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Checklist of Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
for Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16581
69850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16571
69836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16352
68957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
13007
57703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3902
15251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3902
15251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3892
15219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
905
3015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
817
2740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
33
148
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
33
148
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
33 Genera with 148 Species
#
A
B
C
E
G
H
L
M
O
P
S
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Adaina Tutt, 192116SpeciesTaxom
Agdistis Hübner, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Anstenoptilia Zimmerman, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Buszkoiana Koçak, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Chocophorus Gielis & D.L..., 19943SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Geina Tutt, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 193048SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Leptodeuterocopus Fletcher, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17935SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Melanoptilia Gielis, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Michaelophorus Gielis, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Ochyrotica Walsingham, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 193010SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Paraamblyptilia Gielis, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Postplatyptilia Gielis, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 193019SpeciesTaxom
Singularia Arenberger, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Sochchora Walker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18646SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Utuca Tutt, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
148 Species
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Adaina beckeri Gielis, 1992
Adaina bernardi Gielis, 1992
Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Adaina buscki (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Geina buscki McDunnough, 1933
Adaina costarica Gielis, 1992
Adaina fuscahodias Gielis, 1992
Adaina hodias Meyrick, 1908
Adaina invida Meyrick, 1908
Adaina ipomoeae Bigot & Etienne, 2009Ambrosia Plume Moth
Adaina naiadopa (Meyrick, 1931)⇒ Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Adaina obscura Gielis, 1999
Adaina parainvida Gielis, 1992
Adaina primulacea Meyrick, 1929
Adaina simplicius (Grossbeck, 1917)⇒ Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Adaina zephyria Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Agdistis nikolaii Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Amblyptilia landryi Gielis, 2006
Amblyptilia pica Walsingham, 1880Geranium Plume
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla (Dyar, 1903)⇒ Anstenoptilia marmorodactyla Dyar, 1903
Anstenoptilia marmorodactyla Dyar, 1903
Chocophorus leptochorda Meyrick, 1913
Chocophorus mayaensis Gielis, 2011
Chocophorus solisi Gielis & Mat..., 1994
Cosmoclostis lamprosema Fletcher, 1947
Emmelina buscki Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Emmelina glochinias Meyrick, 1908
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Exelastis dowi D. L. Matthe..., 2009
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Geina buscki McDunnough, 1933
Hellinsia balanotes Meyrick, 1908Baccharis Borer
Hellinsia barbatus Gielis, 1996
Hellinsia calais Meyrick, 1930
Hellinsia chamelai Gielis, 1992
Hellinsia crescens Meyrick, 1926
Hellinsia dietrichorum Kovtunovich ..., 2019
Hellinsia elhacha Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia emmorus Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia epileucus Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia fissuripuncta Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia fusciciliatus Zeller, 1877
Hellinsia glochinias Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia grandis Fish, 1881Coyote Brush Borer Plume Moth
Hellinsia hebrus Meyrick, 1932
Hellinsia homodactylus Walker, 1864Plain Plume Moth
Hellinsia ignifugax Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia investis Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia kuinji Kovtunovich ..., 2018
Hellinsia levitani Kovtunovich ..., 2018
Hellinsia mollis Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia monteverda Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia nivalis Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia nodipes Zeller, 1877
Hellinsia obandoi Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia obscuricilia Arenberger &..., 2001
Hellinsia ochracealis Walker, 1864
Hellinsia pan Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia phlegmaticus Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia phloeochroa Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia polenovi Kovtunovich ..., 2018
Hellinsia powelli Gielis, 1996
Hellinsia praealtus Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia praenigratus Meyrick, 1921
Hellinsia pseudobarbata Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia quintini Gibeaux, 2015
Hellinsia repini Kovtunovich ..., 2018
Hellinsia savrasovi Kovtunovich ..., 2018
Hellinsia scripta Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia shishkini Kovtunovich ..., 2018
Hellinsia solanoi Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia sublatus Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia tatianae Kovtunovich ..., 2019
Hellinsia tepidus Meyrick, 1922
Hellinsia tetraonipennis Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia urbanus Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia vasnetsovi Kovtunovich ..., 2018
Hellinsia zetes Meyrick, 1930
Lantanophaga anellatus Rose & Pooni, 2005
Leptodeuterocopus panamaensis Gielis, 2006
Lioptilodes albistriolatus Zeller, 1871Moth
Marasmarcha brevirostris Walsingham, 1915
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida dulcis Walsingham, 1915
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Melanoptilia arsenica Meyrick, 1921
Melanoptilia chalcogastra Meyrick, 1921
Michaelophorus dentiger Meyrick, 1916
Michaelophorus indentatus Meyrick, 1930
Michaelophorus nubilus Felder & Rog..., 1875Cacao Plume Moth
Ochyrotica fasciata Walsingham, 1891
Ochyrotica gielisi Arenberger, 1990
Ochyrotica mexicana Arenberger, 1990
Ochyrotica placozona Meyrick, 1921
Oidaematophorus balanotes (Meyrick, 1908)⇒ Hellinsia balanotes Meyrick, 1908
Oidaematophorus barbatus (Gielis, 1996)⇒ Hellinsia barbatus Gielis, 1996
Oidaematophorus chamelai (Gielis, 1992)⇒ Hellinsia chamelai Gielis, 1992
Oidaematophorus eupatorii Fernald, 1891Eupatorium Plume
Oidaematophorus grandis (Fish, 1881)⇒ Hellinsia grandis Fish, 1881
Oidaematophorus ochracealis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Hellinsia ochracealis Walker, 1864
Oidaematophorus powelli (Gielis, 1996)⇒ Hellinsia powelli Gielis, 1996
Oidaematophorus tepidus (Meyrick, 1922)⇒ Hellinsia tepidus Meyrick, 1922
Oidaematophorus trachyphloeus Meyrick, 1926
Oidaematophorus zetes (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Lantanophaga anellatus Rose & Pooni, 2005
Oxyptilus anisodactyla (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Paraamblyptilia ridouti Gielis, 1996
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Platyptilia gravior Meyrick, 1932
Postplatyptilia huigraica B. Landry & ..., 1992
Pterophorus baccharides (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Hellinsia grandis Fish, 1881
Pterophorus calais (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Hellinsia calais Meyrick, 1930
Pterophorus crescens (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia crescens Meyrick, 1926
Pterophorus emmorus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia emmorus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus epileucus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia epileucus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus glochinias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia glochinias Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus grandis (Fish, 1881)⇒ Hellinsia grandis Fish, 1881
Pterophorus hebrus (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Hellinsia hebrus Meyrick, 1932
Pterophorus ignifugax (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia ignifugax Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus mollis (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia mollis Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus nivalis (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia nivalis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus phloeochroa (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia phloeochroa Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus praeltus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia praealtus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus sublatus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia sublatus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus tepidus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia tepidus Meyrick, 1922
Pterophorus tetraonipennis (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia tetraonipennis Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus urbanus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia urbanus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus zetes (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Lantanophaga anellatus Rose & Pooni, 2005
Singularia leptochorda Meyrick, 1913
Singularia mayaensis Gielis, 2011
Singularia solisi Gielis & Mat..., 1994
Sochchora dotina Walsingham, 1915
Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches bilineatus Yano, 1963
Sphenarches chroesus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Sphenarches nanellus Walker, 1864
Sphenarches synophrys (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Stenoptilia ptilodactyla (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Stenoptilia pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761
Stenoptilodes brevipennis Zeller, 1874
Utuca ochracealis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Hellinsia ochracealis Walker, 1864

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Central America
SubfamilyAgdistinae
Tutt, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDeuterocopinae
Gielis, 1993
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOchyroticinae
Wasserthal, 1970
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
28
140
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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