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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
285
1917
3176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
285
1917
3176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1866
3091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
1607
2763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
551
804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
551
804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
550
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
134
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
119
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Queensland
6 Genera with 7 Species
Exelastis Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Nippoptilia Matsumura, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Queensland
7 Species
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis Walker, 1864
Nippoptilia minor (Hori, 1933)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth

Subnodes of Pterophorinae with occurrences in North Queensland
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
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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