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Checklist for Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
and region West Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3097
6568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
3093
6563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
394
3002
6364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
2479
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1117
2792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
63
1116
2791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1109
2782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
339
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
301
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
11
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
11
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
11
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Virginia
6 Genera with 8 Species
Gillmeria Tutt, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Paraplatyptilia Bigot & Picard, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
8 Species
Gillmeria pallidactyla Haworth, 1811Yarrow Plume
Lioptilodes albistriolatus Zeller, 1871Moth
Paraplatyptilia auriga Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Paraplatyptilia edwardsii Fish, 1881
Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869Artichoke Plume Moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilodes brevipennis Zeller, 1874


Links, sources and further information
Platyptiliini at itis.gov