Checklist of Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
for Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4493
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4489
12400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4383
12048 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3462
10319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
1627
5617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
1627
5617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
1627
5617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 20
340
625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 15
271
502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths | 1
20
37 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
1 Family width 37 Species
Genera for Nigeria
20 Genera with 37 Species | Agdistis Hübner, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 1990 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocydoscelus Walsingham, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deuterocopus Zeller, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exelastis Meyrick, 1970 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gillmeria Tutt, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hellinsia Tutt, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepalastis Gibeaux, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marasmarcha Meyrick, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalophipida | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalorhipida Amsel, 1794 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megalorrhipida Amsel, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyptilia Hübner, 0 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophorus Schäffer, 1969 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphenarches Meyrick, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Titanoptilus Hampson, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Walsinghamiella Berg, 1996 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xyroptila Meyrick, 0 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
37 Species | Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990 | | | Crocydoscelus ferrugineum Walsingham, 1897 | | | Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907 | | | Exelastis atomosa Walsingham, 1885 | Pigeon pea leaf webber | | Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897 | | | Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) | ⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873 | | Exelastis vuattouxi Bigot, 1970 | | | Gillmeria scutata Yano, 1961 | | | Gillmeria stenoptiloides Filipjev, 1927 | | | Hellinsia aethiopicus Amsel, 1963 | | | Hepalastis pumilio Zeller, 1873 | | | Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864 | Lantana 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 | | Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793 | | | Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927 | | | Platyptilia benitensis (Strand, 1913) | ⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867 | | Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867 | | | Platyptilia molopias (Meyrick, 1906) | ⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867 | | Platyptilia scutata (Yano, 1961) | ⇒ Gillmeria stenoptiloides Filipjev, 1927 | | Platyptilia vittata | | | Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852 | | | Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864 | | | Pterophorus spissa Bigot, 1969 | | | Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864 | Geranium Plume Moth | | Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875 | Moth | | Stenoptilodes vittata (Service, 1966) | ⇒ Stenoptiloides taprobanes R. Felder & ..., 1875 | | Titanoptilus serrulatus Meyrick, 1935 | | | Walsinghamiella eques Walsingham, 1891 | | | Walsinghamiella nigerianus Arenberger &..., 1996 | | | Xyroptila africana Bigot, 1969 | | | Xyroptila fulbae Kovtunovich ..., 2006 | | | Xyroptila ruwenzoria | |
Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Nigeria
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