Gelechioidea
TaxID: 37581
Basic Information
Gelechioidea
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Gelechioidea (from the type genus Gelechia, "keeping to the ground") is the superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. It is a large and poorly understood '"micromoth" superfamily, constituting one of the basal lineages of the Ditrysia. As of the 1990s, this superfamily was composed of about 1,425 genera and 16,250 species. It was estimated that only 25% of the species diversity of Gelechioidea had been described. If this estimate is accurate, Gelechioidea will be one of the largest superfamilies of Lepidoptera. The name "curved-horn moths" refers to one of the few conspicuous features found in (almost) all Gelechioidea, and, at least in the more extreme developments, unique to them: the labial palps are well-developed (though not thickened), and form more or less gently curved protrusions whose end has a drawn-out, pointed tip. Their proboscis is generally well-developed, allowing for long-lived imagines (adults); the proximal part of the proboscis is scaly. Otherwise, the Gelechioidea vary extensively in habitus; most have small hind-wings with long, hairy fringes, though these are not easily seen in the living animal as they are tucked under the fore-wings at rest. The body is usually quite compressed, either dorsoventrally or laterally.
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Taxonomic Information
Eukaryota
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
unclassified
unclassified
unclassified
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Superfamily
k__Eukaryota;p__Arthropoda;c__Insecta;o__Lepidoptera;f__unclassified;g__unclassified;s__unclassified
Arthropods
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Host Plants (0 host plants)
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Quarantine Status (1 records)
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| Country | Status | Year Added |
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| United States of America | Quarantine pests | — |
Distribution (0 countries)
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Genomes (0 records)
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Transcriptomes (3 records)
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| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
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| SRR39245485 | whole body | - | - | 20127148 | China: Beibei, Chongqing | |
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PRJNA1480381 SRX33985664 SRP711180 insect miRNA-2 Trizol reagent miRNA-2 {'tissue': 'whole body', 'isolate': 'miRNA-2', 'geo_loc_name': 'China: Beibei, Chongqing', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2026-03-01', 'isolation_source': 'lab'} |
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| SRR39245484 | whole body | - | - | 19956680 | China: Beibei, Chongqing | |
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PRJNA1480381 SRX33985665 SRP711180 insect miRNA-3 Trizol reagent miRNA-3 {'tissue': 'whole body', 'isolate': 'miRNA-3', 'geo_loc_name': 'China: Beibei, Chongqing', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2026-03-01', 'isolation_source': 'lab'} |
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| SRR39245483 | whole body | - | - | 20176527 | China: Beibei, Chongqing | |
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PRJNA1480381 SRX33985666 SRP711180 insect miRNA-4 Trizol reagent miRNA-4 {'tissue': 'whole body', 'isolate': 'miRNA-4', 'geo_loc_name': 'China: Beibei, Chongqing', 'biosamplemodel': 'Invertebrate', 'collection_date': '2026-03-01', 'isolation_source': 'lab'} |
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