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Checklist of Family Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 (Leaf miners)
for Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
612
8112
20932
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
611
8101
20891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
584
7978
20649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
377
6559
17970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
1916
5172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
1910
5155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
72
1895
5083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
2
11
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
1
8
51
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNepticulidae
Stainton, 1854
Leaf miners, Leaf-miner moths, Midget moths, Pigmy
8
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
8 Genera with 51 Species
Acalyptris Meyrick, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Ectoedemia Busck, 195515SpeciesTaxom
Etainia Beirne, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Fomoria Busck, 19557SpeciesTaxom
Muhabbetana Kocak & Kemal, 193713SpeciesTaxom
Simplimorpha Scoble, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 198311SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 19802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
51 Species
Acalyptris lorantivora Janse, 1948
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) argyropeza Zeller, 1839Virgin Pigmy
Ectoedemia alexandria Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia bicarina Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia capensis Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia craspedota Vári, 1963
Ectoedemia denticulata Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia incisaevora Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia knysnaensis Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia maritima Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia myrtinaecola Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia portensis Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia simiicola Scoble, 1983
Ectoedemia subnitescens Meyrick, 1937
Ectoedemia tecomariae Vári, 1955
Etainia crypsixantha Meyrick, 1918
Etainia nigricapitella Janse, 1948
Fomoria alexandria Scoble, 1983
Fomoria incisaevora Scoble, 1983
Fomoria knysnaensis Scoble, 1983
Fomoria myrtinaecola Scoble, 1983
Fomoria oroviale van Nieukerken, 2019
Fomoria portensis Scoble, 1983
Fomoria tecomariae Vári, 1955
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 grandinosa Meyrick, 1911
Muhabbetana laquei van Niekerken, 2019
Muhabbetana malcolmi van Nieukerken, 2019
Muhabbetana maritima Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana simiicola Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana stimulata Meyrick, 1913
Muhabbetana subnitescens Meyrick, 1937
Simplimorpha lanceifoliella Vári, 1955
Stigmella angustivalva Scoble, 1978
Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella craspedota Vári, 1963
Stigmella generalis Scoble, 1978
Stigmella meyi van Nieukerken, 2019
Stigmella pallida (Scoble, 1978)⇒ Stigmella worcesteri Scoble, 1983
Stigmella panconista Meyrick, 1920
Stigmella platyzona Vári, 1963
Stigmella prunifoliella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella tecomariae Vári, 1955
Stigmella worcesteri Scoble, 1983
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy
Trifurcula barbertonensis Scoble, 1980

Subnodes of Nepticulidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyNepticulinae
Stainton, 1854
Nepticuline Moths
5
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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