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Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Chad (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1189
2396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
186
1188
2395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
1169
2356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
874
1875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
176
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
176
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
19
176
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
4
24
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
4
24
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chad
8 Genera with 12 Species
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hepalastis Gibeaux, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chad
12 Species
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Hepalastis pumilio Zeller, 1873
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Chad
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
7
11
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