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Taxonomy of Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
98
10110
121799
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
78
8820
104491
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
2
162
3709
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
162
3709
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841
SubfamilyAgdistinae
Tutt, 1907
1
233
Genus
Species
SubfamilyDeuterocopinae
Gielis, 1993
4
55
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMacropiratinae
Meyrick, 1932
2
7
Genera
Species
SubfamilyOchyroticinae
Wasserthal, 1970
1
30
Genus
Species
SubfamilyPlatyptiliinae
Tutt, 1906
  ⇒ Pterophorinae
Platyptiliines
2
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPlatyptilinae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
93
3119
Genera
Species
GenusAcroptilia
1Species
GenusAcyptilus
de Graaf, 1859
0Species
GenusAdkina
Yano, 1963
0Species
GenusAgdistes
Stephens, 1835
0Species
GenusAmblyptilus
Wallengren, 1862
2Species
GenusAmpiyptilia
Hübner, 1826
  ⇒ Amblyptilia
0Species
GenusAmplyptilia
Hübner, 1825
1Species
GenusAnacapperia
Bigot & Picard, 1986
  ⇒ Capperia
2Species
GenusCnemidophorus
Wagler, 1830
  ⇒ Cnemidontus (Cnemidontus)
Racerunners, Whiptail lizards
73Species
GenusCombrugghia
Neave, 1939
0Species
GenusCordivalva
Gibeaux, 1994
  ⇒ Exelastis
3Species
GenusCrasimetis
Meyrick, 1890
0Species
GenusDeuteroscopus
Hofmann, 1898
0Species
GenusDoxosteres
Meyrick, 1886
0Species
GenusEucnemidophorus
Wallengren, 1881
0Species
GenusEuenemidophorus
Pierce & Metcalfe, 1938
0Species
GenusEuleioptilus
Bigot & Picard, 1996
  ⇒ Hellinsia
9Species
GenusFredericina
Tutt, 1905
0Species
GenusFriesea
Schrottky, 1903
  ⇒ Parafriesea
12Species
GenusGenia
1Species
GenusHexadactylia
1Species
GenusLeioptilus
Tutt, 1905
  ⇒ Utuca
38Species
GenusLeiptilus
1Species
GenusLepidopterites
Piton, 1936
0Species
GenusLioptilus
Zeller, 1867
  ⇒ Utuca
11Species
GenusMariana
Tutt, 1907
6Species
GenusMegalophipida
1Species
GenusMerrifeldia
2Species
GenusMimaeseoptilus
Wallengren, 1862
7Species
GenusNippoptila
1Species
GenusNippotilia
Sasaki, 1913
0Species
GenusOedaematophorus
Zeller, 1867
10Species
GenusOidematophorus
2Species
GenusOidomatophorus
1Species
GenusOvendenia
Tutt, 1905
  ⇒ Oidaematophorus
2Species
GenusOxyptilia
1Species
GenusParafuscoptilia
Hao & Li, 2005
1Species
GenusParaplatyptliia
1Species
GenusParaplatyptlila
2Species
GenusPlatyptila
1Species
GenusPlatyptilus
Zeller, 1841
  ⇒ Platyptilia
25Species
GenusPostplatyptila
6Species
GenusPseudoxyroptila
Meyrick, 1908
  ⇒ Xyroptila
23Species
GenusPseudoxyroptilatila
1Species
GenusPterophora
Schäffer, 1766
  ⇒ Pterophorus
2Species
GenusPterophorii
Latreille, 1802
0Species
GenusPtorophorus
Zeller, 1841
0Species
GenusShafferia
Gielis, 1993
3Species
GenusSibiretta
Ustjuzhanin, 1996
  ⇒ Gypsochares
1Species
GenusSpenarches
1Species
GenusSphenarctes
Carus, 1887
0Species
GenusSteganodactyla
Walsingham, 1891
4Species
GenusStenoptiloides
1Species
GenusTrichoptylus
Barrett, 1904
0Species
GenusUtuca
Tutt, 1905
  ⇒ Lioptilodes
3Species
GenusVielleilus
Gielis, 2000
0Species
GenusXenopterophora
Meyrick, 1887
  ⇒ Tetraschalis
1Species
GenusXyroptilia
Bigot, 1969
1Species
GenusZellerina
Walsingham, 1891
  ⇒ Atomopteryx
0Species

Synonyms
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pterophoridae
GermanFedergeistchen, Federmotten, Geistchen
EnglishPlume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
DutchVedermotjes, Vedermotten
DanishFjermøl
SwedishFjädermott
FinnishSulkaperhoset
NorwegianFjærmøll


Distribution and Species lists of Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841
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Afghanistan
17 Genera  50 Species
Albania
21 Genera  54 Species
Algeria
13 Genera  28 Species
Andorra
13 Genera  26 Species
Angola
9 Genera  11 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
5 Genera  5 Species
Argentina
22 Genera  74 Species
Armenia
23 Genera  62 Species
Australia
43 Genera  120 Species
Austria
25 Genera  113 Species
Azerbaijan
12 Genera  23 Species
Bahamas
14 Genera  24 Species
Bahrain
2 Genera  9 Species
Barbados
2 Genera  2 Species
Belarus
14 Genera  23 Species
Belgium
24 Genera  84 Species
Belize
4 Genera  4 Species
Benin
5 Genera  6 Species
Bhutan
3 Genera  3 Species
Bolivia
16 Genera  39 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
19 Genera  58 Species
Botswana
4 Genera  5 Species
Brazil
30 Genera  121 Species
Bulgaria
25 Genera  99 Species
Burkina Faso
2 Genera  2 Species
Burundi
8 Genera  11 Species
Cambodia
2 Genera  2 Species
Cameroon
28 Genera  63 Species
Canada
26 Genera  161 Species
Cape Verde
14 Genera  27 Species
Central African Republic
4 Genera  5 Species
Chad
8 Genera  12 Species
Chile
20 Genera  69 Species
China
37 Genera  135 Species
Colombia
24 Genera  66 Species
Comoros
12 Genera  26 Species
Cook Islands
5 Genera  5 Species
Costa Rica
24 Genera  90 Species
Croatia
23 Genera  78 Species
Cuba
20 Genera  32 Species
Cyprus
18 Genera  46 Species
Czech Republic
25 Genera  84 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
33 Genera  103 Species
Denmark
22 Genera  59 Species
Dominica
8 Genera  9 Species
Dominican Republic
8 Genera  11 Species
East Timor
4 Genera  4 Species
Ecuador
32 Genera  169 Species
Egypt
7 Genera  12 Species
El Salvador
3 Genera  3 Species
Equatorial Guinea
9 Genera  17 Species
Estonia
21 Genera  51 Species
Ethiopia
29 Genera  67 Species
Fiji
11 Genera  14 Species
Finland
27 Genera  89 Species
France
33 Genera  186 Species
Gabon
6 Genera  9 Species
Gambia
10 Genera  14 Species
Georgia
22 Genera  41 Species
Germany
28 Genera  111 Species
Ghana
19 Genera  33 Species
Greece
27 Genera  127 Species
Grenada
4 Genera  5 Species
Guatemala
8 Genera  35 Species
Guinea
9 Genera  14 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 Species
Guyana
7 Genera  8 Species
Haiti
3 Genera  3 Species
Honduras
14 Genera  28 Species
Hungary
24 Genera  89 Species
Iceland
13 Genera  25 Species
India
49 Genera  228 Species
Indonesia
27 Genera  110 Species
Iran
32 Genera  137 Species
Iraq
11 Genera  19 Species
Ireland
15 Genera  54 Species
Israel
16 Genera  29 Species
Italy
37 Genera  207 Species
Ivory Coast
19 Genera  40 Species
Jamaica
13 Genera  20 Species
Japan
39 Genera  132 Species
Jordan
12 Genera  17 Species
Kazakhstan
23 Genera  81 Species
Kenya
40 Genera  123 Species
Kiribati
2 Genera  2 Species
Kyrgyzstan
22 Genera  72 Species
Laos
1 Genus  3 Species
Latvia
18 Genera  41 Species
Lebanon
16 Genera  25 Species
Lesotho
10 Genera  18 Species
Liberia
13 Genera  18 Species
Libya
7 Genera  15 Species
Liechtenstein
8 Genera  9 Species
Lithuania
19 Genera  47 Species
Luxembourg
19 Genera  44 Species
Madagascar
39 Genera  109 Species
Malawi
37 Genera  106 Species
Malaysia
13 Genera  26 Species
Maldives
3 Genera  3 Species
Mali
9 Genera  10 Species
Malta
14 Genera  31 Species
Marshall Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritania
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
19 Genera  36 Species
Mexico
28 Genera  110 Species
Micronesia
12 Genera  18 Species
Moldova
2 Genera  2 Species
Mongolia
18 Genera  62 Species
Montenegro
6 Genera  8 Species
Morocco
20 Genera  51 Species
Mozambique
11 Genera  14 Species
Myanmar
8 Genera  12 Species
Namibia
16 Genera  45 Species
Nepal
19 Genera  36 Species
Netherlands
24 Genera  74 Species
New Zealand
10 Genera  51 Species
Nicaragua
7 Genera  7 Species
Niger
1 Genus  1 Species
Nigeria
20 Genera  37 Species
Niue
2 Genera  2 Species
Norway
27 Genera  81 Species
Oman
11 Genera  25 Species
Pakistan
11 Genera  18 Species
Palau
9 Genera  12 Species
Palestine
3 Genera  4 Species
Panama
14 Genera  24 Species
Papua New Guinea
13 Genera  24 Species
Paraguay
18 Genera  48 Species
Peru
29 Genera  103 Species
Philippines
18 Genera  33 Species
Poland
24 Genera  73 Species
Portugal
24 Genera  69 Species
Republic of the Congo
10 Genera  14 Species
Republic South Africa
45 Genera  273 Species
Romania
24 Genera  92 Species
Russia
34 Genera  243 Species
Rwanda
12 Genera  22 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  2 Species
Samoa
1 Genus  2 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
9 Genera  15 Species
Saudi Arabia
15 Genera  29 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
14 Genera  30 Species
Seychelles
16 Genera  30 Species
Sierra Leone
11 Genera  19 Species
Singapore
7 Genera  11 Species
Slovakia
25 Genera  89 Species
Slovenia
12 Genera  30 Species
Solomon Islands
9 Genera  15 Species
Somalia
7 Genera  9 Species
Somaliland
4 Genera  4 Species
South Korea
19 Genera  36 Species
South Sudan
5 Genera  7 Species
Spain
30 Genera  123 Species
Sri Lanka
30 Genera  79 Species
Sudan
5 Genera  7 Species
Suriname
13 Genera  18 Species
Sweden
27 Genera  86 Species
Switzerland
28 Genera  91 Species
Syria
14 Genera  26 Species
Taiwan
33 Genera  69 Species
Tajikistan
19 Genera  59 Species
Tanzania
43 Genera  139 Species
Thailand
22 Genera  45 Species
Togo
1 Genus  1 Species
Tonga
3 Genera  4 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
5 Genera  5 Species
Tunisia
12 Genera  32 Species
Turkey
34 Genera  183 Species
Turkmenistan
16 Genera  48 Species
Uganda
33 Genera  74 Species
Ukraine
18 Genera  59 Species
United Arab Emirates
13 Genera  25 Species
United Kingdom
30 Genera  126 Species
Uruguay
6 Genera  8 Species
USA
37 Genera  378 Species
Uzbekistan
15 Genera  34 Species
Vanuatu
4 Genera  8 Species
Venezuela
21 Genera  58 Species
Vietnam
18 Genera  40 Species
Yemen
22 Genera  62 Species
Zambia
17 Genera  27 Species
Zimbabwe
30 Genera  78 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Forest, River, Grasslands, Lakes


Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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