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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2035
5452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2029
5435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2014
5363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
33
598
1564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
26
535
1447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
22
110
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
1 Family width 110 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths110SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
22 Genera with 110 Species
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Adaina Tutt, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Agdistis Hübner, 201052SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Buckleria Tutt, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Crassuncus Gibeaux, 18816SpeciesTaxom
Crombrugghia Tutt, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Gypsochares Meyrick, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 010SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18758SpeciesTaxom
Pselnophorus Wallengren, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 03SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Walsinghamiella Berg, 19211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
110 Species
Adaina periarga Meyrick, 1913
Agdistis (Tamaristis) tamaricis Zeller, 1847Tamarisk Plume
Agdistis africana Arenberger, 1996
Agdistis augrabiesi (Kovtunovich ..., 2010)⇒ Agdistis criocephala Meyrick, 1909
Agdistis buffelsi Kovtunovich ..., 2015
Agdistis capensis Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Agdistis clara Arenberger, 1986
Agdistis cretifera Meyrick, 1909
Agdistis criocephala Meyrick, 1909
Agdistis darwini Arenberger, 2009
Agdistis dazdraperma Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Agdistis dentalis Arenberger, 1986
Agdistis dicksoni Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Agdistis dimetra Meyrick, 1924
Agdistis eberti Arenberger, 2009
Agdistis endrodyi Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Agdistis furcata Arenberger, 1996
Agdistis gibberipennis Arenberger, 1996
Agdistis gornostaevi Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Agdistis insolitus Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Agdistis iversoni Kovtunovich ..., 2015
Agdistis jansei Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Agdistis karischi Arenberger, 1996
Agdistis kaunda Kovtunovich ..., 2015
Agdistis kevintucki Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Agdistis krooni Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Agdistis kruegeri Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Agdistis lomholdti Gielis, 1990
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909
Agdistis malleana Arenberger, 1988
Agdistis meyi Arenberger, 2008
Agdistis mostovskii Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Agdistis myburgi Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Agdistis namaqua Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Agdistis nikolaii Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Agdistis prisoner Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Agdistis pseudomeyi Kovtunovich ..., 2015
Agdistis pustulalis Walker, 1864
Agdistis quagga Arenberger, 2009
Agdistis rastri Arenberger, 2010
Agdistis reciprocans Meyrick, 1924
Agdistis ruhanga Kovtunovich ..., 2015
Agdistis samknotti Kovtunovich ..., 2015
Agdistis sergeii Kovtunovich ..., 2015
Agdistis springbok Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Agdistis streltzovi Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Agdistis swakopi Arenberger, 2009
Agdistis swierstri Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Agdistis unguica Arenberger, 1988
Agdistis vansoni Kovtunovich ..., 2015
Agdistis violaceus Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Agdistis wolframi Kovtunovich ..., 2015
Agdistis yakovi Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Amblyptilia cosmodactyla Hübner, 1819
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Buckleria negotiosus Meyrick, 1926
Crassuncus ermakovae Kovtunovich,..., 2017
Crassuncus hawkingi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2016
Crassuncus kenzo Kovtunovich ..., 2017
Crassuncus koperbergi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2016
Crassuncus serpens Meyrick, 1909
Crassuncus tripunctatus Walsingham, 1881
Crombrugghia richardi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Exelastis atomosa Walsingham, 1885Pigeon pea leaf webber
Gypsochares astragalotes Meyrick, 1909
Gypsochares catharotes Meyrick, 1908
Gypsochares londti Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Hellinsia acuminatus Meyrick, 1920
Hellinsia bidzilya Ustjuzhanin ..., 2019
Hellinsia birichevskayae Kovtunovich ..., 2017
Hellinsia homodactylus Walker, 1864Plain Plume Moth
Hellinsia karinupponeni Kovtunovich,..., 2022
Hellinsia katerina Ustjuzhanin ..., 2016
Hellinsia pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859Straw-Colored Plume Moth
Hellinsia ristoi Kovtunovich,..., 2022
Hellinsia serpens (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Hellinsia tripunctatus Walsingham, 1881
Hellinsia tripunctata
Lantanophaga amphiloga Meyrick, 1909
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha corniculata Meyrick, 1913
Marasmarcha verax (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bonaespei Walsingham, 1881
Megalorhipida festus Meyrick, 1920
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida subtilis Rebel, 1907
Megalorhipida viduus Meyrick, 1917
Megalorhipida vivax Meyrick, 1909
Merrifieldia aurea Ustjuzhanin ..., 2015
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia barbarae Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Platyptilia odiosa Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia periacta (Zeller., 1867)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia picta Meyrick, 1913
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Pselnophorus boldyrevae Kovtunovich ..., 2017
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus longalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffra
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia longalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1908
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875
Walsinghamiella vibrans Meyrick, 1921

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
22
110
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pterophoroidea at artfakta.se
Pterophoroidea at dyntaxa.se
Pterophoroidea at itis.gov