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Checklist of Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
for Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4043
8341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4042
8340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3982
8220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3204
6812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
45
710
1280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
45
710
1280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
44
708
1278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
94
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
15
84
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
18
48
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
18
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraguay
18 Genera with 48 Species
Adaina Tutt, 19177SpeciesTaxom
Agdistis Hübner, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Capperia Tutt, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cnemidophorus Wagler, 1758Racerunners1SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 201215SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Leptodeuterocopus Fletcher, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Michaelophorus Gielis, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Postplatyptilia Gielis, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18753SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
48 Species
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Adaina invida Meyrick, 1908
Adaina naiadopa (Meyrick, 1931)⇒ Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Adaina quieta Gielis, 2012
Adaina recta Gielis, 2012
Adaina simplicius (Grossbeck, 1917)⇒ Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Agdistis augrabiesi (Kovtunovich ..., 2010)⇒ Agdistis criocephala Meyrick, 1909
Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Capperia trichodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cnemidophorus arubensis Lidth de Jeude, 1887
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia angulofuscus Gielis, 1991
Hellinsia callefloridae Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia canari Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia cervicalis Meyrick, 1932
Hellinsia glaphyrotes Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia longeanellus Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia mallecoicus Gielis, 1991
Hellinsia oxyntes Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia paraguariae Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia pelodactylus Berg, 1885
Hellinsia pizarroi Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia sapucayae Gielis, 2012
Hellinsia spermatias Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia surinamensis Sepp, 1855
Hellinsia tenera Gielis, 2012
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Leptodeuterocopus neales Walsingham, 1915
Lioptilodes albistriolatus Zeller, 1871Moth
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis Gielis, 1989
Michaelophorus dentiger Meyrick, 1916
Oidaematophorus surinamensis (Sepp, 1855)⇒ Hellinsia pelodactylus Berg, 1885
Postplatyptilia flinti Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus sacrificus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia pelodactylus Berg, 1885
Pterophorus spermatias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia spermatias Meyrick, 1908
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches nanellus Walker, 1864
Stenoptilia melgarejoae Gielis, 2012
Stenoptilia pallistriga Barnes & McD..., 1913
Stenoptilia semicostatus Duponchel, 1840
Stenoptilia tenuis Felder & Rog..., 1875
Stenoptilia zophodactyla (Duponchel, 1840)⇒ Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes brevipennis Zeller, 1874
Stenoptilodes drechseli Gielis, 2006
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Paraguay
SubfamilyAgdistinae
Tutt, 1907
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDeuterocopinae
Gielis, 1993
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
15
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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