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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
828
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
827
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
820
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
613
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
151
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
150
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
150
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
12
35
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
10
33
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
4
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
1 Family width 8 Species
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
4 Genera with 8 Species
Imbophorus Arenberger, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18645SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
8 Species
Imbophorus aptalis Walker, 1864
Oxyptilus anisodactyla (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Sphenarches bilineatus Yano, 1963
Sphenarches chroesus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864
Sphenarches synophrys (Walker, 1864)⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Vanuatu
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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