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Checklist for Subfamily Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
and region Palau (Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
1164
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
1164
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
208
1113
1774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
129
778
1258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
297
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
297
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
297
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
4
31
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
4
31
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
9
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palau
8 Genera with 11 Species
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Nippoptilia Matsumura, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palau
11 Species
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis Walker, 1864
Nippoptilia eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Nippoptilia minor (Hori, 1933)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Oxyptilus caryornis (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Oxyptilus cinctipedalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilia minor (Walker, 1864)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Trichoptilus eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006

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

Taxom

TribeOxyptilini
Bigot , Gibeaux , Nel & Packard, 1998
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePlatyptiliini
Bigot, Gibeauux, Nel & Picard, 1998
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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