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Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
1643
2746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1635
2736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
1624
2719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1260
2137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
348
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
348
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
348
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
73
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
18
70
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
6
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
6
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Azores
6 Genera with 10 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18382SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
10 Species
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Hübner, 1813Beautiful Plume
Amblyptilia acanthodactyla (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Hübner, 1813
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864Lantana Plume Moth
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Stenoptilia meyeri Gielis, 1997
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Azores
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
6
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