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Checklist for Subfamily Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Fiji (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
292
2001
4417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
286
1980
4363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
184
1536
3519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
688
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
687
1557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
686
1550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
280
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
273
564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
11
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
11
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
7
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fiji
7 Genera with 9 Species
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Imbophorus Arenberger, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Stangeia Tutt, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fiji
9 Species
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Imbophorus aptalis Walker, 1864
Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus endogramma Meyrick, 1922
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Stangeia xerodes Meyrick, 1886Xerodes plume moth

Subnodes of Pterophorinae with occurrences in Fiji
TribeExelastini
Gielis, 2000
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOxyptilini
Bigot , Gibeaux , Nel & Packard, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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