Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 67
231
416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 67
231
416 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 66
230
415 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 42
187
364 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
84
117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
83
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
83
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 8
35
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 8
35
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths | 1
6
11 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Chagos Archipelago
6 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Chagos Archipelago
11 Species | Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864 | Lantana Plume Moth | | Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) | ⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003 | | Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003 | | | Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793 | | | Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793 | | | Megalorhipida defectalis (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793 | | Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793 | | | Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793 | | Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793 | | | Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909) | ⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003 | | Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927 | |
Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago
 | | 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
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