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Checklist for Subfamily Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Kuranda (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
257
1672
2300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
257
1672
2300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
239
1606
2207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
176
1409
1984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
672
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
59
671
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
670
936
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
179
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
163
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
8
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
7
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kuranda
7 Genera with 10 Species
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 19084SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kuranda
10 Species
Bipunctiphorus euctimena Turner, 1913
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Pterophorus lacteipennis Walker, 1864
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Xyroptila elegans Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila kuranda Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila marmarias Meyrick, 1908
Xyroptila peltastes Meyrick, 1908

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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