Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Tonga (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 139
443
612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 139
443
612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 135
429
596 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 89
304
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
143
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
143
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
143
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 12
41
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 10
39
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 4
9
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tonga
4 Families width 9 Species
Genera for Tonga
9 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Tonga
9 Species | Antaeotricha ptycta Walsingham, 1912 | | | Brachyacma epichorda (Meyrick, 1886) | ⇒ Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891 | | Echinoscelis hemithia Meyrick, 1886 | | | Labdia hastifera Meyrick, 1920 | | | Mesophleps epiochra Meyrick, 1886 | | | Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891 | Palo verde moth | | Proterocosma ochronota Meyrick, 1886 | | | Proterocosma triplanetis Meyrick, 1886 | | | Trissodoris honorariella Walsingham, 1907 | Moth |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Tonga | 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 | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 2
0 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information
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