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Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Guinea (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
264
2583
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
263
2582
5935
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
2531
5802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1949
4885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
680
1867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
679
1866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
679
1866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
88
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
12
61
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
9
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guinea
9 Genera with 15 Species
Antarches Gibeaux, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Buckleria Tutt, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guinea
15 Species
Antarches aguessei (Bigot, 1964)⇒ Megalorhipida tessmanni Strand, 1912
Antarches tessmanni Strand, 1912
Buckleria girardi Gibeaux, 1992
Exelastis crudipennis Meyrick, 1932
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Hellinsia aethiopicus Amsel, 1963
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida tessmanni Strand, 1912
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus lamottei Gibeaux, 1992
Pterophorus legrandi Gibeaux, 1992
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches erythrodactylus Fletcher D. S., 1911
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Xyroptila fulbae Kovtunovich ..., 2006

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Guinea
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
9
15
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