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Checklist for Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
1998
4501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
1995
4497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
1988
4483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
5
14
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
6
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Argentina
2 Families width 18 Species
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners15SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Argentina
6 Genera with 18 Species
Ectoedemia Busck, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Fomoria Busck, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Simplimorpha Scoble, 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 201712SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
18 Species
Ectoedemia (Fomoria) jubae Walsingham, 1908
Fomoria cornijuxtata Remeikis & S..., 2018
Pseudopostega divaricata D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega protomochla Meyrick, 1935
Pseudopostega tucumanae D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Stigmella aurella Fabricius, 1775Golden Pigmy
Stigmella dolia Remeikis & S..., 2016
Stigmella huahumi Remeikis & S..., 2017
Stigmella hylomaga Meyrick, 1931
Stigmella jubae Walsingham, 1908
Stigmella monstrata Remeikis & S..., 2017
Stigmella patagonica Remeikis & S..., 2016
Stigmella patula Remeikis & S..., 2017
Stigmella rudis Puplesis & R..., 2000
Stigmella sanmartini Remeikis & S..., 2017
Stigmella torosa Remeikis & S..., 2017
Stigmella unicaudata Remeikis & S..., 2017
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Argentina
FamilyNepticulidae
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
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOpostegidae
Meyrick, 1893
Opostegid moths, White Eye Cap Moths, White Eye-Cap Moths, White Eye-Capped Moths, White eyecap moths
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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