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Checklist of Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
for Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
8090
22812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
8082
22805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
7963
22498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
341
6262
18920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2369
7894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2369
7894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
2362
7885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
347
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
306
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
32
169
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
32
169
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
32 Genera with 169 Species
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A
B
C
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F
G
H
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Adaina Tutt, 192112SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Anstenoptilia Zimmerman, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Buszkoiana Koçak, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Capperia Tutt, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Chocophorus Gielis & D.L..., 19944SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Fletcherella Diakonoff, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Geina Tutt, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 201171SpeciesTaxom
Inferuncus Gibeaux, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Leptodeuterocopus Fletcher, 20063SpeciesTaxom
Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Melanoptilia Gielis, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Michaelophorus Gielis, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Ochyrotica Walsingham, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 19218SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Paravinculia Cåpuse, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Picardia Gibeaux, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 20144SpeciesTaxom
Postplatyptilia Gielis, 200610SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 192110SpeciesTaxom
Quadriptilia Gielis, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Singularia Arenberger, 19946SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 19371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
169 Species
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Adaina atahualpa Gielis, 2011
Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Adaina bolivari Capuse, 1987
Adaina everdinae Gielis, 1991
Adaina excreta Meyrick, 1930
Adaina hodias Meyrick, 1908
Adaina naiadopa (Meyrick, 1931)⇒ Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Adaina scalesiae B.Landry , R..., 2004
Adaina simplicius (Grossbeck, 1917)⇒ Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Adaina sinuari Gielis, 2012
Adaina zephyria Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Anstenoptilia brevianellus Gielis, 2014
Anstenoptilia hugoiella Gielis, 1996
Bipunctiphorus pelzi Gielis, 2003
Capperia trichodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Chocophorus alternaria Zeller, 1874
Chocophorus carabayus Arenberger, 1990
Chocophorus leptochorda Meyrick, 1913
Chocophorus venedictoffi Gielis & D.L..., 1994
Emmelina buscki Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Emmelina suspiciosus Meyrick, 1921
Exelastis bergeri (Bigot, 1969)⇒ Exelastis crudipennis Meyrick, 1932
Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Fletcherella heterolicma Meyrick, 1936
Geina integumentum Gielis, 2006
Hellinsia aguilerai Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia aldasi Gielis, 2014
Hellinsia alfaroi Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia angela Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia argutus Meyrick, 1926
Hellinsia ascensio Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia banosae Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia benalcazari Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia bodneri Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia cajanuma Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia cajas Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia caligo Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia canari Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia caras Gielis, 1991
Hellinsia cervicalis Meyrick, 1932
Hellinsia chionophanes (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Hellinsia argutus Meyrick, 1926
Hellinsia chionoptila (Fletcher, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia argutus Meyrick, 1926
Hellinsia cosangae Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia crescens Meyrick, 1926
Hellinsia cristobalis B. Landry & ..., 1992
Hellinsia cuculla Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia cuenca Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia delospilus Meyrick, 1921
Hellinsia espejoi Gielis, 2014
Hellinsia fumiventris Zeller, 1877
Hellinsia glaphyrotes Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia griseopuncta Gielis, 2014
Hellinsia hamadryadis Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia hami Gielis, 2014
Hellinsia huayna Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia lenis Zeller, 1877
Hellinsia llaviuco Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia loja Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia lumbaquia Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia magnus Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia maldonadoica Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia malesanus Meyrick, 1921
Hellinsia migmatis Gielis, 2014
Hellinsia milleri Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia montufari Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia morenoi Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia nephogenes Meyrick, 1926
Hellinsia nodipes Zeller, 1877
Hellinsia ochricostatus Zeller, 1877
Hellinsia orellanai Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia paccha Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia pallens Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia papallacta Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia paraglochinias Gielis, 1996
Hellinsia paraguariae Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia paramoi Arenberger &..., 2001
Hellinsia patate Gielis, 2014
Hellinsia pelodactylus Berg, 1885
Hellinsia pelospilus Zeller, 1877
Hellinsia pichincha Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia pizarroi Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia podocarpa Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia postnigrata Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia praenigratus Meyrick, 1921
Hellinsia puruha Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia quitus Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia ruminahuii Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia salticola (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Hellinsia pelospilus Zeller, 1877
Hellinsia sanlucasia Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia scribarius Meyrick, 1926
Hellinsia shyri Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia spermatias Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia sucrei Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia surinamensis Sepp, 1855
Hellinsia trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia tupaci Gielis, 2011
Inferuncus pentheres Bigot, 1969
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Leptodeuterocopus duchicela Gielis, 2006
Leptodeuterocopus neales Walsingham, 1915
Leptodeuterocopus tungurahue Gielis, 2006
Lioptilodes albistriolatus Zeller, 1871Moth
Lioptilodes cocodrilo Gielis, 2006
Lioptilodes gualaceo Gielis, 2014
Lioptilodes parafuscicostatus Gielis, 1996
Megalorhipida derelictus Meyrick, 1926
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Melanoptilia nigra Gielis, 2006
Michaelophorus dentiger Meyrick, 1916
Michaelophorus margaritae Gielis, 2006
Ochyrotica fasciata Walsingham, 1891
Oidaematophorus argutus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia argutus Meyrick, 1926
Oidaematophorus ochricostatus (Zeller, 1877)⇒ Hellinsia orellanai Gielis, 2011
Oidaematophorus papallacta Gielis, 2011
Oidaematophorus pelospilus (Zeller, 1877)⇒ Hellinsia pelospilus Zeller, 1877
Oidaematophorus praenigratus (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Hellinsia praenigratus Meyrick, 1921
Oidaematophorus pseudotrachyphloeus Gielis, 2011
Oidaematophorus surinamensis (Sepp, 1855)⇒ Hellinsia pelodactylus Berg, 1885
Oidaematophorus suspiciosus (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Geina integumentum Gielis, 2006
Oxyptilus scutifer Meyrick, 1930
Paravinculia bolivari (Capuse, 1987)⇒ Adaina bolivari Capuse, 1987
Picardia delospilus Meyrick, 1921
Platyptilia anniei Gielis, 1997
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Platyptilia thyellopa Meyrick, 1926
Platyptilia wojtusiaki Gielis, 2014
Postplatyptilia aestuosa Meyrick, 1916
Postplatyptilia carchi Gielis, 2006
Postplatyptilia fuscicornis Zeller, 1877
Postplatyptilia huigraica B. Landry & ..., 1992
Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum Gielis, 2006
Postplatyptilia pluvia Gielis, 2006
Postplatyptilia saeva Meyrick, 1930
Postplatyptilia sangayae Gielis, 2014
Postplatyptilia transversus Gielis, 2006
Postplatyptilia vorbecki Gielis, 2006
Pterophorus argutus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia argutus Meyrick, 1926
Pterophorus ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus chionophanes (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Hellinsia argutus Meyrick, 1926
Pterophorus crescens (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia crescens Meyrick, 1926
Pterophorus delospilus (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Hellinsia delospilus Meyrick, 1921
Pterophorus praenigratus (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Hellinsia praenigratus Meyrick, 1921
Pterophorus sacrificus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia pelodactylus Berg, 1885
Pterophorus salticola (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Hellinsia pelospilus Zeller, 1877
Pterophorus spissa Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus suspiciosus (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Geina integumentum Gielis, 2006
Quadriptilia philorectis Meyrick, 1926
Singularia alternaria Zeller, 1874
Singularia brechlini Kovtunovich ..., 2016
Singularia carabayus Arenberger, 1990
Singularia leptochorda Meyrick, 1913
Singularia lesya Kovtunovich ..., 2016
Singularia venedictoffi Gielis & Mat..., 1994
Stenoptilia cinnamalta Gielis, 2014
Stenoptilia semicostatus Duponchel, 1840
Stenoptilia suprema Meyrick, 1926
Stenoptilia tenuis Felder & Rog..., 1875
Stenoptilia zophodactyla (Duponchel, 1840)⇒ Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes debbiei Gielis, 1996
Stenoptilodes huanacoicus Gielis, 1996
Stenoptilodes juanfernandicus Gielis, 1991
Stenoptilodes maculatus Gielis, 2006
Stenoptilodes medius Gielis, 2006
Stenoptilodes stigmatica Felder & Rog..., 1875
Trichoptilus erebites Meyrick, 1937

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Ecuador
SubfamilyDeuterocopinae
Gielis, 1993
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOchyroticinae
Wasserthal, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
30
165
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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