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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
8011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
8002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
541
1344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
465
1190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
40
123
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
40
123
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
37
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 11 Species
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18517SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
11 Species
Cosmoclostis bivalva Gielis, 2011
Cosmoclostis brachybela Fletcher, 1947
Diacrotricha lanceatus Arenberger, 1986
Merrifieldia improvisa Arenberger, 2001
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus cleronoma Meyrick, 1920
Pterophorus dallastai Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus massai Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov