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Checklist of Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
for Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
291
1967
4329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
291
1967
4329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
285
1946
4275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1507
3438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
688
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
687
1557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
686
1550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
280
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
273
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
11
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
11
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fiji
11 Genera with 14 Species
Agdistis Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Agdistopis Hampson, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Imbophorus Arenberger, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Macropiratis Hampson, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pterophora Schäffer, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Stangeia Tutt, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
14 Species
Agdistis sphinx Walsingham, 1907
Agdistopis halieutica Meyrick, 1932
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Imbophorus aptalis Walker, 1864
Macropiratis halieutica (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Agdistopis halieutica Meyrick, 1932
Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Pterophora candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophora endogramma Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus endogramma Meyrick, 1922
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Stangeia xerodes Meyrick, 1886Xerodes plume moth

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Fiji
SubfamilyAgdistinae
Tutt, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMacropiratinae
Meyrick, 1932
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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