Checklist of Superfamily Pyraloidea Latreille, 1802 (Crambid Snout Moths)
for Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 205
811
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 205
811
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 202
808
1079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 143
673
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
173
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
173
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
169
213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 13
26
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 10
23
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Pyraloidea
Latreille, 1802
Crambid Snout Moths, Pyralid, Pyraloid moths | 3
10
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Peninsula
3 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Cape Peninsula
10 Genera with 13 Species | Aglossa Latreille, 1891 | Tabby Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancylosis Zeller, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Duponchelia Zeller, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaea Fabricius, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxostege Hübner, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nomophila Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polyocha Zeller, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psammodes Kirby, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psorodes Solier, 1821 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrausta Schrank, 1860 | Mint Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Peninsula
13 Species | Aglossa aurocupralis Ragonot, 1891 | | | Ancylosis capensis Ragonot, 1888 | | | Duponchelia lanceolalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Hyblaea synaema Turner, 1902 | | | Loxostege frustalis Zeller, 1852 | | | Loxostege fulvalis Warren, 1892 | | | Loxostege plumbatalis (Zeller, 1852) | ⇒ Heterocnephes delicata Swinhoe, 1917 | | Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Celery stalk worm | | Polyocha sanguinariella Zeller, 1848 | | | Psammodes pilosus Thunberg, 1787 | | | Psorodes papillosa Thunberg, 1827 | | | Psorodes scabridus Thunberg, 1821 | | | Pyrausta cinnamomealis Wallengren, 1860 | |
Subnodes of Pyraloidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula | Family | Crambidae
Latreille, 1810
Crambid Snout Moths, Grass moth, Grass moths, Shoot Borers, Webworms | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hyblaeidae
Hampson, 1903
Teak Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pyralidae
Latreille, 1802
Flour Moths, Frass Moths, Grass moths, Meal Moths, Pyrales moths, Pyralid Moths, Pyralid Snout Moths, Snout Moths | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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