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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
104
6624
38442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
100
6565
38351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
95
6539
38254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
46
1811
11404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
1641
10682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
49
482
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
49
482
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
40
470
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
6
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
6 Genera with 54 Species
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Imbophorus Arenberger, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 189847SpeciesTaxom
Singularia Arenberger, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Wheeleria Tutt, 18272SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
54 Species
Cosmoclostis lamprosema Fletcher, 1947
Imbophorus aptalis Walker, 1864
Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775Thyme Plume
Merrifieldia tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775
Pterophorus acrias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Oidaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus aethes (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Emmelina aethes Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus albilobata (McDunnough, 1939)⇒ Hellinsia albilobata McDunnough, 1939
Pterophorus angustus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus baccharides (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Hellinsia grandis Fish, 1881
Pterophorus behrii (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Oidaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus brucei (Fern., 1898)⇒ Oidaematophorus brucei Fernald, 1898
Pterophorus catalinae (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Oidaematophorus catalinae Grinnel, 1908
Pterophorus caudelli (Dyar, 1903)⇒ Hellinsia caudelli Dyar, 1903
Pterophorus chionastes (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Oidaematophorus brucei Fernald, 1898
Pterophorus chlorias (Meyrick, 1908)⇒ Hellinsia chuncheonensis Kim, 2009
Pterophorus citrites (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia citrites Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus cretidactylus (Fitch, 1854)⇒ Oidaematophorus cretidactylus Fitch, 1855
Pterophorus cygnus (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Geina tenuidactylus Fitch, 1854
Pterophorus emmorus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia emmorus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus epileucus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia epileucus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus fieldi (Wright, 1921)⇒ Hellinsia fieldi Wright, 1921
Pterophorus fishii (Fernald, 1893)⇒ Hellinsia fissuripuncta Gielis, 1999
Pterophorus flaveodactylus (Amary, 1840)⇒ Emmelina monodactylus Linnaeus, 1758
Pterophorus gorgoniensis (Zeller, 1874)⇒ Oidaematophorus negus Gibeaux, 1994
Pterophorus grandis (Fish, 1881)⇒ Hellinsia grandis Fish, 1881
Pterophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus guttatus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus hilda (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Oidaematophorus negus Gibeaux, 1994
Pterophorus homodactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Hellinsia huayna Gielis, 2011
Pterophorus ignifugax (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia ignifugax Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus inconditus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus inquinatus Zeller, 1873
Pterophorus integratus (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Hellinsia integratus Meyrick, 1913
Pterophorus lacteodactylus (Chambers, 1873)⇒ Hellinsia lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873
Pterophorus longifrons (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia lumbaquia Gielis, 2011
Pterophorus mollis (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia mollis Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus occidentalis Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758White Plume
Pterophorus phloeochroa (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia phloeochroa Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus pictipennis (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Emmelina monodactylus Linnaeus, 1758
Pterophorus rileyi (Fernald, 1898)⇒ Oidaematophorus rileyi Fernald, 1898
Pterophorus serenus (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Hellinsia balanotes Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus stramineus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus sublatus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia sublatus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus subochraceus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus sulphureodactylus (Packard, 1873)⇒ Hellinsia sulphureodactylus Packard, 1873
Pterophorus tetraonipennis (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia tetraonipennis Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus tinctus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia tinctus Walsingham, 1915
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus unicolor Barnes & McD..., 1913
Pterophorus walsinghami (Fernald, 1898)⇒ Singularia walsinghami Fernald, 1898
Singularia walsinghami Fernald, 1898
Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827Horehound Plume Moth
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov