Checklist of Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
for Africa (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 938
35674
239642 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 934
35600
239346 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 891
35179
237293 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 522
27201
202489 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 101
7989
57398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 99
7973
57344 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 96
7950
57169 | 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
|
List of families for Africa
2 Families width 313 Species
Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Africa | 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 | 13
287 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Opostegidae
Meyrick, 1893
Opostegid moths, White Eye Cap Moths, White Eye-Cap Moths, White Eye-Capped Moths, White eyecap moths | 3
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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