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Checklist for Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
33
598
1564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
535
1447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
22
110
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
22
110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
21
58
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
6
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
6 Genera with 19 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18758SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 03SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
19 Species
Amblyptilia cosmodactyla Hübner, 1819
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Lantanophaga amphiloga Meyrick, 1909
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia barbarae Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Platyptilia odiosa Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia periacta (Zeller., 1867)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia picta Meyrick, 1913
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffra
Stenoptilia longalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1908
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875


Links, sources and further information
Platyptiliini at itis.gov