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Checklist for Family Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 (Diamond-back moths)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
39
1642
8394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
1405
7365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin
6
63
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlutellidae
Guenée, 1845
Diamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths
12
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
12 Genera with 36 Species
Acrolepia Curtis, 19267SpeciesTaxom
Acrolepiopsis Gaedike, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Baerenschenkia Mey, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Deryaxenistis Mey, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Diastatica Meyrick, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Digitivalva Gaedike, 19876SpeciesTaxom
Genostele Walsingham, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Gypsosaris Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Helenodes Meyrick, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Lepocnemis Meyrick, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenistis Meyrick, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 19659SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
36 Species
Acrolepia canachopis Meyrick, 1913
Acrolepia chalarodesma Meyrick, 1927
Acrolepia gelida Meyrick, 1921
Acrolepia halosticta (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Acrolepiopsis halosticta Meyrick, 1914
Acrolepia nephelota (Bradley, 1965)⇒ Digitivalva nephelota Bradley, 1965
Acrolepia trapezopa (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Digitivalva viettei Gibeaux, 1987
Acrolepia xylophragma Meyrick, 1926
Acrolepiopsis halosticta Meyrick, 1914
Baerenschenkia umtrunkula Mey, 2011
Deryaxenistis africana Mey, 2007
Deryaxenistis serrata Mey, 2007
Diastatica pylonota Meyrick, 1938
Digitivalva (Digitivalva) delaireae Gaedike & Kr..., 2002
Digitivalva africana Gaedike, 1988
Digitivalva luteola Gaedike, 1988
Digitivalva nephelota Bradley, 1965
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
Paraxenistis menaiella Legrand, 1966
Paraxenistis simpsonella Legrand, 1966
Paraxenistis tournefortiaecolella Legrand, 1966
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Plutella balanopis Meyrick, 1909
Plutella dryoxyla Meyrick, 1932
Plutella formicatella Legrand, 1966
Plutella megapterella (Bentinck, 1934)⇒ Plutella xylostella Linnaeus, 1758
Plutella orosema Meyrick, 1932
Plutella oxylopha Meyrick, 1932
Plutella stichocentra Meyrick, 1932
Plutella symmorpha Bradley, 1965

Subnodes of Plutellidae with occurrences in Afrotropical
SubfamilyAcrolepiinae
Heinemann, 1870
Acrolepiiden, False Diamond-back moths, False Diamondback Moths
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlutellinae
Guenée, 1845
1
9
Genus
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