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Checklist of Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
for Eswatini (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
171
1129
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
171
1129
2107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
1093
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
974
1894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
645
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
643
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
641
1291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
110
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
12
88
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
26
51
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eswatini
1 Family width 51 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths51SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eswatini
26 Genera with 51 Species
#
A
C
E
G
H
L
M
O
P
S
T
V
W
X

Agdistis Hübner, 20094SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Crassuncus Gibeaux, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Eucapperia Gibeaux, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 19705SpeciesTaxom
Gypsochares Meyrick, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hepalastis Gibeaux, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxyptilus Alipanah & al., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Titanoptilus Hampson, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Walsinghamiella Berg, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eswatini
51 Species
Agdistis linnaei Gielis, 2008
Agdistis malleana Arenberger, 1988
Agdistis toliarensis L. Bigot, 1987
Agdistis varii Kovtunovich ..., 2009
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Cosmoclostis brachybela Fletcher, 1947
Crassuncus pacifica Meyrick, 1911
Eucapperia bullifera Meyrick, 1918
Exelastis atomosa Walsingham, 1885Pigeon pea leaf webber
Exelastis crepuscularis Meyrick, 1909
Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Exelastis vuattouxi Bigot, 1970
Gypsochares astragalotes Meyrick, 1909
Hellinsia pacifica (Meyrick, 1911)⇒ Crassuncus pacifica Meyrick, 1911
Hepalastis pumilio Zeller, 1873
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864Lantana Plume Moth
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha bonaespei Walsingham, 1881
Marasmarcha verax (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bonaespei Walsingham, 1881
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leptomeres Meyrick, 1886
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida prolai Gibeaux, 1994
Megalorhipida subtilis Rebel, 1907
Megalorhipida vivax Meyrick, 1909
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Oxyptilus orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)⇒ Walsinghamiella orichalcias Meyrick, 1916
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Pseudoxyptilus secutor Meyrick, 1911
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia johnistella Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Stenoptilia longalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Platyptilia longalis Walker, 1864
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Titanoptilus stenodactylus Fletcher, 1911
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875
Walsinghamiella orichalcias Meyrick, 1916
Walsinghamiella prolai Gibeaux, 1994
Xyroptila zambesi Kovtunovich ..., 2006

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Eswatini
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
26
51
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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