Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 515
7763
24724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 512
7759
24718 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 493
7662
24448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 320
6341
21595 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
2080
8035 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
2077
8031 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
2069
8008 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 30
437
977 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 23
353
801 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 9
59
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tanzania
10 Families width 139 Species | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae (Heinemann & ..., 1876) | Cosmet Moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 186 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Tanzania
59 Genera with 139 Species
| Agrioceros Meyrick, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anarsia Zeller, 1911 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aphanostola Meyrick, 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aspades Vári, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athrips Billberg, 2010 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasis Zeller, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachmia Hübner, 1852 | Mountain Horned Agama | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catacreagra Meyrick, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cnemidolophus Walsingham, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophora Hübner, 1921 | Casebearers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cophomantella Fletcher, 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Corymbus Park, 2019 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterix Hübner, 2016 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptolechia Zeller, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyphoryctis Meyrick, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deltophora Janse, 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichomeris Hübner, 1920 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dragmatucha Meyrick, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eido Chambers, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachista Treitschke, 2011 | Elachista Algae | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephysteris Meyrick, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretmocera Zeller, 1852 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Eridachtha Meyrick, 2024 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erythrobapta Common, 1902 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ethmia Hübner, 1920 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Falcipenna Bidzilya & A..., 2023 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Frisilia Walker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechia Hübner, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helcystogramma Zeller, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homaloxestis Meyrick, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypatima Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperochtha Meyrick, 2001 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithocera Herrich-Schä..., 2023 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Leptozestis Meyrick, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesophleps Hübner, 1995 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odites Walsingham, 1891 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Parallactis Meyrick, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pectinophora Busck, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persicoptila Meyrick, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phthorimaea Meyrick, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyedra Meyrick, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurota Hübner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleurotus | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyhymno Chambers, 2016 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protolychnis Meyrick, 2022 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilothyris Walsingham, 1934 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scrobipalpa Janse, 1932 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Scythris Hübner, 2014 | | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Sitotroga HEINEMANN, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoma Zeller, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thubdora | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tonica Walker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Torodora Meyrick, 2022 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichotaphe Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Turatia Amsel, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tuta Strand, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanzania
139 Species | Agrioceros platycypha Meyrick, 1928 | | | Anarsia agricola Walsingham, 1891 | | | Anarsia amalleuta Meyrick, 1913 | | | Anarsia carbonaria Meyrick, 1913 | | | Anarsia gambiensis Strand, 1913 | | | Anarsia gravata Meyrick, 1911 | | | Anatrachyntis coriacella Snellen, 1901 | | | Anatrachyntis philogeorga Meyrick, 1933 | | | Aphanostola aarviki Bidzilya, 2016 | | | Aphanostola morogorensis Bidzilya, 2016 | | | Aspades armatovalva Janse, 1963 | | | Athrips ochrocosma Meyrick, 1911 | | | Athrips savannae Bidzilya, 2010 | | | Brachmia septella Zeller, 1852 | | | Catacreagra galeodes Meyrick, 1910 | | | Cnemidolophus lavernellus Walsingham, 1881 | | | Coleophora centrafricana Baldizzone &..., 2020 | | | Coleophora nyanzaensis Baldizzone &..., 2020 | | | Coleophora scaleuta Meyrick, 1911 | | | Coleophora textoria Meyrick, 1921 | | | Cophomantella bifrenata Meyrick, 1921 | | | Cophomantella cyclopodes Meyrick, 1922 | | | Corymbus hirtitibia Park & Aarvik, 2019 | | | Corymbus malmoius Park & Aarvik, 2019 | | | Corymbus nigrizosterus Park & Aarvik, 2019 | | | Cosmopterix aarviki Koster, 2016 | | | Cosmopterix athesiae Huemer & Koster, 2006 | | | Cosmopterix attenuatella Walker, 1864 | Hall's milkweed | | Cosmopterix bianca Koster, 2016 | | | Cosmopterix callinympha Meyrick, 1913 | | | Cosmopterix crassicervicella Chrétien, 1896 | | | Cosmopterix furcatis Koster, 2016 | | | Cosmopterix morogorensis Koster, 2016 | | | Cosmopterix mufindensis Koster, 2016 | | | Cosmopterix oxyglossa Meyrick, 1909 | | | Cosmopterix scribaiella Zeller, 1850 | New Marsh Cosmet | | Cosmopterix stephano Koster, 2016 | | | Cosmopterix transcissa Meyrick, 1914 | | | Cosmopterix viridilineata Koster, 2016 | | | Cryptolechia apocrypta Meyrick, 1886 | | | Cyphoryctis xylodoma Meyrick, 1934 | | | Deltophora typica Sattler, 1979 | | | Dichomeris chalybitis Meyrick, 1920 | | | Dichomeris decusella Walker, 1864 | | | Dichomeris rhodophaea Meyrick, 1920 | | | Dragmatucha proaula Meyrick, 1908 | | | Eido psammophanes Turner, 1935 | | | Elachista corbicula Kaila, 2011 | | | Ephysteris promptella Staudinger, 1859 | Ratoon Shootborer | | Eretmocera derogatella Walker, 1864 | | | Eretmocera dorsistrigata Walsingham, 1889 | | | Eretmocera fuscipennis Zeller, 1852 | | | Eretmocera laetissima Zeller, 1852 | | | Eretmocera miniata (Walsingham, 1889) | ⇒ Eretmocera fuscipennis Zeller, 1852 | | Eretmocera scatospila Zeller, 1852 | | | Eridachtha arumeruna Park, 2024 | | | Eridachtha kilimanjaroensis Park, 2024 | | | Erythrobapta punctipennis Weise, 1902 | | | Erythrobapta variicornis Weise, 1902 | | | Ethmia ballistis Meyrick, 1908 | | | Ethmia bicolorella Guenée, 1879 | | | Ethmia rhomboidella Walsingham, 1897 | | | Ethmia sabiella Felder & Rog..., 1875 | | | Ethmia taxiacta Meyrick, 1920 | | | Falcipenna argenteomaculata Bidzilya & A..., 2023 | | | Frisilia triturata Meyrick, 1914 | | | Gelechia (Gelechia) muscosella Zeller, 1839 | Dusky Willow Gelechia | | Helcystogramma lamprostoma Zeller, 1847 | | | Helcystogramma septella Zeller, 1852 | | | Homaloxestis cholopis Meyrick, 1906 | | | Homaloxestis lophophora (Meyrick, 1906) | ⇒ Homaloxestis cholopis Meyrick, 1906 | | Hypatima triannulata Meyrick, 1911 | | | Hyperochtha acanthovalva Park, 2001 | | | Lecithocera fibigeri Park & Aarvik, 2023 | | | Lecithocera grisella Park, 2024 | | | Lecithocera kitulangaroensis Park, 2024 | | | Lecithocera majorella Park, 2024 | | | Lecithocera namizimuensis Park & Heppner, 2023 | | | Lecithocera soniana Park, 2024 | | | Lecithocera triasgonia Park, 2024 | | | Lecithocera zimbabweana Park & Agassiz, 2023 | | | Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923 | | | Mesophleps nairobiensis Li & Zhang, 1995 | | | Odites armilligera Meyrick, 1922 | | | Odites encarsia Meyrick, 1908 | | | Odites natalensis Walsingham, 1891 | | | Parallactis mitigata Meyrick, 1914 | | | Parallactis plaesiodes Meyrick, 1920 | | | Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844 | Bollworm | | Persicoptila euphaedra (Lower, 1904) | ⇒ Trissodoris euphaedra Lower, 1904 | | Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873 | Kartoffelmè¸l | | Platyedra zemiodes | | | Pleurota lomographa (Lower, 1902) | ⇒ Thema lomographa Lower, 1902 | | Pleurotus dryinus | Veiled Oyster | | Polyhymno chionarcha Meyrick, 1913 | | | Polyhymno striella Agassiz & Bi..., 2016 | | | Protolychnis amaniensis Park, 2024 | | | Protolychnis circuliella Park, 2024 | | | Protolychnis maculata Walsingham, 1881 | | | Protolychnis morogorensis Park & Koo, 2021 | | | Protolychnis petiliella Park, 2020 | | | Protolychnis tangaensis Park, 2022 | | | Ptilothyris crossoceros Meyrick, 1934 | | | Scrobipalpa (Ergasiola) ergasima Meyrick, 1916 | | | Scrobipalpa aptatella Walker, 1864 | Eggplant budworm | | Scrobipalpa concreta Meyrick, 1914 | | | Scrobipalpa incola Meyrick, 1912 | | | Scrobipalpa subroseata Meyrick, 1932 | | | Scythris aarviki Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris agassizi Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris albiangulella Bengtsson, 2002 | | | Scythris balantiella Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris bjoernstadi Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris clavella Zeller, 1855 | | | Scythris coniobliquella Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris cricetinaeformis Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris jurateae Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris kihondensis Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris latebrosa Meyrick, 1913 | | | Scythris lushotensis Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris niniae Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris pelinaula Meyrick, 1916 | | | Scythris somangensis Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Scythris stoltzei Bengtsson, 2014 | | | Sitotroga cerealella Olivier, 1789 | Angoumois Grain Moth | | Stathmopoda daubanella Legrand, 1958 | | | Stenoma aptila Meyrick, 1915 | | | Stenoma modicola Meyrick, 1911 | | | Thubdora forficatalis Park & Cho, 2021 | | | Thubdora mufindiensis Park & Cho, 2021 | | | Thubdora muhezaica Park, 2022 | | | Thubdora ochrospilosa Park & Cho, 2021 | | | Thubdora tanzaniana Park & Cho, 2021 | | | Tonica malthacodes Meyrick, 1914 | | | Torodora melanonota Park & Cho, 2021 | | | Torodora nixcrinis Park, 2022 | | | Trichotaphe chalybitis Meyrick, 1920 | | | Turatia argillacea Gozmany, 2000 | | | Tuta absoluta Meyrick, 1917 | South American Tomato Moth |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Tanzania | Family | Autostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Coleophoridae
Hübner, 1825
Case moths, Case-bearers, Case-makers, Casebearer Moths, Casebearers, Casebearing moths, Coleophorid Case-bearers | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 5
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 22
35 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 14
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 2
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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