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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region Ecozones


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
814
32230
411245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
32201
411191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
31720
407430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
508
27640
383593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
96
7683
48835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
95
7674
48802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
7655
48666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
45
2657
14775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
33
2257
12322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
73
655
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
73
655
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
66
552
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
8
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecozones
8 Genera with 44 Species
Calyciphora Kasy, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Porrittia Tutt, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 189825SpeciesTaxom
Singularia Arenberger, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Wheeleria Tutt, 18271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecozones
44 Species
Calyciphora albodactyla Fabricius, 1794
Calyciphora nephelodactyla Eversmann, 1844
Cosmoclostis bivalva Gielis, 2011
Cosmoclostis brachybela Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis chalconota Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis gorbunovi Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990
Diacrotricha lanceatus Arenberger, 1986
Merrifieldia aurea Ustjuzhanin ..., 2015
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 tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775
Porrittia imbecilla Meyrick, 1925
Pterophorus africanus Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus bacteriopa Meyrick, 1922
Pterophorus baliolus Bigot & Luquet, 1991
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus cleronoma Meyrick, 1920
Pterophorus dallastai Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus inquinatus Zeller, 1873
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 massai Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus niveodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
Pterophorus pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus spissa Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus unicolor Barnes & McD..., 1913
Pterophorus uzungwe Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus virgo Strand, 1912
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851
Pterophorus walsinghami (Fernald, 1898)⇒ Singularia walsinghami Fernald, 1898
Singularia walsinghami Fernald, 1898
Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827Horehound Plume Moth


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov