moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Pterophoridae
The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblag ...
. The genus was described by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
African Invertebrates
''African Invertebrates'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that covers the taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, ecology, conservation, and palaeontology of Afrotropical invertebrates, whether terrestrial, freshwater, or marine. I ...
Platyptilia carduidactyla
''Platyptilia carduidactyla'', the artichoke plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Riley in 1869. It is found in New Zealand and North America, from Mexico north into the United States.
The wingspan is 19–32 mm. A ...
Platyptilia farfarellus
''Platyptilia farfarellus'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1867. It is found from central and southern Europe to Asia Minor, Micronesia and Japan (the islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Sh ...
Lantanophaga pusillidactyla
''Lantanophaga pusillidactyla'', the lantana plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is native to the southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. It was introduced to Australia accidentally in 1936 and is now f ...
'' (Walker, 1864)
*''Platyptilia claripicta'' T. B. Fletcher, 1910: synonym of ''
Platyptilia farfarellus
''Platyptilia farfarellus'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1867. It is found from central and southern Europe to Asia Minor, Micronesia and Japan (the islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Sh ...
'' Zeller, 1867
*''Platyptilia corniculata'': synonym of '' Marasmarcha corniculata'' (Meyrick, 1913)
*''Platyptilia dimorpha'': synonym of '' Bipunctiphorus dimorpha'' (T. B. Fletcher, 1910)
*''Platyptilia emissalis'': synonym of '' Sinpunctiptilia emissalis'' (Walker, 1864)
*''Platyptilia empedota'': synonym of '' Marasmarcha empedota'' (Meyrick, 1908)
*''Platyptilia euctimena'': synonym of '' Bipunctiphorus euctimena'' (Turner, 1913)
*''Platyptilia infesta'': synonym of '' Inferuncus infesta'' (Meyrick, 1934)
*''Platyptilia maligna'' Meyrick, 1913: synonym of '' Vietteilus vigens'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
*''Platyptilia patriarcha'' Meyrick, 1912: synonym of '' Bipunctiphorus dimorpha'' (T. B. Fletcher, 1910)
*''Platyptilia periacta'' Meyrick, 1910: synonym of ''
Platyptilia farfarellus
''Platyptilia farfarellus'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1867. It is found from central and southern Europe to Asia Minor, Micronesia and Japan (the islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Sh ...