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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3350
9375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
879
2323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
799
2140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
33
112
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
33
112
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
28
105
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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


Species list for Caribbean
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


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov