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Checklist of Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
for Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4260
12512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4259
12510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4199
12362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3462
10482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
58
1314
4089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
58
1313
4087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1313
4087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
330
763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
225
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
29
67
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
1 Family width 67 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths67SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
29 Genera with 67 Species
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Adaina Tutt, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Agdistis Hübner, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Arcoptilia Arenberger, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Crassuncus Gibeaux, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Deuterocopus Zeller, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18736SpeciesTaxom
Gypsochares Meyrick, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19946SpeciesTaxom
Inferuncus Gibeaux, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Paracapperia Bigot & Picard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Picardia Gibeaux, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 187510SpeciesTaxom
Procapperia Adamczewski, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Titanoptilus Hampson, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
67 Species
Adaina propria Meyrick, 1921
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909
Agdistis obstinata Meyrick, 1920
Amblyptilia amblydectis Meyrick, 1932
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Arcoptilia gizan Arenberger, 1985
Cosmoclostis bivalva Gielis, 2011
Cosmoclostis gorbunovi Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Crassuncus agassizi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2016
Crassuncus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932
Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Emmelina lochmaius Bigot, 1974
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Exelastis atomosa Walsingham, 1885Pigeon pea leaf webber
Exelastis crepuscularis Meyrick, 1909
Exelastis ebalensis Rebel, 1907
Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Gypsochares pachyceros Meyrick, 1921
Hellinsia aethiopicus Amsel, 1963
Hellinsia ambo Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Hellinsia bigoti Rougeot, 1983
Hellinsia lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Hellinsia lienigiana Zeller, 1852
Hellinsia nawrothi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2016
Hellinsia negus Gibeaux, 1994
Inferuncus strictiformis Meyrick, 1932
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leptomeres Meyrick, 1886
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Merrifieldia lonnvei Gielis, 2011
Oidaematophorus negus Gibeaux, 1994
Paracapperia esuriens Meyrick, 1932
Picardia negus Gibeaux, 1994
Picardia ruwenzoricus Gielis, 1991
Platyptilia aarviki Gielis, 2008
Platyptilia anjuta Ustjuzhanin ..., 2022
Platyptilia daemonica Meyrick, 1932
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia gondarensis Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia implacata Meyrick, 1932
Platyptilia morophaea Meyrick, 1920
Platyptilia odiosa Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia roberti Ustjuzhanin ..., 2022
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Procapperia insomnis Townsend, 1956
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus lindneri Amsel, 1963
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus spissa Bigot, 1969
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia amharae Gielis, 2011
Stenoptilia monikae Ustjuzhanin ..., 2022
Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1908
Stenoptilia rougeoti Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia tyropiesta Meyrick, 1932
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Titanoptilus stenodactylus Fletcher, 1911
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875
Xyroptila monomotapa Kovtunovich ..., 2006

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Ethiopia
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
29
67
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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