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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Congo basin (Congo)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
62
270
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
61
269
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
269
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
59
267
429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
230
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
230
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
229
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
18
61
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
15
52
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo basin
1 Family width 3 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo basin
3 Genera with 3 Species
Exelastis Meyrick, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo basin
3 Species
Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Sphenarches gilloni Bigot & Boireau, 2006

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Congo basin
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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