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Checklist of Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
for Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
701
1305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
700
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
700
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
195
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
184
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
10
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gambia
10 Genera with 14 Species
Agdistis Hübner, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hepalastis Gibeaux, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
14 Species
Agdistis gambiaensis Gielis, 2011
Agdistis gambiensis Gielis, 2011
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Hepalastis pumilio Zeller, 1873
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida vivax Meyrick, 1909
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Trichoptilus vivax (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Megalorhipida vivax Meyrick, 1909

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Gambia
SubfamilyAgdistinae
Tutt, 1907
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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