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Checklist for Subfamily Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Equatorial Guinea (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
212
1672
3769
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1671
3768
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1628
3675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
139
1446
3405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
698
1776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
113
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
12
69
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
9
17
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
9
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Equatorial Guinea
8 Genera with 16 Species
Antarches Gibeaux, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Platyptiliodes Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 19133SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Equatorial Guinea
16 Species
Antarches tessmanni Strand, 1912
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida tessmanni Strand, 1912
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Oxyptilus tessmanni (Strand, 1913)⇒ Antarches tessmanni Strand, 1912
Platyptilia benitensis (Strand, 1913)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia molopias (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia pygmaeana Strand, 1912
Platyptiliodes albisignatula Strand, 1913
Pterophorus virgo Strand, 1912
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches chroesus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Sphenarches pygmaeana Strand, 1913

Subnodes of Pterophorinae with occurrences in Equatorial Guinea
TribeExelastini
Gielis, 2000
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOxyptilini
Bigot , Gibeaux , Nel & Packard, 1998
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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