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Checklist for Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1254
3460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
305
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
247
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
11
19
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
11
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
4 Genera with 4 Species
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
4 Species
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Sphenarches erythrodactylus Fletcher D. S., 1911
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth


Links, sources and further information
Platyptiliini at itis.gov