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Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Brisbane (South East Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
300
2003
3155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
299
2002
3155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
284
1943
3073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
197
1664
2749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
574
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
574
879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
573
878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
172
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
158
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
16
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
16
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brisbane
16 Genera with 18 Species
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Deuterocopus Zeller, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Imbophorus Arenberger, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stangeia Tutt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 19082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brisbane
18 Species
Bipunctiphorus euctimena Turner, 1913
Cosmoclostis aglaodesma Meyrick, 1886
Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Hellinsia balanotes Meyrick, 1908Baccharis Borer
Imbophorus aptalis Walker, 1864
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Platyptilia celidotus Meyrick, 1885
Pterophorus nephogenes (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia nephogenes Meyrick, 1926
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stangeia xerodes Meyrick, 1886Xerodes plume moth
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Trichoptilus inclitus T.P. Lucas, 1892
Trichoptilus scythrodes Meyrick, 1886
Xyroptila assami
Xyroptila peltastes Meyrick, 1908

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Brisbane
SubfamilyDeuterocopinae
Gielis, 1993
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
15
17
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