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Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
942
23049
129157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
938
23017
129086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
22694
128014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
534
17158
106564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
99
5170
22363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
97
5135
22311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
92
5105
22157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
43
1929
8968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
1826
8638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
46
205
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
46
205
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australasia
46 Genera with 205 Species
#ABCDEFHILMNOPSTWX
Adaina Tutt, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Agdistis Hübner, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Agdistopis Hampson, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Buckleria Tutt, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Cnaemidophorus Wallengren, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Crombrugghia Tutt, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Deuterocopus Zeller, 190713SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Fletcherella Diakonoff, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Fuscoptilia Arenberger, 1991
0SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 200314SpeciesTaxom
Hepalastis Gibeaux, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hexadactilia Fletcher, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Hexadactylia1SpeciesTaxom
Imbophorus Arenberger, 19914SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 19328SpeciesTaxom
Leptodeuterocopus Fletcher, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 190016SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Nippoptilia Matsumura, 191310SpeciesTaxom
Ochyrotica Walsingham, 19889SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ovendenia Tutt, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19065SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 195215SpeciesTaxom
Pterophora Schäffer, 1766
0SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 185114SpeciesTaxom
Sinpunctiptilia Arenberger, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 190512SpeciesTaxom
Stangeia Tutt, 18865SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 183811SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 19537SpeciesTaxom
Tetraschalis Meyrick, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Tomotilus Yano, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 18868SpeciesTaxom
Wheeleria Tutt, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20069SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
205 Species
Adaina carphodactylus Stephens, 1834
Adaina microdactyla Hübner, 1813Hemp Agrimony Plume
Adaina montivola (Meyrick, 1937)⇒ Adaina microdactyla Hübner, 1813
Adaina subflavescens (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Adaina microdactyla Hübner, 1813
Agdistis danutae Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Agdistopis halieutica Meyrick, 1932
Amblyptilia galactostacta Diakonoff, 1952
Amblyptilia iriana Diakonoff, 1952
Bipunctiphorus euctimena Turner, 1913
Buckleria paludum Zeller, 1841European Sundew Moth
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775Rose Plume
Cosmoclostis aglaodesma Meyrick, 1886
Cosmoclostis hemiadelpha Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis pesseuta Meyrick, 1906
Cosmoclostis premnicola (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990
Cosmoclostis quadriquadra Walsingham, 1900
Crombrugghia wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Deuterocopus atrapex Fletcher, 1910
Deuterocopus devosi Gielis, 2003
Deuterocopus dorites (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Deuterocopus ritsemae Walsingham, 1884
Deuterocopus honoratus Meyrick, 1921
Deuterocopus issikii Yano, 1963
Deuterocopus papuaensis Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Deuterocopus planeta Meyrick, 1908
Deuterocopus ritsemae Walsingham, 1884
Deuterocopus rubrodactylus (Walsingham, 1884)⇒ Deuterocopus ritsemae Walsingham, 1884
Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Deuterocopus tengstroemi (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Deuterocopus torridus (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Deuterocopus planeta Meyrick, 1908
Deuterocopus triannulatus (Rebel, 1907)⇒ Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Diacrotricha fasciola Zeller, 1852Starfruit Flowermoth
Diacrotricha guttuligera Diakonoff, 1952
Exelastis gilvidorsis Hedemann, 1896
Exelastis liophanes Meyrick, 1886
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Fletcherella niphadothysana Diakonoff, 1952
Hellinsia agassizi (Gielis, 2003)⇒ Hellinsia wamenae Gielis, 2003
Hellinsia balanotes Meyrick, 1908Baccharis Borer
Hellinsia biangulata Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Hellinsia carphodactoides Gielis, 2003
Hellinsia iraneaus Diakonoff, 1952
Hellinsia kaiapensis Gielis, 2003
Hellinsia lienigiana Zeller, 1852
Hellinsia lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Hellinsia lienigiana Zeller, 1852
Hellinsia mesoleucus Diakonoff, 1952
Hellinsia probatus Meyrick, 1938
Hellinsia tariensis Gielis, 2003
Hellinsia tinctidactylus Newman, 1856
Hellinsia victorianus Strand, 1913
Hellinsia wamenae Gielis, 2003
Hepalastis pumilio Zeller, 1873
Hexadactilia civilis Meyrick, 1921
Hexadactilia trilobata Fletcher, 1910
Hexadactylia trilobata Fletcher, 1910
Imbophorus aptalis Walker, 1864
Imbophorus leucophasma (Turner, 1911)⇒ Lioptilodes aguilaicus Gielis, 1991
Imbophorus leucophasmus
Imbophorus pallidus Arenberger, 1991
Lantanophaga dubitationis Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Lantanophaga hemimetra (Meyrick, 1886)⇒ Lantanophaga pusillodactyla Walker, 1864
Lantanophaga lantana (Busck, 1914)⇒ Lantanophaga pusillodactyla Walker, 1864
Lantanophaga lantanadactyla (Amsel, 1951)⇒ Lantanophaga pusillodactyla Walker, 1864
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864Lantana Plume Moth
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Lantanophaga technidion Zeller, 1877
Lantanophaga teleacma Meyrick, 1932
Leptodeuterocopus sorongensis Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Lioptilodes aguilaicus Gielis, 1991
Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida adelphodes Meyrick, 1887
Megalorhipida centeles Meyrick, 1886
Megalorhipida centetes Meyrick, 1886
Megalorhipida compsochares Meyrick, 1886
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida deboeri Gielis, 2003
Megalorhipida defectalis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida derelictus Meyrick, 1926
Megalorhipida hawaiiensis Butler, 1881
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida madoris Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Megalorhipida ochrodactyla Fish, 1881
Megalorhipida oxydactyla Wa1ker, 1864
Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida ralumensis Pagenstecher, 1900
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis Walker, 1864
Nippoptilia distigmata S. Kim & B.K..., 2010
Nippoptilia eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Nippoptilia minor (Hori, 1933)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Nippoptilia philippensis Gielis, 2003
Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Nippoptilia regulus Meyrick, 1906
Nippoptilia rutteni Gielis, 2003
Nippoptilia spinosa Yano, 1963
Nippoptilia vitis Sasaki, 1913Grape clear-wing moth
Ochyrotica breviapex Gielis, 1990
Ochyrotica buergersi Gaede, 1916
Ochyrotica cretosa (Durrant, 1916)⇒ Ochyrotica salomonica Arenberger, 1991
Ochyrotica kurandica Arenberger, 1988
Ochyrotica misoolica Gielis, 1988
Ochyrotica pseudocretosa Gielis, 1991
Ochyrotica salomonica Arenberger, 1991
Ochyrotica toxopeusi Gielis, 1988
Ochyrotica yanoi Arenberger, 1988
Oidaematophorus hirosakianus Zeller, 1852
Oidaematophorus lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Oidaematophorus hirosakianus Zeller, 1852
Ovendenia lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Oidaematophorus hirosakianus Zeller, 1852
Oxyptilus anisodactyla (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Oxyptilus caryornis (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Oxyptilus causodes Meyrick, 1905
Oxyptilus cinctipedalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Oxyptilus regulus (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Nippoptilia regulus Meyrick, 1906
Platyptilia archimedon Meyrick, 1938
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Platyptilia celidota
Platyptilia celidotus Meyrick, 1885
Platyptilia emissalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sinpunctiptilia emissalis Walker, 1864
Platyptilia enargota Durrant, 1915
Platyptilia euctimena (Turner, 1913)⇒ Bipunctiphorus euctimena Turner, 1913
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Platyptilia isodactyla (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Platyptilia isodactylus Zeller, 1852
Platyptilia isodactylus Zeller, 1852Hoary Plume
Platyptilia microbscura Gielis & de Vos, 2007
Platyptilia molopias (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia omissalis (Fletcher, 1926)⇒ Sinpunctiptilia emissalis Walker, 1864
Platyptilia petila (Yano, 1963)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia phanerozona Diakonoff, 1952
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus aliubasignum Gielis, 2000
Pterophorus denticulata Yano, 1963
Pterophorus ebbei Arenberger, 1989
Pterophorus endogramma Meyrick, 1922
Pterophorus endophaea (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Pterophora endogramma Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus lacteipennis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus leucadactylus Walker, 1864
Pterophorus nephogenes (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia nephogenes Meyrick, 1926
Pterophorus niveodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
Pterophorus niveus Snellen, 1903
Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758White Plume
Pterophorus suffiata (Yano, 1963)⇒ Pterophora endogramma Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851
Sinpunctiptilia emissalis Walker, 1864
Sinpunctiptilia tasmaniae Arenberger, 2006
Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches bilineatus Yano, 1963
Sphenarches chroesus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Sphenarches diffusalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864
Sphenarches direptalis Walker, 1864
Sphenarches dolichos (Matsumura, 1931)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864
Sphenarches rishwani Makhan, 1994
Sphenarches synophrys (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Sphenarches vilis Matsumura, 1905
Sphenarches zanclistes Meyrick, 1905
Sphenarches zanclistis (Meyrick, 1905)⇒ Stangeia rapae J.F.G. Clarke, 1971
Stangeia distantia J.F.G. Clarke, 1986
Stangeia dryites Meyrick, 1936
Stangeia esakii Hori, 1936
Stangeia rapae J.F.G. Clarke, 1971
Stangeia xerodes Meyrick, 1886Xerodes plume moth
Stenodacma pyrrhodes Meyrick, 1889
Stenoptilia admiranda Yano, 1963
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia canalis Walker, 1864
Stenoptilia celidota Meyrick, 1885
Stenoptilia leuconephes Meyrick, 1886
Stenoptilia minor (Walker, 1864)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Stenoptilia phaeonephes Meyrick, 1886
Stenoptilia semicostatus Duponchel, 1840
Stenoptilia zophodactyla (Duponchel, 1840)⇒ Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes brachymorpha (R. Felder & ..., 1875)⇒ Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875
Stenoptilodes legrandi (Bigot, 1962)⇒ Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875
Stenoptilodes monotrigona (Diakonoff, 1952)⇒ Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875
Stenoptilodes seeboldi (Hofm., 1898)⇒ Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Stenoptilodes terlizzii (Turati, 1926)⇒ Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875
Stenoptilodes zavatterii Hartig, 1953
Tetraschalis arachnodes Meyrick, 1887
Tetraschalis lemurodes Meyrick, 1907
Tomotilus celebratus Meyrick, 1932
Tomotilus saitoi (Yano, 1961)⇒ Tomotilus celebratus Meyrick, 1932
Trichoptilus adelphodes (Meyrick, 1887)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Trichoptilus ceramodes Meyrick, 1886
Trichoptilus dryites (Meyrick, 1936)⇒ Stenoptilia admiranda Yano, 1963
Trichoptilus eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Trichoptilus esakii (Hori, 1936)⇒ Stenoptilia admiranda Yano, 1963
Trichoptilus inclitus T.P. Lucas, 1892
Trichoptilus scythrodes Meyrick, 1886
Trichoptilus xerodes (Meyrick, 1886)⇒ Stenoptilia admiranda Yano, 1963
Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827Horehound Plume Moth
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827
Xyroptila assami
Xyroptila colluceo Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Xyroptila elegans Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila falciformis Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila kuranda Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila maklaia Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila marmarias Meyrick, 1908
Xyroptila peltastes Meyrick, 1908
Xyroptila uluru Kovtunovich ..., 2006

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

Taxom

SubfamilyDeuterocopinae
Gielis, 1993
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMacropiratinae
Meyrick, 1932
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOchyroticinae
Wasserthal, 1970
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
36
175
Genera
Species

Taxom



Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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Pterophoridae at artfakta.se
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