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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
1219
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
206
1219
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
1170
1646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
1062
1540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
393
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
393
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
392
658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
18
70
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
14
54
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
11
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southeast Tanzania
1 Family width 14 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southeast Tanzania
11 Genera with 14 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Inferuncus Gibeaux, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 19691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Tanzania
14 Species
Bipunctiphorus dimorpha D.S. Fletcher, 1910
Exelastis atomosa Walsingham, 1885Pigeon pea leaf webber
Exelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia madecassea Gibeaux, 1994
Inferuncus stoltzei Gielis, 1990
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Pterophorus albidus Zeller, 1852
Pterophorus ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Pterophorus uzungwe Gielis, 1991
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Xyroptila africana Bigot, 1969

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Southeast Tanzania
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
11
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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