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Checklist for Family Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 (Ermine Moths)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
48
2503
15187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
2162
13533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin
6
80
442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyYponomeutidae
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Yponomeutid Moths
39
183
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
39 Genera with 183 Species
#ACDEGHIKMNPSTXYZ
Abacistis Meyrick, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Acrataula Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Amalthina Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Argyresthia Hübner, 198320SpeciesTaxom
Atteva Walker, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Cedestis Zeller, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Coptoproctis Zeller, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Dukeia Agassiz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Embryonopsis Eaton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eremothyris Zeller, 198215SpeciesTaxom
Exanthica Meyrick, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Exaulistis Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Gymnogramma Zeller, 198226SpeciesTaxom
Hesperarcha Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Hofmannia Nowicki, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Iridostoma Meyrick, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Kessleria Novicki, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Mnemoses Durrant, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Morotripta Meyrick, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Niphonympha Meyrick, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Nygmia Hübner, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Palaetheta Meyrick, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Parahyponomeuta Toll, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Paraswammerdamia Friese, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Parazelota Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Parexaula Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Plexippica Meyrick, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Prays Hübner, 198513SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloteina Gershenson &..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Steganosticha Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Swammerdamia Hübner, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Syncallia Guérin-Ménev..., 18442SpeciesTaxom
Teinoptila Sauber, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Trisophista Meyrick, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Trochastica Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xyrosaris Meyrick, 19125SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeuta Latreille, 2019Ermine Moths49SpeciesTaxom
Zelleria Stainton, 19834SpeciesTaxom
Zygographa Meyrick, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
183 Species
Abacistis hexanoma Edward Meyrick, 1913
Abacistis teligera Edward Meyrick, 1914
Acrataula catapachna Edward Meyrick, 1921
Amalthina lacteata Edward Meyrick, 1914
Argyresthia (Argyresthia) atlanticella Rebel, 1940Small ermine moth
Argyresthia (Argyresthia) conjugella Zeller, 1839Apple fruit miner
Argyresthia (Argyresthia) goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Argyresthia media Braun, 1914
Argyresthia (Argyresthia) minusculella Rebel, 1940Small ermine moth
Argyresthia andrianella Gibeaux, 1983
Argyresthia bobyella Gibeaux, 1983
Argyresthia brumella Pérez Santa-..., 2020
Argyresthia flavipes Gibeaux, 1983
Argyresthia inexpectella Gibeaux, 1983
Argyresthia italaviana Gibeaux, 1983
Argyresthia lamiella Bradley, 1965
Argyresthia liparodes Meyrick, 1914
Argyresthia lustralis Meyrick, 1911
Argyresthia magnificella Karisch, 2002
Argyresthia pentanoma Meyrick, 1913
Argyresthia pumilella Gibeaux, 1983
Argyresthia pusiella Gibeaux, 1983
Argyresthia resplenderella Gibeaux, 1983
Argyresthia stilpnota Meyrick, 1913
Argyresthia tristella Gibeaux, 1983
Atteva aurea Fitch, 1856Ailanthus webworm
Atteva carteri (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Syncallia stellata - Guérin-Men..., 1844
Atteva punctella (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Atteva aurea Fitch, 1856
Atteva pustulella (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Atteva aurea Fitch, 1856
Cedestis nathani Agassiz, 2019
Coptoproctis flavivitella Walsingham, 1881
Coptoproctis languida Philipp Chri..., 1852
Dukeia cyanea Meyrick, 1912
Embryonopsis halticella Eaton, 1875
Eremothyris atmocycla Meyrick, 1918
Eremothyris candidella Viette, 1963
Eremothyris griveaudi Gibeaux, 1982
Eremothyris hollandi Walsingham, 1897
Eremothyris iambiodella Viette, 1958
Eremothyris luctuosa Gibeaux, 1982
Eremothyris luqueti Gibeaux, 1993
Eremothyris primoti Gibeaux, 1993
Eremothyris privata Meyrick, 1924
Eremothyris racemosa Meyrick, 1918
Eremothyris ratovosoni Gibeaux, 1982
Eremothyris sphaerobola Meyrick, 1924
Eremothyris tabulatrix Meyrick, 1930
Eremothyris toulgoeti Gibeaux, 1982
Eremothyris viettei Gibeaux, 1982
Exanthica atelacma Edward Meyrick, 1926
Exanthica trigonella Felder, 1875
Exaulistis trichogramma Edward Meyrick, 1911
Gymnogramma acclinatella Walker, 1864
Gymnogramma atmocycla Meyrick, 1918
Gymnogramma candidella Viette, 1963
Gymnogramma cyanea Meyrick, 1912
Gymnogramma eoxantha Meyrick, 1921
Gymnogramma flavivitella Walsingham, 1881
Gymnogramma flavivittella Walsingham, 1881
Gymnogramma griveaudi Gibeaux, 1982
Gymnogramma hollandi Walsingham, 1897
Gymnogramma hutchinsoni Walsingham, 1891
Gymnogramma iambiodella Viette, 1958
Gymnogramma luctuosa Gibeaux, 1982
Gymnogramma luqueti Gibeaux, 1993
Gymnogramma plagiula Meyrick, 1923
Gymnogramma primoti Gibeaux, 1993
Gymnogramma privata Meyrick, 1924
Gymnogramma psyllodecta Meyrick, 1924
Gymnogramma pyrozancla Meyrick, 1911
Gymnogramma racemosa Meyrick, 1918
Gymnogramma ratovosoni Gibeaux, 1982
Gymnogramma rhodoneura Meyrick, 1909
Gymnogramma rufiventris Zeller, 1852
Gymnogramma sphaerobola Meyrick, 1924
Gymnogramma tabulatrix (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Eremothyris tabulatrix Meyrick, 1930
Gymnogramma toulgoeti Gibeaux, 1982
Gymnogramma viettei Gibeaux, 1982
Hesperarcha pericentra Edward Meyrick, 1918
Hofmannia septemdactyla (Pagenstecher, 1900)⇒ Triscaedecia septemdactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
Iridostoma catatella Viette, 1956
Kessleria africana Agassiz, 2019
Kessleria gibeauxia Bippus, 2020
Kessleria malgassaella Viette, 1955
Mnemoses farquharsoni Durrant, 1921
Morotripta argillacea Mey, 2011
Morotripta fatigata Meyrick, 1917
Niphonympha doctissima Meyrick, 1924
Niphonympha pauli Viette, 1968
Nygmia panselena Collenette, 1931
Palaetheta innocua Edward Meyrick, 1911
Palaetheta ischnozona Edward Meyrick, 1909
Parahyponomeuta bakeri Walsingham, 1894
Parahyponomeuta malgassaella (Viette, 1955)⇒ Kessleria malgassaella Viette, 1955
Paraswammerdamia disemanta Meyrick, 1933
Parazelota dryotoma Edward Meyrick, 1913
Parexaula isomima Edward Meyrick, 1909
Plexippica fuscinervosa Mey, 2011
Plexippica terebrata Meyrick, 1924
Plexippica verberata Meyrick, 1912
Prays adspersella (Bernard, 1788)⇒ Prays oleae Bernard, 1788
Prays armynoti Bippus, 2020
Prays chrysophyllae Silvestri, 1915
Prays citri Milliere, 1873Citrus Blossum Moth
Prays curtisella (Donovan, 1793)⇒ Prays fraxinella Bjerkander, 1784
Prays friesei Klimesch, 1992
Prays liophaea Meyrick, 1927
Prays nephelomima (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Prays citri Milliere, 1873
Prays oleae Bernard, 1788Olive kernel borer
Prays oleaeoides Gibeaux, 1985
Prays oleella (Bernard, 1788)⇒ Prays oleae Bernard, 1788
Prays sublevatella Viette, 1957
Prays tristis Gibeaux, 1985
Ptiloteina nigricola Meyrick, 1912
Steganosticha remigera Edward Meyrick, 1921
Swammerdamia caesiella Hübner, 1796Birch Ermel
Swammerdamia tobii Agassiz, 2019
Swammerdamia villiersi Gibeaux, 1984
Syncallia carteri Walsingham, 1891
Syncallia stellata - Guérin-Men..., 1844
Teinoptila ingens Gershenson &..., 1998
Teinoptila puncticornis Walsingham, 1891
Trisophista doctissima Edward Meyrick, 1923
Trisophista pauli Viette, 1967
Trochastica albifrenis Edward Meyrick, 1913
Xyrosaris canusa Bippus, 2020
Xyrosaris louisae Agassiz, 2019
Xyrosaris lucae Agassiz, 2019
Xyrosaris obtorta Meyrick, 1924
Xyrosaris secreta Meyrick, 1912
Yponomeuta africana Stainton, 1862
Yponomeuta africanus Stainton, 1860
Yponomeuta alexi Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta athyris Meyrick, 1928
Yponomeuta atricatoa Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta capensis Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta disemanta Meyrick, 1933
Yponomeuta effeta Edward Meyrick, 1924
Yponomeuta evonymella Linnaeus, 1758Bird-cherry Ermine
Yponomeuta fumigata Philipp Chri..., 1852
Yponomeuta fumigatus Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta gigas Rebel, 1892
Yponomeuta glaphyropis (Meyrick, 1908)⇒ Yponomeuta fumigatus Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta gnophera Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta griseomacula Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta hemileuca Meyrick, 1932
Yponomeuta horologa Meyrick, 1935
Yponomeuta ingens Gershenson &..., 1998
Yponomeuta ioni Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta madagascariensis Gershenson, 2001
Yponomeuta malagasella Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta malgassaella Viette, 1955
Yponomeuta melanephos Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta morbillosa Zeller, 1877
Yponomeuta morbillosus Zeller, 1877
Yponomeuta nephella Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta nigricola Meyrick, 1912
Yponomeuta octocentra Meyrick, 1921
Yponomeuta ocypora Meyrick, 1932
Yponomeuta onyxella Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta orocola Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta oromiensis Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta padella Linnaeus, 1758Cherry Ermine
Yponomeuta parvipunctus Gershenson &..., 1998
Yponomeuta pauli Viette, 1968
Yponomeuta perficitellus Walker, 1863
Yponomeuta plumbella Denis & Schi..., 1775Black-tipped Ermine
Yponomeuta pseudostrigillatus Gershenson &..., 1998
Yponomeuta puncticornis Walsingham, 1891
Yponomeuta sedella (Treitschke, 1832)⇒ Yponomeuta vigintipunctata Retzius, 1783
Yponomeuta sistrophora Meyrick, 1909
Yponomeuta staudei Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta strigillata Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta strigillatus Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta subplumbella Walsingham, 1881
Yponomeuta subplumbellus Walsingham, 1881
Yponomeuta superplumbella Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta vigintipunctata Retzius, 1783
Yponomeuta zambesica Agassiz, 2019
Zelleria kesslerioides Gibeaux, 1985
Zelleria namibiensis Mey, 2011
Zelleria oleastrella Milliere, 1864Olive Ermine
Zelleria wolffi Klimesch, 1983
Zygographa asaphochalca Meyrick, 1917

Subnodes of Yponomeutidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyArgyresthiinae
Meyrick, 1932
Argyresthiid moths, Argyrestiines, Needle Miners, Shiny Head Standing Moths, Shiny Head-Standing Moths
1
20
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAttevinae
Mosher, 1916
Tropical Ermine Moths
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmbryonopsinae
Enderlein, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPraydinae
Moriuti, 1977
1
13
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyYponomeutinae
Stephens, 1829
Small Ermine Moths, Yponomeutine Moths
35
145
Genera
Species

Taxom



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