AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXSYNDISISLFRMPIC
Taxonomy of Family Alucitidae Leach, 1815
Many Plumed Moths, Many-plume moths, Many-plumed moths


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species
MicroorderApoditrysia
Minet, 1983
13
1792
34426
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Alucitoidea
Minet, 1986
Many-plume Moths
3
35
606
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyAlucitidae
Leach, 1815
Many Plumed Moths, Many-plume moths, Many-plumed moths
21
581
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Alucitidae Leach, 1815
SubfamilyAlucitinae
Leach, 1815
1
402
Genus
Species
SubfamilyMicroschisminae
Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011
1
16
Genus
Species
GenusAleucita
Chambers, 1878
0Species
GenusAlinguata
Fleming, 1948
1Species
GenusAlucitina
Heydenreich, 1851
0Species
GenusApodytrsia
0Species
GenusCareantia
Walker, 1859
0Species
GenusEuchiradia
Hübner, 1825
0Species
GenusHebdomactis
Meyrick, 1929
1Species
GenusHexeretmis
Meyrick, 1929
3Species
GenusMacrembola
Meyrick, 1909
0Species
GenusMicroschimus
0Species
GenusMirmillo
Heppner, 2018
1Species
GenusOrneodes
Linnaeus, 1758
  ⇒ Alucita
130Species
GenusOrneodus
Latreille, 1796
1Species
GenusPaelia
Walker, 1866
1Species
GenusPrymnotomis
Meyrick, 1931
2Species
GenusPteropteryx
1Species
GenusPterotopteryx
Hannemann, 1959
16Species
GenusRhipidophora
Hübner, 1822
0Species
GenusTriscaedecia
Hampson, 1905
6Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Alucitidae
GermanFedergeistchen, Federmotten, Geistchen
EnglishMany Plumed Moths, Many-plume moths, Many-plumed moths
DutchWaaiermotjes, Waaiermotten, Waaiervlinders
DanishMangefligede fjermøl
SwedishMångflikade fjädermott, Mångflikmott, Mångfliksmott
FinnishViuhkaperhoset
NorwegianFingermøll


Distribution and Species lists of Alucitidae Leach, 1815
#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPRSTUVYZ
Afghanistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Albania
1 Genus  2 Species
Andorra
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
1 Genus  5 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
1 Genus  8 Species
Austria
2 Genera  9 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
1 Genus  2 Species
Belgium
2 Genera  7 Species
Benin
1 Genus  1 Species
Bhutan
1 Genus  1 Species
Bolivia
2 Genera  3 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  5 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
5 Genera  9 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  5 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  33 Species
Canada
1 Genus  6 Species
Central African Republic
1 Genus  4 Species
Chile
1 Genus  3 Species
China
2 Genera  10 Species
Colombia
2 Genera  5 Species
Costa Rica
1 Genus  3 Species
Croatia
2 Genera  10 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
2 Genera  6 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  9 Species
Denmark
1 Genus  4 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
2 Genera  4 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  2 Species
Fiji
2 Genera  2 Species
Finland
2 Genera  4 Species
France
2 Genera  15 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  2 Species
Germany
3 Genera  12 Species
Ghana
1 Genus  4 Species
Greece
1 Genus  9 Species
Guatemala
1 Genus  1 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 Species
Guyana
2 Genera  2 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  1 Species
Hungary
2 Genera  9 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  4 Species
India
2 Genera  18 Species
Indonesia
2 Genera  5 Species
Iran
1 Genus  4 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  6 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
3 Genera  22 Species
Jamaica
1 Genus  1 Species
Japan
2 Genera  6 Species
Jordan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kazakhstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  3 Species
Latvia
1 Genus  4 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  1 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  3 Species
Libya
1 Genus  1 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  3 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  3 Species
Madagascar
1 Genus  7 Species
Malawi
2 Genera  21 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  2 Species
Malta
1 Genus  3 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  2 Species
Mexico
1 Genus  4 Species
Moldova
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  1 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  5 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  2 Species
Netherlands
1 Genus  3 Species
New Zealand
1 Genus  2 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
2 Genera  4 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Pakistan
2 Genera  3 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
1 Genus  1 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Genera  21 Species
Paraguay
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
2 Genera  2 Species
Philippines
1 Genus  1 Species
Poland
2 Genera  8 Species
Portugal
1 Genus  4 Species
Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  3 Species
Republic South Africa
2 Genera  37 Species
Romania
2 Genera  8 Species
Russia
2 Genera  23 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  1 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 Species
Seychelles
1 Genus  2 Species
Slovakia
2 Genera  9 Species
Slovenia
2 Genera  4 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Genus  2 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
1 Genus  12 Species
Sri Lanka
2 Genera  13 Species
Sweden
2 Genera  5 Species
Switzerland
2 Genera  8 Species
Taiwan
2 Genera  6 Species
Tanzania
1 Genus  14 Species
Turkey
1 Genus  13 Species
Uganda
1 Genus  4 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  7 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
1 Genus  6 Species
USA
1 Genus  8 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  1 Species
Vietnam
1 Genus  2 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  1 Species
Zambia
1 Genus  0 Species
Zimbabwe
2 Genera  5 Species


Distribution on islands


Links, sources and further information
Alucitidae at artfakta.se
Alucitidae at dyntaxa.se
Alucitidae at gbif.org
Alucitidae at irmng.org
Alucitidae at itis.gov