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Checklist of Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
for Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
522
4720
9946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
520
4716
9941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
4590
9612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
340
3833
7991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
65
1149
2510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1148
2509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1145
2506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
9
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
7
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia
2 Families width 17 Species
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners16SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
7 Genera with 17 Species
Ectoedemia Busck, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Glaucolepis Zeller, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Nepticula Schrank, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Zimmermannia Moczar, 19142SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
17 Species
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) nyssaefoliella Chambers, 1880
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) similella Braun, 1917
Ectoedemia castaneae Busck, 1913American Chestnut Moth
Ectoedemia heinrichi Busck, 1914
Ectoedemia phleophaga Busck, 1914Phleophagan Chestnut Moth
Glaucolepis saccharella (Braun, 1912)⇒ Trifurcula saccharella Braun, 1912
Nepticula castaneaefoliella (Chambers, 1875)⇒ Stigmella castaneaefoliella Chambers, 1875
Nepticula fuscocapitella (Chambers, 1873)⇒ Stigmella saginella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula procrastinella (Braun, 1927)⇒ Stigmella procrastinella Braun, 1927
Nepticula saginella (Clemens, 1861)⇒ Stigmella saginella Clemens, 1861
Pseudopostega quadristrigella Chambers, 1875Gooseberry Barkminer
Stigmella castaneaefoliella Chambers, 1875
Stigmella procrastinella Braun, 1927
Stigmella saginella Clemens, 1861
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy
Zimmermannia bosquella Chambers, 1878
Zimmermannia phleophaga Busck, 1914

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in Virginia
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
16
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
 


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