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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
2427
3666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
376
2423
3662
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
361
2383
3584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
254
2026
3108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
55
672
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
55
672
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
669
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
25
145
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
134
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
9
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vancouver Island
1 Family width 9 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vancouver Island
9 Genera with 9 Species
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Geina Tutt, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Gillmeria Tutt, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver Island
9 Species
Amblyptilia pica Walsingham, 1880Geranium Plume
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Geina tenuidactylus Fitch, 1854Berry Plume Moth
Gillmeria pallidactyla Haworth, 1811Yarrow Plume
Hellinsia pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859Straw-Colored Plume Moth
Oidaematophorus eupatorii Fernald, 1891Eupatorium Plume
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Pterophorus trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)⇒ Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Vancouver Island
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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