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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3904
15246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3904
15246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3894
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
12
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
10
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
2 Families width 38 Species
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners32SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central America
10 Genera with 38 Species
Acalyptris Meyrick, 200014SpeciesTaxom
Ectoedemia Busck, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Enteucha Meyrick, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Glaucolepis Zeller, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Hesperolyra1SpeciesTaxom
Neopostega D.R. Davis &..., 20071SpeciesTaxom
Ozadelpha1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 20075SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 20006SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 20003SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
38 Species
Acalyptris argentosa Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris bifidus Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris bovicorneus Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris dividua Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris fortis Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris hispidus Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris latipennata Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris laxibasis Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris martinheringi Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris novenarius Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris peteni Diškus & St..., 2013
Acalyptris platygnathos Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris trifidus Puplesis & R..., 2000
Acalyptris unicornis Puplesis & R..., 2000
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) cerris Zimmermann, 1944
Ectoedemia diskusi
Ectoedemia fuscivittata Puplesis & R..., 2000
Enteucha contracolorea Puplesis & D..., 2000
Enteucha hilli Puplesis & D..., 2000
Enteucha snaddoni Puplesis & D..., 2000
Glaucolepis argentosa Puplesis & R..., 2000
Hesperolyra robinsoni Stonis, 0
Neopostega petila D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Ozadelpha conostegiae Van Nieukerk..., 2016
Pseudopostega adusta Walsingham, 1897
Pseudopostega brevifurcata D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega dorsalis D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Pseudopostega saltatrix Walsingham, 1897
Pseudopostega tenuifurcata D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Stigmella albilamina Puplesis & G..., 2000
Stigmella barbata Puplesis & G..., 2000
Stigmella fuscilamina Puplesis & G..., 2000
Stigmella gallicola van Nieukerk..., 2016
Stigmella kimae Puplesis & G..., 2000
Stigmella pruinosa Puplesis & R..., 2000
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy
Trifurcula (Levarchama) ortneri Klimesch, 1951
Trifurcula argentosa Puplesis & R..., 2000

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Central America
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
8
32
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOpostegidae
Meyrick, 1893
Opostegid moths, White Eye Cap Moths, White Eye-Cap Moths, White Eye-Capped Moths, White eyecap moths
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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