GELECHIOIDEA
(a superfamily of mainly leaf-miner micro-moths)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
AUTOSTICHIDAE
a family of micro-moths
Family 1 subtaxa 7 images 1 ident. refs
SYMMOCINAE
a subfamily of moths
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 7 images
Oegoconiini
a tribe of moths
Male (Click to open)
 		Tribe 1 subtaxa 7 images
BATRACHEDRIDAE
a family of micro-moths
Family 2 ident. refs
BLASTOBASIDAE
a family of micro-moths
Family 1 subtaxa 18 images 2 ident. refs
Blastobasis
a genus of micro-moths
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 18 images 1 ident. refs
CHIMABACHIDAE
a family of moths
Male (Click to open)
 		Family 1 subtaxa 43 images 1 ident. refs
COLEOPHORIDAE
a family of micro-moths
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 		Family 22 subtaxa 229 images 6 ident. refs
COSMOPTERIGIDAE
a family of micro-moths
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 		Family 2 subtaxa 30 images 3 ident. refs
DEPRESSARIIDAE
a family of moths
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 		Family 9 subtaxa 94 images
ELACHISTIDAE
a family of micro-moths
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 		Family 4 subtaxa 6 images 4 ident. refs
ETHMIIDAE
a family of micro-moths
Family 1 ident. refs
GELECHIIDAE
a family of micro-moths
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 		Family 7 subtaxa 6 images 7 ident. refs
MOMPHIDAE
a family of micro-moths
Family 1 subtaxa 1 images 4 ident. refs
Mompha
a genus of micro-moths
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 1 images
OECOPHORIDAE
streak and tubic moths
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 		Family 9 subtaxa 80 images 3 ident. refs
PELEOPODIDAE
a family of moths
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 		Family 1 subtaxa 8 images
SCYTHRIDIDAE
a family of micro-moths
Family 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyGELECHIOIDEA (a superfamily of mainly leaf-miner micro-moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Stored Product Pests

Mound, L. (ed) 1989 Common Insects of Stored Products: a guide to their identification Economic Series, No 15, Seventh Edition edition, 68pp, British Museum (Natural History)

GELECHIOIDEA (a superfamily of mainly leaf-miner micro-moths) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for GELECHIOIDEA (a superfamily of mainly leaf-miner micro-moths)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 56 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for GELECHIOIDEA (a superfamily of mainly leaf-miner micro-moths)
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