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Checklist for Family Tineidae Latreille, 1810 (& Allies)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
382
545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
381
543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
373
525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
153
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
146
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tineoidea
Latreille, 1810
Bagworm, Bagworms, Clothes moths, Tubeworm
3
32
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTineidae
Latreille, 1810
& Allies, Clothes moths, Clothes moths and relatives
23
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
23 Genera with 31 Species
#CEGHLMNOPST
Criticonoma Meyrick, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Crypsithyris Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Ellochotis Meyrick, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Erechthias Meyrick, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Glaucostolella T.B. Fletcher, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Homalopsycha Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Lindera Blanchard, 1852Spicebush1SpeciesTaxom
Meessia Hofmann, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Mesopherna Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Monopis Hübner, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecozela Zeller, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Nemapogon Schrank, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Niditinea G. Petersen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oinophila Stephens, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Opogona Zeller, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Pitharcha Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Proterospastis Meyrick, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Setomorpha Zeller, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Sindonophora Meyrick, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Tenaga Clemens, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tinea Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tineola Herrich-Schä..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Trachycentra Meyrick, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
31 Species
Criticonoma chelonaea Meyrick, 1910
Crypsithyris insolita Meyrick, 1918
Ellochotis territa Meyrick, 1920
Ellochotis trophias Meyrick, 1908
Erechthias glossophora Meyrick, 1926
Glaucostolella oxyteles Meyrick, 1926
Homalopsycha rapida Meyrick, 1909
Lindera tessellatella Blanchard, 1852Chequered Clothes
Meessia sesquitertia Meyrick, 1909
Mesopherna incultella Walker, 1864
Monopis crocicapitella Clemens, 1859Bird Nest Moth
Monopis ethelella Newman, 1856Black monopis moth
Monopis rejectella Walker, 1864
Monopis rutilicostella Stainton, 1860
Monopis speculella Zeller, 1852
Myrmecozela paurosperma Meyrick, 1926
Nemapogon cloacella Haworth, 1828Cork Moth
Nemapogon granella Linnaeus, 1758Corn Moth
Niditinea fuscella Linnaeus, 1758Brown-dotted Clothes
Oinophila v-flava Haworth, 1828Moth
Opogona indiscreta Meyrick, 1917
Opogona omoscopa Meyrick, 1893Detritus moth
Pitharcha atrisecta Meyrick, 1918
Proterospastis antiphracta Meyrick, 1909
Proterospastis craurota Meyrick, 1920
Setomorpha rutella Zeller, 1852Tropical Tobacco Moth
Sindonophora leucozona Meyrick, 1917
Tenaga nigripunctella (Haworth, 1828)⇒ Tenaga rhenania G. Petersen, 1962
Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758Case-bearing Clothes
Tineola bisselliella Hummel, 1823Clothing moth
Trachycentra psorodes Meyrick, 1907

Subnodes of Tineidae with occurrences in Cape Town
SubfamilyErechthiinae
Meyrick, 1880
Erechthiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHapsiferinae
Gozmany, 1968
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHieroxestinae
Meyrick, 1893
Hieroxestine Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeessiinae
Capuse, 1966
Meessiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMyrmecozelinae
Capuse, 1968
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNemapogoninae
Hinton, 1955
Nemapogonine Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySetomorphinae
Walsingham, 1891
Setomorphine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTineinae
Latreille, 1810
Tineine Moths
9
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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