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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2032
4918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2030
4914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2022
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
634
1342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
556
1202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
36
93
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
36
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
34
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
3 Genera with 8 Species
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19265SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
8 Species
Cosmoclostis brachybela Fletcher, 1947
Merrifieldia alaica Caradja, 1920
Merrifieldia innae Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Pterophorus africanus Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov