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Checklist for Tribe Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
71
1255
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
1251
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1237
2748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
398
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
354
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
19
65
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
19
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
18
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
5 Genera with 12 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 02SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
12 Species
Amblyptilia cosmodactyla Hübner, 1819
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Lantanophaga amphiloga Meyrick, 1909
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Platyptilia periacta (Zeller., 1867)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffra
Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1908
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume


Links, sources and further information
Platyptiliini at itis.gov