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the web of life in southern Africa

Subfamily: Tineinae

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Tineiodea > Family: Tineidae

Genera native to southern Africa

List from Vári et al. (2002).

Acridotarsa

One species native to southern Africa: Acridotarsa melipecta

 

Asymphyla

One species native to southern Africa: Asymphyla asperata

 

Ceratophaga

 

Clepticodes

One species native to southern Africa: Clepticodes horocentra

 

Crypsithyris

 

Enargocrasis

One species native to southern Africa: Enargocrasis galactopis

 

Monopis

 

Nearolyma

One species native to southern Africa: Nearolyma pyrsocoma

 

Niditinea

One species native to southern Africa: Niditinea fuscella

 

Ocnophilella

 

Pringleophaga

 

Proterospastis

 

Prothinodes

One species native to southern Africa: Prothinodes arvicola

 

Stemagoris

One species native to southern Africa: Stemagoris asylaea

 

Tetracladessa

One species native to southern Africa: Tetracladessa chalcoxesta

 

Tinea

 

Tineola

One species native to southern Africa: Tineola bisselliella

 

Transmixta

One species native to southern Africa: Transmixta fortuita

 

Trichophaga

 

Publications

  • VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.