Checklist of Superfamily Yponomeutoidea Stephens, 1829 (Ermine Moths)
for Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 275
1566
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 275
1566
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 267
1550
2024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 200
1397
1873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
338
479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
337
478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
330
460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 26
148
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 21
141
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin | 4
8
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Town
4 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Cape Town
8 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Cape Town
15 Species | Bedellia somnulentella Zeller, 1817 | Bindweed Bent-wing | | Bucculatrix edocta Meyrick, 1921 | | | Bucculatrix quieta Meyrick, 1913 | | | Glyphipterix amphipeda Meyrick, 1920 | | | Glyphipterix argophracta Meyrick, 1926 | | | Glyphipterix climacaspis Meyrick, 1920 | | | Glyphipterix diplotoxa Meyrick, 1920 | | | Gymnogramma flavivittella Walsingham, 1881 | | | Gymnogramma hutchinsoni Walsingham, 1891 | | | Gymnogramma rhodoneura Meyrick, 1909 | | | Lyonetia cotifraga Meyrick, 1909 | | | Parexaula isomima Edward Meyrick, 1909 | | | Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage moth | | Yponomeuta fumigata Philipp Chri..., 1852 | | | Yponomeuta subplumbella Walsingham, 1881 | |
Subnodes of Yponomeutoidea with occurrences in Cape Town | Family | Glyphipterigidae
Stainton, 1854
Glyphipterigid moths, Glyphipterygid moths, Sedge And False Diamondback Moths And Allies, Sedge Moths | 1
4 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lyonetiidae
Stainton, 1854
Lyonet Moths, Lyonetiid moths, Ribbed cocoon makers, Stem Borers | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Plutellidae
Guenée, 1845
Diamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Yponomeutidae
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Yponomeutid Moths | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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