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Checklist for Family Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 (Diamond-back 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
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
48
2503
15187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
2162
13533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin
6
80
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlutellidae
Guenée, 1845
Diamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths
15
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
15 Genera with 69 Species
Acrolepia Curtis, 192616SpeciesTaxom
Acrolepiopsis Gaedike, 18509SpeciesTaxom
Baerenschenkia Mey, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Deryaxenistis Mey, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Diastatica Meyrick, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Digitivalva Gaedike, 198712SpeciesTaxom
Genostele Walsingham, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Gypsosaris Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Helenodes Meyrick, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Lepocnemis Meyrick, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Pararhigognostis Baraniak & A..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenistis Meyrick, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 196512SpeciesTaxom
Rhigognostis Zeller, 02SpeciesTaxom
Tonza Walker, 20201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
69 Species
Acrolepia aiea Swezey, 1933
Acrolepia canachopis Meyrick, 1913
Acrolepia catatella Viette, 1956
Acrolepia chalarodesma Meyrick, 1927
Acrolepia dioscoreivora Gibeaux, 1989
Acrolepia gelida Meyrick, 1921
Acrolepia granitella (Treitschke, 1833)⇒ Digitivalva granitella Treitschke, 1833
Acrolepia halosticta (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Acrolepiopsis halosticta Meyrick, 1914
Acrolepia nephelota (Bradley, 1965)⇒ Digitivalva nephelota Bradley, 1965
Acrolepia pappella (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Digitivalva pappella Walsingham, 1908
Acrolepia rungsella Lucas, 1943
Acrolepia smilaxella (Zeller, 1850)⇒ Acrolepia vesperella Zeller, 1850
Acrolepia tamias (Zeller, 1850)⇒ Acrolepia vesperella Zeller, 1850
Acrolepia trapezopa (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Digitivalva viettei Gibeaux, 1987
Acrolepia vesperella Zeller, 1850
Acrolepia xylophragma Meyrick, 1926
Acrolepiopsis canachopis Meyrick, 1913
Acrolepiopsis falcata Gaedike, 2016
Acrolepiopsis halosticta Meyrick, 1914
Acrolepiopsis infundibulosa Gaedike & Ka..., 2001
Acrolepiopsis juratae Gaedike, 2016
Acrolepiopsis lativalvata Gaedike, 2016
Acrolepiopsis mauli Gaedike & Ka..., 2001
Acrolepiopsis vesperella Zeller, 1850
Acrolepiopsis vespertella Zeller, 1850
Baerenschenkia multigratia Agassiz, 2019
Baerenschenkia umtrunkula Mey, 2011
Deryaxenistis africana Mey, 2007
Deryaxenistis serrata Mey, 2007
Diastatica pylonota Meyrick, 1938
Digitivalva (Digitivalva) delaireae Gaedike & Kr..., 2002
Digitivalva (Digitivalva) pappella Walsingham, 1908
Digitivalva africana Gaedike, 1988
Digitivalva chalarodesma Meyrick, 1927
Digitivalva gelida Meyrick, 1921
Digitivalva kenyacola Gaedike, 2016
Digitivalva luteola Gaedike, 1988
Digitivalva minima Gibeaux, 1987
Digitivalva nephelota Bradley, 1965
Digitivalva peyrierasi Gibeaux, 1987
Digitivalva trapezopa Meyrick, 1914
Digitivalva viettei Gibeaux, 1987
Genostele fornicata Meyrick, 1920
Genostele reniger Walsingham, 1900
Gypsosaris coniata Meyrick, 1909
Helenodes platyacma Meyrick, 1930
Lepocnemis bascanopa Meyrick, 1913
Lepocnemis metapelista Meyrick, 1932
Pararhigognostis stichocentra Meyrick, 1932
Paraxenistis africana (Mey, 2007)⇒ Deryaxenistis africana Mey, 2007
Paraxenistis menaiella Legrand, 1966
Paraxenistis serrata (Mey, 2007)⇒ Deryaxenistis serrata Mey, 2007
Paraxenistis simpsonella Legrand, 1966
Paraxenistis tournefortiaecolella Legrand, 1966
Plutella (Plutella) karsholtella (Baraniak, 2007)⇒ Plutella xylostella Linnaeus, 1758
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Plutella (Pseudoplutella) porrectella Linnaeus, 1758Dame's rocket moth
Plutella balanopis Meyrick, 1909
Plutella dryoxyla Meyrick, 1932
Plutella formicatella Legrand, 1966
Plutella maculipennis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plutella xylostella Linnaeus, 1758
Plutella megapterella (Bentinck, 1934)⇒ Plutella xylostella Linnaeus, 1758
Plutella orosema Meyrick, 1932
Plutella oxylopha Meyrick, 1932
Plutella stichocentra Meyrick, 1932
Plutella symmorpha Bradley, 1965
Rhigognostis annulatella Curtis, 1832Annulated Smudge
Rhigognostis canariella
Tonza toga Bippus, 2020

Subnodes of Plutellidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyAcrolepiinae
Heinemann, 1870
Acrolepiiden, False Diamond-back moths, False Diamondback Moths
3
37
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlutellinae
Guenée, 1845
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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