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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region South India (India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
379
3720
8175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3718
8173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
355
3609
7939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2781
6374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
789
1441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
156
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
143
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South India
1 Family width 7 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South India
6 Genera with 7 Species
Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South India
7 Species
Cosmoclostis pesseuta Meyrick, 1906
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches zanclistes Meyrick, 1905
Stenodacma pyrrhodes Meyrick, 1889
Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1908

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in South India
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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