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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
2907
6200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
2903
6195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
2819
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
269
2329
4871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
65
1074
2655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1073
2654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1066
2645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
29
335
801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
298
727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
11
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Virginia
1 Family width 24 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths24SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Virginia
11 Genera with 24 Species
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Geina Tutt, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Gillmeria Tutt, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 18598SpeciesTaxom
Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Paraplatyptilia Bigot & Picard, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
24 Species
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Geina buscki McDunnough, 1933
Geina periscelidactylus Fitch, 1854Gartered
Geina sheppardi B. Landry, 1989Sheppards Plume Moth
Geina tenuidactyla Fitch, 1855Berry Plume Moth
Geina tenuidactylus Fitch, 1854Berry Plume Moth
Gillmeria pallidactyla Haworth, 1811Yarrow Plume
Hellinsia glenni Cashatt, 1972
Hellinsia habecki D.L. Matthews, 2010
Hellinsia homodactylaPlume Moth
Hellinsia homodactylus Walker, 1864Plain Plume Moth
Hellinsia kellicottii Fish, 1881Goldenrod Borer
Hellinsia lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873
Hellinsia paleaceus Zeller, 1873
Hellinsia pectodactyla (Staudinger, 1859)⇒ Oidaematophorus stramineus Staudinger, 1859
Lioptilodes albistriolatus Zeller, 1871Moth
Oidaematophorus eupatorii Fernald, 1891Eupatorium Plume
Paraplatyptilia auriga Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Paraplatyptilia edwardsii Fish, 1881
Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869Artichoke Plume Moth
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Pterophorus cygnus (Barnes & Lin..., 1921)⇒ Geina tenuidactylus Fitch, 1854
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Stenoptilodes brevipennis Zeller, 1874

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in West Virginia
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
11
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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