Checklist for Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 482
6547
17544 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 480
6543
17539 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 464
6450
17312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 303
5522
15636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1983
5266 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 67
1981
5263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 65
1975
5248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 27
580
1224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 23
495
1070 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 10
123
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Zimbabwe
11 Families width 306 Species | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 160 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 183 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918 | Lance Wing Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 30 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe | 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 | 3
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 13
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 11
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 53
160 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 12
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 21
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pterolonchidae
Meyrick, 1918
Lance Wing Moths, Lance-wing moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scythrididae
Rebel, 1901
Flower Moths, Scythrid moths, Scythridid Moths | 3
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 4
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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