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Checklist for Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3730
13310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3727
13306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3725
13304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
939
2391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
774
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
38
113
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
38
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
38 Genera with 113 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMOPSTVWX
Adaina Tutt, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Agdistis Hübner, 200921SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Antarches Gibeaux, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Buckleria Tutt, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Buszkoiana Koçak, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Cnemidophorus Wagler, 1758Racerunners1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Crocydoscelus Walsingham, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Deuterocopus Zeller, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 197010SpeciesTaxom
Fletcherella Diakonoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Gillmeria Tutt, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 20177SpeciesTaxom
Hepalastis Gibeaux, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Inferuncus Gibeaux, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 19097SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ochyrotica Walsingham, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 08SpeciesTaxom
Prichotilus Rose & Pooni, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Pselnophorus Wallengren, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19699SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Titanoptilus Hampson, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Walsinghamiella Berg, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 19085SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
113 Species
Adaina propria Meyrick, 1921
Agdistis (Tamaristis) tamaricis Zeller, 1847Tamarisk Plume
Agdistis clara Arenberger, 1986
Agdistis cretifera Meyrick, 1909
Agdistis criocephala Meyrick, 1909
Agdistis danutae Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Agdistis dentalis Arenberger, 1986
Agdistis facetus Bigot, 1969
Agdistis gambiaensis Gielis, 2011
Agdistis gambiensis Gielis, 2011
Agdistis lomholdti Gielis, 1990
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909
Agdistis malleana Arenberger, 1988
Agdistis meyi Arenberger, 2008
Agdistis namibiana Arenberger, 1988
Agdistis obstinata Meyrick, 1920
Agdistis pala Arenberger, 1986
Agdistis piccolo Gielis, 1990
Agdistis pustulalis Walker, 1864
Agdistis spinosa Arenberger, 1986
Agdistis tsumkwe Arenberger, 2001
Agdistis varii Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Amblyptilia vigens (Felder & Rog..., 1875)⇒ Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875
Antarches aguessei (Bigot, 1964)⇒ Megalorhipida tessmanni Strand, 1912
Antarches tessmanni Strand, 1912
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Buckleria girardi Gibeaux, 1992
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cnemidophorus arubensis Lidth de Jeude, 1887
Cosmoclostis ashanti Arenberger, 1995
Cosmoclostis lamprosema Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990
Crocydoscelus ferrugineum Walsingham, 1897
Deuterocopus henrioti (Rebel, 1907)⇒ Deuterocopus deltoptilus Meyrick, 1930
Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Emmelina bigoti Gibeaux, 1990
Exelastis atomosa Walsingham, 1885Pigeon pea leaf webber
Exelastis bergeri (Bigot, 1969)⇒ Exelastis crudipennis Meyrick, 1932
Exelastis crudipennis Meyrick, 1932
Exelastis ebalensis Rebel, 1907
Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Exelastis robinsoni Gibeaux, 1994
Exelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Exelastis vuattouxi Bigot, 1970
Fletcherella niphadarcha Meyrick, 1930
Gillmeria scutata Yano, 1961
Gillmeria stenoptiloides Filipjev, 1927
Hellinsia aethiopicus Amsel, 1963
Hellinsia ambo Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Hellinsia lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Hellinsia lienigiana Zeller, 1852
Hellinsia madecasseus Bigot, 1964
Hellinsia namizimu Kovtunovich ..., 2014
Hellinsia strauszi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2017
Hellinsia zakarae Ustjuzhanin ..., 2017
Hepalastis pumilio Zeller, 1873
Inferuncus toxochorda Meyrick, 1934
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864Lantana Plume Moth
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha sisyrodes Meyrick, 1921
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida defectalis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida tessmanni Strand, 1912
Megalorhipida vivax Meyrick, 1909
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Ochyrotica africana Bigot, 1969
Oxyptilus orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)⇒ Walsinghamiella orichalcias Meyrick, 1916
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Platyptilia benitensis (Strand, 1913)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia locharcha (Meyrick., 1924)⇒ Marasmarcha locharcha Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia molopias (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia scutata (Yano, 1961)⇒ Gillmeria stenoptiloides Filipjev, 1927
Platyptilia vittata
Prichotilus tara Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Prichotilus yakovlevi Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Pselnophorus baoulei Bigot & Boireau, 2006
Pselnophorus pachyceros Meyrick, 1921
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus ashanti Arenberger, 1995
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus lamottei Gibeaux, 1992
Pterophorus lampra Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus legrandi Gibeaux, 1992
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus spissa Bigot, 1969
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Sphenarches erythrodactylus Fletcher D. S., 1911
Sphenarches gilloni Bigot & Boireau, 2006
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia bandamae Bigot, 1964
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Stenoptilodes vittata (Service, 1966)⇒ Stenoptiloides taprobanes R. Felder & ..., 1875
Titanoptilus serrulatus Meyrick, 1935
Titanoptilus stenodactylus Fletcher, 1911
Trichoptilus vivax (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Megalorhipida vivax Meyrick, 1909
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875
Walsinghamiella eques Walsingham, 1891
Walsinghamiella nigerianus Arenberger &..., 1996
Xyroptila africana Bigot, 1969
Xyroptila fulbae Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila ruvenzori Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila ruwenzoria
Xyroptila tectonica (Meyrick, 1908)⇒ Xyroptila oenophanes Meyrick, 1908

Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in West Africa
SubfamilyAgdistinae
Tutt, 1907
1
21
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
33
87
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