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Checklist of Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
for Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
5516
12991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
5511
12987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
549
5369
12666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
352
4384
10380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
70
1291
3168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
1289
3166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1288
3165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
12
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
9
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Illinois
2 Families width 24 Species
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners20SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Illinois
9 Genera with 24 Species
Ectoedemia Busck, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Etainia Beirne, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Glaucolepis Zeller, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Nepticula Schrank, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Opostegoides Kozlov, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Zimmermannia Moczar, 18732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
24 Species
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) similella Braun, 1917
Ectoedemia trinotata Braun, 1914
Etainia ochrefasciella (Chambers, 1873)⇒ Ectoedemia ochrefasciella Chambers, 1873
Etainia sericopeza (Zeller, 1839)⇒ Ectoedemia sericopeza Zeller, 1839
Glaucolepis saccharella (Braun, 1912)⇒ Trifurcula saccharella Braun, 1912
Nepticula argentifasciella (Braun, 1912)⇒ Stigmella argentifasciella Braun, 1912
Nepticula castaneaefoliella (Chambers, 1875)⇒ Stigmella castaneaefoliella Chambers, 1875
Nepticula fuscocapitella (Chambers, 1873)⇒ Stigmella saginella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula quercipulchella (Chambers, 1878)⇒ Stigmella quercipulchella Chambers, 1878
Nepticula saginella (Clemens, 1861)⇒ Stigmella saginella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula terminella (Braun, 1914)⇒ Stigmella quercipulchella Chambers, 1878
Nepticula unifasciella (Chambers, 1875)⇒ Stigmella unifasciella Chambers, 1875
Opostegoides scioterma Meyrick, 1920
Pseudopostega albogaleriella Clemens, 1862
Pseudopostega cretea Meyrick, 1920White Eye-Cap Moth
Pseudopostega quadristrigella Chambers, 1875Gooseberry Barkminer
Stigmella argentifasciella Braun, 1912
Stigmella castaneaefoliella Chambers, 1875
Stigmella quercipulchella Chambers, 1878
Stigmella saginella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella unifasciella Chambers, 1875
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy
Zimmermannia bosquella Chambers, 1878
Zimmermannia obrutella Zeller, 1873

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Illinois
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
7
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOpostegidae
Meyrick, 1893
Opostegid moths, White Eye Cap Moths, White Eye-Cap Moths, White Eye-Capped Moths, White eyecap moths
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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