Checklist for Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 448
4515
8744 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 446
4509
8734 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 423
4424
8599 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 283
3810
7730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 67
1295
2674 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 66
1293
2670 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 64
1286
2631 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
| 2
9
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths | 1
8
21 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Eastern Cape
1 Family width 21 Species
Genera for Eastern Cape
8 Genera with 21 Species
Species list for Eastern Cape
21 Species | Acalyptris lorantivora Janse, 1948 | | | Ectoedemia subnitescens Meyrick, 1937 | | | Etainia crypsixantha Meyrick, 1918 | | | Etainia nigricapitella Janse, 1948 | | | Fomoria alexandria Scoble, 1983 | | | Fomoria oroviale van Nieukerken, 2019 | | | Fomoria portensis Scoble, 1983 | | | Muhabbetana asantesana van Nieukerken, 2019 | | | Muhabbetana crispae Scoble, 1983 | | | Muhabbetana grandinosa Meyrick, 1911 | | | Muhabbetana laquei van Niekerken, 2019 | | | Muhabbetana malcolmi van Nieukerken, 2019 | | | Muhabbetana maritima Scoble, 1983 | | | Muhabbetana simiicola Scoble, 1983 | | | Muhabbetana subnitescens Meyrick, 1937 | | | Simplimorpha lanceifoliella Vári, 1955 | | | Stigmella generalis Scoble, 1978 | | | Stigmella meyi van Nieukerken, 2019 | | | Stigmella platyzona Vári, 1963 | | | Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899 | Field Lotus Pigmy | | Trifurcula barbertonensis Scoble, 1980 | |
Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Eastern Cape | 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
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Nepticuloidea at artfakta.se
Nepticuloidea at dyntaxa.se
Nepticuloidea at itis.gov
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