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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
330
2485
5245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1849
4058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
489
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
489
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
489
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
69
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
14
64
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
12
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Micronesia
1 Family width 18 Species
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Micronesia
12 Genera with 18 Species
Capperia Tutt, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Deuterocopus Zeller, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Nippoptilia Matsumura, 20066SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Trichoptilus Walsingham, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
18 Species
Capperia trichodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Deuterocopus planeta Meyrick, 1908
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis Walker, 1864
Nippoptilia distigmata S. Kim & B.K..., 2010
Nippoptilia eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Nippoptilia minor (Hori, 1933)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Nippoptilia philippensis Gielis, 2003
Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Oxyptilus caryornis (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Oxyptilus cinctipedalis (Walker, 1864)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Pterophorus niveodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilia minor (Walker, 1864)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006
Trichoptilus eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)⇒ Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & de Vos, 2006

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Micronesia
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
12
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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