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Checklist for Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
and region Arizona (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
574
6882
20706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
571
6874
20698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
548
6792
20517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
361
5499
16988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
1841
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
1841
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1836
5791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
10
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Arizona
2 Families width 12 Species
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners11SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Arizona
7 Genera with 12 Species
Acalyptris Meyrick, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Ectoedemia Busck, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Nepticula Schrank, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Opostega Zeller, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arizona
12 Species
Acalyptris postalatratus Wilkinson, 1979
Ectoedemia canutus Wilkinson & ..., 1979Balsam Poplar Petiole Miner
Nepticula intermedia (Braun, 1917)⇒ Stigmella intermedia Braun, 1917
Nepticula populetorum Frey & Boll, 1878
Nepticula variella (Braun, 1910)⇒ Stigmella variella Braun, 1910
Pseudopostega albogaleriella Clemens, 1862
Stigmella alba Wilkinson & ..., 1979
Stigmella intermedia Braun, 1917
Stigmella plumosetaeella Newton & Wil..., 1982
Stigmella populetorum Frey & Boll, 1878
Stigmella variella Braun, 1910
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Arizona
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
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOpostegidae
Meyrick, 1893
Opostegid moths, White Eye Cap Moths, White Eye-Cap Moths, White Eye-Capped Moths, White eyecap moths
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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