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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
652
12103
37600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
648
12086
37564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
623
11935
37166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
382
9386
29680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3290
9209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3290
9209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3285
9204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
35
874
2316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
797
2131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
33
112
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
1 Family width 112 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths112SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribbean
33 Genera with 112 Species
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Adaina Tutt, 187713SpeciesTaxom
Agdistis Hübner, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Buszkoiana Koçak, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Capperia Tutt, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Dejongia Gielis, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18737SpeciesTaxom
Geina Tutt, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 191327SpeciesTaxom
Hepalastis Gibeaux, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Leioptilus Tutt, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Leptodeuterocopus Fletcher, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 20117SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Michaelophorus Gielis, 20195SpeciesTaxom
Ochyrotica Walsingham, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 19266SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Postplatyptilia Gielis, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Pselnophorus Wallengren, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Walsinghamiella Berg, 20111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
112 Species
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Adaina bipunctata Möschler, 1890
Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Adaina buscki (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Geina buscki McDunnough, 1933
Adaina ipomoeae Bigot & Etienne, 2009Ambrosia Plume Moth
Adaina kihonda Gielis, 2011
Adaina naiadopa (Meyrick, 1931)⇒ Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Adaina parainvida Gielis, 1992
Adaina participata Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume Moth
Adaina perplexus (Grossbeck, 1917)⇒ Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880
Adaina praeusta Möschler, 1890
Adaina simplicius (Grossbeck, 1917)⇒ Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Adaina thomae Zeller, 1877
Agdistis capensis Kovtunovich ..., 2010
Agdistis ruhanga Kovtunovich ..., 2015
Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Capperia trichodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Cosmoclostis lamprosema Fletcher, 1947
Dejongia californicus Walsingham, 1880
Emmelina buscki Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Emmelina devriesi Landry & Gielis, 1992
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Exelastis cervinicolor (Barnes & McD..., 1913)⇒ Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Exelastis dowi D. L. Matthe..., 2009
Exelastis gilvidorsis Hedemann, 1896
Exelastis montichristi Walsingham, 1897
Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Geina buscki McDunnough, 1933
Geina integumentum Gielis, 2006
Geina periscelidactylus Fitch, 1854Gartered
Hellinsia agraphodactylus Walker, 1864
Hellinsia arion Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia bahamensis Matthews, 2019
Hellinsia basalis Möschler, 1890
Hellinsia devriesi B. Landry & ..., 1992
Hellinsia elhacha Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia eros Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia hebrus Meyrick, 1932
Hellinsia inquinatus Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia investis Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia lucayana Matthews, 2019
Hellinsia monteverda Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia nivalis Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia obandoi Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia obscuricilia Arenberger &..., 2001
Hellinsia ossipellis Walsingham, 1897
Hellinsia paleaceus Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859Straw-Colored Plume Moth
Hellinsia praealtus Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia pseudobarbata Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia scripta Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia solanoi Gielis, 1999
Hellinsia tetraonipennis Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia unicolor Barnes & McD..., 1913
Hellinsia urbanus Walsingham, 1915
Hellinsia victorianus Strand, 1913
Hepalastis pumilio Zeller, 1873
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864Lantana Plume Moth
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Lantanophaga tecnidion Zeller, 1877
Leioptilus agraphodactylus Walker, 1864
Leioptilus inquinatus Zeller, 1873
Leptodeuterocopus trinidad Gielis, 1996
Lioptilodes albistriolatus Zeller, 1871Moth
Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida compsochares Meyrick, 1886
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida defectalis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida umbra Gielis, 2011
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Michaelophorus dentiger Meyrick, 1916
Michaelophorus hodgesi Gielis, 1999
Michaelophorus margaritae Gielis, 2006
Michaelophorus nubilus Felder & Rog..., 1875Cacao Plume Moth
Michaelophorus salensis Matthews, 2019
Ochyrotica fasciata Walsingham, 1891
Oidaematophorus androsensis Matthews, 2019
Oidaematophorus devriesi (Landry & Gielis, 1992)⇒ Hellinsia devriesi B. Landry & ..., 1992
Oidaematophorus mathewianus Zeller, 1874Mathew´s Plume
Oidaematophorus ossipellis (Walsingham, 1897)⇒ Hellinsia ossipellis Walsingham, 1897
Oidaematophorus trachyphloeus Meyrick, 1926
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Platyptilia nyungwea Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia teleacma (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Postplatyptilia antillae Gielis, 2006
Postplatyptilia caribica Gielis, 2006
Pselnophorus zulu Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Pterophorus agraphodactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Leioptilus agraphodactylus Walker, 1864
Pterophorus aspilodactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Leioptilus agraphodactylus Walker, 1864
Pterophorus nivalis (Meyrick, 1907)⇒ Hellinsia nivalis Meyrick, 1908
Pterophorus ossipellis (Walsingham, 1897)⇒ Hellinsia ossipellis Walsingham, 1897
Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758White Plume
Pterophorus urbanus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia urbanus Walsingham, 1915
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Stenoptilia pallistriga Barnes & McD..., 1913
Stenoptilia ptilodactyla (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Stenoptilia pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761
Stenoptilodes brevipennis Zeller, 1874
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Trichoptilus pygmaeus Walsingham, 1880
Walsinghamiella peterseni Gielis, 2011

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Caribbean
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
33
112
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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