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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region French Guiana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
380
5457
14498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
5373
14341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
4404
12651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
1832
5690
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
231
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
188
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
8
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Guiana
1 Family width 11 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for French Guiana
8 Genera with 11 Species
Buckleria Tutt, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Capperia Tutt, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cnemidophorus Wagler, 1758Racerunners1SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sochchora Walker, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18752SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
11 Species
Buckleria brasilia Gielis, 2006
Buckleria tridens Gielis, 2014
Capperia trichodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cnemidophorus arubensis Lidth de Jeude, 1887
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Sochchora dotina Walsingham, 1915
Sochchora mulinus Gielis, 2006
Stenoptilia ptilodactyla (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Stenoptilia pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761
Stenoptilodes brevipennis Zeller, 1874
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in French Guiana
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
8
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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