Gelechiinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.

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Gelechiinae
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Neopalpa donaldtrumpi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Stainton, 1854
Synonyms
  • Gelechianae Walsingham, 1891
  • Palumbininae Chapman, 1902
  • Anomologidae Meyrick, 1926
  • Stomopteryginae Heslop, 1938
  • Stomopteryxinae Heslop, 1938
  • Hypatiminae Kloet & Hincks, 1945
  • Apatetrinae Le Marchand, 1947
  • Chelariinae Heslop, 1938
  • Chelariinae Le Marchand, 1947
  • Chrysoesthiidae Paclt, 1947
  • Metzneriinae Piskunov, 1975
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Taxonomy

The subfamily includes the following tribes and genera:[1]

References

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