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Checklist for Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3350
9375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
12
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
9
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
2 Families width 36 Species
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners16SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths20SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribbean
9 Genera with 36 Species
Ectoedemia Busck, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Enteucha Meyrick, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Manoneura D.R. Davis, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Nepticula Schrank, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Opostega Zeller, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 189718SpeciesTaxom
Simplimorpha Scoble, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 20176SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 19804SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
36 Species
Ectoedemia krugerensis Scoble, 1983
Enteucha basidactyla Davis, 1978
Enteucha gilvafascia D.R. Davis, 1978
Manoneura basidactyla (D.R. Davis, 1978)⇒ Enteucha basidactyla Davis, 1978
Nepticula gossypii Forbes, 1930Cotton. laefminer
Opostega abrupta (Walsingham, 1897)⇒ Pseudopostega abrupta Walsingham, 1897
Opostega trinidadensis (Busck, 1910)⇒ Pseudopostega trinidadensis Busck, 1910
Pseudopostega abrupta Walsingham, 1897
Pseudopostega adusta Walsingham, 1897
Pseudopostega clavata D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega colognatha D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega crassifurcata D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega duplicata D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega ferruginea D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega ferruginia Davis & Stonis, 2007
Pseudopostega latifurcata D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega latisaccula D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega longifurcata D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega mignonae D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega obliqua
Pseudopostega saltatrix Walsingham, 1897
Pseudopostega sectila D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega trinidadensis Busck, 1910
Pseudopostega turquinoensis D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega venticola Walsingham, 1897
Simplimorpha promissa Staudinger, 1870
Stigmella bupleurella Chrétien, 1907
Stigmella gossypii (Forbes & Leo..., 1930)⇒ Nepticula gossypii Forbes, 1930
Stigmella letabensis Scoble, 1978
Stigmella mespilicola Frey, 1856Wild-service Pigmy
Stigmella promissa Staudinger, 1870
Stigmella virginica Remeikis & S..., 2017
Trifurcula (Glaucolepis) bupleurella Chrétien, 1907
Trifurcula (Glaucolepis) sanctibenedicti Klimesch, 1979
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy
Trifurcula barbertonensis Scoble, 1980

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Caribbean
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
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOpostegidae
Meyrick, 1893
Opostegid moths, White Eye Cap Moths, White Eye-Cap Moths, White Eye-Capped Moths, White eyecap moths
2
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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