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Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Angola (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
393
4119
10535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
391
4115
10530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
4038
10288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3217
8675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1251
3349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1248
3346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1242
3337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
230
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
177
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
9
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Angola
9 Genera with 11 Species
Agdistis Hübner, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Arcoptilia Arenberger, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paracapperia Bigot & Picard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Walsinghamiella Berg, 19212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Angola
11 Species
Agdistis bouyeri Gielis, 2008
Arcoptilia naumanni Ustjuzhanin ..., 2015
Cosmoclostis bivalva Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia negus Gibeaux, 1994
Merrifieldia innae Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Oxyptilus orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)⇒ Walsinghamiella orichalcias Meyrick, 1916
Paracapperia esuriens Meyrick, 1932
Platyptilia gatamaiyua Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia rubriacuta (Gielis, 2009)⇒ Marasmarcha rubriacuta Gielis, 2009
Walsinghamiella orichalcias Meyrick, 1916
Walsinghamiella vibrans Meyrick, 1921

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Angola
SubfamilyAgdistinae
Tutt, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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