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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
336
3147
6534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
335
3146
6533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
317
3043
6214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
192
2374
5149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
966
2169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
966
2169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
966
2169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
132
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
10
112
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
13
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Suriname
1 Family width 18 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Suriname
13 Genera with 18 Species
Capperia Tutt, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cnemidophorus Wagler, 1758Racerunners1SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Leptodeuterocopus Fletcher, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
18 Species
Capperia trichodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cnemidophorus arubensis Lidth de Jeude, 1887
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia pelodactylus Berg, 1885
Hellinsia surinamensis Sepp, 1855
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Leptodeuterocopus neales Walsingham, 1915
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Oidaematophorus surinamensis (Sepp, 1855)⇒ Hellinsia pelodactylus Berg, 1885
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia montana Yano, 1963
Platyptilia petila (Yano, 1963)⇒ Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia spicula Gielis, 2006
Pterophorus sacrificus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Hellinsia pelodactylus Berg, 1885
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches rishwani Makhan, 1994
Stenoptilia pallistriga Barnes & McD..., 1913
Stenoptilodes brevipennis Zeller, 1874

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Suriname
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
13
18
Genera
Species

Taxom



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