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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
397
4697
21747
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
396
4696
21746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
381
4612
21406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3397
17247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
1127
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
1127
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1126
5216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
274
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
19
255
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
24
113
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
24
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
18
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
3
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Guinea
3 Genera with 16 Species
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 196311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
16 Species
Cosmoclostis hemiadelpha Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis pesseuta Meyrick, 1906
Cosmoclostis premnicola (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990
Diacrotricha fasciola Zeller, 1852Starfruit Flowermoth
Diacrotricha guttuligera Diakonoff, 1952
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus aliubasignum Gielis, 2000
Pterophorus denticulata Yano, 1963
Pterophorus ebbei Arenberger, 1989
Pterophorus endogramma Meyrick, 1922
Pterophorus endophaea (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Pterophora endogramma Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus lacteipennis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus leucadactylus Walker, 1864
Pterophorus niveodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
Pterophorus niveus Snellen, 1903
Pterophorus suffiata (Yano, 1963)⇒ Pterophora endogramma Zeller, 1852


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov