Checklist of Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
for Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 625
10622
39131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 622
10614
39115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 597
10460
38704 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
8357
33786 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2593
10026 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2592
10025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2589
10022 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
| 3
8
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths | 2
7
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Indian Ocean islands
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Indian Ocean islands
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Indian Ocean islands
10 Species | Ectoedemia scobleella Minet, 2004 | | | Ectoedemia scoblei Puplesis, 1984 | | | Fomoria scobleella Minet, 2004 | | | Stigmella aurella Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Pigmy | | 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 tropicatella Legrand, 1966 | | | Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899 | Field Lotus Pigmy |
Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands | 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 | 5
10 | 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
0 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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