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Checklist of Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
for California (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
659
9208
32201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
654
9191
32178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
9068
31883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
410
7324
26647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2141
8118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
74
2103
8064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
70
2093
8033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
641
2569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
596
2448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
25
205
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
25
205
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
25 Genera with 205 Species
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A
C
D
E
G
H
L
M
O
P
S
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Adaina Tutt, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Agdistis Hübner, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Anstenoptilia Zimmerman, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Arcoptilia Arenberger, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Capperia Tutt, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Dejongia Gielis, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Geina Tutt, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Gillmeria Tutt, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 192161SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 18805SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Michaelophorus Gielis, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 192141SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Paraplatyptilia Bigot & Picard, 190823SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 190817SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 187320SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 18803SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
205 Species and 5 Subspecies
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Adaina cinerascens Walsingham, 1880
Adaina montanus Walsingham, 1880
Adaina zephyria Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Agdistis americana Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Amblyptilia pica Walsingham, 1880Geranium Plume
Amblyptilia pica marina Lange, 1950
Amblyptilia pica monticola Grinnell, 1908
Amblyptilia pica sierrae Lange, 1950
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla (Dyar, 1903)⇒ Anstenoptilia marmorodactyla Dyar, 1903
Anstenoptilia marmorodactyla Dyar, 1903
Arcoptilia gizan Arenberger, 1985
Capperia bernardinus (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Capperia ningoris Walsingham, 1880
Capperia hannekae
Capperia ningoris Walsingham, 1880
Capperia raptor Meyrick, 1908
Dejongia californicus Walsingham, 1880
Emmelina barberi (Dyar, 1903)⇒ Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Emmelina pergracilidactylus Packard, 1873
Emmelina pictipennis (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Geina tenuidactyla Fitch, 1855Berry Plume Moth
Geina tenuidactylus Fitch, 1854Berry Plume Moth
Gillmeria pallidactyla Haworth, 1811Yarrow Plume
Hellinsia angustus Walsingham, 1880
Hellinsia australis Grinnell, 1908
Hellinsia balanotes Meyrick, 1908Baccharis Borer
Hellinsia baroni Fish, 1881
Hellinsia brucei (Fernald, 1898)⇒ Oidaematophorus brucei Fernald, 1898
Hellinsia cadmus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia cajanuma Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia catalinae (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Oidaematophorus catalinae Grinnel, 1908
Hellinsia caudelli Dyar, 1903
Hellinsia confusus Braun, 1930
Hellinsia contortus McDunnough, 1938
Hellinsia corva⇒ Hellinsia corvus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia corvus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia costalba Gielis, 1996
Hellinsia costata⇒ Hellinsia costatus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia costatus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia eros Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia falsus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia fieldi Wright, 1921
Hellinsia fishii Fernald, 1893
Hellinsia fissuralba Gielis, 1996
Hellinsia fissuripuncta Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia glenni Cashatt, 1972
Hellinsia grandis Fish, 1881Coyote Brush Borer Plume Moth
Hellinsia gratiosus Fish, 1881
Hellinsia helianthi Walsingham, 1880Sunflower Plume Moth
Hellinsia homodactylaPlume Moth
Hellinsia homodactylus Walker, 1864Plain Plume Moth
Hellinsia huayna Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia inconditus Walsingham, 1880
Hellinsia inquinatus Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873
Hellinsia longifrons Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia lumbaquia Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia meyricki Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia osteodactylus (Zeller, 1841)⇒ Hellinsia trimmatodactylus Zeller, 1841
Hellinsia paleaceus Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia pallens Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia pan Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia papallacta Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia paraglochinias Gielis, 1996
Hellinsia paramoi Arenberger &..., 2001
Hellinsia pectodactya
Hellinsia pectodactyla (Staudinger, 1859)⇒ Oidaematophorus stramineus Staudinger, 1859
Hellinsia pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859Straw-Colored Plume Moth
Hellinsia perditus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia phoebus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia pollux Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia postnigrata Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia rigidus McDunnough, 1938
Hellinsia rileyi Fernald, 1898
Hellinsia ruminahuii Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia serenus Meyrick, 1913
Hellinsia simplicissimus McDunnough, 1938
Hellinsia siniaevi Kovtunovich, 2003
Hellinsia subochraceus Walsingham, 1880
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus Packard, 1873
Hellinsia tinctus Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia varioides McDunnough, 1939
Hellinsia varius Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Lioptilodes albistriolatus Zeller, 1871Moth
Lioptilodes altivolans Gielis, 2006
Lioptilodes antarcticus Staudinger, 1899
Lioptilodes arequipa Gielis, 2006
Lioptilodes parvus (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Lioptilodes arequipa Gielis, 2006
Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida defectalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Michaelophorus indentatus Meyrick, 1930
Oidaematophorus australis (Grinnel, 1908)⇒ Hellinsia australis Grinnell, 1908
Oidaematophorus balanotes (Meyrick, 1908)⇒ Hellinsia balanotes Meyrick, 1908
Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae McDunnough, 1939Hoary plume moth
Oidaematophorus baroni Fish, 1881
Oidaematophorus cadmus (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia cajanuma Gielis, 2011
Oidaematophorus catalinae Grinnel, 1908
Oidaematophorus caudelli (Dyar, 1903)⇒ Hellinsia caudelli Dyar, 1903
Oidaematophorus cineraceus Fish, 1881
Oidaematophorus confusus (Braun, 1930)⇒ Hellinsia confusus Braun, 1930
Oidaematophorus corvus (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia costalba Gielis, 1996
Oidaematophorus costatus (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia costatus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Oidaematophorus cretidactylus Fitch, 1855Chalky Plume
Oidaematophorus eros (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia eros Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Oidaematophorus eupatorii Fernald, 1891Eupatorium Plume
Oidaematophorus falsus (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia falsus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Oidaematophorus fishii (Fernald, 1893)⇒ Hellinsia fishii Fernald, 1893
Oidaematophorus glenni (Cashatt, 1972)⇒ Hellinsia glenni Cashatt, 1972
Oidaematophorus grandis (Fish, 1881)⇒ Hellinsia grandis Fish, 1881
Oidaematophorus gratiosus (Fish, 1881)⇒ Hellinsia gratiosus Fish, 1881
Oidaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
Oidaematophorus guttatus Walsingham, 1880
Oidaematophorus helianthi (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Hellinsia helianthi Walsingham, 1880
Oidaematophorus inconditus (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Hellinsia inconditus Walsingham, 1880
Oidaematophorus lacteodactylus (Chambers, 1873)⇒ Hellinsia lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873
Oidaematophorus longifrons (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia lumbaquia Gielis, 2011
Oidaematophorus mathewianus Zeller, 1874Mathew´s Plume
Oidaematophorus meyricki (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia fieldi Wright, 1921
Oidaematophorus occidentalis Walsingham, 1880
Oidaematophorus paleaceus (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Hellinsia pallens Gielis, 2011
Oidaematophorus pan (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia paramoi Arenberger &..., 2001
Oidaematophorus perditus (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia perditus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Oidaematophorus phaceliae McDunnough, 1938
Oidaematophorus phoebus (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia phoebus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Oidaematophorus pollux (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia postnigrata Gielis, 2011
Oidaematophorus rigidus (McDunnough, 1938)⇒ Hellinsia ruminahuii Gielis, 2011
Oidaematophorus rileyi Fernald, 1898
Oidaematophorus serenus (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Hellinsia serenus Meyrick, 1913
Oidaematophorus simplicissimus (McDunnough, 1938)⇒ Hellinsia siniaevi Kovtunovich, 2003
Oidaematophorus stramineus Staudinger, 1859
Oidaematophorus varius (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia varius Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Oxyptilus delawaricus Zeller, 1873
Paraplatyptilia albiciliata (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Paraplatyptilia albiciliatus Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia albiciliata orthocarpi
Paraplatyptilia albiciliata rubricans
Paraplatyptilia albiciliatus Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia albida (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Paraplatyptilia albidus Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia albidorsella (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Paraplatyptilia atlantica B.Landry & G..., 2008
Paraplatyptilia albidorsellus Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia albidus Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia albui Gielis, 2008
Paraplatyptilia atlantica B.Landry & G..., 2008
Paraplatyptilia baueri Lange, 1950
Paraplatyptilia bifida Lange, 1950
Paraplatyptilia cooleyi Fernald, 1898
Paraplatyptilia fragilis Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia grandis Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia immaculata McDunnough, 1939
Paraplatyptilia lutescens Lange, 1950
Paraplatyptilia maea Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Paraplatyptilia modesta Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia modestus (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Paraplatyptilia modesta Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia shastae Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia stastae
Paraplatyptilia xylopsamma Meyrick, 1908
Platyptilia adusta Walsingham, 1880
Platyptilia albicans Fish, 1881
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869Artichoke Plume Moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Platyptilia comstocki Lange, 1939
Platyptilia pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811)⇒ Platyptilia adusta Walsingham, 1880
Platyptilia percnodactyla (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Platyptilia profunda Yano, 1963
Platyptilia percnodactylus Walsingham, 1880
Platyptilia pica⇒ Arcoptilia gizan Arenberger, 1985
Platyptilia picta Meyrick, 1913
Platyptilia postbarbata Meyrick, 1938
Platyptilia profunda Yano, 1963
Platyptilia tesseradactyla Linnaeus, 1791Irish Plume
Platyptilia williamsi
Platyptilia williamsii Grinnell, 1908Calendula Plume Moth
Pterophorus acrias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Oidaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus angustus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus baccharides (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Hellinsia grandis Fish, 1881
Pterophorus behrii (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Oidaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus catalinae (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Oidaematophorus catalinae Grinnel, 1908
Pterophorus caudelli (Dyar, 1903)⇒ Hellinsia caudelli Dyar, 1903
Pterophorus cretidactylus (Fitch, 1854)⇒ Oidaematophorus cretidactylus Fitch, 1855
Pterophorus cygnus (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Geina tenuidactylus Fitch, 1854
Pterophorus fieldi (Wright, 1921)⇒ Hellinsia fieldi Wright, 1921
Pterophorus fishii (Fernald, 1893)⇒ Hellinsia fissuripuncta Gielis, 1999
Pterophorus grandis (Fish, 1881)⇒ Hellinsia grandis Fish, 1881
Pterophorus guttatus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus homodactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Hellinsia huayna Gielis, 2011
Pterophorus inconditus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus longifrons (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia lumbaquia Gielis, 2011
Pterophorus occidentalis Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus rileyi (Fernald, 1898)⇒ Oidaematophorus rileyi Fernald, 1898
Pterophorus serenus (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Hellinsia balanotes Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus subochraceus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus sulphureodactylus (Packard, 1873)⇒ Hellinsia sulphureodactylus Packard, 1873
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilia bifida⇒ Paraplatyptilia bifida Lange, 1950
Stenoptilia coloradensis Fernald, 1898
Stenoptilia exclamationis Walsingham, 1880
Stenoptilia philocremma (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia lumbaquia Gielis, 2011
Stenoptilia philocremna (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia lumbaquia Gielis, 2011
Stenoptilia zophodactyla (Duponchel, 1840)⇒ Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes albida (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Paraplatyptilia albidus Walsingham, 1880
Stenoptilodes antirrhina Lange, 1940Snapdragon Plume Moth
Stenoptilodes baueri (Lange, 1950)⇒ Paraplatyptilia baueri Lange, 1950
Stenoptilodes modesta Walsingham, 1880
Stenoptilodes xylopsamma (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Paraplatyptilia xylopsamma Meyrick, 1908
Trichoptilus californicus (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Dejongia californicus Walsingham, 1880
Trichoptilus potentellus (Lange, 1940)⇒ Trichoptilus pygmaeus Walsingham, 1880
Trichoptilus pygmaeus Walsingham, 1880

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyAgdistinae
Tutt, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
24
204
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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