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Checklist of Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
for Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
692
10933
46220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
689
10923
46205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
660
10729
45350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
447
9059
39510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2341
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2337
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
72
2324
9620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
648
2807
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
599
2667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
26
161
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canada
1 Family width 161 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths161SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canada
26 Genera with 161 Species
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Adaina Tutt, 18805SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18114SpeciesTaxom
Anstenoptilia Zimmerman, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Capperia Tutt, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Cnaemidophorus Wallengren, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Dejongia Gielis, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Geina Tutt, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Genia1SpeciesTaxom
Gillmeria Tutt, 18113SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 191336SpeciesTaxom
Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 185928SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Paraplatyptilia Bigot & Picard, 188018SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 190815SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 192618SpeciesTaxom
Spenarches1SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 183811SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 04SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
161 Species
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Adaina cinerascens Walsingham, 1880
Adaina microdactyla Hübner, 1813Hemp Agrimony Plume
Adaina montanus Walsingham, 1880
Amblyptilia bowmani McDunnough, 1923
Amblyptilia pica Walsingham, 1880Geranium Plume
Amblyptilia punctidactyla Haworth, 1811Brindled Plume
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla (Dyar, 1903)⇒ Anstenoptilia marmorodactyla Dyar, 1903
Capperia bernardinus (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Capperia ningoris Walsingham, 1880
Capperia evansi McDunnough, 1923
Capperia ningoris Walsingham, 1880
Capperia raptor Meyrick, 1908
Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775Rose Plume
Cnaemidophorus rhododactylus (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Platyptilia rhododactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Dejongia lobidactylus Fitch, 1855Lobed Plume Moth
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Geina buscki McDunnough, 1933
Geina periscelidactylus Fitch, 1854Gartered
Geina sheppardi B. Landry, 1989Sheppards Plume Moth
Geina tenuidactyla Fitch, 1855Berry Plume Moth
Geina tenuidactylus Fitch, 1854Berry Plume Moth
Genia sheppardi
Gillmeria albertae Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Gillmeria pallidactyla Haworth, 1811Yarrow Plume
Hellinsia albilobata McDunnough, 1939
Hellinsia albilobatus McDunnough, 1939
Hellinsia albodactylus Yano, 1963
Hellinsia arion Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia brucei (Fernald, 1898)⇒ Oidaematophorus brucei Fernald, 1898
Hellinsia carphodactyla Hübner, 1813Citron plume
Hellinsia corvus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia costalba Gielis, 1996
Hellinsia costatus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia elliottii Fernald, 1893
Hellinsia fieldi Wright, 1921
Hellinsia fishii Fernald, 1893
Hellinsia fissuralba Gielis, 1996
Hellinsia fissuripuncta Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia glenni Cashatt, 1972
Hellinsia gratiosus Fish, 1881
Hellinsia helianthi Walsingham, 1880Sunflower Plume Moth
Hellinsia homodactylaPlume Moth
Hellinsia homodactylus Walker, 1864Plain Plume Moth
Hellinsia huayna Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia inconditus Walsingham, 1880
Hellinsia inquinatus Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia kellicottii Fish, 1881Goldenrod Borer
Hellinsia lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873
Hellinsia osteodactyla Zeller, 1841
Hellinsia osteodactylus (Zeller, 1841)⇒ Hellinsia trimmatodactylus Zeller, 1841
Hellinsia paleaceus Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia pallens Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia pectodactyla (Staudinger, 1859)⇒ Oidaematophorus stramineus Staudinger, 1859
Hellinsia pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859Straw-Colored Plume Moth
Hellinsia poulini Bigot & Picard, 2005
Hellinsia subochraceus Walsingham, 1880
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus Packard, 1873
Hellinsia trimmatodactylus Zeller, 1841
Hellinsia unicolor Barnes & McD..., 1913
Lioptilodes albistriolatus Zeller, 1871Moth
Marasmarcha lunaedactyla Haworth, 1811Crescent Plume
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Merrifieldia leucodactyla Denis & Schi..., 1775Thyme Plume
Oidaematophorus alaskensis (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi Mann, 1871
Oidaematophorus arion (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia arion Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae McDunnough, 1939Hoary plume moth
Oidaematophorus brucei Fernald, 1898
Oidaematophorus castor Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Oidaematophorus cineraceus Fish, 1881
Oidaematophorus corvus (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia costalba Gielis, 1996
Oidaematophorus costatus (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Hellinsia costatus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Oidaematophorus cretidactylus Fitch, 1855Chalky Plume
Oidaematophorus downesi McDunnough, 1927
Oidaematophorus eupatorii Fernald, 1891Eupatorium Plume
Oidaematophorus gratiosus (Fish, 1881)⇒ Hellinsia gratiosus Fish, 1881
Oidaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
Oidaematophorus guttatus Walsingham, 1880
Oidaematophorus inconditus (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Hellinsia inconditus Walsingham, 1880
Oidaematophorus lacteodactylus (Chambers, 1873)⇒ Hellinsia lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873
Oidaematophorus lindseyi McDunnough, 1923
Oidaematophorus mathewianus Zeller, 1874Mathew´s Plume
Oidaematophorus mauritius Gibeaux, 1994
Oidaematophorus mineti Gibeaux, 1994
Oidaematophorus negus Gibeaux, 1994
Oidaematophorus occidentalis Walsingham, 1880
Oidaematophorus paleaceus (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Hellinsia pallens Gielis, 2011
Oidaematophorus phaceliae McDunnough, 1938
Oidaematophorus rileyi Fernald, 1898
Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi Mann, 1871
Oidaematophorus stramineus Staudinger, 1859
Oxyptilus delawaricus Zeller, 1873
Oxyptilus languidus (Felder & Rog..., 1875)⇒ Sphenarches languidus Felder & Rog..., 1875
Paraplatyptilia albiciliatus Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia albidorsella (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Paraplatyptilia atlantica B.Landry & G..., 2008
Paraplatyptilia albidorsellus Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia albidus Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia albui Gielis, 2008
Paraplatyptilia atlantica B.Landry & G..., 2008
Paraplatyptilia auriga Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Paraplatyptilia carolina Kearfott, 1907
Paraplatyptilia edwardsi (Fish, 1881)⇒ Paraplatyptilia edwardsii Fish, 1881
Paraplatyptilia edwardsii Fish, 1881
Paraplatyptilia fragilis Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia maea Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Paraplatyptilia modesta Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia modestus (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Paraplatyptilia modesta Walsingham, 1880
Paraplatyptilia nana McDunnough, 1927
Paraplatyptilia petrodactylus Walker, 1864
Paraplatyptilia shastae Walsingham, 1880
Platyptilia albertae (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Gillmeria albertae Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Platyptilia albicans Fish, 1881
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869Artichoke Plume Moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Platyptilia comstocki Lange, 1939
Platyptilia percnodactyla (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Platyptilia profunda Yano, 1963
Platyptilia percnodactylus Walsingham, 1880
Platyptilia picta Meyrick, 1913
Platyptilia postbarbata Meyrick, 1938
Platyptilia profunda Yano, 1963
Platyptilia rhododactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Platyptilia tesseradactyla Linnaeus, 1791Irish Plume
Platyptilia williamsii Grinnell, 1908Calendula Plume Moth
Pterophorus acrias (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Oidaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus albilobata (McDunnough, 1939)⇒ Hellinsia albilobata McDunnough, 1939
Pterophorus angustus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus behrii (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Oidaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus brucei (Fern., 1898)⇒ Oidaematophorus brucei Fernald, 1898
Pterophorus chionastes (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Oidaematophorus brucei Fernald, 1898
Pterophorus cretidactylus (Fitch, 1854)⇒ Oidaematophorus cretidactylus Fitch, 1855
Pterophorus cygnus (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Geina tenuidactylus Fitch, 1854
Pterophorus fishii (Fernald, 1893)⇒ Hellinsia fissuripuncta Gielis, 1999
Pterophorus gorgoniensis (Zeller, 1874)⇒ Oidaematophorus negus Gibeaux, 1994
Pterophorus hilda (Grinnell, 1908)⇒ Oidaematophorus negus Gibeaux, 1994
Pterophorus homodactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Hellinsia huayna Gielis, 2011
Pterophorus lacteodactylus (Chambers, 1873)⇒ Hellinsia lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873
Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758White Plume
Pterophorus rileyi (Fernald, 1898)⇒ Oidaematophorus rileyi Fernald, 1898
Pterophorus stramineus Walsingham, 1880
Pterophorus sulphureodactylus (Packard, 1873)⇒ Hellinsia sulphureodactylus Packard, 1873
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Spenarches ontario
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches languidus Felder & Rog..., 1875
Sphenarches ontario McDunnough, 1927
Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla Scopoli, 1763Twin-spot Plume
Stenoptilia colombia McDunnough, 1927
Stenoptilia coloradensis Fernald, 1898
Stenoptilia columbia McDunnough, 1927
Stenoptilia exclamationis Walsingham, 1880
Stenoptilia grandipuncta McDunnough, 1939
Stenoptilia mengeli Fernald, 1898
Stenoptilia pallistriga Barnes & McD..., 1913
Stenoptilia pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761Brown Plume
Stenoptilia ptilodactyla (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Stenoptilia pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes albida (Walsingham, 1880)⇒ Paraplatyptilia albidus Walsingham, 1880
Stenoptilodes brevipennis Zeller, 1874
Stenoptilodes tabrobanes
Trichoptilus pygmaeus Walsingham, 1880

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Canada
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
26
161
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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