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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2218
3746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2216
3744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2167
3663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1748
3051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
754
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
752
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
234
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
225
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
19
36
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
1 Family width 36 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths36SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
19 Genera with 36 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Antarches Gibeaux, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ochyrotica Walsingham, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 19948SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
36 Species
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla Hübner, 1813Beautiful Plume
Antarches tessmanni Strand, 1912
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Exelastis luqueti Gibeaux, 1994
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia mauritius Gibeaux, 1994
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864Lantana Plume Moth
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Ochyrotica rufa Arenberger, 1987
Oidaematophorus mauritius Gibeaux, 1994
Oxyptilus epidectes Meyrick, 1907
Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Platyptilia censoria Meyrick, 1910
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia fulva Bigot, 1964
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Platyptilia molopias (Meyrick, 1906)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia vinsoni Gibeaux, 1994
Pterophorus pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758White Plume
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Mauritius
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
19
36
Genera
Species

Taxom



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