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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
88
3391
13725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3386
13719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
3368
13692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
2 Families width 5 Species
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners3SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
4 Genera with 5 Species
Acalyptris Meyrick, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Neopostega D.R. Davis &..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
5 Species
Acalyptris vepricola Vári, 1963
Neopostega asymmetra D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega beckeri D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Brazil
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
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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