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Checklist for Family Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 (Ermine Moths)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
33
598
1564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
535
1447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin
5
30
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyYponomeutidae
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Yponomeutid Moths
16
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
16 Genera with 35 Species
Argyresthia Hübner, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Coptoproctis Zeller, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dukeia Agassiz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Embryonopsis Eaton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Exanthica Meyrick, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Exaulistis Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Gymnogramma Zeller, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Hesperarcha Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Morotripta Meyrick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Parexaula Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Plexippica Meyrick, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Prays Hübner, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Swammerdamia Hübner, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Xyrosaris Meyrick, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeuta Latreille, 1881Ermine Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Zygographa Meyrick, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
35 Species
Argyresthia (Argyresthia) conjugella Zeller, 1839Apple fruit miner
Argyresthia (Argyresthia) goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Argyresthia media Braun, 1914
Argyresthia pentanoma Meyrick, 1913
Coptoproctis languida Philipp Chri..., 1852
Dukeia cyanea Meyrick, 1912
Embryonopsis halticella Eaton, 1875
Exanthica atelacma Edward Meyrick, 1926
Exanthica trigonella Felder, 1875
Exaulistis trichogramma Edward Meyrick, 1911
Gymnogramma flavivittella Walsingham, 1881
Gymnogramma hutchinsoni Walsingham, 1891
Gymnogramma rhodoneura Meyrick, 1909
Gymnogramma rufiventris Zeller, 1852
Hesperarcha pericentra Edward Meyrick, 1918
Morotripta argillacea Mey, 2011
Parexaula isomima Edward Meyrick, 1909
Plexippica terebrata Meyrick, 1924
Plexippica verberata Meyrick, 1912
Prays citri Milliere, 1873Citrus Blossum Moth
Prays liophaea Meyrick, 1927
Swammerdamia caesiella Hübner, 1796Birch Ermel
Swammerdamia tobii Agassiz, 2019
Xyrosaris lucae Agassiz, 2019
Xyrosaris secreta Meyrick, 1912
Yponomeuta africana Stainton, 1862
Yponomeuta africanus Stainton, 1860
Yponomeuta atricatoa Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta capensis Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta fumigata Philipp Chri..., 1852
Yponomeuta glaphyropis (Meyrick, 1908)⇒ Yponomeuta fumigatus Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta sistrophora Meyrick, 1909
Yponomeuta staudei Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta strigillata Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta subplumbella Walsingham, 1881
Zygographa asaphochalca Meyrick, 1917

Subnodes of Yponomeutidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyArgyresthiinae
Meyrick, 1932
Argyresthiid moths, Argyrestiines, Needle Miners, Shiny Head Standing Moths, Shiny Head-Standing Moths
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEmbryonopsinae
Enderlein, 1905
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPraydinae
Moriuti, 1977
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyYponomeutinae
Stephens, 1829
Small Ermine Moths, Yponomeutine Moths
13
29
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