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Checklist for Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1719
4069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1717
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1715
4064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
588
1550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
548
1446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
30
79
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
30
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
24
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
9
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
9 Genera with 25 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Asiaephorus Gielis, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Nippoptilia Matsumura, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 19056SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20064SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
25 Species
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Asiaephorus ganesha Kovtunovich ..., 2003
Asiaephorus meyricki Kovtunovich ..., 2003
Asiaephorus sythoffi Snellen, 1903
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Nippoptilia regulus Meyrick, 1906
Platyptilia citropleura Meyrick, 1908
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Platyptilia molopias (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches bilineatus Yano, 1963
Sphenarches chroesus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Sphenarches synophrys (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Sphenarches zanclistes Meyrick, 1905
Stenoptilia admiranda Yano, 1963
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1908
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Xyroptila oenophanes Meyrick, 1908
Xyroptila oksana Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila vaughani Fletcher, 1909
Xyroptila zambesi Kovtunovich ..., 2006


Links, sources and further information
Platyptiliini at itis.gov