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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
929
1524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
927
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
198
916
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
138
766
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
368
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
368
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
38
367
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
18
137
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
135
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
10
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Helena
1 Family width 13 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Helena
10 Genera with 13 Species
Adaina Tutt, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Agdistis Hübner, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Geina Tutt, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Helena
13 Species
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Agdistis cambriana Arenberger, ..., 2016Cambrian House Plume Moth
Agdistis marionae Arenberger, ..., 2012Marion's Plume Moth
Agdistis sanctaehelenae Wollaston, 1879
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Geina tenuidactylus Fitch, 1854Berry Plume Moth
Hellinsia corvus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia subnotatus Walker, 1875
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenodacma rutilans Wollaston, 1879
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Saint Helena
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
10
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



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