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Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1254
3460
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
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths17SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths11SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths5SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
27 Genera with 44 Species
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Battaristis Meyrick, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Blastobasis Zeller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Brachmia Hübner, 1931Mountain Horned Agama3SpeciesTaxom
Calliphractis Meyrick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Cophomantella Fletcher, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Ephysteris Meyrick, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Epimactis Meyrick, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Epiphractis Meyrick, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Eretmocera Zeller, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Gisilia Kasy, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Helcystogramma Zeller, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Hypatima Hübner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Labdia F. Walker, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Lecithocera Herrich-Schä..., 19331SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Neomariania Mariani, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Odites Walsingham, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Oedematopoda Zeller, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Orophia Hubner, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Orygocera Walsingham, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Persicoptila Meyrick, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Philobota Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pyretaulax Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom


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, 1908Black 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, 1940Moth
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, 1864Apple heliodinid
Stenoma stephanodes Meyrick, 1931

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Sierra Leone
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
4
5
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
8
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



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