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Checklist of Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
for Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2212
3737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2210
3735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2162
3656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1743
3045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
752
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
234
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
225
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
19
36
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
19
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
17
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
6 Genera with 16 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 19948SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
16 Species
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Hübner, 1813Beautiful Plume
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 censoria Meyrick, 1910
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia fulva Bigot, 1964
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Platyptilia molopias (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia vinsoni Gibeaux, 1994
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth


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