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Checklist for Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
3140
5821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
357
3054
5696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
229
2399
4651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
791
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
790
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
787
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
337
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
303
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
14
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
14
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
13
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Transvaal
4 Genera with 7 Species
Platyptilia Hübner, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
7 Species
Platyptilia empedota (Walker, 1908)⇒ Marasmarcha picardi Gibeaux, 1990
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Stenoptilia longalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth


Links, sources and further information
Platyptiliini at itis.gov