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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4154
15751
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4150
15742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
4137
15700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
37
1164
4259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
1037
3909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
49
228
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
49
228
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
42
209
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
6
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
6 Genera with 37 Species
Calyciphora Kasy, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19908SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 19915SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 185121SpeciesTaxom
Tabulaephorus Arenberger, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
37 Species
Calyciphora sesamitis (Meyrick, 1905)⇒ Tabulaephorus sesamitis Meyrick, 1905
Cosmoclostis aglaodesma Meyrick, 1886
Cosmoclostis auxileuca Meyrick, 1908
Cosmoclostis leucomecola Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis leucomochla Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis pesseuta Meyrick, 1906
Cosmoclostis premnicola (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990
Cosmoclostis quadriquadra Walsingham, 1900
Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990
Diacrotricha fasciola Zeller, 1852Starfruit Flowermoth
Merrifieldia baliodactylus Zeller, 1841Dingy White Plume
Merrifieldia caspia (Lederer, 1870)⇒ Merrifieldia deprinsi Arenberger, 1990
Merrifieldia caspius Lederer, 1870
Merrifieldia deprinsi Arenberger, 1990
Merrifieldia flavus Arenberger, 1991
Pterophorus angustus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus caspius (Lederer, 1870)⇒ Merrifieldia deprinsi Arenberger, 1990
Pterophorus elaeopa (Meyrick, 1908)⇒ Pterophorus elaeopus Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus elaeopus Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus flavus Arenberger, 1991
Pterophorus harpactes (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Oidaematophorus harpactes Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus lacteipennis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus leucadactylus Walker, 1864
Pterophorus leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Pterophorus melanopoda T.B. Fletcher, 1907
Pterophorus melanopodus T.B. Fletcher, 1907
Pterophorus nigropunctatus Arenberger, 1989
Pterophorus niveodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758White Plume
Pterophorus procontias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia pseudobarbata Gielis, 1999
Pterophorus sematias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia shyri Gielis, 2011
Pterophorus stramineus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus tinsuki Kovtunovich, 2003
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus triadias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Oidaematophorus triadias Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851
Tabulaephorus sesamitis Meyrick, 1905


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov