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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
48
2503
15187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
2162
13533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
69
741
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
69
741
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
62
606
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
8
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
8 Genera with 69 Species
Calyciphora Kasy, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19907SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 175818SpeciesTaxom
Porrittia Tutt, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 185135SpeciesTaxom
Tabulaephorus Arenberger, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Wheeleria Tutt, 18274SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
69 Species
Calyciphora albodactyla Fabricius, 1794
Calyciphora xanthodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)⇒ Calyciphora albodactyla Fabricius, 1794
Cosmoclostis ashanti Arenberger, 1995
Cosmoclostis bivalva Gielis, 2011
Cosmoclostis brachybela Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis chalconota Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis gorbunovi Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Cosmoclostis lamprosema Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990
Diacrotricha lanceatus Arenberger, 1986
Merrifieldia alaica Caradja, 1920
Merrifieldia arenbergeri Ustjuzhanin ..., 2022
Merrifieldia aurea Ustjuzhanin ..., 2015
Merrifieldia baliodactylus Zeller, 1841Dingy White Plume
Merrifieldia bystropogonis Walsingham, 1908
Merrifieldia cana Arenberger, 1990
Merrifieldia chordodactylus Staudinger, 1859
Merrifieldia hedemanni Rebel, 1896
Merrifieldia improvisa Arenberger, 2001
Merrifieldia innae Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775Thyme Plume
Merrifieldia lonnvei Gielis, 2011
Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Merrifieldia particiliata Walsingham, 1908
Merrifieldia peyroni L. Bigot & J..., 2004
Merrifieldia probolias Meyrick, 1891
Merrifieldia tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775
Porrittia imbecilla Meyrick, 1925
Pterophorus africanus Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus angustus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus ashanti Arenberger, 1995
Pterophorus bacteriopa Meyrick, 1922
Pterophorus baliolus Bigot & Luquet, 1991
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus centrocrates Meyrick, 1933
Pterophorus ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus cleronoma Meyrick, 1920
Pterophorus dallastai Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus endophaea (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Pterophora endogramma Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus flaveodactylus (Amary, 1840)⇒ Emmelina monodactylus Linnaeus, 1758
Pterophorus furfurosus (Meyrick, 1911)⇒ Hellinsia furfurosus Meyrick, 1911
Pterophorus ischnodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)⇒ Pterophorus ischnodactylus Treitschke, 1835
Pterophorus ischnodactylus Treitschke, 1835
Pterophorus lamottei Gibeaux, 1992
Pterophorus lampra Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus legrandi Gibeaux, 1992
Pterophorus lindneri Amsel, 1963
Pterophorus longalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus massai Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus niveodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758White Plume
Pterophorus pictipennis (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Emmelina monodactylus Linnaeus, 1758
Pterophorus probolias (Meyrick, 1891)⇒ Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae McDunnough, 1939
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827
Pterophorus spissa Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus stramineus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus uzungwe Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus viettei (Bigot, 1964)⇒ Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus virgo Strand, 1912
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851
Tabulaephorus punctinervis Constant, 1885
Wheeleria leptopsamma Meyrick, 1925
Wheeleria santschii Forel, 1905
Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827Horehound Plume Moth
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov