Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 234
1381
1993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
1109
1625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 20
160
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 16
152
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths | 1
8
16 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Virgin Islands
1 Family width 16 Species
Genera for Virgin Islands
8 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Virgin Islands
16 Species | Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880 | Ambrosia Plume | | Adaina bipunctatus Möschler, 1890 | | | Adaina thomae Zeller, 1877 | | | Exelastis cervinicolor (Barnes & McD..., 1913) | ⇒ Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897 | | 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 defectalis (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793 | | Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793 | | Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864 | Geranium Plume Moth |
Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Virgin Islands
Links, sources and further information Pterophoroidea at artfakta.se
Pterophoroidea at dyntaxa.se
Pterophoroidea at itis.gov
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