Checklist of Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
for Costa Rica (Central America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 609
11807
34482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 606
11803
34480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 577
11648
34014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 378
9725
29913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 75
3167
10626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
3167
10626 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 74
3163
10622 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
| 2
6
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths | 2
6
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Costa Rica
2 Families width 11 Species
Genera for Costa Rica
6 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Costa Rica
11 Species | Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) cerris Zimmermann, 1944 | | | 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 gallicola van Nieukerk..., 2016 | | | Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899 | Field Lotus Pigmy | | Trifurcula (Levarchama) ortneri Klimesch, 1951 | |
Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Costa Rica | Family | Nepticulidae
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 | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Opostegidae
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
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