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Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
836
13899
51626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
832
13882
51607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
786
13663
51105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
477
10650
43515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
91
3384
10806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
89
3381
10800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
85
3366
10746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
41
1284
4652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
32
1204
4459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
31
67
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
31
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Australia
31 Genera with 67 Species
#BCDEHILMNOPSTWX
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Buckleria Tutt, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Cnaemidophorus Wallengren, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Deuterocopus Zeller, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Hepalastis Gibeaux, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hexadactilia Fletcher, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Hexadactylia1SpeciesTaxom
Imbophorus Arenberger, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Nippoptilia Matsumura, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ovendenia Tutt, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Sinpunctiptilia Arenberger, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18646SpeciesTaxom
Stangeia Tutt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tetraschalis Meyrick, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Wheeleria Tutt, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 19085SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
67 Species
Bipunctiphorus euctimena Turner, 1913
Buckleria paludum Zeller, 1841European Sundew Moth
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775Rose Plume
Cosmoclostis aglaodesma Meyrick, 1886
Cosmoclostis hemiadelpha Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis pesseuta Meyrick, 1906
Deuterocopus honoratus Meyrick, 1921
Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Diacrotricha fasciola Zeller, 1852Starfruit Flowermoth
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia balanotes Meyrick, 1908Baccharis Borer
Hellinsia lienigiana Zeller, 1852
Hellinsia lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Hellinsia lienigiana Zeller, 1852
Hellinsia victorianus Strand, 1913
Hepalastis pumilio Zeller, 1873
Hexadactilia civilis Meyrick, 1921
Hexadactilia trilobata Fletcher, 1910
Hexadactylia trilobata Fletcher, 1910
Imbophorus aptalis Walker, 1864
Imbophorus leucophasma (Turner, 1911)⇒ Lioptilodes aguilaicus Gielis, 1991
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis Walker, 1864
Nippoptilia minor (Hori, 1933)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Oidaematophorus hirosakianus Zeller, 1852
Oidaematophorus lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Oidaematophorus hirosakianus Zeller, 1852
Ovendenia lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Oidaematophorus hirosakianus Zeller, 1852
Oxyptilus anisodactyla (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Oxyptilus causodes Meyrick, 1905
Platyptilia celidota
Platyptilia celidotus Meyrick, 1885
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus lacteipennis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus nephogenes (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia nephogenes Meyrick, 1926
Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758White Plume
Sinpunctiptilia emissalis Walker, 1864
Sinpunctiptilia tasmaniae Arenberger, 2006
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 diffusalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864
Sphenarches synophrys (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Stangeia xerodes Meyrick, 1886Xerodes plume moth
Stenoptilia canalis Walker, 1864
Stenoptilia leuconephes Meyrick, 1886
Stenoptilia phaeonephes Meyrick, 1886
Stenoptilia zophodactyla (Duponchel, 1840)⇒ Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Tetraschalis arachnodes Meyrick, 1887
Trichoptilus adelphodes (Meyrick, 1887)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Trichoptilus ceramodes Meyrick, 1886
Trichoptilus inclitus T.P. Lucas, 1892
Trichoptilus scythrodes Meyrick, 1886
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827
Xyroptila assami
Xyroptila elegans Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila kuranda Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila marmarias Meyrick, 1908
Xyroptila peltastes Meyrick, 1908

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in East Australia
SubfamilyDeuterocopinae
Gielis, 1993
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
26
60
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