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Checklist of Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
for Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
617
10225
29511
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
613
10210
29482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
589
10089
29196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
367
7999
23420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
2683
7084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
2683
7084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
78
2680
7081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
756
1948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
696
1808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
29
85
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
29
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
26
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Antilles
3 Genera with 8 Species
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19156SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
8 Species
Cosmoclostis lamprosema Fletcher, 1947
Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Pterophorus agraphodactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Leioptilus agraphodactylus Walker, 1864
Pterophorus aspilodactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Leioptilus agraphodactylus Walker, 1864
Pterophorus nivalis (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia nivalis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus ossipellis (Walsingham, 1897)⇒ Hellinsia ossipellis Walsingham, 1897
Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758White Plume
Pterophorus urbanus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia urbanus Walsingham, 1915


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