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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1719
4069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1717
4067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
66
1715
4064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
34
588
1550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
548
1446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
30
79
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
30
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
24
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
3 Genera with 10 Species
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18517SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
10 Species
Cosmoclostis leucomochla Fletcher, 1947
Cosmoclostis pesseuta Meyrick, 1906
Diacrotricha fasciola Zeller, 1852Starfruit Flowermoth
Pterophorus ceylonicus Ustjuzhanin ..., 2015
Pterophorus leucadactylus Walker, 1864
Pterophorus melanopoda T.B. Fletcher, 1907
Pterophorus melanopodus T.B. Fletcher, 1907
Pterophorus niveodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
Pterophorus sematias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia shyri Gielis, 2011
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov