AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 (Opostegid moths)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Nepticulina
Meyrick, 1928
3
19
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nepticuloidea
Staiton, 1854
Pygmy Leafmining Moths
2
16
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOpostegidae
Meyrick, 1893
Opostegid moths, White Eye Cap Moths, White Eye-Cap Moths
3
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
3 Genera with 26 Species
Opostega Zeller, 191814SpeciesTaxom
Opostegoides Kozlov, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopostega Kozlov, 19188SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
26 Species
Opostega amphimitra Meyrick, 1913
Opostega cirrhacma Meyrick, 1911
Opostega cretatella Chrétien, 1915
Opostega diplardis Meyrick, 1912
Opostega granifera Meyrick, 1913
Opostega idiocoma Meyrick, 1918
Opostega melitardis Meyrick, 1918
Opostega orophoxantha Meyrick, 1921
Opostega pelocrossa Meyrick, 1928
Opostega phaeosoma Meyrick, 1928
Opostega praefusca Meyrick, 1913
Opostega radiosa Meyrick, 1913
Opostega symbolica Meyrick, 1914
Opostega tincta Meyrick, 1918
Opostegoides granifera Meyrick, 1913
Opostegoides melitardis Meyrick, 1918
Opostegoides pelocrossa Meyrick, 1928
Opostegoides praefusca Meyrick, 1913
Pseudopostega amphimitra Meyrick, 1913
Pseudopostega bellicosa Meyrick, 1911
Pseudopostega clastozona Meyrick, 1913
Pseudopostega idiocoma Meyrick, 1918
Pseudopostega orophoxantha Meyrick, 1921
Pseudopostega phaeosoma Meyrick, 1928
Pseudopostega symbolica Meyrick, 1914
Pseudopostega tincta Meyrick, 1918

Subnodes of Opostegidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyOposteginae
Meyrick, 1893
2
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOpostegoidinae
Kozlov, 1987
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Opostegidae at artfakta.se
Opostegidae at dyntaxa.se
Opostegidae at gbif.org
Opostegidae at irmng.org
Opostegidae at itis.gov