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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
1343
5444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
1197
5042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin
5
56
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
5 Families width 194 Species
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths75SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths23SpeciesTaxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854Glyphipterigid moths28SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae (Stainton, 1854)Lyonet Moths66SpeciesTaxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845Ypsolophid Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
56 Genera with 194 Species
#ABCDEGHLMPSTUXYZ
Abacistis Meyrick, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Acrataula Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Acrolepia Curtis, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Acrolepiopsis Gaedike, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Amalthina Meyrick, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Argyresthia Hübner, 19135SpeciesTaxom
Atteva Walker, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Atychia Guenée, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Baerenschenkia Mey, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Bedellia Stainton, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Bucculatrix Zeller, 2004Ribbed cocoon makers35SpeciesTaxom
Chrysocentris Meyrick, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Chrysolytis Meyrick, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Copobathra Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Coptoproctis Zeller, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Crobylophora Meyrick, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Deryaxenistis Mey, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Digitivalva Gaedike, 19875SpeciesTaxom
Dukeia Agassiz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Embryonopsis Eaton, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eremothyris Zeller, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Exanthica Meyrick, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Exaulistis Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Glyphipterix Hübner, 176317SpeciesTaxom
Gymnogramma Zeller, 185212SpeciesTaxom
Gypsosaris Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Hesperarcha Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Lepocnemis Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Leucoedemia Scoble & Sch..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Leucoptera Hübner, 190910SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetia Hübner, 17962SpeciesTaxom
Microthauma Walsingham, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Morotripta Meyrick, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Palaetheta Meyrick, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Pararhigognostis Baraniak & A..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenistis Meyrick, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Parazelota Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Parexaula Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phyllobrostis Staudinger, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Pilotocoma Staudinger, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Plexippica Meyrick, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Prays Hübner, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloteina Gershenson &..., 19121SpeciesTaxom
Steganosticha Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Swammerdamia Hübner, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Syncallia Guérin-Ménev..., 18441SpeciesTaxom
Teinoptila Sauber, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Tetracmanthes Meyrick, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Trochastica Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ussara Walker, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Xyrosaris Meyrick, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeuta Latreille, 1881Ermine Moths18SpeciesTaxom
Ypsolopha Latreille, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Zelleria Stainton, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Zygographa Meyrick, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
194 Species
Abacistis hexanoma Edward Meyrick, 1913
Abacistis teligera Edward Meyrick, 1914
Acrataula catapachna Edward Meyrick, 1921
Acrolepia canachopis Meyrick, 1913
Acrolepia chalarodesma Meyrick, 1927
Acrolepia gelida Meyrick, 1921
Acrolepia trapezopa (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Digitivalva viettei Gibeaux, 1987
Acrolepia xylophragma Meyrick, 1926
Acrolepiopsis canachopis Meyrick, 1913
Acrolepiopsis lativalvata Gaedike, 2016
Amalthina lacteata Edward Meyrick, 1914
Argyresthia (Argyresthia) conjugella Zeller, 1839Apple fruit miner
Argyresthia (Argyresthia) goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Argyresthia media Braun, 1914
Argyresthia liparodes Meyrick, 1914
Argyresthia pentanoma Meyrick, 1913
Argyresthia stilpnota Meyrick, 1913
Atteva aurea Fitch, 1856Ailanthus webworm
Atteva carteri (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Syncallia stellata - Guérin-Men..., 1844
Atteva pustulella (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Atteva aurea Fitch, 1856
Atychia albiciliata (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Atractoceros albiciliata Walsingham, 1891
Atychia infanda (Meyrick, 1920)⇒ Brachodes infanda Meyrick, 1920
Atychia metaspila (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Brachodes metaspila Meyrick, 1926
Atychia nycteropis (Meyrick, 1920)⇒ Brachodes nycteropis Meyrick, 1920
Atychia quiris (Felder & Rog..., 1875)⇒ Brachodes quiris Felder & Rog..., 1875
Baerenschenkia multigratia Agassiz, 2019
Baerenschenkia umtrunkula Mey, 2011
Bedellia cathareuta Meyrick, 1911
Bedellia somnulentella Zeller, 1817Bindweed Bent-wing
Bucculatrix agilis Meyrick, 1920
Bucculatrix albiradiosa Mey, 2019
Bucculatrix amara Meyrick, 1913
Bucculatrix anomalella Mey, 2019
Bucculatrix anticolona Meyrick, 1913
Bucculatrix canadensisella Chambers, 1975Birch leaf skeletonizer
Bucculatrix damarana Mey, 2004
Bucculatrix daures Mey, 2004
Bucculatrix dulcis Meyrick, 1913
Bucculatrix edocta Meyrick, 1921
Bucculatrix eugenmaraisi Mey, 2004
Bucculatrix facilis Meyrick, 1911
Bucculatrix galeodes Meyrick, 1913
Bucculatrix hobohmi Mey, 2004
Bucculatrix inchoata Meyrick, 1913
Bucculatrix ingens (Scoble & Sch..., 1984)⇒ Microthauma glycinella Kuroko, 1964
Bucculatrix karooedocta Mey, 2019
Bucculatrix khakisana Mey, 2019
Bucculatrix khomasi Mey, 2011
Bucculatrix kirkspriggsi Mey, 2004
Bucculatrix lenis Meyrick, 1913
Bucculatrix lutaria Mey, 2004
Bucculatrix magnosociata Mey, 2019
Bucculatrix melipecta Meyrick, 1914
Bucculatrix monelpis Meyrick, 1928
Bucculatrix ochromeris Meyrick, 1928
Bucculatrix ochroverticella Mey, 2019
Bucculatrix porthmis Meyrick, 1908
Bucculatrix porthmisa Meyrick, 1908
Bucculatrix praecipua Meyrick, 1918
Bucculatrix quieta Meyrick, 1913
Bucculatrix rectangulovalvata Mey, 2019
Bucculatrix rupestralis Mey, 2019
Bucculatrix villiersdorpella Mey, 2019
Bucculatrix wittnebeni Mey, 2004
Chrysocentris chrysozona Meyrick, 1921
Chrysocentris clavaria Meyrick, 1914
Chrysocentris ditiorana (Walker, 1863)⇒ Glyphipterix epastra Meyrick, 1922
Chrysocentris urania Meyrick, 1920
Chrysolytis deliarcha Meyrick, 1937
Copobathra menodora Meyrick, 1911
Coptoproctis flavivitella Walsingham, 1881
Coptoproctis languida Philipp Chri..., 1852
Crobylophora daricella Meyrick, 1880
Crobylophora metallifera Walsingham, 1891
Crobylophora staterias Meyrick, 1905
Crobylophora xanthochysta
Crobylophora xanthochyta Meyrick, 1918
Deryaxenistis africana Mey, 2007
Deryaxenistis serrata Mey, 2007
Digitivalva (Digitivalva) delaireae Gaedike & Kr..., 2002
Digitivalva chalarodesma Meyrick, 1927
Digitivalva gelida Meyrick, 1921
Digitivalva trapezopa Meyrick, 1914
Digitivalva viettei Gibeaux, 1987
Dukeia cyanea Meyrick, 1912
Embryonopsis halticella Eaton, 1875
Eremothyris racemosa Meyrick, 1918
Exanthica atelacma Edward Meyrick, 1926
Exanthica trigonella Felder, 1875
Exaulistis trichogramma Edward Meyrick, 1911
Glyphipterix amphipeda Meyrick, 1920
Glyphipterix archimedica Meyrick, 1921
Glyphipterix argophracta Meyrick, 1926
Glyphipterix bohemani Zeller, 1852
Glyphipterix callithea Meyrick, 1921
Glyphipterix climacaspis Meyrick, 1920
Glyphipterix decachrysa Meyrick, 1918
Glyphipterix diplotoxa Meyrick, 1920
Glyphipterix ditiorana Walker, 1863
Glyphipterix grapholithoides Walsingham, 1891
Glyphipterix idiomorpha Meyrick, 1917
Glyphipterix medica Meyrick, 1911
Glyphipterix ortholeuca Meyrick, 1921
Glyphipterix oxytricha Meyrick, 1928
Glyphipterix sistes Heppner, 1985
Glyphipterix stelucha Meyrick, 1909
Glyphipterix thrasonella Scopoli, 1763Speckled Fanner
Gymnogramma acclinatella Walker, 1864
Gymnogramma cyanea Meyrick, 1912
Gymnogramma eoxantha Meyrick, 1921
Gymnogramma flavivitella Walsingham, 1881
Gymnogramma flavivittella Walsingham, 1881
Gymnogramma hutchinsoni Walsingham, 1891
Gymnogramma privata Meyrick, 1924
Gymnogramma psyllodecta Meyrick, 1924
Gymnogramma pyrozancla Meyrick, 1911
Gymnogramma racemosa Meyrick, 1918
Gymnogramma rhodoneura Meyrick, 1909
Gymnogramma rufiventris Zeller, 1852
Gypsosaris coniata Meyrick, 1909
Hesperarcha pericentra Edward Meyrick, 1918
Lepocnemis bascanopa Meyrick, 1913
Leucoedemia ingens Scoble & Sch..., 1984
Leucoptera autograpta Meyrick, 1918
Leucoptera bifasciatella Mey, 2019
Leucoptera caffeina Washbourn, 1940Coffee leaf miner
Leucoptera clerodendrella Vári, 1955
Leucoptera loxaula Meyrick, 1928
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940Coffee leaf miner
Leucoptera obelacma Meyrick, 1918
Leucoptera parinaricola Vári, 1955
Leucoptera pulchricola Vári, 1955
Leucoptera scammatias Meyrick, 1909
Lyonetia cotifraga Meyrick, 1909
Lyonetia prunifoliella Hübner, 1796Striped Bent-wing
Microthauma glycinella Kuroko, 1964
Microthauma metallifera (Walsingham, 1891)⇒ Crobylophora metallifera Walsingham, 1891
Morotripta argillacea Mey, 2011
Morotripta fatigata Meyrick, 1917
Palaetheta innocua Edward Meyrick, 1911
Palaetheta ischnozona Edward Meyrick, 1909
Pararhigognostis stichocentra Meyrick, 1932
Paraxenistis serrata (Mey, 2007)⇒ Deryaxenistis serrata Mey, 2007
Parazelota dryotoma Edward Meyrick, 1913
Parexaula isomima Edward Meyrick, 1909
Phyllobrostis apathetica Meyrick, 1921
Phyllobrostis argillosa Meyrick, 1911
Phyllobrostis calcaria Meyrick, 1911
Phyllobrostis karooleuca Mey, 2019
Phyllobrostis peninsulae Mey, 2011
Phyllobrostis tephroleuca Meyrick, 1913
Pilotocoma tephroleuca (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Napecoetes crossospila Turner, 1913
Plexippica fuscinervosa Mey, 2011
Plexippica terebrata Meyrick, 1924
Plexippica verberata Meyrick, 1912
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Plutella balanopis Meyrick, 1909
Plutella stichocentra Meyrick, 1932
Prays citri Milliere, 1873Citrus Blossum Moth
Prays liophaea Meyrick, 1927
Prays oleae Bernard, 1788Olive kernel borer
Ptiloteina nigricola Meyrick, 1912
Steganosticha remigera Edward Meyrick, 1921
Swammerdamia caesiella Hübner, 1796Birch Ermel
Swammerdamia tobii Agassiz, 2019
Syncallia stellata - Guérin-Men..., 1844
Teinoptila puncticornis Walsingham, 1891
Tetracmanthes astrocosma Meyrick, 1925
Trochastica albifrenis Edward Meyrick, 1913
Ussara polyastra Meyrick, 1937
Xyrosaris lucae Agassiz, 2019
Xyrosaris secreta Meyrick, 1912
Yponomeuta africana Stainton, 1862
Yponomeuta africanus Stainton, 1860
Yponomeuta athyris Meyrick, 1928
Yponomeuta atricatoa Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta capensis Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta fumigata Philipp Chri..., 1852
Yponomeuta fumigatus Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta glaphyropis (Meyrick, 1908)⇒ Yponomeuta fumigatus Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta nigricola Meyrick, 1912
Yponomeuta octocentra Meyrick, 1921
Yponomeuta perficitellus Walker, 1863
Yponomeuta puncticornis Walsingham, 1891
Yponomeuta sistrophora Meyrick, 1909
Yponomeuta staudei Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta strigillata Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta strigillatus Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta subplumbella Walsingham, 1881
Yponomeuta subplumbellus Walsingham, 1881
Ypsolopha exsularis Meyrick, 1937
Ypsolopha scenites Meyrick, 1909
Zelleria namibiensis Mey, 2011
Zelleria oleastrella Milliere, 1864Olive Ermine
Zygographa asaphochalca Meyrick, 1917

Subnodes of Yponomeutoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyGlyphipterigidae
Stainton, 1854
Glyphipterigid moths, Glyphipterygid moths, Sedge And False Diamondback Moths And Allies, Sedge Moths
5
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLyonetiidae
Stainton, 1854
Lyonet Moths, Lyonetiid moths, Ribbed cocoon makers, Stem Borers
11
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlutellidae
Guenée, 1845
Diamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths
10
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyYponomeutidae
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Yponomeutid Moths
29
75
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyYpsolophidae
Guenée, 1845
Ypsolophid Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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Yponomeutoidea at artfakta.se
Yponomeutoidea at dyntaxa.se
Yponomeutoidea at itis.gov