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Checklist for Subfamily Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2690
5936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2687
5927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2654
5866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1990
4696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
435
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
435
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
435
823
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
143
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
133
233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
7
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
7
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
6
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
6 Genera with 6 Species
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Porrittia Tutt, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Wheeleria Tutt, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
6 Species
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Hellinsia aegyptiacus Rebel, 1914
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Porrittia imbecilla Meyrick, 1925
Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla Scopoli, 1763Twin-spot Plume
Wheeleria leptopsamma Meyrick, 1925

Subnodes of Pterophorinae with occurrences in Egypt
TribeOidaematophorini
Gielis, 2003
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pterophorinae at artfakta.se
Pterophorinae at itis.gov