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Checklist of Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
for Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2666
5028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2665
5027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2627
4953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1987
3669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
765
1480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
27
316
609
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
309
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
19
41
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
1 Family width 41 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths41SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
19 Genera with 41 Species
Adaina Tutt, 18778SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Geina Tutt, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Hepalastis Gibeaux, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Michaelophorus Gielis, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Ochyrotica Walsingham, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Postplatyptilia Gielis, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
41 Species
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Adaina ipomoeae Bigot & Etienne, 2009Ambrosia Plume Moth
Adaina naiadopa (Meyrick, 1931)⇒ Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Adaina participata Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume Moth
Adaina praeusta Möschler, 1890
Adaina simplicius (Grossbeck, 1917)⇒ Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Adaina thomae Zeller, 1877
Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Geina integumentum Gielis, 2006
Geina periscelidactylus Fitch, 1854Gartered
Hellinsia basalis Möschler, 1890
Hellinsia inquinatus Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia paleaceus Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia unicolor Barnes & McD..., 1913
Hellinsia urbanus Walsingham, 1915
Hepalastis pumilio Zeller, 1873
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864Lantana Plume Moth
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Lioptilodes albistriolatus Zeller, 1871Moth
Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Michaelophorus hodgesi Gielis, 1999
Michaelophorus margaritae Gielis, 2006
Ochyrotica fasciata Walsingham, 1891
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Postplatyptilia caribica Gielis, 2006
Pterophorus urbanus (Walsingham, 1915)⇒ Hellinsia urbanus Walsingham, 1915
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches caffer Zeller, 1852Bottle Gourd Plume Moth
Stenoptilodes brevipennis Zeller, 1874

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
19
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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