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Checklist of Family Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 (Flower Moths)
for Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
6542
17532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
6538
17527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
6445
17300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5519
15626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1983
5266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1981
5263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1975
5248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
580
1224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
495
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gelechioidea
Stainton, 1854
Case-bearers, Curved-horn moths, Twirler moths
10
123
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXyloryctidae
Meyrick, 1890
Flower Moths, Timber Moths, Xyloryctid Moths
4
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
4 Genera with 30 Species
Cladophantis Meyrick, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophasa Lewin, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Eupetochira Meyrick, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 201427SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
30 Species
Cladophantis pristina Meyrick, 1925
Cryptophasa geron Diakonoff, 1954
Eupetochira xystopala Meyrick, 1908
Scythris accumulata Meyrick, 1914
Scythris autochlorella Paulian & Vi..., 1955
Scythris balantiella Bengtsson, 2014
Scythris distactica Meyrick, 1921
Scythris ellipsiella Bengtsson, 2014
Scythris epicoena Meyrick, 1914
Scythris erudita Meyrick, 1917
Scythris fonticola Meyrick, 1911
Scythris halmyrodes Meyrick, 1921
Scythris homoxantha Meyrick, 1921
Scythris ilyopa Meyrick, 1921
Scythris jansei Bengtsson, 2014
Scythris justifica Meyrick, 1911
Scythris latebrosa Meyrick, 1913
Scythris matopensis Bengtsson, 2014
Scythris melanopleura Meyrick, 1914
Scythris nyangensis Bengtsson, 2014
Scythris ochrantha Meyrick, 1909
Scythris ochrocrusella Bengtsson, 2014
Scythris patiens Meyrick, 1921
Scythris rivigera Meyrick, 1911
Scythris roseola Meyrick, 1912
Scythris snymani Bengtsson, 2014
Scythris umtaliensis Bengtsson, 2014
Scythris wankiensis Bengtsson, 2014
Scythris waterbergensis Bengtsson, 2014
Scythris zimbabwensis Bengtsson, 2014

Subnodes of Xyloryctidae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SubfamilyScythridinae
Rebel, 1901
1
27
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyXyloryctinae
Meyrick, 1890
Xyloryctine Moths
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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