Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Sierra Leone (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 310
3386
7651 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 309
3385
7650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 298
3328
7504 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 208
2927
6951 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
1252
3458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
1252
3458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1252
3458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 25
305
529 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 20
247
432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 7
27
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sierra Leone
7 Families width 44 Species
Genera for Sierra Leone
27 Genera with 44 Species
| Battaristis Meyrick, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasis Zeller, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachmia Hübner, 1931 | Mountain Horned Agama | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calliphractis Meyrick, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cophomantella Fletcher, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichomeris Hübner, 1926 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ephysteris Meyrick, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epimactis Meyrick, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphractis Meyrick, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretmocera Zeller, 1852 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gisilia Kasy, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helcystogramma Zeller, 1852 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hypatima Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labdia F. Walker, 1932 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithocera Herrich-Schä..., 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesophleps Hübner, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neomariania Mariani, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odites Walsingham, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oedematopoda Zeller, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orophia Hubner, 1928 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orygocera Walsingham, 1930 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Persicoptila Meyrick, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philobota Meyrick, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyretaulax Meyrick, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoma Zeller, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sierra Leone
44 Species | Battaristis psamathaula Meyrick, 1934 | | | Blastobasis byrsodepta Meyrick, 1913 | | | Brachmia convolvuli (Walsingham, 1907) | ⇒ Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908 | | Brachmia septella Zeller, 1852 | | | Brachmia tholeromicta Meyrick, 1931 | | | Calliphractis phyllograpta Meyrick, 1928 | | | Cophomantella aphanozona Meyrick, 1926 | | | Dichomeris atricordis Meyrick, 1934 | | | Dichomeris eurynotus Walsingham, 1897 | | | Dichomeris molybdoterma Meyrick, 1933 | | | Dichomeris physocoma Meyrick, 1926 | | | Ephysteris despectella (Staudinger, 1859) | ⇒ Ephysteris xanthorhabda Staudinger, 1859 | | Epimactis metazona Meyrick, 1908 | | | Epiphractis superciliaris Meyrick, 1930 | | | Eretmocera divisella (Walker, 1864) | ⇒ Eretmocera laetissima Zeller, 1852 | | Eretmocera fuscipennis Zeller, 1852 | | | Eretmocera inclusella Walker, 1864 | | | Eretmocera laetissima Zeller, 1852 | | | Gisilia sclerodes Meyrick, 1909 | | | Helcystogramma conturbata Meyrick, 1933 | | | Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908 | Black leaf folder | | Helcystogramma hibisci Stainton, 1859 | | | Helcystogramma lamprostola Zeller, 1847 | | | Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847 | | | Helcystogramma septella Zeller, 1852 | | | Hypatima trachyspila Meyrick, 1933 | | | Labdia embrochota Meyrick, 1914 | | | Labdia oxychlora Meyrick, 1932 | | | Lecithocera eucharis Meyrick, 1933 | | | Mesophleps nairobiensis Li & Zhang, 1995 | | | Neomariania incertella Rebel, 1940 | Moth | | Odites balanospila Meyrick, 1930 | | | Odites pelochrosta Meyrick, 1933 | | | Oedematopoda illucens Meyrick, 1914 | | | Orophia melicoma Meyrick, 1931 | | | Orophia taurina Meyrick, 1928 | | | Orygocera phyllograpta Meyrick, 1928 | | | Orygocera sphacterias Meyrick, 1927 | | | Orygocera superciliaris Meyrick, 1930 | | | Persicoptila euphaedra (Lower, 1904) | ⇒ Trissodoris euphaedra Lower, 1904 | | Philobota mylothris (Meyrick, 1921) | ⇒ Philobota hypopolia Turner, 1917 | | Pyretaulax miltogramma Meyrick, 1921 | | | Stathmopoda auriferella Walker, 1864 | Apple heliodinid | | Stenoma stephanodes Meyrick, 1931 | |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Sierra Leone | Family | Coleophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 8
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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