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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
98
5352
26598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
94
5297
26515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
89
5277
26442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
45
1572
8227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
1423
7657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
14
408
3017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
13
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
13 Genera with 70 Species
Areniscythris Powell, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Arotrura Walsingham, 190711SpeciesTaxom
Asymmetrura Landry, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Brachybelistis Turner, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophasa Lewin, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Eupetochira Meyrick, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Landryia Kemal & Koçak, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Lichenaula Meyrick, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoscythris Landry, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Phylacteritis Clemens, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhamphura Landry, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 192028SpeciesTaxom
Thyrocopa Meyrick, 190712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
70 Species and 1 Subspecies
Areniscythris brachypteris Powell, 1976
Arotrura atascosa Landry, 1991
Arotrura balli Landry, 1991
Arotrura divaricata Braun, 1923
Arotrura divaricata complex
Arotrura eburnea Walsingham, 1888
Arotrura hyemata Landry, 1991
Arotrura hymenata Landry, 1991
Arotrura longissima Landry, 1991
Arotrura oxyplecta Meyrick, 1916
Arotrura powelli Landry, 1991
Arotrura sponsella Busck, 1907
Asymmetrura reducta Braun, 1923
Brachybelistis pentachroa Lower, 1901
Cryptophasa geron Diakonoff, 1954
Cryptophasa hyalinopa Lower, 1901
Eupetochira axysta Meyrick, 1927
Landryia graminivorella
Landryia impositella Zeller, 1855
Landryia matutella Clemens, 1860
Landryia reducta
Landryia scintillifera Braun, 1927
Neoscythris confinis Braun, 1920
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 charon Meyrick, 1918
Scythris clavella Zeller, 1855
Scythris disparella TENGSTRÖM, 1848
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 mixaula Meyrick, 1916
Scythris noricella Zeller, 1843
Scythris pilosella Zeller, 1873
Scythris piratica Meyrick, 1928
Scythris reducta Braun, 1923
Scythris sinensis Felder & Rog..., 1875Flower Moth
Scythris sponsella (Busck, 1907)⇒ Arotrura sponsella Busck, 1907
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 USA
SubfamilyScythridinae
Rebel, 1901
7
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXyloryctinae
Meyrick, 1890
Xyloryctine Moths
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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