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Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
851
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
851
1681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
850
1680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
149
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
139
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Guyana
7 Genera with 8 Species
Capperia Tutt, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Leptodeuterocopus Fletcher, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Melanoptilia Gielis, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Michaelophorus Gielis, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Sochchora Walker, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
8 Species
Capperia trichodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Hellinsia discors Meyrick, 1913
Hellinsia postnigrata Gielis, 2011
Leptodeuterocopus zonites Meyrick, 1913
Melanoptilia chalcogastra Meyrick, 1921
Michaelophorus dentiger Meyrick, 1916
Pterophorus discors (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Hellinsia discors Meyrick, 1913
Sochchora donatella Walker, 1864

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Guyana
SubfamilyDeuterocopinae
Gielis, 1993
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
6
7
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