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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
68
1133
2040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
67
1131
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
65
1128
2021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
32
396
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
353
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
14
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
1 Family width 22 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths22SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
14 Genera with 22 Species
Agdistis Hübner, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Crassuncus Gibeaux, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 03SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Paulianilus Gibeaux, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Picardia Gibeaux, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Titanoptilus Hampson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
22 Species
Agdistis dimetra Meyrick, 1924
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909
Crassuncus timidus Meyrick, 1908
Exelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia illutus Meyrick, 1917
Hellinsia sphenites Meyrick, 1913
Hellinsia tripunctata
Megalorhipida animosus Meyrick, 1921
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida tessmanni Strand, 1912
Paulianilus madecasseus (Bigot, 1964)⇒ Hellinsia magnus Gielis, 2011
Picardia orchatias Meyrick, 1908
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia odiosa Meyrick, 1924
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Titanoptilus patellatus (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Titanoptilus stenodactylus Fletcher, 1911
Vietteilus maligna Meyrick, 1913

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Natal
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
14
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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