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Checklist for Subfamily Hieroxestinae Meyrick, 1893 (Hieroxestine Moths)
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
 
Tineoidea
Latreille, 1810
Bagworm, Bagworms, Clothes moths, Tubeworm
3
55
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTineidae
Latreille, 1810
& Allies, Clothes moths, Clothes moths and relatives
33
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHieroxestinae
Meyrick, 1893
Hieroxestine Moths
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
4 Genera with 6 Species
Amphixystis Meyrick, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Opogona Zeller, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoses W.T.M. Forbes, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Wegneria A.N. Diakonoff, 19341SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
6 Species
Amphixystis anachoreta Meyrick, 1921
Amphixystis cymataula Meyrick, 1926
Opogona chlorophanes Meyrick, 1908
Opogona omoscopa Meyrick, 1893Detritus moth
Phaeoses lithacma Meyrick, 1921
Wegneria chrysophthalma Meyrick, 1934

Subnodes of Hieroxestinae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
TribeHieroxestini
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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