Checklist of Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
for West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 611
13150
40526 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 607
13142
40500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 578
12983
39982 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 364
10569
34741 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3711
13264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3708
13260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3706
13258 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
| 3
7
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths | 2
5
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Africa
2 Families width 14 Species
Genera for West Africa
5 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for West Africa
14 Species | Ectoedemia gambiana Gustafsson, 1972 | | | Ectoedemia kharuxabi Mey, 2004 | | | Fomoria gambiana Gustafsson, 1972 | | | Opostega orophoxantha Meyrick, 1921 | | | Stigmella allophylivora Gustafsson, 1985 | | | Stigmella birgittae Gustafsson, 1985 | | | Stigmella ficivora Gustafsson, 1985 | | | Stigmella mandingella Gustafsson, 1972 | | | Stigmella maytenivora Gustafsson, 1985 | | | Stigmella rhomboivora Gustafsson, 1985 | | | Stigmella wollofella Gustafsson, 1972 | | | Stigmella ziziphivora (Gustafsson, 1985) | ⇒ Stigmella zizyphi Walsingham, 1911 | | Stigmella zizyphi Walsingham, 1911 | | | Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899 | Field Lotus Pigmy |
Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in West Africa | 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 | 4
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Opostegidae
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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