Species list, Checklist of Tribe Pterophorini for Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)

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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	268 1353 2302	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	267 1351 2298	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	257 1324 2247	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	181 1072 1873	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	44 473 917	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	44 473 917	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	43 472 916	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Tineina Stainton, 1857	21 162 345	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Tineina Stainton, 1857	18 159 341	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 Plume Moths	1 15 24	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths	15 24	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841 Plume Moths, Pterophorinids	13 20	Genera Species	Taxom
Tribe	Pterophorini Gielis, 2003	2 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Atlantic Ocean
2 Genera with 4 Species

Pterophorus Schäffer, 1851		2	Species	Taxom
Wheeleria Tutt, 1827		2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Atlantic Ocean
4 Species

Pterophorus spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)	⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851
Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827	Horehound Plume Moth
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)	⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827

Links, sources and further information

Pterophorini at itis.gov