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Checklist of Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
for Uganda (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5194
15507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5194
15507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5079
15165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4269
13768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1798
6868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1797
6867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1796
6866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
388
831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
316
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
33
74
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
33
74
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
33 Genera with 74 Species
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Agdistis Hübner, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Antarches Gibeaux, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Apoxyptilus Alipanah & al., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Bigotilia Gibeaux, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Crassuncus Gibeaux, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Crocydoscelus Walsingham, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Crombrugghia Tutt, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Deuterocopus Zeller, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 19708SpeciesTaxom
Fletcherella Diakonoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 20167SpeciesTaxom
Inferuncus Gibeaux, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ochyrotica Walsingham, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Picardia Gibeaux, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 193212SpeciesTaxom
Platyptiliodes Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Prichotilus Rose & Pooni, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19696SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stangeia Tutt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Titanoptilus Hampson, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Walsinghamiella Berg, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 04SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
74 Species
Agdistis aberdareana Arenberger, 1988
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909
Agdistis obstinata Meyrick, 1920
Antarches tessmanni Strand, 1912
Apoxyptilus anthites Meyrick, 1936
Bigotilia melitroctis Meyrick, 1924
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Cosmoclostis chalconota Fletcher, 1947
Crassuncus agassizi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2016
Crassuncus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932
Crassuncus timidus Meyrick, 1908
Crocydoscelus ferrugineum Walsingham, 1897
Crombrugghia richardi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Deuterocopus deltoptilus Meyrick, 1930
Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Exelastis atomosa Walsingham, 1885Pigeon pea leaf webber
Exelastis boireaui Bigot, 1992
Exelastis crudipennis Meyrick, 1932
Exelastis hulstaerti Gielis, 2011
Exelastis pavidus Meyrick, 1908
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Exelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Exelastis vuattouxi Bigot, 1970
Fletcherella niphadarcha Meyrick, 1930
Hellinsia ambo Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Hellinsia anikini Ustjuzhanin ..., 2016
Hellinsia ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Crassuncus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932
Hellinsia illutus Meyrick, 1917
Hellinsia kaweri Kovtunovich ..., 2022
Hellinsia madecasseus Bigot, 1964
Hellinsia nawrothi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2016
Inferuncus interpres Meyrick, 1922
Inferuncus strictiformis Meyrick, 1932
Marasmarcha bonaespei Walsingham, 1881
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775Thyme Plume
Ochyrotica africana Bigot, 1969
Picardia ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Crassuncus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932
Picardia eparches Meyrick, 1931
Platyptilia benitensis (Strand, 1913)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin ..., 2016
Platyptilia gondarensis Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia interpres Meyrick, 1922
Platyptilia melitroctis Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia molopias (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia rhyncholoba Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia sciophaea Meyrick, 1920
Platyptilia stanleyi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2016
Platyptilia strictiformis (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Inferuncus strictiformis Meyrick, 1932
Platyptiliodes albisignatula Strand, 1913
Prichotilus tanzanicus Gielis, 2011
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus lampra Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus spissa Bigot, 1969
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stangeia xerodes Meyrick, 1886Xerodes plume moth
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia ionota Meyrick, 1920
Stenoptilia johnistella Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Titanoptilus melanodonta Hampson, 1905
Titanoptilus stenodactylus Fletcher, 1911
Walsinghamiella niniella Gielis, 2011
Xyroptila africana Bigot, 1969
Xyroptila oenophanes Meyrick, 1908
Xyroptila ruvenzori Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila ruwenzori

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in Uganda
SubfamilyAgdistinae
Tutt, 1907
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyDeuterocopinae
Gielis, 1993
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOchyroticinae
Wasserthal, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
29
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)
Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841)


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