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Checklist for Subfamily Hieroxestinae Meyrick, 1893 (Hieroxestine Moths)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1748
3051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
752
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
234
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
225
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tineoidea
Latreille, 1810
Bagworm, Bagworms, Clothes moths, Tubeworm
1
16
44
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTineidae
Latreille, 1810
& Allies, Clothes moths, Clothes moths and relatives
16
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHieroxestinae
Meyrick, 1893
Hieroxestine Moths
2
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
2 Genera with 22 Species
Amphixystis Meyrick, 191014SpeciesTaxom
Opogona Zeller, 18638SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
22 Species
Amphixystis aethalopis Meyrick, 1930
Amphixystis canthopa Meyrick, 1924
Amphixystis chrysodora Meyrick, 1924
Amphixystis crocinacma Meyrick, 1930
Amphixystis crypsirias Meyrick, 1930
Amphixystis fragosa Meyrick, 1910
Amphixystis hydrochalca Meyrick, 1930
Amphixystis pentacarpa Meyrick, 1910
Amphixystis sciadocoma Meyrick, 1924
Amphixystis serrata Meyrick, 1914
Amphixystis siccata Meyrick, 1910
Amphixystis spathistis Meyrick, 1930
Amphixystis syntricha Meyrick, 1910
Amphixystis trixysta Meyrick, 1910
Opogona autogama Meyrick, 1911
Opogona incorrectella Viette, 1957
Opogona iridogramma Meyrick, 1924
Opogona omoscopa Meyrick, 1893Detritus moth
Opogona phaeochalca Meyrick, 1908
Opogona plumipes (Butler, 1876)⇒ Opogona sacchari Bojer, 1856
Opogona sacchari Bojer, 1856Banana bud moth
Opogona subcervinella (Walker, 1863)⇒ Opogona sacchari Bojer, 1856

Subnodes of Hieroxestinae with occurrences in Mauritius
TribeHieroxestini
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hieroxestinae at artfakta.se
Hieroxestinae at dyntaxa.se
Hieroxestinae at itis.gov