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Checklist for Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
2417
8025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
6
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
5
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
2 Families width 26 Species
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners25SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
5 Genera with 26 Species
Acalyptris Meyrick, 20027SpeciesTaxom
Fomoria Busck, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 016SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
26 Species
Acalyptris amazonius Puplesis & D..., 2002
Acalyptris articulosus Puplesis & D..., 2002
Acalyptris basihastatus Puplesis & D..., 2002
Acalyptris ecuadoriana Puplesis & D..., 2002
Acalyptris insolentis Puplesis & D..., 2002
Acalyptris onorei Puplesis & D..., 2002
Acalyptris rotundus Puplesis & D..., 2002
Fomoria miranda Diskus & Stonis, 0
Pseudopostega obtusa D.R. Davis &..., 2007
Stigmella apicibrunella Diskus & Stonis, 0
Stigmella austroamericana Puplesis & D..., 2002
Stigmella calceolariae Diskus & Stonis, 0
Stigmella confertae Diškus & St..., 2016
Stigmella decora Diskus & Stonis, 0
Stigmella expressa Remeikis & S..., 2017
Stigmella gynoxyphaga Diskus & Stonis, 0
Stigmella inca Diskus & Stonis, 0
Stigmella lachemillae Diskus & Stonis, 0
Stigmella montanotropica Puplesis & D..., 2002
Stigmella nubimontana Puplesis & D..., 2002
Stigmella pandora Remeikis & S..., 2016
Stigmella paramica Diskus & Stonis, 0
Stigmella rubeta Puplesis & D..., 2002
Stigmella tripartita Diškus & St..., 2016
Stigmella varispinella Diskus & Stonis, 0
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Ecuador
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
4
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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