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Checklist for Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
and region Limpopo (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
300
2787
5094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
287
2741
5008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
198
2406
4556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1026
1966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1024
1964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
55
1020
1956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
2
7
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
7
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Limpopo
2 Families width 16 Species
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners15SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Limpopo
7 Genera with 16 Species
Acalyptris Meyrick, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Ectoedemia Busck, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Etainia Beirne, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Fomoria Busck, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Muhabbetana Kocak & Kemal, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Opostega Zeller, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 19633SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limpopo
16 Species
Acalyptris fulva Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris pundaensis Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris vacuolata Scoble, 1980
Ectoedemia commiphorella Scoble, 1978
Ectoedemia insulata Meyrick, 1911
Ectoedemia psarodes Vári, 1963
Etainia krugerensis Scoble, 1983
Fomoria thermae Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana insulata Meyrick, 1911
Muhabbetana limburgensis Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana nylstroomensis Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana psarodes Vári, 1963
Opostega cirrhacma Meyrick, 1911
Stigmella ampullata Scoble, 1978
Stigmella letabensis Scoble, 1978
Stigmella liota Vári, 1963

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Limpopo
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
6
15
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