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Checklist for Subfamily Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Maldives (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
68
189
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
68
189
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
184
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
134
169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
94
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
94
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
94
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
7
31
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
5
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Maldives
3 Genera with 3 Species
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maldives
3 Species
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth

Subnodes of Pterophorinae with occurrences in Maldives
TribeOxyptilini
Bigot , Gibeaux , Nel & Packard, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom



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