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Checklist of Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
for Palau (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
220
1151
1834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
220
1151
1834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
205
1100
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
768
1247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
297
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
297
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
297
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
4
31
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
4
31
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
9
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palau
9 Genera with 12 Species
Deuterocopus Zeller, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Nippoptilia Matsumura, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palau
12 Species
Deuterocopus planeta Meyrick, 1908
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis Walker, 1864
Nippoptilia eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Nippoptilia minor (Hori, 1933)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Oxyptilus caryornis (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Oxyptilus cinctipedalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilia minor (Walker, 1864)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Trichoptilus eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Palau
SubfamilyDeuterocopinae
Gielis, 1993
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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