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Checklist for Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
171
1130
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
1094
2038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
975
1895
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
645
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
643
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
641
1291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
110
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
12
88
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
26
51
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
26
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
24
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eswatini
8 Genera with 16 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eswatini
16 Species
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864Lantana Plume Moth
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia johnistella Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Stenoptilia longalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875
Xyroptila zambesi Kovtunovich ..., 2006


Links, sources and further information
Platyptiliini at itis.gov