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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10622
39131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10614
39115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10460
38704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8357
33786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2593
10026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2592
10025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2589
10022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
38
825
2761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
31
753
2591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
41
138
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
1 Family width 138 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths138SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
41 Genera with 138 Species
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Adaina Tutt, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Agdistis Hübner, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Agdistopis Hampson, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Antarches Gibeaux, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Apoxyptilus Alipanah & al., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Bigotilia Gibeaux, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Buckleria Tutt, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Cnaemidophorus Wallengren, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Crassuncus Gibeaux, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eucapperia Gibeaux, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 199412SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19949SpeciesTaxom
Helpaphorus Gibeaux, 19945SpeciesTaxom
Hepalastis Gibeaux, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Inferuncus Gibeaux, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Leesi Gibeaux, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 19129SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Ochyrotica Walsingham, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Paulianilus Gibeaux, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Picardia Gibeaux, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 199419SpeciesTaxom
Pselnophorus Wallengren, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Setosipennula Gibeaux, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18648SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Titanoptilus Hampson, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Walsinghamiella Berg, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
138 Species
Adaina madecasseus Gibeaux, 1994
Adaina microdactyla Hübner, 1813Hemp Agrimony Plume
Adaina subflavescens (Meyrick, 1930)⇒ Adaina microdactyla Hübner, 1813
Agdistis picardi Bigot, 1964
Agdistis toliarensis L. Bigot, 1987
Agdistopis griveaudi Gibeaux, 1994
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Hübner, 1813Beautiful Plume
Amblyptilia incerta Gibeaux, 1994
Amblyptilia viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Antarches luqueti (Strand, 1912)⇒ Antarches tessmanni Strand, 1912
Antarches tessmanni Strand, 1912
Apoxyptilus steineri Gielis, 2011
Bigotilia centralis Bigot, 1964
Bigotilia montana Gibeaux, 1994
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Bipunctiphorus etiennei (Fletcher, 1910)⇒ Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Buckleria madecassea Gibeaux, 1994
Cnaemidophorus horribilis Gibeaux, 1996
Crassuncus defectus Bigot & Luquet, 1991
Crassuncus orophilus Gibeaux, 1994
Crassuncus pseudolaudatus Gibeaux, 1992
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Eucapperia bullifera Meyrick, 1918
Eucapperia continentalis (Gielis, 2008)⇒ Eucapperia bullifera Meyrick, 1918
Eucapperia longiductus (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Eucapperia bullifera Meyrick, 1918
Exelastis atomosa Walsingham, 1885Pigeon pea leaf webber
Exelastis bergeri (Bigot, 1969)⇒ Exelastis crudipennis Meyrick, 1932
Exelastis crepuscularis Meyrick, 1909
Exelastis crudipennis Meyrick, 1932
Exelastis liophanes Meyrick, 1886
Exelastis luqueti Gibeaux, 1994
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Exelastis pilum Gielis, 2009
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Exelastis robinsoni Gibeaux, 1994
Exelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Exelastis viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Hellinsia aldabrensis Fletcher T. B., 1910
Hellinsia borbonicus Gibeaux, 1991
Hellinsia conyzae Gibeaux, 1994
Hellinsia madecassea Gibeaux, 1994
Hellinsia madecasseus Bigot, 1964
Hellinsia magnus Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia mauritius Gibeaux, 1994
Hellinsia mineti Gibeaux, 1994
Helpaphorus boby Gibeaux, 1994
Helpaphorus festivus Bigot, 1964
Helpaphorus griveaudi Bigot, 1964
Helpaphorus imaitso Gibeaux, 1994
Helpaphorus testaceus Gibeaux, 1994
Hepalastis pumilio Zeller, 1873
Inferuncus nigreus Gibeaux, 1994
Lantanophaga hemimetra (Meyrick, 1886)⇒ Lantanophaga pusillodactyla Walker, 1864
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864Lantana Plume Moth
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Leesi masoala Gibeaux, 1996
Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida defectalis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leptomeres Meyrick, 1886
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida monsa Bippus, 2020
Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida prolai Gibeaux, 1994
Megalorhipida tessmanni Strand, 1912
Megalorrhipida leptomeres Meyrick, 1886
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Ochyrotica moheliensis Gibeaux, 1994
Ochyrotica rufa Arenberger, 1987
Oidaematophorus borbonicus (Gibeaux, 1991)⇒ Hellinsia borbonicus Gibeaux, 1991
Oidaematophorus madecasseus (Gibeaux, 1994)⇒ Adaina microdactyla Hübner, 1813
Oidaematophorus mauritius Gibeaux, 1994
Oidaematophorus mineti Gibeaux, 1994
Oxyptilus anisodactyla (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Oxyptilus epidectes Meyrick, 1907
Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Paulianilus conyzae (Gibeaux, 1994)⇒ Hellinsia conyzae Gibeaux, 1994
Paulianilus madecasseus (Bigot, 1964)⇒ Hellinsia magnus Gielis, 2011
Picardia betsileo Gibeaux, 1994
Picardia imerinae Bigot, 1964
Picardia mineti Gibeaux, 1994
Picardia orchatias Meyrick, 1908
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Platyptilia bullifera (Meyrick, 1918)⇒ Eucapperia bullifera Meyrick, 1918
Platyptilia censoria Meyrick, 1910
Platyptilia claripicta (Zeller., 1867)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia comorensis Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia dimorpha (Fletcher, 1910)⇒ Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Platyptilia dschambiya Arenberger, 1999
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia fulva Bigot, 1964
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Platyptilia grisea Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia molopias (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia pauliani Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia peyrierasi Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia pseudofulva Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia sogai Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia vinsoni Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia violacea Gibeaux, 1994
Pselnophorus ducis Gibeaux, 1994
Pselnophorus laudatus Bigot, 1964
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus baliolus Bigot & Luquet, 1991
Pterophorus ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758White Plume
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus viettei (Bigot, 1964)⇒ Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851
Setosipennula viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches bilineatus Yano, 1963
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Sphenarches cafferoides Gibeaux, 1996
Sphenarches chroesus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Sphenarches synophrys (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes legrandi (Bigot, 1962)⇒ Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Titanoptilus laniger (Bigot, 1969)⇒ Titanoptilus stenodactylus Fletcher, 1911
Titanoptilus melanodonta Hampson, 1905
Titanoptilus procerus Bigot, 1969
Titanoptilus rufus Gibeaux, 1994
Titanoptilus stenodactylus Fletcher, 1911
Vietteilus borbonica Felder & Rog..., 1875
Vietteilus borbonicus Viette, 1957
Vietteilus stenoptilioides Gibeaux, 1994
Walsinghamiella prolai Gibeaux, 1994
Xyroptila irina Kovtunovich ..., 2006

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
41
138
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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