Checklist of Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
for East Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 739
20381
107131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 735
20363
107089 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 704
20115
106135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 433
15967
93342 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
4931
29820 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
4927
29811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 83
4916
29769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
| 3
14
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths | 2
11
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for East Africa
2 Families width 34 Species
Genera for East Africa
11 Genera with 34 Species | Acalyptris Meyrick, 1980 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ectoedemia Busck, 1983 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Etainia Beirne, 1983 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fomoria Busck, 1914 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Opostega Zeller, 1928 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegoides Kozlov, 1928 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopostega Kozlov, 1928 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Simplimorpha Scoble, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmella Schrank, 1966 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Trifurcula Zeller, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zimmermannia Moczar, 1962 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for East Africa
34 Species | Acalyptris fuscofascia Scoble, 1980 | | | Acalyptris lundiensis Scoble, 1980 | | | Acalyptris mariepsensis Scoble, 1980 | | | Acalyptris vumbaensis Scoble, 1980 | | | Ectoedemia indicaevora Scoble, 1983 | | | Ectoedemia kharuxabi Mey, 2004 | | | Ectoedemia scobleella Minet, 2004 | | | Ectoedemia scoblei Puplesis, 1984 | | | Ectoedemia zimbabwiensis Scoble, 1983 | | | Etainia zimbabwiensis Scoble, 1983 | | | Fomoria indicaevora Scoble, 1983 | | | Fomoria ruwenzoriensis Bradley, 1965 | | | Fomoria scobleella Minet, 2004 | | | Fomoria vannifera Meyrick, 1914 | | | Opostega orophoxantha Meyrick, 1921 | | | Opostega pelocrossa Meyrick, 1928 | | | Opostega phaeosoma Meyrick, 1928 | | | Opostegoides pelocrossa Meyrick, 1928 | | | Pseudopostega orophoxantha Meyrick, 1921 | | | Pseudopostega phaeosoma Meyrick, 1928 | | | Simplimorpha lanceifoliella Vári, 1955 | | | Stigmella aurella Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Pigmy | | Stigmella confinalis Scoble, 1978 | | | Stigmella crotonica Scoble, 1978 | | | Stigmella dombeyivora Scoble, 1978 | | | Stigmella gustafssoni Capuse, 1975 | | | Stigmella incognitella Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Grey Apple Pigmy | | Stigmella lemniscella Stainton, 1854 | Red Elm Pigmy | | Stigmella malella Stainton, 1854 | Apple Pigmy | | Stigmella obliquella HEINEMANN, 1862 | Willow Pigmy | | Stigmella pelanodes Meyrick, 1920 | | | Stigmella protosema Meyrick, 1921 | | | Stigmella tropicatella Legrand, 1966 | | | Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899 | Field Lotus Pigmy |
Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in East Africa | 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 | 8
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Opostegidae
Meyrick, 1893
Opostegid moths, White Eye Cap Moths, White Eye-Cap Moths, White Eye-Capped Moths, White eyecap moths | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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