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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
522
4720
9946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
520
4716
9941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
494
4590
9612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
340
3833
7991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
65
1149
2510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1148
2509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1145
2506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
30
332
663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
22
288
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
10
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia
1 Family width 18 Species
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
10 Genera with 18 Species
Adaina Tutt, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Dejongia Gielis, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Geina Tutt, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Gillmeria Tutt, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 18735SpeciesTaxom
Paraplatyptilia Bigot & Picard, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilia Hübner, 18132SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
18 Species
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Adaina montanus Walsingham, 1880
Dejongia lobidactylus Fitch, 1855Lobed Plume Moth
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 habecki D.L. Matthews, 2010
Hellinsia homodactylaPlume Moth
Hellinsia homodactylus Walker, 1864Plain Plume Moth
Hellinsia paleaceus Zeller, 1873
Paraplatyptilia edwardsii Fish, 1881
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
10
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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