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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region West Palaearctic (Palaearctic)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
108
1542
9893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
108
1542
9893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
108
1542
9893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
105
1539
9891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1050
2847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1049
2845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
57
1046
2842
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
244
520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
221
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
16
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
16
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
15
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Palaearctic
4 Genera with 8 Species
Calyciphora Kasy, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Wheeleria Tutt, 18271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Palaearctic
8 Species
Calyciphora albodactyla Fabricius, 1794
Calyciphora nephelodactyla Eversmann, 1844
Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775Thyme Plume
Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Merrifieldia tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775
Pterophorus ischnodactylus Treitschke, 1835
Pterophorus pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827Horehound Plume Moth


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov