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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
3085
6236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
3081
6231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3012
6063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
280
2496
4991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
55
941
2150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
941
2150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
938
2147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
7
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
4
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Connecticut
2 Families width 13 Species
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners10SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Connecticut
4 Genera with 13 Species
Ectoedemia Busck, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Glaucolepis Zeller, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 18613SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Connecticut
13 Species
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) nyssaefoliella Chambers, 1880
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) populella Busck, 1907Aspen Petiole Gall Moth
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) quadrinotata Braun, 1917
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) similella Braun, 1917
Ectoedemia trinotata Braun, 1914
Ectoedemia virgulae Braun, 1927
Glaucolepis saccharella (Braun, 1912)⇒ Trifurcula saccharella Braun, 1912
Pseudopostega albogaleriella Clemens, 1862
Pseudopostega cretea Meyrick, 1920White Eye-Cap Moth
Pseudopostega quadristrigella Chambers, 1875Gooseberry Barkminer
Stigmella quercipulchella Chambers, 1878
Stigmella rhoifoliella Braun, 1912Poison Ivy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella rosaefoliella Clemens, 1861

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Connecticut
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
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOpostegidae
Meyrick, 1893
Opostegid moths, White Eye Cap Moths, White Eye-Cap Moths, White Eye-Capped Moths, White eyecap moths
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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