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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
104
6839
40833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
100
6828
40819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
93
6769
40648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
41
1480
6377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
1345
5950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
54
481
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
54
481
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
46
453
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
5
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
5 Genera with 42 Species
Chocophorus Gielis & D.L..., 19944SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Patagonophorus Gielis, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 193027SpeciesTaxom
Singularia Arenberger, 19949SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
42 Species
Chocophorus alternaria Zeller, 1874
Chocophorus carabayus Arenberger, 1990
Chocophorus leptochorda Meyrick, 1913
Chocophorus venedictoffi Gielis & D.L..., 1994
Cosmoclostis lamprosema Fletcher, 1947
Patagonophorus murinus Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus acrias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Oidaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus argutus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia argutus Meyrick, 1926
Pterophorus calais (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Hellinsia calais Meyrick, 1930
Pterophorus ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus cervicalis (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Hellinsia cervicalis Meyrick, 1932
Pterophorus chionophanes (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Hellinsia argutus Meyrick, 1926
Pterophorus crescens (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia crescens Meyrick, 1926
Pterophorus delospilus (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Hellinsia delospilus Meyrick, 1921
Pterophorus discors (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Hellinsia discors Meyrick, 1913
Pterophorus glochinias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia glochinias Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus innotatalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus jason (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Emmelina jason Meyrick, 1930
Pterophorus malesanus (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Hellinsia malesanus Meyrick, 1921
Pterophorus nauarches (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Hellinsia nauarches Meyrick, 1930
Pterophorus nephogenes (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia nephogenes Meyrick, 1926
Pterophorus oxyntes (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia oxyntes Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus palmatus (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia palmatus Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758White Plume
Pterophorus praenigratus (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Hellinsia praenigratus Meyrick, 1921
Pterophorus sacrificus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia pelodactylus Berg, 1885
Pterophorus salticola (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Hellinsia pelospilus Zeller, 1877
Pterophorus spermatias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia spermatias Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus spissa Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus stadias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia stadias Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus suspiciosus (Meyrick, 1921)⇒ Geina integumentum Gielis, 2006
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus zetes (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Lantanophaga anellatus Rose & Pooni, 2005
Singularia alternaria Zeller, 1874
Singularia brechlini Kovtunovich ..., 2016
Singularia carabayus Arenberger, 1990
Singularia guajiro Kovtunovich ..., 2016
Singularia leptochorda Meyrick, 1913
Singularia lesya Kovtunovich ..., 2016
Singularia sinjaevi Kovtunovich ..., 2016
Singularia tolima Kovtunovich ..., 2016
Singularia venedictoffi Gielis & Mat..., 1994


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov