Checklist of Superfamily Gelechioidea Stainton, 1854 (Case-bearers)
for Zululand District (Kwazulu-Natal)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 277
1640
2250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 277
1640
2250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 260
1606
2205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 191
1385
1973 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
264
403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
264
403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
263
402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 16
69
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 14
61
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths | 6
31
40 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Zululand District
6 Families width 40 Species
Genera for Zululand District
31 Genera with 40 Species
| Agonopterix Hübner, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antiopala Meyrick, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalenia Wocke, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachmia Hübner, 1918 | Mountain Horned Agama | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceranthes Meyrick, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cladophantis Meyrick, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coesyra Meyrick, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptolechia Zeller, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichomeris Hübner, 1918 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ephysteris Meyrick, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphractis Meyrick, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethmia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Flexiptera Janse, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechia Hübner, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idiopteryx Walsingham, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isocrita Meyrick, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Labdia F. Walker, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leuronoma Meyrick, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limnaecia Stainton, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odites Walsingham, 1914 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parapsectris Meyrick, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Photodotis Meyrick, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyhymno Chambers, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Promalactis Meyrick, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pycnodytis Meyrick, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyncostola Meyrick, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Schiffermuelleria Hübner, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizovalva Janse, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scrobipalpa Janse, 1918 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scythris Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trachydora Meyrick, 1918 | Black Drums | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Zululand District
40 Species | Agonopterix neoxesta Meyrick, 1918 | | | Antiopala tephraea Meyrick, 1889 | | | Ascalenia melanogastra Meyrick, 1918 | | | Brachmia fiscinata Meyrick, 1918 | | | Ceranthes thiota Meyrick, 1918 | | | Cladophantis xylophracta Meyrick, 1918 | | | Coesyra campylotis Meyrick, 1914 | | | Coesyra rutila Meyrick, 1912 | | | Cryptolechia scolia Meyrick, 1902 | | | Dichomeris alogista Meyrick, 1935 | | | Dichomeris caeca Meyrick, 1912 | | | Dichomeris stromatias Meyrick, 1918 | | | Dichomeris turgida Meyrick, 1918 | | | Ephysteris infirma Meyrick, 1912 | | | Epiphractis aulica Meyrick, 1912 | | | Ethmia livida Zeller, 1852 | | | Flexiptera revoluta Meyrick, 1918 | | | Gelechia tetraleuca Meyrick, 1918 | | | Idiopteryx obsepta Meyrick, 1918 | | | Isocrita psalactis Meyrick, 1912 | | | Labdia caulota Meyrick, 1918 | | | Leuronoma eodryas Meyrick, 1918 | | | Limnaecia effulgens Meyrick, 1918 | | | Odites crocota Meyrick, 1912 | | | Odites insons Meyrick, 1912 | | | Odites inversa Meyrick, 1914 | | | Odites obvia Meyrick, 1914 | | | Parapsectris lacunosa Meyrick, 1918 | | | Photodotis spilodoma Meyrick, 1918 | | | Polyhymno multifida Meyrick, 1917 | | | Promalactis scalmotoma Meyrick, 1918 | | | Pycnodytis erebaula Meyrick, 1918 | | | Pyncostola hiberna Meyrick, 1912 | | | Pyncostola pentacentra Meyrick, 1912 | | | Schiffermuelleria pedicata Meyrick, 1918 | | | Schizovalva exsulata Meyrick, 1918 | | | Scrobipalpa nomias Meyrick, 1921 | | | Scrobipalpa pendens Meyrick, 1918 | | | Scythris roseola Meyrick, 1912 | | | Trachydora iocharis Meyrick, 1918 | |
Subnodes of Gelechioidea with occurrences in Zululand District | Family | Cosmopterigidae
Heinemann & Wocke, 1876
Cosmet Moths, Cosmopterigid moths, Cosmopterigids, Cosmopterygid moths, Seed Borers | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Elachistidae
Bruand, 1851
Elachistid moths, Grass leafminer moths, Grass Miner Moths, Grass miners, Grass-miner miners, Grass-miner moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gelechiidae
Stainton, 1854
Gelechiid moths, Twirler Moths | 13
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lecithoceridae
Le Marchand, 1947
Long-horned moths, Tropical Longhorned Moths | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oecophoridae
Bruand, 1851
Concealer Moths, Oecophorid moths | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Xyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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