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Checklist for Family Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 (Flower Moths)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
104
6624
38442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
100
6565
38351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
95
6539
38254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
46
1811
11404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
1641
10682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
15
452
4735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
14
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
14 Genera with 96 Species
Areniscythris Powell, 02SpeciesTaxom
Arotrura Walsingham, 190713SpeciesTaxom
Asymmetrura Landry, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Brachybelistis Turner, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophasa Lewin, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Eupetochira Meyrick, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Landryia Kemal & Koçak, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Lichenaula Meyrick, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Maroga Walker, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Neoscythris Landry, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Phylacteritis Clemens, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphura Landry, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 192043SpeciesTaxom
Thyrocopa Meyrick, 190712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
96 Species and 2 Subspecies
Areniscythris brachypteris Powell, 1976
Areniscythris whitesands
Arotrura atascosa Landry, 1991
Arotrura balli Landry, 1991
Arotrura divaricata Braun, 1923
Arotrura divaricata complex
Arotrura eburnea Walsingham, 1888
Arotrura formidabilis Landry, 1991
Arotrura hyemata Landry, 1991
Arotrura hymenata Landry, 1991
Arotrura landryorum
Arotrura longissima Landry, 1991
Arotrura oxyplecta Meyrick, 1916
Arotrura powelli Landry, 1991
Arotrura sponsella Busck, 1907
Asymmetrura albilineata Walsingham, 1888
Asymmetrura graminivorella Braun, 1920
Asymmetrura impositella (Zeller, 1855)⇒ Landryia impositella Zeller, 1855
Asymmetrura matutella (Clemens, 1860)⇒ Landryia matutella Clemens, 1860
Asymmetrura reducta Braun, 1923
Asymmetrura scintillifera Braun, 1927
Brachybelistis pentachroa Lower, 1901
Cryptophasa geron Diakonoff, 1954
Cryptophasa hyalinopa Lower, 1901
Eupetochira axysta Meyrick, 1927
Landryia albilineata
Landryia graminivorella
Landryia impositella Zeller, 1855
Landryia matutella Clemens, 1860
Landryia reducta
Landryia scintillifera Braun, 1927
Maroga melanostigma Wallengren, 1861Fruit Stem Borer
Neoscythris confinis Braun, 1920
Neoscythris euthia Walsingham, 1914
Neoscythris fissirostris Meyrick, 1928
Neoscythris planipenella Chambers, 1875
Phylacteritis dioptrica (Meyrick, 1922)⇒ Platynota idaeusalis Walker, 1859
Rhamphura altisierrae Keifer, 1937
Rhamphura ochristriata Walsingham, 1888
Rhamphura perspicellella
Rhamphura perspicillella Walsingham, 1888
Rhamphura suffusa Walsingham, 1888
Scythris albapenella (Chambers, 1875)⇒ Calosima albapenella Chambers, 1875
Scythris anomaloptera Staudinger, 1880
Scythris anthracina Braun, 1923
Scythris arizoniella (Kearfott, 1907)⇒ Coleophora arizoniella Kearfott, 1907
Scythris asthena (Falkovitsh, 1972)⇒ Falkovitshella asthena Falkovitsh, 1972
Scythris basilaris Zeller, 1855
Scythris bispinella Bengtsson, 2002
Scythris brevistrigella Chambers, 1875
Scythris charon Meyrick, 1918
Scythris cicadella Zeller, 1839Sand Owlet
Scythris cinisella Bengtsson, 2002
Scythris clavella Zeller, 1855
Scythris crassiuscula Herrich-Schä..., 1855Copper Owlet
Scythris disparella TENGSTRÖM, 1848
Scythris dorsipallidella Chambers, 1875
Scythris eboracensis Zeller, 1855
Scythris eburnea (Walsingham, 1888)⇒ Scopula eburneata Guenée, 1857
Scythris fuscicomella Clemens, 1860
Scythris heleniella Milliere, 1876
Scythris immaculatella Chambers, 1875
Scythris impositella Zeller, 1855
Scythris inornatella Chambers, 1880
Scythris inspersella Hübner, 1817Norfolk Owlet
Scythris interrupta Braun, 1920
Scythris limbella Fabricius, 1775Chenopodium Scythris
Scythris magnatella (Busck, 1904)⇒ Scythris noricella Zeller, 1843
Scythris mixaula Meyrick, 1916
Scythris noricella Zeller, 1843
Scythris nr mixaula
Scythris pelochyta Meyrick, 1909
Scythris picaepennis Haworth, 1828White-dusted Owlet
Scythris pilosella Zeller, 1873
Scythris piratica Meyrick, 1928
Scythris pterosaurella Bengtsson, 2002
Scythris reducta Braun, 1923
Scythris reflectella Bengtsson, 2002
Scythris sanae Bengtsson, 2002
Scythris sinensis Felder & Rog..., 1875Flower Moth
Scythris sponsella (Busck, 1907)⇒ Arotrura sponsella Busck, 1907
Scythris striella Turati, 1930
Scythris subgaleatella Bengtsson, 2002
Scythris trivinctella Zeller, 1873Banded Scythris
Scythris ypsilon Braun, 1920
Thyrocopa abusa Walsingham, 1907
Thyrocopa apatela Walsingham, 1907Grasshopper Moth
Thyrocopa apikia Medeiros, 2009
Thyrocopa elikapekae Medeiros, 2009
Thyrocopa kanaloa Medeiros, 2009
Thyrocopa kea Medeiros, 2009
Thyrocopa kikaelekea Medeiros, 2008
Thyrocopa kokeensis Medeiros, 2009
Thyrocopa neckerensis Medeiros, 2009
Thyrocopa nihoa Medeiros, 2009
Thyrocopa phycidiformis (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Thyrocopa cinerella Walsingham, 1907
Thyrocopa pulverulenta (Walsingham, 1907)⇒ Thyrocopa geminipuncta Walsingham, 1907

Subnodes of Xyloryctidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyScythridinae
Rebel, 1901
7
78
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXyloryctinae
Meyrick, 1890
Xyloryctine Moths
7
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Xyloryctidae at gbif.org
Xyloryctidae at irmng.org
Xyloryctidae at itis.gov