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Taxonomy of Family Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854
Leaf miners, Leaf-miner moths, Midget moths, Minute Eye Cap Moths, Minute Eye-Cap Moths, Nepticulid moths, Pigmy, Pigmy moths, Pygmy Eye-Capped Moths, Pygmy eyecap moths, Pygmy Moths


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionMonotrysia
Borner, 1939
11
171
4567
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
5
77
3192
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
56
2845
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyNepticulidae
Stainton, 1854
Leaf miners, Leaf-miner moths, Midget moths, Pigmy
49
2539
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854
SubfamilyNepticulinae
Stainton, 1854
Nepticuline Moths
24
2203
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPectinivalvinae
Scoble, 1983
2
27
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTrifurculinae
Scoble, 1983
0
0
Genera
Species
GenusArtaversala
Meyrick, 1915
  ⇒ Manoneura
1Species
GenusAstigmella
Puplyasis, 1984
2Species
GenusBrachinepticula
4Species
GenusCasanovula
Hoare, 2013
  ⇒ Pectinivalva
2Species
GenusDechtiria
Beirne, 1945
  ⇒ Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia)
19Species
GenusDysnepticula
Börner, 1925
0Species
GenusEctodemia
5Species
GenusEtainia
Beirne, 1945
  ⇒ Ectoedemia
21Species
GenusFomoria
Busck, 1907
  ⇒ Ectoedemia
93Species
GenusGlaucolepis
Zeller, 1848
  ⇒ Sinopticula
45Species
GenusHesperolyra
6Species
GenusLaqueus
Scoble, 1983
  ⇒ Muhabbetana
5Species
GenusMenurella
Hoare, 2013
  ⇒ Pectinivalva
12Species
GenusMuhabbetana
Kocak & Kemal, 2007
36Species
GenusNeotrifurcula
van Nieukerkenan Nieukerken, Doorenweerd, Nishida & Snyers, 2016
1Species
GenusOligoneura
Meyrick, 1915
  ⇒ Manoneura
25Species
GenusOphiheliconoma
Krassilov, 2008
1Species
GenusOzadelpha
5Species
GenusScoliaula
Meyrick, 1895
2Species
GenusStigmenamma
Handlirsch, 1906
1Species
GenusTrifurcella
Chambers, 1878
  ⇒ Trifurcula
0Species
GenusWeberina
Müller-Rutz, 1934
3Species
GenusZimmermannia
Moczar, 1962
  ⇒ Cleptes
20Species

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Nepticulidae
GermanZwergminierfalter, Zwergminiermotten, Zwergmotten
EnglishLeaf miners, Leaf-miner moths, Midget moths, Minute Eye Cap Moths, Minute Eye-Cap Moths, Nepticulid moths, Pigmy, Pigmy moths, Pygmy Eye-Capped Moths, Pygmy eyecap moths, Pygmy Moths
DutchDwergmineermotten, Dwergmotjes
DanishDværgmøl
SwedishDvärgmalar
FinnishKääpiökoit
NorwegianDvergmøll


Distribution and Species lists of Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854
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Afghanistan
4 Genera  8 Species
Albania
4 Genera  15 Species
Algeria
4 Genera  10 Species
Andorra
3 Genera  9 Species
Angola
1 Genus  1 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
3 Genera  3 Species
Argentina
4 Genera  12 Species
Armenia
2 Genera  2 Species
Australia
12 Genera  70 Species
Austria
12 Genera  182 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
2 Genera  7 Species
Belgium
10 Genera  112 Species
Belize
4 Genera  5 Species
Benin
1 Genus  1 Species
Bhutan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
3 Genera  8 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 Genera  22 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
3 Genera  3 Species
Bulgaria
9 Genera  76 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
10 Genera  112 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
4 Genera  3 Species
China
10 Genera  53 Species
Colombia
3 Genera  6 Species
Costa Rica
4 Genera  5 Species
Croatia
9 Genera  127 Species
Cuba
2 Genera  3 Species
Cyprus
7 Genera  20 Species
Czech Republic
10 Genera  157 Species
Denmark
11 Genera  112 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
4 Genera  25 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
5 Genera  71 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  0 Species
Finland
9 Genera  96 Species
France
13 Genera  204 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  1 Species
Gambia
3 Genera  11 Species
Georgia
5 Genera  8 Species
Germany
16 Genera  216 Species
Ghana
1 Genus  1 Species
Greece
11 Genera  144 Species
Guatemala
1 Genus  1 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
Hungary
9 Genera  134 Species
Iceland
5 Genera  48 Species
India
9 Genera  47 Species
Indonesia
5 Genera  4 Species
Iran
4 Genera  5 Species
Ireland
8 Genera  90 Species
Israel
2 Genera  6 Species
Italy
13 Genera  226 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  1 Species
Japan
9 Genera  91 Species
Kazakhstan
2 Genera  11 Species
Kenya
5 Genera  3 Species
Laos
1 Genus  1 Species
Latvia
5 Genera  64 Species
Liechtenstein
2 Genera  3 Species
Lithuania
6 Genera  75 Species
Luxembourg
3 Genera  38 Species
Madagascar
5 Genera  5 Species
Malawi
1 Genus  1 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  1 Species
Mali
1 Genus  1 Species
Malta
3 Genera  3 Species
Mauritius
2 Genera  5 Species
Mexico
3 Genera  8 Species
Micronesia
1 Genus  1 Species
Moldova
3 Genera  20 Species
Mongolia
2 Genera  3 Species
Morocco
3 Genera  8 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  1 Species
Myanmar
1 Genus  1 Species
Namibia
4 Genera  22 Species
Nepal
2 Genera  1 Species
Netherlands
8 Genera  99 Species
New Zealand
2 Genera  45 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  1 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  1 Species
North Korea
1 Genus  3 Species
Norway
8 Genera  108 Species
Oman
2 Genera  6 Species
Palestine
3 Genera  7 Species
Panama
1 Genus  1 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
7 Genera  40 Species
Philippines
2 Genera  2 Species
Poland
7 Genera  111 Species
Portugal
7 Genera  49 Species
Republic South Africa
11 Genera  196 Species
Romania
9 Genera  96 Species
Russia
10 Genera  202 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  1 Species
San Marino
1 Genus  2 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
2 Genera  2 Species
Seychelles
1 Genus  1 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
9 Genera  145 Species
Slovenia
10 Genera  106 Species
Solomon Islands
5 Genera  14 Species
South Korea
5 Genera  10 Species
South Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
12 Genera  99 Species
Sri Lanka
3 Genera  4 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
8 Genera  116 Species
Switzerland
8 Genera  118 Species
Syria
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
8 Genera  12 Species
Tajikistan
1 Genus  14 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  2 Species
Thailand
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  1 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  3 Species
Turkey
10 Genera  59 Species
Turkmenistan
4 Genera  16 Species
Uganda
1 Genus  1 Species
Ukraine
7 Genera  95 Species
United Arab Emirates
3 Genera  6 Species
United Kingdom
12 Genera  158 Species
USA
13 Genera  216 Species
Uzbekistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Venezuela
3 Genera  3 Species
Vietnam
3 Genera  2 Species
Yemen
2 Genera  2 Species
Zambia
2 Genera  2 Species
Zimbabwe
7 Genera  14 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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