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Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
176
795
1114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
176
795
1114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
170
770
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
583
817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
227
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
227
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
227
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
14
59
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
57
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
5
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for U.S. Virgin Islands
5 Families width 9 Species
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae (Le Marchand, 1947)Autostichid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
7 Genera with 9 Species
Asymphorodes Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterix Hübner, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Oecia Walsingham, 1876Long-horned moths1SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
9 Species
Asymphorodes trichogramma Clarke, 1986
Cosmopterix floridanella Beutenmüller, 1889
Cosmopterix nigrapunctella (Beutenmüller, 1889)⇒ Cosmopterix floridanella Beutenmüller, 1889
Cosmopterix similis Walsingham, 1897
Ethmia confusella Walker, 1863
Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923
Oecia maculata (Staudinger, 1876)⇒ Oecia oecophila Staudinger, 1876
Scythris heleniella Milliere, 1876
Thiotricha atractodes Meyrick, 1922

Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands
FamilyAutostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers
3
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
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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