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Checklist for Superfamily Yponomeutoidea Stephens, 1829 (Ermine Moths)
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1218
2857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1217
2856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1214
2851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
450
1039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
412
984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin
3
11
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
3 Families width 23 Species
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths4SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths12SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
11 Genera with 23 Species
Baerenschenkia Mey, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Bucculatrix Zeller, 2004Ribbed cocoon makers11SpeciesTaxom
Deryaxenistis Mey, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Gymnogramma Zeller, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Leucoptera Hübner, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenistis Meyrick, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Plexippica Meyrick, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Prays Hübner, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeuta Latreille, 1881Ermine Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Zelleria Stainton, 20111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
23 Species
Baerenschenkia umtrunkula Mey, 2011
Bucculatrix damarana Mey, 2004
Bucculatrix daures Mey, 2004
Bucculatrix edocta Meyrick, 1921
Bucculatrix eugenmaraisi Mey, 2004
Bucculatrix facilis Meyrick, 1911
Bucculatrix hobohmi Mey, 2004
Bucculatrix inchoata Meyrick, 1913
Bucculatrix khomasi Mey, 2011
Bucculatrix kirkspriggsi Mey, 2004
Bucculatrix lutaria Mey, 2004
Bucculatrix wittnebeni Mey, 2004
Deryaxenistis serrata Mey, 2007
Gymnogramma psyllodecta Meyrick, 1924
Leucoptera bifasciatella Mey, 2019
Paraxenistis serrata (Mey, 2007)⇒ Deryaxenistis serrata Mey, 2007
Plexippica fuscinervosa Mey, 2011
Plexippica verberata Meyrick, 1912
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Prays oleae Bernard, 1788Olive kernel borer
Yponomeuta subplumbella Walsingham, 1881
Yponomeuta subplumbellus Walsingham, 1881
Zelleria namibiensis Mey, 2011

Subnodes of Yponomeutoidea with occurrences in Namibia
FamilyLyonetiidae
Stainton, 1854
Lyonet Moths, Lyonetiid moths, Ribbed cocoon makers, Stem Borers
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlutellidae
Guenée, 1845
Diamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyYponomeutidae
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Yponomeutid Moths
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Yponomeutoidea at artfakta.se
Yponomeutoidea at dyntaxa.se
Yponomeutoidea at itis.gov