Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 754
15371
60267 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 750
15333
60124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 715
15096
59373 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 442
12146
51799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3780
15848 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3774
15825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3756
15683 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 37
1343
5444 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 28
1197
5042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 11
372
1830 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
12 Families width 1830 Species and 1 Subspecies | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 133 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 140 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 130 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 917 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 74 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 275 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 163 | Species | Taxom | | Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918 | Lance Wing Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 169 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Southern Africa | Family | Autostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths | 12
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Batrachedridae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Batrachedrid Moths, Flower moths, Fringed Moths | 5
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coleophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers | 10
133 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 35
140 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 34
130 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 177
917 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 16
74 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 68
163 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pterolonchidae
Meyrick, 1918
Lance Wing Moths, Lance-wing moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths | 4
50 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 10
169 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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