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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
2750
5100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
2748
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
2679
4966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2271
4372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
731
1556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
731
1556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
45
727
1552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
155
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
19
145
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
8
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Alberta
1 Family width 13 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Alberta
8 Genera with 13 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Capperia Tutt, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gillmeria Tutt, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 18594SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17913SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
13 Species
Amblyptilia pica Walsingham, 1880Geranium Plume
Capperia ningoris Walsingham, 1880
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Gillmeria pallidactyla Haworth, 1811Yarrow Plume
Hellinsia homodactylus Walker, 1864Plain Plume Moth
Hellinsia inquinatus Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873
Hellinsia pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859Straw-Colored Plume Moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Platyptilia comstocki Lange, 1939
Platyptilia tesseradactyla Linnaeus, 1791Irish Plume
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilia coloradensis Fernald, 1898

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Northern Alberta
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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