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
Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
7 Genera with 9 Species
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 | Family | Autostichidae
Le Marchand, 1947
Autostichid Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 3
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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
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