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Checklist of Superfamily Yponomeutoidea Stephens, 1829 (Ermine Moths)
for Tanzania (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
7763
24724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
512
7759
24718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
493
7662
24448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
320
6341
21595
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
2080
8035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
2077
8031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
2069
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
437
977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
353
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin
3
10
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
3 Families width 22 Species
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths6SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae (Stephens, 1829)Ermine Moths11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
10 Genera with 22 Species
Acrolepiopsis Gaedike, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Bucculatrix Zeller, 1914Ribbed cocoon makers1SpeciesTaxom
Coptoproctis Zeller, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Deryaxenistis Mey, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Digitivalva Gaedike, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Leucoptera Hübner, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Paraxenistis Meyrick, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeuta Latreille, 1881Ermine Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Zelleria Stainton, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
22 Species
Acrolepiopsis falcata Gaedike, 2016
Bucculatrix loxoptila Meyrick, 1914
Coptoproctis languida Philipp Chri..., 1852
Deryaxenistis africana Mey, 2007
Digitivalva africana Gaedike, 1988
Digitivalva luteola Gaedike, 1988
Leucoptera caffeina Washbourn, 1940Coffee leaf miner
Leucoptera coffeella Guérin-Ménev..., 1842Coffee leaf miner
Leucoptera coma Ghesquière, 1940Coffee leaf miner
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940Coffee leaf miner
Paraxenistis africana (Mey, 2007)⇒ Deryaxenistis africana Mey, 2007
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Yponomeuta africanus Stainton, 1860
Yponomeuta fumigata Philipp Chri..., 1852
Yponomeuta fumigatus Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta ingens Gershenson &..., 1998
Yponomeuta morbillosa Zeller, 1877
Yponomeuta morbillosus Zeller, 1877
Yponomeuta orocola Agassiz, 2019
Yponomeuta puncticornis Walsingham, 1891
Yponomeuta strigillatus Zeller, 1852
Yponomeuta subplumbellus Walsingham, 1881

Subnodes of Yponomeutoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyLyonetiidae
Stainton, 1854
Lyonet Moths, Lyonetiid moths, Ribbed cocoon makers, Stem Borers
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlutellidae
Guenée, 1845
Diamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyYponomeutidae
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Yponomeutid Moths
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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