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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
and region West Central Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
4554
9126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4553
9125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
4477
8941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
3247
6423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
975
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
975
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
970
1742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
18
101
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
13
78
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Central Brazil
1 Family width 7 Species
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Central Brazil
6 Genera with 7 Species
Anstenoptilia Zimmerman, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Capperia Tutt, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Cnemidophorus Wagler, 1758Racerunners1SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Central Brazil
7 Species
Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla (Dyar, 1903)⇒ Anstenoptilia marmorodactyla Dyar, 1903
Capperia trichodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775
Cnemidophorus lemniscatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cnemidophorus arubensis Lidth de Jeude, 1887
Hellinsia beneficus Yano & Heppner, 1983Moth
Hellinsia hoguei Gielis, 1996
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in West Central Brazil
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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