Pterophorinae is a subfamily of

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 ...

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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 ...

Genera and selected species

* Tribe Exelastini ** Genus ''

Antarches ''Megalorhipida'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1935. Species in this genus are distributed in pantropical and subtropical climates. The species typically nests on host plants in the families N ...

'' ** Genus '' Arcoptilia'' ** Genus ''

Exelastis ''Exelastis'' is a genus of plume moths in the family Pterophoridae. There are more than 20 described species in ''Exelastis''. Species These 21 species belong to the genus ''Exelastis'': * '' Exelastis atomosa'' (Walsingham, 1885) * '' Exelast ...

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Exelastis caroli ''Exelastis caroli'' is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Kenya, inhabiting the coastal dunes. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For ex ...

'' ** Genus '' Fuscoptilia'' ** Genus '' Marasmarcha'' * Tribe Oidaematophorini ** Genus '' Adaina'' ** Genus '' Crassuncus'' ** Genus '' Emmelina'' Tutt, 1905 *** '' Emmelina monodactyla'' ** Genus ''

Gypsochares ''Gypsochares'' is a genus of moths 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 ...

'' ** Genus '' Hellinsia'' Tutt, 1905 *** '' Hellinsia balanotes'' *** '' Hellinsia emmelinoida'' ** Genus '' Helpaphorus'' ** Genus ''

Karachia ''Exelastis'' is a genus of plume moths 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, un ...

'' ** Genus '' Oidaematophorus'' Wallengren, 1862 *** ''

Oidaematophorus beneficus ''Hellinsia beneficus'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is native to Mexico, but was introduced to Hawaii in 1973 as a biological control agent against mistflower, ''Ageratina riparia''. Taxonomy The species was identified by Kôji ...

'' ** Genus '' Paravinculia'' ** Genus ''

Paulianilus ''Hellinsia'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. It was created by J.W. Tutt in honour of the entomologist John Hellins. Species The genus contains the following species: *'' Hellinsia acuminatus'' (Meyrick, 1920) *'' Hellinsia ...

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Picardia ''Picardia'' is a genus of moths 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 th ...

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Pselnophorus ''Pselnophorus'' is a genus of 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 approxima ...

'' Wallengren, 1881 *** '' Pselnophorus meruensis'' ** Genus ''

Puerphorus ''Puerphorus'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae containing only one species, ''Puerphorus olbiadactylus'', which is known from Yemen, Afghanistan, Algeria, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, southern Europe an ...

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Setosipennula ''Setosipennula'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae containing only one species, ''Setosipennula viettei'', which is known from Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repob ...

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Oxyptilini Oxyptilini is a tribe within the subfamily Pterophorinae of the plume moths or Pterophoridae. The monophyly of this group was established in a 2011 phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, r ...

** Genus ''Apoxyptilus'' Alipanah et al., 2010 ** Genus ''Buckleria'' Tutt, 1905 *** ''Buckleria vanderwolfi'' ** Genus '' Capperia'' ** Genus '' Crombrugghia'' ** Genus '' Dejongia'' ** Genus '' Eucapperia'' *** '' Eucapperia continentalis'' ** Genus '' Geina'' ** Genus '' Intercapperia'' ** Genus '' Megalorhipida'' Amsel, 1935 *** '' Megalorrhipida leucodactyla'' ** Genus '' Oxyptilus'' ** Genus '' Paracapperia'' ** Genus '' Prichotilus'' Rose and Pooni, 2003 ** Genus '' Procapperia'' ** Genus '' Pseudoxyptilus'' Alipanah et al., 2010 ** Genus '' Stangeia'' Tutt, 1905 *** '' Stangeia xerodes'' ** Genus '' Stenodacma'' ** Genus '' Tomotilus'' ** Genus '' Trichoptilus'' * Tribe Platyptiliini ** Genus ''

Amblyptilia ''Amblyptilia'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was raised by the German entomologist, Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of '' ...

'' Hübner, 1825 *** ''

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla ''Amblyptilia acanthadactyla'', also known as the beautiful plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea found in across the Palearctic including Europe. The species was first described by the German entomologist, Jacob Hübner in 1813. Descr ...

'' ** Genus '' Anstenoptilia'' ** Genus '' Asiaephorus'' ** Genus '' Bigotilia'' ** Genus ''

Bipunctiphorus ''Bipunctiphorus'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae described by Christian Gibeaux in 1994. Species *''Bipunctiphorus dimorpha'' (T. B. Fletcher, 1910) (=''Bipunctiphorus etiennei'' Gibeaux, 1994) *''Bipunctiphorus dissipata'' ( ...

'' ** Genus '' Buszkoiana'' ** Genus '' Cnaemidophorus'' Wallengren, 1862 *** '' Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla'' ** Genus '' Crocydoscelus'' ** Genus '' Fletcherella'' ** Genus '' Gillmeria'' Tutt, 1905 *** '' Gillmeria ochrodactyla'' ** Genus '' Inferuncus'' ** Genus '' Koremaguia'' ** Genus '' Lantanophaga'' Zimmermann, 1958 *** ''

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 ...

'' ** Genus '' Leesi'' ** Genus '' Lioptilodes'' ** Genus '' Michaelophorus'' ** Genus '' Nippoptilia'' ** Genus '' Paraamblyptilia'' ** Genus '' Paraplatyptilia'' ** Genus ''

Platyptilia ''Platyptilia'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Species *'' Platyptilia aarviki'' Gielis, 2008 *'' Platyptilia ainonis'' Matsumura, 1931 *'' Platyptilia albicans'' (Fish, 1881) ...

'' Hübner, 1825 Platyptilia celidotus

*** '' Platyptilia aarviki'' *** ''

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 ...

'' – artichoke plume moth *** '' Platyptilia celidotus'' *** ''

Platyptilia eberti ''Platyptilia eberti'' is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found on Luzon, Philippines, and was recently discovered in Vietnam, although this record might represent a related undescribed species.Platyptilia falcatalis'' *** '' Platyptilia gonodactyla'' *** '' Platyptilia nussi'' ** Genus '' Platyptiliodes'' ** Genus '' Postplatyptilia'' ** Genus '' Quadriptilia'' ** Genus '' Sinpunctiptilia'' *** '' Sinpunctiptilia emissalis'' ** Genus '' Sochchora'' ** Genus '' Sphenarches'' ** Genus ''

Stenoptilia ''Stenoptilia'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species The genus contains the following species: *'' Stenoptilia admiranda'' Yano, 1963 *'' Stenoptilia aethiopica'' Gibeaux, 1994 *'' Stenoptilia aktashiensis'' Gibeaux, 1997 * ...

'' Hübner, 1825 *** ''

Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla ''Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla'', also known as the twin-spot plume is a moth of the Pterophoroidea family found in North Africa, Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian physician and naturalist, Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763. ...

'' *** '' Stenoptilia kiitulo'' *** ''

Stenoptilia pterodactyla ''Stenoptilia pterodactyla'', the brown plume is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Europe, North America, Anatolia, Iran and China. It was first described by the Swedish taxonomist, Carl Linnaeus in 1761. Description The m ...

'' *** '' Stenoptilia zophodactylus'' ** Genus '' Stenoptilodes'' Zimmermann, 1958 *** ''

Stenoptilodes antirrhina ''Stenoptilodes antirrhina'', the snapdragon plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from California in the United States, but also from greenhouses in the south-eastern U.S. that have received cuttings of snapdragon from C ...

'' – snapdragon plume moth ** Genus '' Stockophorus'' ** Genus '' Uroloba'' ** Genus '' Vietteilus'' ** Genus '' Xyroptila'' * Tribe Pterophorini ** Genus '' Calyciphora'' ** Genus '' Chocophorus'' ** Genus '' Cosmoclostis'' *** '' Cosmoclostis aglaodesma'' *** '' Cosmoclostis hemiadelpha'' *** '' Cosmoclostis pesseuta'' ** Genus '' Diacrotricha'' ** Genus '' Imbophorus'' *** '' Imbophorus aptalis'' *** '' Imbophorus leucophasmus'' *** '' Imbophorus pallidus'' ** Genus ''

Merrifieldia ''Merrifieldia'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species *''Merrifieldia alaica'' *''Merrifieldia baliodactylus'' *''Merrifieldia brandti'' *''Merrifieldia bystropogonis'' *''Merrifieldia calcarius'' *''Merrifieldia cana' ...

'' Tutt, 1905 ** Genus '' Oirata'' ** Genus '' Patagonophorus'' ** Genus '' Porrittia'' ** Genus '' Pterophorus'' Schaeffer, 1766 *** ''

Pterophorus pentadactyla ''Pterophorus pentadactyla'', commonly known as the white plume moth, is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the West Palearctic including North Africa and Europe. The wingspan is . It is uniformly white, with the hind wing pair di ...

'' – white plume moth ** Genus ''

Septuaginta The Greek Old Testament, or Septuagint (, ; from the la, septuaginta, lit=seventy; often abbreviated ''70''; in Roman numerals, LXX), is the earliest extant Greek translation of books from the Hebrew Bible. It includes several books beyond t ...

'' ** Genus '' Singularia'' ** Genus '' Tabulaephorus'' ** Genus '' Wheeleria'' Tutt, 1905 *** '' Wheeleria spilodactylus'' * Tribe Tetraschalini ** Genus '' Macrotinactis'' ** Genus '' Titanoptilus'' ** Genus '' Tetraschalis'' ** Genus '' Walsinghamiella''

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