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Checklist for Tribe Pterophorini Gielis, 2003
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1983
5266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1981
5263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1975
5248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
580
1224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
495
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
30
78
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
30
78
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids
28
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterophorini
Gielis, 2003
1
8
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
1 Genera with 8 Species
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18518SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
8 Species
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus dallastai Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus spissa Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851


Links, sources and further information
Pterophorini at itis.gov