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Checklist of Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
for Tanga Region (Northeast Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
108
441
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
108
441
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
102
434
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
421
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
87
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
87
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
87
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
5
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
4
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
10
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanga Region
1 Family width 12 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanga Region
10 Genera with 12 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Fletcherella Diakonoff, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Inferuncus Gibeaux, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenodacma Amsel, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Vietteilus Gibeaux, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanga Region
12 Species
Amblyptilia direptalis Walker, 1864
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Fletcherella niphadarcha Meyrick, 1930
Inferuncus strictiformis Meyrick, 1932
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Megalorhipida subtilis Rebel, 1907
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Platyptilia rhyncholoba Meyrick, 1924
Pterophorus rhyparias Meyrick, 1907
Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)⇒ Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Vietteilus vigens Felder & Rog..., 1875

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Tanga Region
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
10
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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