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Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1139
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
225
1136
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1096
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
869
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
99
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
89
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
6
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darwin
6 Genera with 6 Species
Deuterocopus Zeller, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
6 Species
Deuterocopus tengstroemi (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Xyroptila uluru Kovtunovich ..., 2006

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
5
5
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