822SpeciesTaxom
Recurvaria Haworth, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Schistonoea Forbes, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Stegasta Meyrick, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Stilbosis Clemens, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Symmetrischema Povolny, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Triclonella Busck, 19302SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
111 Species
Agnippe evippeella Busck, 1906
Agonopterix argillacea Walsingham, 1881Clay-Colored Agonopterix Moth
Anacampsis coverdalella Kearfott, 1903Coverdales Anacampsis Moth
Anacampsis insularis Walsingham, 1897
Anacampsis mangelivora Walsingham, 1897
Anacampsis meibomiella Forbes, 1931
Anacampsis melanophaea Forbes, 1931
Anacampsis picticornis Walsingham, 1897
Anacampsis sacramenta Kiefer, 1933
Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882Moth
Aphanosara planistes Forbes, 1931
Aristotelia corallina Walsingham, 1909
Aristotelia diolcella Forbes, 1931
Aristotelia lignicolora Forbes, 1931
Aristotelia penicillata Walsingham, 1897
Aristotelia vagabundella Forbes, 1931
Auximobasis constans Walsingham, 1897
Auximobasis insularis Walsingham, 1897
Auximobasis variolata Walsingham, 1897
Barea planetella
Batrachedra albistrigella (Möschler, 1890)⇒ Pyroderces albistrigella Möschler, 1890
Batrachedra comosae Hodges, 1966
Blastobasis glandulella Riley, 1871Acorn moth
Blastobasis subolivacea Walsingham, 1897
Brachyacma palpigera (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891
Chionodes salva Meyrick, 1925
Coleophora pennella Denis & Schi..., 1775Bugloss Case-bearer
Coleophora picticornis (Walsingham, 1897)⇒ Pammeces picticornis Walsingham, 1897
Coleophora pulchricornis Walsingham, 1897
Commatica bifuscella Forbes, 1931
Compsolechia plumbeolata Walsingham, 1897
Cosmopterix antillia (Forbes, 1931)⇒ Cosmopterix venefica Meyrick, 1915
Cosmopterix astrapias Walsingham, 1909
Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864Hall's milkweed
Cosmopterix carpo Koster, 2010
Cosmopterix gemmiferella Clemens, 1860
Cosmopterix interfracta Meyrick, 1922
Cosmopterix similis Walsingham, 1897
Cosmopterix vanderwolfi Koster, 2010
Dichomeris acuminata Staudinger, 1876Alfalfa Leaf Tier
Dichomeris arotrosema Walsingham, 1911
Dichomeris indigna Walsingham, 1892
Dichomeris manella Möschler, 1890
Dichomeris melissia Walsingham, 1911
Dichomeris pectinella Forbes, 1931
Dichomeris piperata Walsingham, 1891
Empedaula rhodocosma Meyrick, 1914
Ethmia abraxasella Walker, 1864
Ethmia adustella (Walker, 1864)⇒ Ethmia nivosella Walker, 1864
Ethmia clarissa (Walker, 1864)⇒ Ethmia abraxasella Walker, 1864
Ethmia confusella Walker, 1863
Ethmia joviella Walsingham, 1897
Ethmia julia Powell, 1973
Ethmia kirbyi Möschler, 1890
Ethmia nivosella Walker, 1864
Ethmia notatella Walker, 1863
Ethmia submissa Busck, 1914Moth
Ethmia xanthorrhoa (Walker, 1863)⇒ Ethmia notatella Walker, 1863
Eunebristis zingarella Walsingham, 1897
Gelechia exclarella Möschler, 1890
Glaucacna iridea Forbes, 1931
Helcystogramma daedalea Walsingham, 1911
Homaledra sabalella Chambers, 1880Palm leaf miner
Ithome curvipunctella Walsingham, 1892
Ithome fuscula Forbes, 1931
Ithome pernigrella Forbes, 1931
Keiferia gudmannella Walsingham, 1897
Mesophleps adustipennis Walsingham, 1897Soybean Webworm Moth
Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891Palo verde moth
Monochroa absconditella Walker, 1864
Mothonica ocellea Forbes, 1930
Nicanthes rhodoclea Meyrick, 1928
Oecia oecophila Staudinger, 1876Moth
Onebala elliptica Forbes, 1931
Pammeces picticornis Walsingham, 1897
Pebobs ipomoeae Busck, 1900
Pebobs sanctivincenti Walsingham, 1891
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Perimede annulata Busck, 1914
Perimede purpurascens Forbes, 1931
Perimede purpurescens Forbes, 1931
Pharmacoptis breviramis (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Triclonella mediocris Walsingham, 1897
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Pigritia mediocris (Walsingham, 1897)⇒ Triclonella mediocris Walsingham, 1897
Polyhymno luteostrigella Chambers, 1874Polyhymno Moth
Prochola fuscula Forbes, 1931
Pyroderces albistrigella Möschler, 1890
Pyroderces stigmatophora (Walsingham, 1882)⇒ Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882
Recurvaria annulicornis Walsingham, 1897
Recurvaria eromene Walsingham, 1897
Recurvaria kittella Walsingham, 1897
Schistonoea fulvidella Walsingham, 1897
Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789Angoumois Grain Moth
Stegasta bosqueella Chambers, 1875Red-necked peanut worm
Stegasta bosquella Chambers, 1875
Stegasta capitella Fabricius, 1794Teaweed Moth
Stenoma hydraena Meyrick, 1916
Stilbosis phaeoptera Forbes, 1931
Symmetrischema (Symmetrischema) striatella Murtfeldt, 1900
Telphusa distictella Forbes, 1931
Telphusa perspicua Walsingham, 1897
Thiotricha chrysopa Meyrick, 1904
Thiotricha sciurella Walsingham, 1897
Triclonella mediocris Walsingham, 1897
Triclonella rhabdophora (Forbes, 1930)⇒ Triclonella mediocris Walsingham, 1897

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyAutostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBatrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyColeophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
11
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyElachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths
7
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths
32
54
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
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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