Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 Family
Last modified: Nov. 4, 2025, 1:30 a.m.
There are more than 4,700 species described in this cosmopolitan family (van Nieukerken E. J., Kaila L., Kitching I. J., Kristensen N. P. (...) Yakovlev R. V., Zolotuhin V. V. & Zwick A. 2011: 215). Nomenclature according to Huemer P. & Karsholt O. 2020.
Reference: texts dealing with Gelechiidae are based on: Gregersen K. & Karsholt O. 2022. The Gelechiidae of North-West Europe – Norwegian Entomological Society, 939 p.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Gelechiidae
- Vernacular names
- Palpmotten (NL), Gelechiid moths (EN), Palpenmotten (DE)
- Species in Belgium
- 180
Direct lower taxa
Show Hide subfamily-group names (6)
| Seq. # | Name | Vernacular names |
|---|---|---|
| 265010 |
Anacampsinae Bruand, 1851 |
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| 265020 |
Dichomeridinae Hampson, 1918 |
|
| 265030 |
Apatetrinae Le Marchand, 1947 |
|
| 265040 |
Thiotrichinae Karsholt, Mutanen, Lee & Kaila, 2013 |
|
| 265050 |
Anomologinae Meyrick, 1926 |
|
| 265060 |
Gelechiinae Stainton, 1854 |
Species in Belgium
