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Checklist of Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
for Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
757
16427
71364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
754
16419
71346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
701
16115
70281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
412
12497
58257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
88
3392
13726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3387
13720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
3369
13693
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
638
1832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
585
1696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
30
121
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
30
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
30 Genera with 121 Species
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M
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Adaina Tutt, 192118SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Anstenoptilia Zimmerman, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Buckleria Tutt, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Buszkoiana Koçak, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Capperia Tutt, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cnemidophorus Wagler, 2011Racerunners2SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 20165SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Friesea Schrottky, 01SpeciesTaxom
Gillmeria Tutt, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 193036SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Leptodeuterocopus Fletcher, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 19915SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 19894SpeciesTaxom
Melanoptilia Gielis, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Michaelophorus Gielis, 19994SpeciesTaxom
Ochyrotica Walsingham, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Paraplatyptilia Bigot & Picard, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Postplatyptilia Gielis, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 193010SpeciesTaxom
Sochchora Walker, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Utuca Tutt, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
121 Species
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Adaina bolivari Capuse, 1987
Adaina everdinae Gielis, 1991
Adaina excreta Meyrick, 1930
Adaina fuscahodias Gielis, 1992
Adaina hodias Meyrick, 1908
Adaina invida Meyrick, 1908
Adaina ipomoeae Bigot & Etienne, 2009Ambrosia Plume Moth
Adaina jequie Gielis, 2016
Adaina naiadopa (Meyrick, 1931)⇒ Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Adaina planaltina Gielis, 1992
Adaina quieta Gielis, 2012
Adaina simplicius (Grossbeck, 1917)⇒ Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Adaina thomae Zeller, 1877
Adaina villagrani Gielis, 2013
Adaina zephyria Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Amblyptilia kosteri Gielis, 2006
Anstenoptilia hugoiella Gielis, 1996
Bipunctiphorus pelzi Gielis, 2003
Buckleria brasilia Gielis, 2006
Capperia trichodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cnemidophorus arubensis Lidth de Jeude, 1887
Cnemidophorus venetacaudus Arias, Carva..., 2011
Emmelina buscki Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Emmelina compactus Gielis, 2016
Emmelina glochinias Meyrick, 1908
Emmelina jason Meyrick, 1930
Emmelina paradevriesi Gielis, 2016
Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Friesea jurubatiba
Gillmeria pallidactyla Haworth, 1811Yarrow Plume
Hellinsia angulofuscus Gielis, 1991
Hellinsia barbatus Gielis, 1996
Hellinsia bidens Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia boliviana Gielis, 2013
Hellinsia calais Meyrick, 1930
Hellinsia camposdojordao Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia caraca Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia crescens Meyrick, 1926
Hellinsia curvatura Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia curvisacculus Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia glaphyrotes Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia glochinias Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia impigritas Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia jason (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Emmelina jason Meyrick, 1930
Hellinsia joinville Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia longeanellus Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia magnus Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia minasgerais Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia novafriburgo Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia novalima Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia ochracealis Walker, 1864
Hellinsia oxyntes Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia palmatus Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia paraguariae Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia paramoi Arenberger &..., 2001
Hellinsia paraochracealis Gielis, 1992
Hellinsia pichincha Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia pichinguaba Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia pondero Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia saopaulo Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia sapucayae Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia spermatias Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia stadias Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia surinamensis Sepp, 1855
Hellinsia tumeo Gielis, 2016
Hellinsia zetes Meyrick, 1930
Lantanophaga anellatus Rose & Pooni, 2005
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Leptodeuterocopus angulatus Gielis, 2006
Leptodeuterocopus exquisitus Meyrick, 1921
Leptodeuterocopus fortunatus Meyrick, 1921
Leptodeuterocopus hipparchus Meyrick, 1921
Leptodeuterocopus sochchoroides Fletcher, 1910
Lioptilodes albistriolatus Zeller, 1871Moth
Lioptilodes brasilicus Gielis, 1996
Lioptilodes doeri Gielis, 1996
Lioptilodes subantarcticus Gielis, 1991
Megalorhipida dubiosa Gielis, 2006
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida paraiso Gielis, 2006
Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis Gielis, 1989
Melanoptilia arsenica Meyrick, 1921
Melanoptilia chalcogastra Meyrick, 1921
Michaelophorus dentiger Meyrick, 1916
Michaelophorus indentatus Meyrick, 1930
Michaelophorus nubilus Felder & Rog..., 1875Cacao Plume Moth
Michaelophorus shafferi Gielis, 1999
Ochyrotica bonitae Gielis, 2016
Ochyrotica fasciata Walsingham, 1891
Oidaematophorus ochracealis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Hellinsia ochracealis Walker, 1864
Oidaematophorus uruguayensis Gielis, 2013
Oidaematophorus zetes (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Lantanophaga anellatus Rose & Pooni, 2005
Paraplatyptilia camacan Gielis, 2016
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Platyptilia semnopis Meyrick, 1931
Postplatyptilia flinti Gielis, 1991
Postplatyptilia huigraica B. Landry & ..., 1992
Postplatyptilia parana Gielis, 1996
Postplatyptilia transversus Gielis, 2006
Pterophorus acrias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Oidaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus calais (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Hellinsia calais Meyrick, 1930
Pterophorus crescens (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia crescens Meyrick, 1926
Pterophorus glochinias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia glochinias Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus jason (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Emmelina jason Meyrick, 1930
Pterophorus oxyntes (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia oxyntes Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus palmatus (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia palmatus Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus spermatias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia spermatias Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus stadias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia stadias Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus zetes (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Lantanophaga anellatus Rose & Pooni, 2005
Sochchora albipunctella Fletcher, 1911
Sochchora donatella Walker, 1864
Sochchora dotina Walsingham, 1915
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches nanellus Walker, 1864
Stenoptilia ptilodactyla (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Stenoptilia pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761
Stenoptilodes drechseli Gielis, 2006
Utuca ochracealis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Hellinsia ochracealis Walker, 1864

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyDeuterocopinae
Gielis, 1993
1
5
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOchyroticinae
Wasserthal, 1970
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
25
110
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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