Species list, Checklist of Tribe Pterophorini for World Oceans

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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region World Oceans

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	404 3172 7032	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	401 3165 7024	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	385 3087 6872	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	256 2555 5992	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	62 1176 3779	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	61 1175 3777	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	59 1169 3767	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Tineina Stainton, 1857	28 322 947	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Tineina Stainton, 1857	24 309 921	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 Plume Moths	1 22 40	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths	22 40	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841 Plume Moths, Pterophorinids	20 36	Genera Species	Taxom
Tribe	Pterophorini Gielis, 2003	2 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for World Oceans
2 Genera with 4 Species

Pterophorus Schäffer, 1851		2	Species	Taxom
Wheeleria Tutt, 1827		2	Species	Taxom

Species list for World Oceans
4 Species

Pterophorus spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)	⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851
Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827	Horehound Plume Moth
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)	⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827

Links, sources and further information

Pterophorini at itis.gov