Checklist of Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
for Taiwan (East Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 650
12550
43797 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 648
12547
43788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 622
12412
43330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 402
9697
34650 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 82
3196
9755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 81
3194
9743 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 78
3185
9714 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
| 3
11
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths | 2
10
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Taiwan
2 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Taiwan
10 Genera with 15 Species | Acalyptris Meyrick, 1934 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ectoedemia Busck, 1984 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Enteucha Meyrick, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Etainia Beirne, 1945 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fomoria Busck, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligoneura Meyrick, 1942 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opostega Zeller, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudopostega Kozlov, 1999 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Stigmella Schrank, 1985 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Trifurcula Zeller, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taiwan
15 Species | Acalyptris clinomochla Meyrick, 1934 | | | Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) spinosella Joannis, 1908 | Blackthorn Pigmy | | Ectoedemia olvina Puplesis, 1984 | | | Ectoedemia ornatella Puplesis, 1984 | | | Enteucha acuta Puplesis & D..., 2002 | | | Oligoneura takasagoensis Ouchi, 1942 | | | Opostega kempella (Eyer, 1967) | ⇒ Pseudopostega kempella Eyer, 1967 | | Pseudopostega epactaea Meyrick, 1907 | | | Pseudopostega similantis Puplesis & R..., 1999 | | | Stigmella alikurotoi Kemperman & ..., 1985 | | | Stigmella egonokii Kemperman & ..., 1985 | | | Stigmella kao van Nieukerk..., 2000 | | | Stigmella lediella Schleich, 1867 | | | Stigmella zelkoviella Kemperman & ..., 1985 | | | Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899 | Field Lotus Pigmy |
Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Taiwan | 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 | 8
12 | 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
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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