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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
367
5275
8719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
5275
8719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
5193
8495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
248
4521
7639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1712
3905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1712
3905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
1712
3905
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
347
578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
14
297
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
13
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
13
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Liberia
13 Genera with 18 Species
Agdistis Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Buszkoiana Koçak, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Inferuncus Gibeaux, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ochyrotica Walsingham, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19693SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
18 Species
Agdistis (Tamaristis) tamaricis Zeller, 1847Tamarisk Plume
Amblyptilia vigens (Felder & Rog..., 1875)⇒ Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875
Cosmoclostis lamprosema Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia strauszi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2017
Hellinsia zakarae Ustjuzhanin ..., 2017
Inferuncus toxochorda Meyrick, 1934
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Ochyrotica africana Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus spissa Bigot, 1969
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Liberia
SubfamilyAgdistinae
Tutt, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOchyroticinae
Wasserthal, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
10
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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