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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
526
5757
13395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
522
5738
13355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
504
5673
13247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
319
4508
10911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1151
2323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1148
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1148
2320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
28
349
847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
340
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
24
83
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
24
83
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
22
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
3
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
3 Genera with 9 Species
Merrifieldia Tutt, 19086SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Tabulaephorus Arenberger, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
9 Species
Merrifieldia bystropogonis Walsingham, 1908
Merrifieldia chordodactylus Staudinger, 1859
Merrifieldia hedemanni Rebel, 1896
Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Merrifieldia particiliata Walsingham, 1908
Pterophorus angustus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus stramineus Walsingham, 1880
Tabulaephorus punctinervis Constant, 1885


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov