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Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
1305
2565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
191
1271
2495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
1005
2162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
276
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
276
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
276
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
54
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
10
46
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benin
5 Genera with 6 Species
Agdistis Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
6 Species
Agdistis obstinata Meyrick, 1920
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
4
5
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