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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
110
7091
30841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
107
7058
30740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
102
7020
30604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
51
2205
11148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
2020
10456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
65
494
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
65
494
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
53
422
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
7
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
7 Genera with 80 Species
Calyciphora Kasy, 17948SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 195524SpeciesTaxom
Porrittia Tutt, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 184136SpeciesTaxom
Tabulaephorus Arenberger, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Wheeleria Tutt, 18278SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
80 Species and 1 Subspecies
Calyciphora acarnella Walsingham, 1898
Calyciphora adamas Constant, 1895
Calyciphora albodactyla Fabricius, 1794
Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Calyciphora albodactyla Fabricius, 1794
Calyciphora homoiodactyla Kasy, 1960
Calyciphora nephelodactyla Eversmann, 1844
Calyciphora xanthodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)⇒ Calyciphora albodactyla Fabricius, 1794
Calyciphora xerodactyla (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Calyciphora albodactyla Fabricius, 1794
Cosmoclostis gorbunovi Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Merrifieldia aurea Ustjuzhanin ..., 2015
Merrifieldia baliodactyla (Zeller, 1841)⇒ Merrifieldia baliodactylus Zeller, 1841
Merrifieldia baliodactylus Zeller, 1841Dingy White Plume
Merrifieldia bystropogonis Walsingham, 1908
Merrifieldia calcarius Lederer, 1870
Merrifieldia chordodactylus Staudinger, 1859
Merrifieldia fuscolimbata Duponchel, 1844
Merrifieldia hedemanni Rebel, 1896
Merrifieldia innae Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775Thyme Plume
Merrifieldia lonnvei Gielis, 2011
Merrifieldia lyrae (Arenberger, 1983)⇒ Wheeleria lyrae Arenberger, 1983
Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Merrifieldia oligocenicus L. Bigot, 1986
Merrifieldia particiliata Walsingham, 1908
Merrifieldia phlomidis (Staudinger, 1870)⇒ Wheeleria phlomidis Staudinger, 1870
Merrifieldia renatae Skyva & Elsner, 2007
Merrifieldia semiodactyla Mann, 1855
Merrifieldia semiodactylus (Mann, 1855)⇒ Merrifieldia semiodactyla Mann, 1855
Merrifieldia spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827
Merrifieldia tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775
Merrifieldia tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775
Merrifieldia tridactyla phillipsi Huggins, 1955
Porrittia galactodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775Spotted White Plume
Pterophorus actinodactyla Chrétien, 1891
Pterophorus africanus Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus angustus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus baliodactylus (Zeller, 1841)⇒ Merrifieldia baliodactylus Zeller, 1841
Pterophorus baliolus Bigot & Luquet, 1991
Pterophorus constanti Ragonot, 1875
Pterophorus desertorum (Zeller, 1841)⇒ Wheeleria obsoletus Zeller, 1841
Pterophorus fischeri (Zeller, 1841)⇒ Platyptilia tesseradactyla Linnaeus, 1791
Pterophorus flaveodactylus (Amary, 1840)⇒ Emmelina monodactylus Linnaeus, 1758
Pterophorus fuscolimbatus (Duponchel, 1844)⇒ Pterophorus tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Pterophorus galactodactyla (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Porittia galactodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775
Pterophorus homodactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Hellinsia huayna Gielis, 2011
Pterophorus innotatalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus ischnodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)⇒ Pterophorus ischnodactylus Treitschke, 1835
Pterophorus ischnodactylus Treitschke, 1835
Pterophorus lindneri Amsel, 1963
Pterophorus lyrae (Arenberger, 1983)⇒ Wheeleria lyrae Arenberger, 1983
Pterophorus obsoletus (Zeller, 1841)⇒ Wheeleria obsoletus Zeller, 1841
Pterophorus oligocenicus (Bigot, Nel &..., 1986)⇒ Pterophorus tinsuki Kovtunovich, 2003
Pterophorus oligocenus Bigot, Nel &..., 1986
Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758White Plume
Pterophorus pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Pterophorus phlomidis (Staudinger, 1870)⇒ Wheeleria phlomidis Staudinger, 1870
Pterophorus pictipennis (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Emmelina monodactylus Linnaeus, 1758
Pterophorus spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827
Pterophorus stramineus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus subalternans (Lederer, 1866)⇒ Calyciphora nephelodactyla Eversmann, 1844
Pterophorus tetradactyla (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775
Pterophorus teucrii (Gregson, 1869)⇒ Capperia britanniodactylus Gregson, 1869
Pterophorus tinsuki Kovtunovich, 2003
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Pterophorus volgensis Moschler, 1862
Pterophorus xanthodactylus
Pterophorus zetterstedtii (Zeller, 1841)⇒ Platyptilia calodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775
Tabulaephorus marptys Christoph, 1873
Tabulaephorus parthicus Lederer, 1870
Tabulaephorus punctinervis Constant, 1885
Wheeleria ivae Kasy, 1960
Wheeleria lyrae Arenberger, 1983
Wheeleria obsoleta (Zeller, 1841)⇒ Wheeleria obsoletus Zeller, 1841
Wheeleria obsoletus Zeller, 1841
Wheeleria phlomidis Staudinger, 1870
Wheeleria raphiodactyla Rebel, 1900
Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827Horehound Plume Moth
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov