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Checklist of Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
for Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
277
2039
4446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
276
2038
4444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
2026
4428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
187
1649
3779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
705
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
705
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
705
1629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
202
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
19
194
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
15
29
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
1 Family width 29 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths29SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
15 Genera with 29 Species
Agdistis Hübner, 19589SpeciesTaxom
Arcoptilia Arenberger, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Diacrotricha Zeller, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Megalophipida1SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Megalorrhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Porrittia Tutt, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stangeia Tutt, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
29 Species
Agdistis (Frankistis) frankeniae Zeller, 1847
Agdistis (Tamaristis) tamaricis Zeller, 1847Tamarisk Plume
Agdistis arabica Amsel, 1958
Agdistis bellissima Arenberger, 1975
Agdistis hakimah Arenberger, 1985
Agdistis nanodes Meyrick, 1906
Agdistis obstinata Meyrick, 1920
Agdistis olei Arenberger, 1976
Agdistis parvella Amsel, 1958
Arcoptilia gizan Arenberger, 1985
Cosmoclostis lanceatus Arenberger, 1986
Diacrotricha lanceatus Arenberger, 1986
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793
Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Porrittia imbecilla Meyrick, 1925
Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851
Stangeia siceliota Zeller, 1847
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilia amseli Arenberger, 1990
Stenoptilia zophodactylus Duponchel, 1838Dowdy Plume
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
15
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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