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Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Ehlanzeni (Mpumalanga)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
203
963
1299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
963
1299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
948
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
152
853
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
346
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
346
491
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
343
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
178
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
165
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
10
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ehlanzeni
10 Genera with 12 Species
Adaina Tutt, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Crassuncus Gibeaux, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ehlanzeni
12 Species
Adaina periarga Meyrick, 1913
Cosmoclostis brachybela Fletcher, 1947
Crassuncus laqueatus Meyrick, 1913
Crassuncus purus Meyrick, 1913
Exelastis crepuscularis Meyrick, 1909
Exelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia callidus Meyrick, 1913
Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Stenoptilia longalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Trichoptilus cryphias Meyrick, 1912

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Ehlanzeni
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
10
12
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