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Checklist for Family Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 (Diamond-back moths)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
104
6839
40833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
100
6828
40819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
93
6769
40648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
41
1480
6377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
1345
5950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin
6
49
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlutellidae
Guenée, 1845
Diamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths
9
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
9 Genera with 31 Species
Acrolepia Curtis, 192619SpeciesTaxom
Acrolepiopsis Gaedike, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Antispastis Meyrick, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Eudolichura Clarke, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Leucoperna1SpeciesTaxom
Leuroperna Clarke, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Melitonympha Meyrick, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Orthiostola Meyrick, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
31 Species
Acrolepia aureella Blanchard, 1852
Acrolepia aureonigrella Walsingham, 1907
Acrolepia beardsleyi Zimmerman, 1978
Acrolepia bythodes Meyrick, 1919
Acrolepia chalcolampra Meyrick, 1931
Acrolepia chariphanes Meyrick, 1931
Acrolepia elaphrodes Meyrick, 1919
Acrolepia halosema Meyrick, 1931
Acrolepia jaspidata Meyrick, 1919
Acrolepia maculella Blanchard, 1852
Acrolepia marmaropis Meyrick, 1919
Acrolepia mixotypa Meyrick, 1931
Acrolepia niphosperma Meyrick, 1931
Acrolepia poliopis Meyrick, 1919
Acrolepia prasinaula Meyrick, 1927
Acrolepia seraphica Meyrick, 1931
Acrolepia syrphacopis Meyrick, 1919
Acrolepia xiphias Meyrick, 1931
Acrolepia xylophragma Meyrick, 1926
Acrolepiopsis aureella (Blanchard, 1852)⇒ Acrolepia beardsleyi Zimmerman, 1978
Acrolepiopsis jaspidata Meyrick, 1919
Antispastis clarkei Pastrana, 1952
Antispastis selectella Walker, 1863
Eudolichura exuta Clarke, 1965
Leucoperna leioptera
Leuroperna leioptera Clarke, 1965
Leuroperna sera Meyrick, 1885
Melitonympha telluris Clarke, 1965
Orthiostola lyroda Meyrick, 1927
Orthiostola tympanista Meyrick, 1928
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth

Subnodes of Plutellidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyAcrolepiinae
Heinemann, 1870
Acrolepiiden, False Diamond-back moths, False Diamondback Moths
2
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlutellinae
Guenée, 1845
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Plutellidae at artfakta.se
Plutellidae at dyntaxa.se
Plutellidae at gbif.org
Plutellidae at irmng.org
Plutellidae at itis.gov