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Checklist for Superfamily Nepticuloidea Staiton, 1854 (Pygmy Leafmining Moths)
and region West USA (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3397
13702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3357
13643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3343
13598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
14
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
11
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West USA
2 Families width 62 Species
Nepticulidae (Stainton, 1854)Leaf miners54SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West USA
11 Genera with 62 Species
Acalyptris Meyrick, 19849SpeciesTaxom
Ectoedemia Busck, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Glaucolepis Zeller, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcalyptris Meyrick, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Nepticula Schrank, 186116SpeciesTaxom
Opostega Zeller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Opostegoides Kozlov, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 191021SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Zimmermannia Moczar, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
62 Species
Acalyptris bicornutus Davis, 1978
Acalyptris lotella Wagner, 1987
Acalyptris punctulata Braun, 1910
Acalyptris pundaensis Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris repeteki Puplesis, 1984
Acalyptris rotundus Puplesis & D..., 2002
Acalyptris scirpi Braun, 1925
Acalyptris sellata Scoble, 1980
Acalyptris shafirkanus Puplesis, 1984
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) clemensella Chambers, 1873
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) occultella Linnaeus, 1767Large Birch Dot
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) platanella Clemens, 1861
Ectoedemia canutus Wilkinson & ..., 1979Balsam Poplar Petiole Miner
Ectoedemia marmaropa Braun, 1925
Microcalyptris lotella (Wagner, 1987)⇒ Acalyptris lotella Wagner, 1987
Microcalyptris scirpi (Braun, 1925)⇒ Acalyptris shafirkanus Puplesis, 1984
Nepticula braunella (Jones, 1933)⇒ Stigmella braunella Jones, 1933
Nepticula ceanothi (Braun, 1910)⇒ Stigmella ceanothi Braun, 1910
Nepticula corylifoliella (Clemens, 1861)⇒ Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula diffasciae (Braun, 1910)⇒ Stigmella diffasciae Braun, 1910
Nepticula discolorella (Clemens, 1862)⇒ Stigmella fuscotibiella Clemens, 1862
Nepticula exasperata (Braun, 1930)⇒ Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula fuscocapitella (Chambers, 1873)⇒ Stigmella saginella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula fuscotibiella (Clemens, 1862)⇒ Stigmella fuscotibiella Clemens, 1862
Nepticula opulifoliella (Braun, 1914)⇒ Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula paludicola (Braun, 1917)⇒ Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula populetorum Frey & Boll, 1878
Nepticula punctulata (Braun, 1910)⇒ Acalyptris rotundus Puplesis & D..., 2002
Nepticula saginella (Clemens, 1861)⇒ Stigmella saginella Clemens, 1861
Nepticula taeniola (Braun, 1925)⇒ Stigmella taeniola Braun, 1925
Nepticula variella (Braun, 1910)⇒ Stigmella variella Braun, 1910
Nepticula virginiella (Clemens, 1861)⇒ Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Opostega afghani D.R. Davis, 1989
Opostega albogaleriella (Clemens, 1862)⇒ Pseudopostega amphivittata Puplesis & R..., 1999
Opostegoides scioterma Meyrick, 1920
Pseudopostega albogaleriella Clemens, 1862
Pseudopostega alleni Puplesis & R..., 1999
Pseudopostega amphivittata Puplesis & R..., 1999
Pseudopostega cretea Meyrick, 1920White Eye-Cap Moth
Pseudopostega quadristrigella Chambers, 1875Gooseberry Barkminer
Stigmella alba Wilkinson & ..., 1979
Stigmella anomalella Goeze, 1783Rose Leaf Miner
Stigmella braunella Jones, 1933
Stigmella ceanothi Braun, 1910
Stigmella corylifoliella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella diffasciae Braun, 1910
Stigmella fuscotibiella Clemens, 1862
Stigmella heteromelis Newton & Wil..., 1982
Stigmella inconspicuella Newton & Wil..., 1982
Stigmella inconspiculella⇒ Stigmella inconspicuella Newton & Wil..., 1982
Stigmella intermedia Braun, 1917
Stigmella juglandifoliella (Clemens, 1861)⇒ Nepticula juglandifoliella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella juglandifolliella
Stigmella longisacca Newton & Wil..., 1982
Stigmella microtheriella Stainton, 1854Nut-tree Dot
Stigmella populetorum Frey & Boll, 1878
Stigmella rhoifoliella Braun, 1912Poison Ivy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella rosaefoliella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella saginella Clemens, 1861
Stigmella taeniola Braun, 1925
Stigmella variella Braun, 1910
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy

Subnodes of Nepticuloidea with occurrences in West USA
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
8
54
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