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Checklist for Family Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 (Diamond-back moths)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
1343
5444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
1197
5042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin
5
56
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlutellidae
Guenée, 1845
Diamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths
10
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
10 Genera with 23 Species
Acrolepia Curtis, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Acrolepiopsis Gaedike, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Baerenschenkia Mey, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Deryaxenistis Mey, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Digitivalva Gaedike, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Gypsosaris Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Lepocnemis Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pararhigognostis Baraniak & A..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenistis Meyrick, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 19323SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
23 Species
Acrolepia canachopis Meyrick, 1913
Acrolepia chalarodesma Meyrick, 1927
Acrolepia gelida Meyrick, 1921
Acrolepia trapezopa (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Digitivalva viettei Gibeaux, 1987
Acrolepia xylophragma Meyrick, 1926
Acrolepiopsis canachopis Meyrick, 1913
Acrolepiopsis lativalvata Gaedike, 2016
Baerenschenkia multigratia Agassiz, 2019
Baerenschenkia umtrunkula Mey, 2011
Deryaxenistis africana Mey, 2007
Deryaxenistis serrata Mey, 2007
Digitivalva (Digitivalva) delaireae Gaedike & Kr..., 2002
Digitivalva chalarodesma Meyrick, 1927
Digitivalva gelida Meyrick, 1921
Digitivalva trapezopa Meyrick, 1914
Digitivalva viettei Gibeaux, 1987
Gypsosaris coniata Meyrick, 1909
Lepocnemis bascanopa Meyrick, 1913
Pararhigognostis stichocentra Meyrick, 1932
Paraxenistis serrata (Mey, 2007)⇒ Deryaxenistis serrata Mey, 2007
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Plutella balanopis Meyrick, 1909
Plutella stichocentra Meyrick, 1932

Subnodes of Plutellidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyAcrolepiinae
Heinemann, 1870
Acrolepiiden, False Diamond-back moths, False Diamondback Moths
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlutellinae
Guenée, 1845
1
3
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