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Checklist of Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
for Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
396
3475
6536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
395
3474
6534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
380
3412
6411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
242
2730
5276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1193
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1193
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1192
2252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
227
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
199
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
3 Genera with 3 Species
Michaelophorus Gielis, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
3 Species
Michaelophorus nubilus Felder & Rog..., 1875Cacao Plume Moth
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth


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