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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6688
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5486
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
404
831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
403
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
402
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
19
149
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
16
142
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
12
32
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
1 Family width 32 Species
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths32SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
12 Genera with 32 Species
Agdistis Hübner, 195517SpeciesTaxom
Crombrugghia Tutt, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Merrifieldia Tutt, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Puerphorus Arenberger, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Stangeia Tutt, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Wheeleria Tutt, 18272SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
32 Species
Agdistis (Frankistis) frankeniae Zeller, 1847
Agdistis (Meridistis) meridionalis Zeller, 1847Cliff Plume
Agdistis (Tamaristis) tamaricis Zeller, 1847Tamarisk Plume
Agdistis adactyla Hübner, 1823
Agdistis arabica Amsel, 1958
Agdistis bellissima Arenberger, 1975
Agdistis bifurcatus Agenjo, 1952
Agdistis cypriota Arenberger, 1983
Agdistis halodelta Meyrick, 1925
Agdistis hartigi Arenberger, 1973
Agdistis heydeni (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Agdistis heydenii Zeller, 1852
Agdistis manicata Staudinger, 1859
Agdistis melitensis Amsel, 1954
Agdistis paralia Zeller, 1847
Agdistis satanas Milliere, 1875
Agdistis sphinx Walsingham, 1907
Agdistis symmetrica Amsel, 1955
Crombrugghia distans Zeller, 1847Breckland Plume
Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Crombrugghia laeta Zeller, 1847
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Hellinsia inulae Zeller, 1852
Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)⇒ Merrifieldia malacodactyla Zeller, 1847
Merrifieldia probolias Meyrick, 1891
Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae McDunnough, 1939Hoary plume moth
Pterophorus probolias (Meyrick, 1891)⇒ Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae McDunnough, 1939
Puerphorus olbiadactylus Milliere, 1859
Stangeia siceliota Zeller, 1847
Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla Scopoli, 1763Twin-spot Plume
Stenoptilia elkefi (Arenberger, 1984)⇒ Stenoptilia arida Zeller, 1847
Stenoptilodes taprobanes Felder & Rog..., 1875Moth
Wheeleria santschii Forel, 1905
Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)⇒ Wheeleria spilodactyla Curtis, 1827

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Tunisia
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
12
32
Genera
Species

Taxom



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