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Checklist for Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2045
7906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
74
2007
7852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
70
1997
7821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
12
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
9
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California
2 Families width 43 Species
Nepticulidae (Stainton, 1854)Leaf miners39SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California
9 Genera with 43 Species
Acalyptris Meyrick, 20026SpeciesTaxom
Ectoedemia Busck, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Microcalyptris Meyrick, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Nepticula Schrank, 186113SpeciesTaxom
Opostega Zeller, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 191015SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Zimmermannia Moczar, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
43 Species
Acalyptris bicornutus Davis, 1978
Acalyptris lotella Wagner, 1987
Acalyptris punctulata Braun, 1910
Acalyptris pundaensis Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris repeteki Puplesis, 1984
Acalyptris rotundus Puplesis & D..., 2002
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) clemensella Chambers, 1873
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) platanella Clemens, 1861
Ectoedemia canutus Wilkinson & ..., 1979Balsam Poplar Petiole Miner
Microcalyptris lotella (Wagner, 1987)⇒ Acalyptris lotella Wagner, 1987
Nepticula braunella (Jones, 1933)⇒ Stigmella braunella Jones, 1933
Nepticula ceanothi (Braun, 1910)⇒ Stigmella ceanothi Braun, 1910
Nepticula corylifoliella (Clemens, 1861)⇒ Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula diffasciae (Braun, 1910)⇒ Stigmella diffasciae Braun, 1910
Nepticula exasperata (Braun, 1930)⇒ Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula fuscocapitella (Chambers, 1873)⇒ Stigmella saginella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula opulifoliella (Braun, 1914)⇒ Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula paludicola (Braun, 1917)⇒ Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula populetorum Frey & Boll, 1878
Nepticula punctulata (Braun, 1910)⇒ Acalyptris rotundus Puplesis & D..., 2002
Nepticula saginella (Clemens, 1861)⇒ Stigmella saginella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula variella (Braun, 1910)⇒ Stigmella variella Braun, 1910
Nepticula virginiella (Clemens, 1861)⇒ Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Opostega albogaleriella (Clemens, 1862)⇒ Pseudopostega amphivittata Puplesis & R..., 1999
Pseudopostega albogaleriella Clemens, 1862
Pseudopostega alleni Puplesis & R..., 1999
Pseudopostega amphivittata Puplesis & R..., 1999
Stigmella braunella Jones, 1933
Stigmella ceanothi Braun, 1910
Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella diffasciae Braun, 1910
Stigmella heteromelis Newton & Wil..., 1982
Stigmella inconspicuella Newton & Wil..., 1982
Stigmella inconspiculella⇒ Stigmella inconspicuella Newton & Wil..., 1982
Stigmella intermedia Braun, 1917
Stigmella juglandifoliella (Clemens, 1861)⇒ Nepticula juglandifoliella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella juglandifolliella
Stigmella longisacca Newton & Wil..., 1982
Stigmella populetorum Frey & Boll, 1878
Stigmella rosaefoliella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella saginella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella variella Braun, 1910
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in California
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
7
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOpostegidae
Meyrick, 1893
Opostegid moths, White Eye Cap Moths, White Eye-Cap Moths, White Eye-Capped Moths, White eyecap moths
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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