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Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
286
2161
4277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
285
2159
4275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
2104
4195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1625
3280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
35
500
805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
35
500
805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
500
805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
12
71
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
10
65
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
4
5
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamil Nadu
4 Families width 4 Species
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamil Nadu
5 Genera with 4 Species
Eretmocera Zeller, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paratelphusa Janse, 01SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
4 Species
Eretmocera impactella Walker, 1864
Ethmia nigroapicella Saalmüller, 1880Kou leaf worm
Paratelphusa innominata
Scythris meraula Meyrick, 1916

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu
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
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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