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Checklist of Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume Moths)
for Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
3739
9131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
3737
9129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
309
3638
8836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
202
3128
7986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
1407
3745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1406
3743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
21
282
443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
17
214
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths
1
17
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zambia
1 Family width 27 Species
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths27SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zambia
17 Genera with 27 Species
Agdistis Hübner, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Crassuncus Gibeaux, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Deuterocopus Zeller, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Gypsochares Meyrick, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Oxyptilus Zeller, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Picardia Gibeaux, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18755SpeciesTaxom
Pselnophorus Wallengren, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxyptilus Alipanah & al., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pterophorus Schäffer, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Walsinghamiella Berg, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
27 Species
Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909
Agdistis pustulalis Walker, 1864
Crassuncus livingstoni Kovtunovich ..., 2014
Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Exelastis crepuscularis Meyrick, 1909
Exelastis montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Gypsochares murphy Kovtunovich ..., 2014
Hellinsia namizimu Kovtunovich ..., 2014
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864Lantana Plume Moth
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Marasmarcha lamborni Kovtunovich ..., 2014
Marasmarcha locharcha Meyrick, 1924
Marasmarcha sisyrodes Meyrick, 1921
Megalorhipida prolai Gibeaux, 1994
Oxyptilus orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)⇒ Walsinghamiella orichalcias Meyrick, 1916
Picardia eparches Meyrick, 1931
Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909)⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Platyptilia junkeri Ustjuzhanin ..., 2015
Platyptilia locharcha (Meyrick., 1924)⇒ Marasmarcha locharcha Meyrick, 1924
Platyptilia sabius Felder & Rog..., 1875
Pselnophorus huntii Ustjuzhanin ..., 2015
Pseudoxyptilus secutor Meyrick, 1911
Pterophorus candidalis Walker, 1864
Walsinghamiella orichalcias Meyrick, 1916
Xyroptila masaia Kovtunovich ..., 2006

Subnodes of Pterophoroidea with occurrences in Zambia
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
17
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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