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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
852
1955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
852
1955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
57
847
1950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
200
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
184
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
14
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
14
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
14
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Alberta
6 Genera with 14 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gillmeria Tutt, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Paraplatyptilia Bigot & Picard, 18805SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17914SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 19272SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
14 Species
Amblyptilia pica Walsingham, 1880Geranium Plume
Gillmeria pallidactyla Haworth, 1811Yarrow Plume
Paraplatyptilia albidorsellus Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia edwardsii Fish, 1881
Paraplatyptilia modesta Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia nana McDunnough, 1927
Paraplatyptilia shastae Walsingham, 1880
Platyptilia albicans Fish, 1881
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Platyptilia percnodactylus Walsingham, 1880
Platyptilia tesseradactyla Linnaeus, 1791Irish Plume
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilia coloradensis Fernald, 1898
Stenoptilia columbia McDunnough, 1927


Links, sources and further information
Platyptiliini at itis.gov