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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
72
2157
6319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
2154
6314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
69
2152
6306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
33
595
1305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
566
1255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
25
53
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
25
53
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
19
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
3 Genera with 7 Species
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Imbophorus Arenberger, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19004SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
7 Species
Cosmoclostis hemiadelpha Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis lamprosema Fletcher, 1947
Imbophorus aptalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus endogramma Meyrick, 1922
Pterophorus lacteipennis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus niveodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov