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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3904
15246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3904
15246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3894
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
901
3008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
813
2732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
32
147
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
32
147
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
27
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
4
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
4 Genera with 26 Species
Chocophorus Gielis & D.L..., 19943SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 193019SpeciesTaxom
Singularia Arenberger, 19943SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
26 Species
Chocophorus leptochorda Meyrick, 1913
Chocophorus mayaensis Gielis, 2011
Chocophorus solisi Gielis & Mat..., 1994
Cosmoclostis lamprosema Fletcher, 1947
Pterophorus baccharides (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Hellinsia grandis Fish, 1881
Pterophorus calais (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Hellinsia calais Meyrick, 1930
Pterophorus crescens (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia crescens Meyrick, 1926
Pterophorus emmorus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia emmorus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus epileucus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia epileucus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus glochinias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia glochinias Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus grandis (Fish, 1881)⇒ Hellinsia grandis Fish, 1881
Pterophorus hebrus (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Hellinsia hebrus Meyrick, 1932
Pterophorus ignifugax (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia ignifugax Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus mollis (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia mollis Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus nivalis (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia nivalis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus phloeochroa (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia phloeochroa Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus praeltus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia praealtus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus sublatus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia sublatus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus tepidus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia tepidus Meyrick, 1922
Pterophorus tetraonipennis (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia tetraonipennis Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus urbanus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia urbanus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus zetes (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Lantanophaga anellatus Rose & Pooni, 2005
Singularia leptochorda Meyrick, 1913
Singularia mayaensis Gielis, 2011
Singularia solisi Gielis & Mat..., 1994


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov