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Checklist for Family Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 (Blotch leaf miner moths)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
1343
5444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
1197
5042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gracillarioidea
Stainton, 1854
Leaf Blotch Miner Moths, Ribbed Cocoon-maker
1
49
223
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGracillariidae
Stainton, 1854
Blotch leaf miner moths, Leaf blotch miner moth
49
223
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
49 Genera with 223 Species
#ACDEGLMOPST
Acrocercops Wallengren, 196116SpeciesTaxom
Africephala Vári, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptila Vári, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Apistoneura Vári, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Aristaea Meyrick, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Aspilapteryx Spuler, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Callicercops Vári, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Caloptilia Hübner, 196136SpeciesTaxom
Cameraria Chapman, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Conopobathra Vári, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Conopomorpha Meyrick, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Conopomorphina Vári, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Corethrovalva Vári, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Corythoxestis Meyrick, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Cremastobombycia A.F. Braun, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolectica Vári, 19615SpeciesTaxom
Cuphodes Meyrick, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Dialectica Walsingham, 196111SpeciesTaxom
Diphtheroptila Vári, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Dysectopa Vári, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Ectropina Vári, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Epicephala Meyrick, 19616SpeciesTaxom
Euspilapteryx Stephens, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Graphiocephala Vári, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Lamprolectica Vári, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Leucocercops Vári, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Liocrobyla Meyrick, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Lithocolletis Hübner, 06SpeciesTaxom
Macarostola Meyrick, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Marmara Clemens, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Metacercops Vári, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Metriochroa Busck, 04SpeciesTaxom
Oligoneurina Vári, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pareclectis Meyrick, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Parornix Spuler, 1910
Unidentified Parornix Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Phodoryctis Kumata & Kuroko, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocnistis Zeller, 18397SpeciesTaxom
Phyllonorycter Hübner, 201225SpeciesTaxom
Pleiomorpha Vári, 20196SpeciesTaxom
Pogonocephala Vári, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Polydema Vári, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Polysoma Vári, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrosela A.F. Braun, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Schedocercops Vári, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Semnocera Vári, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Spulerina Vári, 19807SpeciesTaxom
Stomphastis Meyrick, 196112SpeciesTaxom
Systoloneura Vári, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Telamoptilia Kumata & Kuroko, 19612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
223 Species
Acrocercops astericola Frey & Boll, 1873Aster Tentiform Blotchminer
Acrocercops bifasciata Walsingham, 1891
Acrocercops chrysophylli Vári, 1961
Acrocercops combreticola Vári, 1961
Acrocercops ehretiae (Vári, 1961)⇒ Dialectica ehretiae Vári, 1961
Acrocercops ficina Vári, 1961
Acrocercops fuscapica Bland, 1980
Acrocercops geyeri (Vári, 1961)⇒ Telamoptilia geyeri Vári, 1961
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961
Acrocercops heterodoxa Meyrick, 1912
Acrocercops ochnifolii Vári, 1961
Acrocercops pavonicola (Vári, 1961)⇒ Dialectica permixtella Walsingham, 1897
Acrocercops pectinivalva Bland, 1980
Acrocercops punctulata Walsingham, 1891
Acrocercops syzygiena Vári, 1961
Acrocercops terminalina Vári, 1961
Africephala timaea Meyrick, 1914
Amblyptila cynanchi Vári, 1961
Amblyptila strophanthina Vári, 1961
Apistoneura psarochroma Vári, 1961
Aristaea bathracma Meyrick, 1912
Aristaea eurygramma Vári, 1961
Aristaea onychota Meyrick, 1908
Aristaea thalassias Meyrick, 1880
Aspilapteryx filifera Meyrick, 1912
Aspilapteryx grypota Meyrick, 1914
Aspilapteryx pentaplaca Meyrick, 1911
Aspilapteryx seriata Meyrick, 1912
Callicercops triceros Meyrick, 1926
Caloptilia (Caloptila) azaleella Brants, 1913Azalea borer
Caloptilia (Sphyrophora) octopunctata Turner, 1894
Caloptilia (Sphyrophora) sapina Vári, 1961
Caloptilia argyrochroma (Vári, 1961)⇒ Caloptilia chalcodelta Meyrick, 1889
Caloptilia aurita Triberti, 1989
Caloptilia cataractias Meyrick, 1921
Caloptilia celtina Vári, 1961
Caloptilia chrysoplaca Vári, 1961
Caloptilia cornusella Ely, 1915
Caloptilia coroniella Clemens, 1864
Caloptilia corrugata Meyrick, 1918
Caloptilia cryphia Vári, 1961
Caloptilia dicksoni Vári, 1961
Caloptilia infaceta Triberti, 1987
Caloptilia isotoma Meyrick, 1914
Caloptilia leptophanes Meyrick, 1928
Caloptilia leptospila Vári, 1961
Caloptilia macropleura Meyrick, 1932
Caloptilia meyricki Vári, 1961
Caloptilia mwamba De Prins, 2015
Caloptilia pentaplaca Meyrick, 1911
Caloptilia poecilostola Vári, 1961
Caloptilia porphyranthes Meyrick, 1921
Caloptilia prosticta Meyrick, 1909
Caloptilia pyrrhochroma Vári, 1961
Caloptilia rhusina Vári, 1961
Caloptilia sebastianella (Busck, 1900)⇒ Caloptilia sebastianiella Busck, 1900
Caloptilia semnophanes Meyrick, 1918
Caloptilia sychnospila Vári, 1961
Caloptilia syngenica Vári, 1961
Caloptilia titanitis Meyrick, 1921
Caloptilia verecunda Triberti, 2004
Caloptilia vibrans Meyrick, 1918
Caloptilia vicinola Vári, 1961
Caloptilia xanthocephala Vári, 1961
Caloptilia xanthochiria Vári, 1961
Cameraria hexalobina Vári, 1961
Cameraria melhaniella Triberti & L..., 2024
Cameraria varii De Prins, 2012
Conopobathra carbunculata Meyrick, 1912
Conopobathra geraea Vári, 1961
Conopobathra gravissima Meyrick, 1912
Conopobathra plethorhabda Vári, 1961
Conopomorpha chionosema Vári, 1961
Conopomorpha euphanes Vári, 1961
Conopomorpha fustigera Meyrick, 1928
Conopomorphina acmophanes (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Corethrovalva allophylina Vári, 1961
Conopomorphina aptata Meyrick, 1914
Conopomorphina ochnivora Vári, 1961
Corethrovalva allophylina Vári, 1961
Corethrovalva goniosema Vári, 1961
Corethrovalva paraplesia Vári, 1961
Corythoxestis cyanolampra Vári, 1961
Cremastobombycia lantanella Busck, 1910Lantana Leaf Miner
Cryptolectica bifasciata Walsingham, 1891
Cryptolectica capnodecta Vári, 1961
Cryptolectica euryphanta Meyrick, 1911
Cryptolectica monodecta Meyrick, 1912
Cryptolectica terminalina Vári, 1961
Cuphodes diospyri Vári, 1961
Cuphodes dolichocera Vári, 1961
Cuphodes leucocera Vári, 1961
Cuphodes melanostola Meyrick, 1918
Dialectica carcharota Meyrick, 1912
Dialectica columellina Vári, 1961
Dialectica cordiaecola Vári, 1961
Dialectica ehretiae Vári, 1961
Dialectica galactozona Vári, 1961
Dialectica odontosema Vári, 1961
Dialectica pavonicola Vári, 1961
Dialectica permixtella Walsingham, 1897
Dialectica praegemina Meyrick, 1917
Dialectica pyramidota Meyrick, 1918
Dialectica trigonidota Vári, 1961
Diphtheroptila brideliae Vári, 1961
Diphtheroptila oxyloga Meyrick, 1928
Dysectopa scalifera Vári, 1961
Ectropina citricula Meyrick, 1912
Ectropina ligata Meyrick, 1912
Ectropina sclerochitoni Vári, 1961
Ectropina spirostachydis Triberti & L..., 2024
Ectropina suttoni Bland, 1980
Epicephala haplodoxa Vári, 1961
Epicephala homostola Vári, 1961
Epicephala jansei Vári, 1961
Epicephala pelopepla Vári, 1961
Epicephala pyrrhogastra Meyrick, 1908
Epicephala tephrostola Vári, 1961
Euspilapteryx crypta Vári, 1961
Graphiocephala barbitias Meyrick, 1909
Graphiocephala polysticha Vári, 1961
Graphiocephala strigifera Vári, 1961
Lamprolectica apicistrigata Walsingham, 1891
Leucocercops curatellifoliae Triberti & L..., 2024
Leucocercops dasmophora Meyrick, 1908
Liocrobyla tephrosiae Vári, 1961
Lithocolletis anchistea
Lithocolletis brachylaenae
Lithocolletis gallicola
Lithocolletis hexalobina
Lithocolletis melanosparta
Lithocolletis teramni
Macarostola flora Meyrick, 1926
Macarostola noellineae Vári, 2002
Marmara fasciella Chambers, 1875White pine barkminer
Metacercops praestricta Meyrick, 1918
Metriochroa argyrocelis Vári, 1961
Metriochroa pergulariae Vári, 1961
Metriochroa tylophorae Vári, 1961
Metriochroa tylophorina
Oligoneurina ficicola Vári, 1961
Pareclectis adelospila Vári, 1961
Pareclectis ancistraula (Meyrick, 1912)⇒ Pareclectis mimetis Vári, 1961
Pareclectis hobohmi Vári, 1961
Pareclectis invita Meyrick, 1912
Pareclectis leucosticha Vári, 1961
Pareclectis mimetis Vári, 1961
Pareclectis prionota Meyrick, 1928
Phodoryctis caerulea Meyrick, 1912
Phodoryctis dolichophila Vári, 1961
Phodoryctis tephrosiella Triberti & L..., 2024
Phodoryctis thrypticosema Vári, 1961
Phyllocnistis allisonae Triberti & L..., 2024
Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856Citrus Leaf Miner
Phyllocnistis faureae Triberti & L..., 2024
Phyllocnistis magalismontani Triberti & L..., 2024
Phyllocnistis pharetrucha Meyrick, 1921
Phyllocnistis populiella Chambers, 1875Aspen leaf miner
Phyllocnistis saligna Zeller, 1839Willow Bent-wing
Phyllonorycter anchistea Vári, 1961
Phyllonorycter blancardella Fabricius, 1781Brown Apple Midget
Phyllonorycter brachylaenae Vári, 1961
Phyllonorycter caudasimplex Bland, 1980
Phyllonorycter chionopa Vári, 1961
Phyllonorycter clemensella Chambers, 1871
Phyllonorycter didymopa Vári, 1961
Phyllonorycter dombeyae De Prins, 2012
Phyllonorycter encaeria Meyrick, 1911
Phyllonorycter eophanes (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Phyllonorycter iteina Meyrick, 1918
Phyllonorycter grewiaecola Vári, 1961
Phyllonorycter grewiella Vári, 1961
Phyllonorycter hibiscina Vári, 1961
Phyllonorycter hostis Triberti, 2007Red Apple Midget
Phyllonorycter lantanae Vári, 1961
Phyllonorycter leucaspis Triberti, 2004
Phyllonorycter loxozona Meyrick, 1936
Phyllonorycter maestingella Muller, 1764Beech leaf blotch miner
Phyllonorycter melanosparta Meyrick, 1912
Phyllonorycter melhaniae Vári, 1961
Phyllonorycter pavoniae Vári, 1961
Phyllonorycter pseudogrewiella Triberti & L..., 2024
Phyllonorycter rhynchosiae Vári, 1961
Phyllonorycter triarcha Meyrick, 1908
Phyllonorycter tsavensis De Prins, 2012
Pleiomorpha dystacta Vári, 1961
Pleiomorpha eumeces Vári, 1961
Pleiomorpha habrogramma Vári, 1961
Pleiomorpha homotypa Vári, 1961
Pleiomorpha symmetra Vári, 1961
Pleiomorpha virgata Triberti, 2019
Pogonocephala heteropsis Lower, 1894
Pogonocephala veneranda Meyrick, 1909
Polydema hormophora Meyrick, 1912
Polydema vansoni Vári, 1961
Polysoma aenicta Vári, 1961
Polysoma clarki Vári, 1961
Polysoma lithochrysa Meyrick, 1930
Polysoma tanysphena Meyrick, 1928
Porphyrosela gautengi De Prins, 2012
Porphyrosela teramni Vári, 1961
Schedocercops maeruae Vári, 1961
Semnocera procellaris Meyrick, 1914
Spulerina aphanosema Vári, 1961
Spulerina atactodesma Vári, 1961
Spulerina catapasta Vári, 1961
Spulerina hexalocha Meyrick, 1912
Spulerina lochmaea Vári, 1961
Spulerina marmarodes Vári, 1961
Spulerina quadrifasciata K.P. Bland, 1980
Stomphastis aphrocyma Meyrick, 1918
Stomphastis cardamitis Meyrick, 1921
Stomphastis conflua Meyrick, 1914
Stomphastis crotoniphila Vári, 1961
Stomphastis crotonis Vári, 1961
Stomphastis dodonaeae Vári, 1961
Stomphastis eugrapta Vári, 1961
Stomphastis mixograpta Vári, 1961
Stomphastis polygoni Vári, 1961
Stomphastis rorkei Vári, 1961
Stomphastis thraustica Meyrick, 1908
Stomphastis tremina Vári, 1961
Systoloneura randiae Vári, 1961
Telamoptilia cordati Triberti & L..., 2024
Telamoptilia geyeri Vári, 1961

Subnodes of Gracillariidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyGracillariinae
Stainton, 1854
Gracilariines leaf-miners
42
178
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLithocolletinae
Stainton, 1854
Lithocollectinid Moths
4
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhyllocnistinae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1857
Phyllocnistine Moths
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Gracillariidae at itis.gov