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Checklist of Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
for Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
565
7120
15641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
562
7116
15633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
534
6992
15382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
341
5714
13109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2032
4913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2030
4909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2022
4878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
634
1342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
556
1202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
36
93
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
36
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
34
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
8
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
8 Genera with 23 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 20117SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18753SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
23 Species
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Bipunctiphorus patriarcha Meyrick, 1912
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia barbarae Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Platyptilia odiosa Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Platyptilia sochivkoi Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffra
Sphenarches erythrodactylus Fletcher D. S., 1911
Sphenarches walkeri Walsingham, 1881
Stenoptilia johnistella Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Stenoptilia longalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Stenoptilia natalensis Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Vietteilus africae Walsingham, 1881
Vietteilus maligna Meyrick, 1913
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875


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