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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
367
3203
5874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
366
3200
5869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
3109
5725
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
2687
5114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1211
2330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1208
2326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1204
2307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
11
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
9
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mpumalanga
2 Families width 29 Species
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners21SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mpumalanga
9 Genera with 29 Species
Acalyptris Meyrick, 19804SpeciesTaxom
Ectoedemia Busck, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Fomoria Busck, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Muhabbetana Kocak & Kemal, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Opostega Zeller, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Opostegoides Kozlov, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 19803SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mpumalanga
29 Species
Acalyptris acumenta Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris bispinata Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris krugeri Vári, 1963
Acalyptris mariepsensis Scoble, 1980
Ectoedemia primaria Meyrick, 1913
Ectoedemia stimulata Meyrick, 1913
Fomoria malelanensis Scoble, 1983
Fomoria portensis Scoble, 1983
Fomoria primaria Meyrick, 1913
Muhabbetana jupiteri Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana kowynensis Scoble, 1983
Muhabbetana stimulata Meyrick, 1913
Opostega amphimitra Meyrick, 1913
Opostega granifera Meyrick, 1913
Opostega praefusca Meyrick, 1913
Opostega radiosa Meyrick, 1913
Opostegoides granifera Meyrick, 1913
Opostegoides praefusca Meyrick, 1913
Pseudopostega amphimitra Meyrick, 1913
Pseudopostega clastozona Meyrick, 1913
Stigmella hortorum Scoble, 1978
Stigmella krugeri Vári, 1963
Stigmella nigrata Meyrick, 1913
Stigmella potgieteri Scoble, 1978
Stigmella satarensis Scoble, 1978
Stigmella urbica Meyrick, 1913
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy
Trifurcula barbertonensis Scoble, 1980
Trifurcula pullus Scoble, 1980

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Mpumalanga
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
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOpostegidae
Meyrick, 1893
Opostegid moths, White Eye Cap Moths, White Eye-Cap Moths, White Eye-Capped Moths, White eyecap moths
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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