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Checklist for Family Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 (Leaf miners)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
19
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
16
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNepticulidae
Stainton, 1854
Leaf miners, Leaf-miner moths, Midget moths, Pigmy
13
287
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
13 Genera with 287 Species
Acalyptris Meyrick, 198030SpeciesTaxom
Areticulata Scoble, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Ectoedemia Busck, 198373SpeciesTaxom
Etainia Beirne, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Fomoria Busck, 191423SpeciesTaxom
Muhabbetana Kocak & Kemal, 198331SpeciesTaxom
Nepticula Schrank, 192110SpeciesTaxom
Parafomoria Van Nieukerken, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Simplimorpha Scoble, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 191198SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 191412SpeciesTaxom
Varius Scoble, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Zimmermannia Moczar, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
287 Species
Acalyptris acontarcha Meyrick, 1926
Acalyptris acumenta Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris bispinata Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris combretella Vári, 1955
Acalyptris fagarivora Vári, 1955
Acalyptris fortis Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris fulva Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris fuscofascia Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris krooni Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris krugeri Vári, 1963
Acalyptris lanneivora Vári, 1955
Acalyptris limoniastri van Nieukerk..., 2007
Acalyptris lorantivora Janse, 1948
Acalyptris lundiensis Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris mariepsensis Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris mesasiaticus Puplesis, 1984
Acalyptris minimella Rebel, 1924
Acalyptris molleivora Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris obliquella Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris psammophricta Meyrick, 1921
Acalyptris pundaensis Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris rubiaevora Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris sellata Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris staticis Walsingham, 1908
Acalyptris umdoniensis Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris vacuolata Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris vepricola Vári, 1963
Acalyptris vumbaensis Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris zepheriae Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris zeyheriae Scoble, 1980
Areticulata leucosideae Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) albifasciella HEINEMANN, 1871White-banded Pigmy
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) algeriensis Van Nieukerken, 1985
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) argyropeza Zeller, 1839Virgin Pigmy
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) haraldi Soffner, 1942
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) heringella Mariani, 1939New Holm-Oak Pigmy
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) ilicis Mendes, 1910
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) subbimaculella Haworth, 1828Spotted Black Pigmy
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) suberis Stainton, 1869
Ectoedemia (Fomoria) jubae Walsingham, 1908
Ectoedemia (Fomoria) nigrifasciata Walsingham, 1908
Ectoedemia (Fomoria) variicapitella Chrétien, 1908
Ectoedemia (Laqueus) grandinosa Meyrick, 1911
Ectoedemia (Zimmermannia) liguricella Klimesch, 1953
Ectoedemia alexandria Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia bicarina Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia capensis Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia christopheri Puplesis, 1985
Ectoedemia commiphorella Scoble, 1978
Ectoedemia craspedota Vári, 1963
Ectoedemia crispae Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia crypsixantha Meyrick, 1918
Ectoedemia denticulata Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia digitata Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia expeditionis Mey, 2004
Ectoedemia furcella Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia fuscata Janse, 1948
Ectoedemia gambiana Gustafsson, 1972
Ectoedemia guerkiae Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia gymnosporiae Vári, 1955
Ectoedemia hobohmi Janse, 1948
Ectoedemia incisaevora Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia indicaevora Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia insulata Meyrick, 1911
Ectoedemia jupiteri Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia kharuxabi Mey, 2004
Ectoedemia knysnaensis Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia kowynensis Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia krugerensis Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia leptodictyae Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia limburgensis Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia lucidae Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia macrochaeta Meyrick, 1921
Ectoedemia malelanensis Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia maritima Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia mauni Scoble, 1979
Ectoedemia myrtinaecola Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia nigricapitella Janse, 1948
Ectoedemia nigrimacula Janse, 1948
Ectoedemia nigrisquama Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia nylstroomensis Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia oleivora Vári, 1955
Ectoedemia pappeivora Vári, 1963
Ectoedemia portensis Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia primaria Meyrick, 1913
Ectoedemia psarodes Vári, 1963
Ectoedemia rhabdophora Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia royenicola Vári, 1955
Ectoedemia ruwenzoriensis Bradley, 1965
Ectoedemia scabridae Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia scobleella Minet, 2004
Ectoedemia scoblei Puplesis, 1984
Ectoedemia simiicola Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia stimulata Meyrick, 1913
Ectoedemia subnitescens Meyrick, 1937
Ectoedemia tecomariae Vári, 1955
Ectoedemia tersiusi Mey, 2004
Ectoedemia thermae Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia uisebi Mey, 2004
Ectoedemia umdoniella Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia undatae Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia vannifera Meyrick, 1914
Ectoedemia wilkinsoni (Scoble, 1983)⇒ Ectoedemia christopheri Puplesis, 1985
Ectoedemia zimbabwiensis Scoble, 1983
Etainia crypsixantha Meyrick, 1918
Etainia krugerensis Scoble, 1983
Etainia nigricapitella Janse, 1948
Etainia zimbabwiensis Scoble, 1983
Fomoria alexandria Scoble, 1983
Fomoria fuscata Janse, 1948
Fomoria gambiana Gustafsson, 1972
Fomoria hobohmi Janse, 1948
Fomoria incisaevora Scoble, 1983
Fomoria indicaevora Scoble, 1983
Fomoria kharuxabi Mey, 2004
Fomoria knysnaensis Scoble, 1983
Fomoria leptodictyae Scoble, 1983
Fomoria lucidae Scoble, 1983
Fomoria malelanensis Scoble, 1983
Fomoria myrtinaecola Scoble, 1983
Fomoria oleivora Vári, 1955
Fomoria oroviale van Nieukerken, 2019
Fomoria pappeivora Vári, 1963
Fomoria portensis Scoble, 1983
Fomoria primaria Meyrick, 1913
Fomoria ruwenzoriensis Bradley, 1965
Fomoria scobleella Minet, 2004
Fomoria tecomariae Vári, 1955
Fomoria thermae Scoble, 1983
Fomoria uisebi Mey, 2004
Fomoria vannifera Meyrick, 1914
Muhabbetana asantesana van Nieukerken, 2019
Muhabbetana bicarina Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana capensis Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana craspedota Vári, 1963
Muhabbetana crispae Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana denticulata Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana digitata Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana furcella Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana grandinosa Meyrick, 1911
Muhabbetana guerkiae Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana gymnosporiae Vári, 1955
Muhabbetana insulata Meyrick, 1911
Muhabbetana jupiteri Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana kowynensis Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana laquei van Niekerken, 2019
Muhabbetana limburgensis Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana macrochaeta Meyrick, 1921
Muhabbetana malcolmi van Nieukerken, 2019
Muhabbetana maritima Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana nigrisquama Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana nylstroomensis Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana psarodes Vári, 1963
Muhabbetana rhabdophora Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana royenicola Vári, 1955
Muhabbetana scabridae Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana simiicola Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana stimulata Meyrick, 1913
Muhabbetana subnitescens Meyrick, 1937
Muhabbetana umdoniella Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana undatae Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana wilkinsoni Scoble, 1983
Nepticula altella (Braun, 1914)⇒ Stigmella altella Braun, 1914
Nepticula crenulatae (Klimesch, 1975)⇒ Stigmella crenulatae Klimesch, 1975
Nepticula freyella (Heyden, 1858)⇒ Stigmella freyella Heyden, 1858
Nepticula jubae Walsingham, 1908
Nepticula staticis Walsingham, 1908
Nepticula suberis (Stainton, 1869)⇒ Ectoedemia suberis Stainton, 1869
Nepticula tingitella (Walsingham, 1904)⇒ Parafomoria tingitella Walsingham, 1904
Nepticula variicapitella (Chrétien, 1908)⇒ Ectoedemia variicapitella Chrétien, 1908
Nepticula viridella (Mendes, 1910)⇒ Ectoedemia suberis Stainton, 1869
Nepticula xuthomitra (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Stigmella xuthomitra Meyrick, 1921
Parafomoria liguricella Klimesch, 1946
Parafomoria tingitella Walsingham, 1904
Simplimorpha lanceifoliella Vári, 1955
Stigmella abachausi Janse, 1948
Stigmella abutilonica Scoble, 1978
Stigmella allophylica Scoble, 1978
Stigmella allophylivora Gustafsson, 1985
Stigmella ampullata Scoble, 1978
Stigmella androflava Scoble, 1978
Stigmella androflavus Scoble, 1978
Stigmella angustivalva Scoble, 1978
Stigmella anomalella Goeze, 1783Rose Leaf Miner
Stigmella arbatella Chrétien, 1922
Stigmella atricapitella Haworth, 1828Black-headed Pigmy
Stigmella aurella Fabricius, 1775Golden Pigmy
Stigmella basiguttella HEINEMANN, 1862Base-spotted Pigmy
Stigmella birgittae Gustafsson, 1985
Stigmella caliginosa Meyrick, 1921
Stigmella celtifoliella Vári, 1955
Stigmella centifoliella Zeller, 1848Narrow-barred Pigmy
Stigmella charistis Vári, 1963
Stigmella combretella Vári, 1955
Stigmella confinalis Scoble, 1978
Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella craspedota Vári, 1963
Stigmella crenulatae Klimesch, 1975
Stigmella crotonica Scoble, 1978
Stigmella dombeyivora Scoble, 1978
Stigmella fagarivora (Vári, 1955)⇒ Acalyptris fuscofascia Scoble, 1980
Stigmella ficivora Gustafsson, 1985
Stigmella fluida Meyrick, 1911
Stigmella freyella Heyden, 1858
Stigmella galactacma Meyrick, 1924
Stigmella generalis Scoble, 1978
Stigmella geranica Scoble, 1978
Stigmella grandinosa
Stigmella grewiae Scoble, 1978
Stigmella gustafssoni Capuse, 1975
Stigmella gymnosporiae Vári, 1955
Stigmella hermanniae
Stigmella hortorum Scoble, 1978
Stigmella hybnerella Hübner, 1813Greenish Thorn Pigmy
Stigmella incognitella Herrich-Schä..., 1855Grey Apple Pigmy
Stigmella ingens Meyrick, 1913
Stigmella irrorata Janse, 1948
Stigmella jubae Walsingham, 1908
Stigmella karsholti van Nieukerk..., 2003
Stigmella krugeri Vári, 1963
Stigmella lanceifoliella (Vári, 1955)⇒ Acalyptris acontarcha Meyrick, 1926
Stigmella lanneivora Vári, 1955
Stigmella lemniscella Stainton, 1854Red Elm Pigmy
Stigmella letabensis Scoble, 1978
Stigmella liota Vári, 1963
Stigmella malella Stainton, 1854Apple Pigmy
Stigmella mandingella Gustafsson, 1972
Stigmella maytenivora Gustafsson, 1985
Stigmella meyi van Nieukerken, 2019
Stigmella naibabi Mey, 2004
Stigmella nigrata Meyrick, 1913
Stigmella nigrifasciata Walsingham, 1908
Stigmella obliquella HEINEMANN, 1862Willow Pigmy
Stigmella ochnicola (Vári, 1955)⇒ Varius ochnicola Vári, 1955
Stigmella oleivora Vári, 1955
Stigmella pallida (Scoble, 1978)⇒ Stigmella worcesteri Scoble, 1983
Stigmella panconista Meyrick, 1920
Stigmella pappeivora Vári, 1963
Stigmella parinarella Vári, 1955
Stigmella pelanodes Meyrick, 1920
Stigmella perplexa Janse, 1948
Stigmella platyzona Vári, 1963
Stigmella porphyreuta Meyrick, 1917
Stigmella potgieteri Scoble, 1978
Stigmella pretoriata Scoble, 1978
Stigmella primaria
Stigmella protosema Meyrick, 1921
Stigmella prunifoliella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella pyrivora Gustafsson, 1981
Stigmella rhomboivora Gustafsson, 1985
Stigmella rhynchosiella Vári, 1955
Stigmella ridiculosa (Walsingham, 1908)⇒ Trifurcula ridiculosa Walsingham, 1908
Stigmella royenicola Vári, 1955
Stigmella santaecrucis
Stigmella satarensis Scoble, 1978
Stigmella saturejae (Parenti, 1963)⇒ Trifurcula hamirella Chrétien, 1915
Stigmella staticis Walsingham, 1908
Stigmella suberivora Stainton, 1869Holm-oak Pigmy
Stigmella tecomariae Vári, 1955
Stigmella tragilis Scoble, 1978
Stigmella triumfettica Scoble, 1978
Stigmella tropicatella Legrand, 1966
Stigmella urbica Meyrick, 1913
Stigmella uwusebi Mey, 2004
Stigmella varii Scoble, 1978
Stigmella variicapitella Chrétien, 1908
Stigmella vepricola Vári, 1963
Stigmella wollofella Gustafsson, 1972
Stigmella worcesteri Scoble, 1983
Stigmella xuthomitra Meyrick, 1921
Stigmella xystodes Meyrick, 1916
Stigmella ziziphivora (Gustafsson, 1985)⇒ Stigmella zizyphi Walsingham, 1911
Stigmella zizyphi Walsingham, 1911
Trifurcula (Glaucolepis) micromeriae Walsingham, 1908
Trifurcula (Glaucolepis) salicinae Klimesch, 1975
Trifurcula (Glaucolepis) sanctaecrucis Walsingham, 1908
Trifurcula (Glaucolepis) saturejae (Parenti, 1963)⇒ Trifurcula hamirella Chrétien, 1915
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy
Trifurcula (Levarchama) ridiculosa Walsingham, 1908
Trifurcula (Trifurcula) subnitidella Duponchel, 1843Dingy Meadow Pigmy
Trifurcula barbertonensis Scoble, 1980
Trifurcula hamirella Chrétien, 1915
Trifurcula pulla Scoble, 1980
Trifurcula pullus Scoble, 1980
Trifurcula zollikofferiela Chrétien, 1914
Varius ochnicola Vári, 1955
Varius ochnicolus Vári, 1955

Subnodes of Nepticulidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyNepticulinae
Stainton, 1854
Nepticuline Moths
9
229
Genera
Species

Taxom



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