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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
193
973
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
193
973
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
186
947
1322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
127
746
1053
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
359
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
359
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
359
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
14
67
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
62
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
8
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for U.S. Virgin Islands
1 Family width 14 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
8 Genera with 14 Species
Adaina Tutt, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Geina Tutt, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
14 Species
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Adaina thomae Zeller, 1877
Exelastis gilvidorsis Hedemann, 1896
Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Exelastis phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Geina integumentum Gielis, 2006
Hellinsia inquinatus Zeller, 1873
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Lantanophaga tecnidion Zeller, 1877
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793
Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
8
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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