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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region Libya (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
1126
2067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
1123
2063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
1110
2044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
760
1470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
199
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
199
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
199
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
15
94
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
14
92
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
7
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Libya
2 Genera with 2 Species
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Wheeleria Tutt, 18271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Libya
2 Species
Pterophorus ischnodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)⇒ Pterophorus ischnodactylus Treitschke, 1835
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov