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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
501
7087
22038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
7082
22032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
481
6999
21791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
301
5800
19585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
2170
7993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
68
2168
7990
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
2164
7984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
541
1343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
465
1189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
40
123
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
1 Family width 123 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths123SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
40 Genera with 123 Species
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A
B
C
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G
H
L
M
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W
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Adaina Tutt, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Agdistis Hübner, 201112SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Apoxyptilus Alipanah & al., 19361SpeciesTaxom
Arcoptilia Arenberger, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Crassuncus Gibeaux, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Crocydoscelus Walsingham, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Crombrugghia Tutt, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Deuterocopus Zeller, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Eucapperia Gibeaux, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18737SpeciesTaxom
Gypsochares Meyrick, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19138SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 20117SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Paracapperia Bigot & Picard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Picardia Gibeaux, 20146SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 192018SpeciesTaxom
Procapperia Adamczewski, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pselnophorus Wallengren, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Stangeia Tutt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18387SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Titanoptilus Hampson, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Walsinghamiella Berg, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20064SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
123 Species
Adaina gentilis Meyrick, 1911
Agdistis aberdareana Arenberger, 1988
Agdistis criocephala Meyrick, 1909
Agdistis ivarssulcsi Kovtunovich,..., 2023
Agdistis kenyana Arenberger, 1988
Agdistis korana Arenberger, 1988
Agdistis linnaei Gielis, 2008
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909
Agdistis obstinata Meyrick, 1920
Agdistis riftvalleyi Arenberger, 2001
Agdistis rumurutia Gielis, 2011
Agdistis toliarensis L. Bigot, 1987
Agdistis turia Gielis, 2011
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Amblyptilia viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Apoxyptilus anthites Meyrick, 1936
Arcoptilia pongola Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Arcoptilia rufamaculata Gielis, 2011
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Bipunctiphorus etiennei (Fletcher, 1910)⇒ Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Cosmoclostis bivalva Gielis, 2011
Cosmoclostis brachybela Fletcher, 1947
Crassuncus chappuisi (Meyrick., 1932)⇒ Crassuncus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932
Crassuncus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932
Crassuncus pacifica Meyrick, 1911
Crocydoscelus castaneum Gielis, 2011
Crocydoscelus ferrugineum Walsingham, 1897
Crombrugghia richardi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2010
Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Diacrotricha lanceatus Arenberger, 1986
Emmelina amseli Bigot, 1967
Emmelina bigoti Gibeaux, 1990
Emmelina lochmaius Bigot, 1974
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Eucapperia bullifera Meyrick, 1918
Eucapperia corniculata Meyrick, 1913
Exelastis atomosa Walsingham, 1885Pigeon pea leaf webber
Exelastis caroli Gielis, 2008
Exelastis crepuscularis Meyrick, 1909
Exelastis ebalensis Rebel, 1907
Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Exelastis pilum Gielis, 2009
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Gypsochares catharotes Meyrick, 1908
Hellinsia ambo Kovtunovich ..., 2011
Hellinsia conscius Meyrick, 1920
Hellinsia invidiosus Meyrick, 1911
Hellinsia lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Hellinsia lienigiana Zeller, 1852
Hellinsia madecasseus Bigot, 1964
Hellinsia pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859Straw-Colored Plume Moth
Hellinsia ruhuruinia Gielis, 2011
Hellinsia sphenites Meyrick, 1913
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha corniculata Meyrick, 1913
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida festus Meyrick, 1920
Megalorhipida leptomeres Meyrick, 1886
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida subtilis Rebel, 1907
Megalorhipida umbra Gielis, 2011
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Merrifieldia improvisa Arenberger, 2001
Oxyptilus erebites (Meyrick, 1937)⇒ Trichoptilus erebites Meyrick, 1937
Oxyptilus insomnis Townsend, 1956
Oxyptilus orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)⇒ Walsinghamiella orichalcias Meyrick, 1916
Paracapperia esuriens Meyrick, 1932
Picardia andreikante Kovtunovich,..., 2023
Picardia bassi Ustjuzhanin ..., 2022
Picardia ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932)⇒ Crassuncus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932
Picardia eparches Meyrick, 1931
Picardia orchatias Meyrick, 1908
Picardia raymondi Kovtunovich ..., 2014
Platyptilia aarviki Gielis, 2008
Platyptilia benitensis (Strand, 1913)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia dschambiya Arenberger, 1999
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia gatamaiyua Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia gondarensis Gibeaux, 1994
Platyptilia humida Meyrick, 1920
Platyptilia kaijadoensis Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia molopias (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia morophaea Meyrick, 1920
Platyptilia nyungwea Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia picta Meyrick, 1913
Platyptilia rhyncholoba Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia romieuxi Gielis, 2009
Platyptilia rufamaculata Gielis, 2011
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Platyptilia sciophaea Meyrick, 1920
Platyptilia thiosoma Meyrick, 1920
Procapperia insomnis Townsend, 1956
Pselnophorus jaechi Arenberger, 1993
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus cleronoma Meyrick, 1920
Pterophorus dallastai Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus massai Gielis, 1991
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Stangeia xerodes Meyrick, 1886Xerodes plume moth
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia conicephala Gielis, 1990
Stenoptilia ionota Meyrick, 1920
Stenoptilia melanoloncha Meyrick, 1927
Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1908
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Titanoptilus melanodonta Hampson, 1905
Titanoptilus stenodactylus Fletcher, 1911
Trichoptilus erebites Meyrick, 1937
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875
Walsinghamiella illustris Townsend, 1958
Walsinghamiella orichalcias Meyrick, 1916
Xyroptila masaia Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila naivasha Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila naiwasha Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila ruvenzori Kovtunovich ..., 2006

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
40
123
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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