Checklist of Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
for Leeward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 422
3732
6894 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 419
3727
6887 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 402
3667
6777 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 257
2876
5463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1105
2009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1105
2009 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
1102
2006 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
| 3
7
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths | 2
5
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Leeward Islands
2 Families width 16 Species
Genera for Leeward Islands
5 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Leeward Islands
16 Species | Opostega abrupta (Walsingham, 1897) | ⇒ Pseudopostega abrupta Walsingham, 1897 | | Pseudopostega abrupta Walsingham, 1897 | | | Pseudopostega adusta Walsingham, 1897 | | | Pseudopostega duplicata D.R. Davis &..., 2007 | | | Pseudopostega ferruginea D.R. Davis &..., 2007 | | | Pseudopostega ferruginia Davis & Stonis, 2007 | | | Pseudopostega latifurcata D.R. Davis &..., 2007 | | | Pseudopostega saltatrix Walsingham, 1897 | | | Pseudopostega sectila D.R. Davis &..., 2007 | | | Simplimorpha promissa Staudinger, 1870 | | | Stigmella bupleurella Chrétien, 1907 | | | Stigmella mespilicola Frey, 1856 | Wild-service Pigmy | | Stigmella promissa Staudinger, 1870 | | | Stigmella virginica Remeikis & S..., 2017 | | | Trifurcula (Glaucolepis) bupleurella Chrétien, 1907 | | | Trifurcula (Glaucolepis) sanctibenedicti Klimesch, 1979 | |
Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Leeward 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 | 3
7 | 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
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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