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Subfamily: Psychinae
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: Psychidae
List from Vári et al. (2002).
Bacotia
One species native to southern Africa: Bacotia trimenii
Barbaroscardia
Bythogenes
One species native to southern Africa: Bythogenes atechna
Cathalistis
One species native to southern Africa: Cathalistis orinephela
Commotrias
One species native to southern Africa: Commotrias eucolapta
Cryptothelea
One species native to southern Africa: Cryptothelea zelleri
Ctenocompa
Dissoctena
One species native to southern Africa: Dissoctena affinis
Epaleura
One species native to southern Africa: Epaleura salaria
Epichnopterix
One species native to southern Africa: Epichnopterix transvalica
Gymnelema
Lasioctena
One species native to southern Africa: Lasioctena sisyraea
Lithopleurota
One species native to southern Africa: Lithopleurota monachopis
Lytrophila
Mallobathra
One species native to southern Africa: Mallobathra zophaula
Mesopherna
One species native to southern Africa: Mesopherna incultella
Patromasia
One species native to southern Africa: Patromasia petroglypta
Penestoglossa
Picrospora
Psyche
Sapheneutis
Sclerophricta
One species native to southern Africa: Sclerophricta tyreuta
Sematocera
One species native to southern Africa: Sematocera fuliginipuncta
Thranitica
One species native to southern Africa: Thranitica hemicopa
Trichocossus
Zelomora
One species native to southern Africa: Zelomora phlyctidota
VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.