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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
552
4888
10238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
550
4884
10233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
523
4755
9881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
3942
8143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
65
1108
2366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1107
2365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1104
2362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
307
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
265
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Virginia
1 Family width 14 Species
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
8 Genera with 14 Species
Adaina Tutt, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Geina Tutt, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Gillmeria Tutt, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18132SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
14 Species
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Geina periscelidactylus Fitch, 1854Gartered
Geina sheppardi B. Landry, 1989Sheppards Plume Moth
Geina tenuidactyla Fitch, 1855Berry Plume Moth
Gillmeria pallidactyla Haworth, 1811Yarrow Plume
Hellinsia balanotes Meyrick, 1908Baccharis Borer
Hellinsia homodactylaPlume Moth
Hellinsia homodactylus Walker, 1864Plain Plume Moth
Hellinsia paleaceus Zeller, 1873
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilia exclamationis Walsingham, 1880
Stenoptilia ptilodactyla (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Stenoptilia pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Virginia
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