Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World, version 1.1.23.148 (28 May 2023)

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Kingdom: Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
Page reference (Original description): Linnaeus, C. (1758), 9
Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. 1-824.
Phylum: Arthropoda von Siebold, 1848
Page reference (Original description): von Siebold, C.T. & Stannius, H. (1848), 4
von Siebold, C.T. & Stannius, H. (1848) Lehrbuch der vergleichenden Anatomie der Wirbellosen Thiere, Erster Theil. 1-679.
Class: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758
Page reference (Original description): Linnaeus, C. (1758), 339
Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. 1-824.
Order: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
Page reference (Original description): Linnaeus, C. (1758), 343
Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. 1-824.
Superfamily: Pterophoroidea Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Kuznetzov V.I. & Stekolnikov A.A. (1979) Classification and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Families and Subfamilies of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of the Palaearctic Fauna with regard of functional Morphology of the male Genitalia. Trudy zool. inst. Leningrad 82: 43-74.
Family: Macropiratidae Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 248
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256.
Genus: Agdistopis Hampson, 1917
Page reference (Original description): Hampson, G.F. (1917), 43
Has type (Original designation): Agdistopis petrochroa Hampson, 1917
= Genus: Macropiratis Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 248
Has type (Original designation): Macropiratis halieutica Meyrick, 1932
Hampson, G.F. (1917) A classification of the Pyralidae, subfamily Gallerianae. Novit. zool. 24: 17-58.
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256.
Species: Agdistopis griveaudi Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 10
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Species: Agdistopis halieutica (Meyrick, 1932)
Has basionym: Macropiratis halieutica Meyrick, 1932
= Species: Macropiratis halieutica Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 249
Is type for (Original designation): Macropiratis Meyrick, 1932
Distribution:
Australia
Fiji
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256.
Species: Agdistopis sinhala (Fletcher, 1909)
Has basionym: Agdistis sinhala Fletcher, 1909
= Species: Agdistis sinhala Fletcher, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1909), 8
= Species: Agdistopis petrochroa Hampson, 1917
Page reference (Original description): Hampson, G.F. (1917), 44
Is type for (Original designation): Agdistopis Hampson, 1917
= Species: Macropiratis heteromantis Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 249
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Fletcher, T.B. (1909) The plume-moths of Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica 6: 1-39, 5 pl.
Hampson, G.F. (1917) A classification of the Pyralidae, subfamily Gallerianae. Novit. zool. 24: 17-58.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256.
Family: Pterophoridae Latreille, 1802
Page reference (As Pterophoridae Zell.): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 755
Page reference (As Ptérophoriens; pterophorii): Latreille, P.A. (1802), 418
As Ptérophoriens; pterophorii
Latreille, P.A. (1802) Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième.
Zeller, P.C. (1847) Verzeichniss der vom Prof. Dr Loew in der Türkeij und Asien gesammelten Lepidoptera. Isis von Oken 40: 3-39.
Subfamily: Agdistinae Tutt, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1906), 127
As family Agdistidae
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin.
Genus: Agdistis Hübner, [1825]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]), 429
Has type (Monotypy): Alucita adactyla Hübner, [1819]
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Agdistes Stephens, 1834
= Genus: Herbertia Tutt, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1906), 129
Is later homonym of (Homonym): Herbertia Howard, 1894
Has type (Monotypy): Adactyla tamaricis Zeller, 1847
Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]) Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. 1-431, 1-72.
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin.
Species: Agdistis aberdareana Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 18
Distribution:
Kenya
Arenberger, E. (1988) Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region, 2. Beitrag. Stapfia 16: 13-25.
Species: Agdistis adactyla (Hübner, [1819])
Has basionym: Alucita adactyla Hübner, [1819]
= Species: Alucita adactyla Hübner, [1819]
Page reference: Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 9:VII:32-34
Is type for (Monotypy): Agdistis Hübner, [1825]
Is type for (Original designation): Adactylus Curtis, 1833
= Species: Adactyla huebneri Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 771
= Variety: Agdistis adactyla var. delphinensella Bruand d'Uzelle, 1858
Page reference (Original description): Bruand d'Uzelle, M. (1858), 893
= Species (Qin, H. & Zheng, Z., 1997): Agdistis shaanxiensis Qin & Zheng, 1997
Page reference (Original description, male, female genitalia): Qin, H. & Zheng, Z. (1997), 29
Page reference (Synonymised with Agdistis adactyla): Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003)
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Algeria
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belarus
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Libya
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Mongolia
Morocco
Netherlands
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Russia (Daghestan) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. 2022)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tajikistan
Tunisia
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Turkmenistan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Artemisia alba subsp. alba (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on (as Chenopodium fruticosum): Suaeda fruticosa (L.) Forssk. (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae)
Feeds on: Erica cinerea L. (Ericales: Ericaceae)
Feeds on: Santolina chamaecyparissus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Bruand d'Uzelle, M. (1858) Rapport sur la session extraordinaire tenue à Grenoble au mois de juillet 1858. Annls. Soc. ent. France 3(6): 893.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]) Sammlung europaïsche Schmetterlinge. 78 pages, 71 plates.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31: 169-192.
Qin, H. & Zheng, Z. (1997) Two new species of Agdistis from China (Lepidoptera Pterophoridae). Journal of Shaanxi Normal University (Natural Science Edition) 25 (Suppl.): 28-31.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. (2016) Plume moths of Afghanistan (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 1: 183-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. (2022) Materials on the Lepidoptera fauna of the Dagestan Republic (Northeastern Caucasus, Russia): autumn aspect (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (198): 213-228.
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4.
Species: Agdistis adenensis Amsel, 1961
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1961), 50
Distribution:
Bahrain
Iran
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Yemen
Yemen (Aden)
Amsel, H.G. (1961) Microlepidopteren aus SW.-Arabien der Aus-beuten H. Scott und E.B. Britton, 1937/38. Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdW.Dtl. 20: 49-61.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2019) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Oman. Zoology in the Middle East 65:1, 75-78.
Species: Agdistis africana Arenberger, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1996), 178
Distribution:
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (1996) Die Agdistis-Arten der Äthiopischen Region. 3. Beitrag. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 175-182.
Species: Agdistis aguessei Bigot & Picard, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2004), 434
Distribution:
Morocco
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2004) Inventaire critique des Ptérophores du Maroc; Agdistis aguessei n. sp., Oxyptilus oberthuri n. sp. et Merrifieldia peyroni n. sp. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de france 109: 433-444.
Species: Agdistis americana Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 447
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Agdistis andreeva Arenberger, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2013), 263
Distribution:
Azerbaijan
Arenberger, E. (2013) Pterophoridae vom Transkaukasus (Lepidoptera). Entomofauna, Zeitschrift für Entomologie 34: 261-268.
Species: Agdistis anikini Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 216
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 2. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 216-218.
Species: Agdistis arabica Amsel, 1958
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1958), 75
Distribution:
Bahrain
Egypt
Iran
Israel
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Tunisia
Yemen
Amsel, H.G. (1958) Kleinschmetterlinge aus Nordost-Arabien, der Ausbeute A.S. Talhouk. Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdW.Dtl. 17: 61-82, 1 pl., 23 figs.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2019) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Oman. Zoology in the Middle East 65:1, 75-78.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. (2021) A list of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of the fauna of Pakistan. Far Eastern Entomologist 432: 5-8.
Species: Agdistis arenbergeri Gielis, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1986), 49
Distribution:
South Africa
Gielis, C. (1986) Agdistis arenbergeri sp. n. from South Africa. Ent. Ber., Amst. 46: 48-51.
Species: Agdistis asthenes Bigot, 1970
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1970), 283
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Bigot, L. (1970) Ergebnisse der zoologischen Forschungen von Dr. Z. Kaszab in der Mongolei. 192, Pterophoridae. Reichenbachia 12: 281-286.
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Species: Agdistis bellissima Arenberger, 1975
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1975), 113
Distribution:
Egypt
Jordan
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (1975) Pterophoriden aus Ägypten. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 85: 111-116.
Species: Agdistis bennetii (Curtis, 1833)
Has basionym: Adactyla bennetii Curtis, 1833
= Species: Adactyla bennetii Curtis, 1833
Page reference (Original description): Curtis, J. (1823-1840), 471
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
England
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Limonium vulgare Mill. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Feeds on: Limonium binervosum subsp. binervosum (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Curtis, J. (1823-1840) British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. Volumes 1-16.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis betica Arenberger, 1978
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1978), 79
Distribution:
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Arenberger, E. (1978) Agdistis-Arten aus Spanien. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 29: 73-80.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis bifurcatus Agenjo, 1952
Page reference (Original description): Agenjo, R. (1952), 121
Distribution:
Cape Verde
Morocco
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Madeira and Selvagens Islands)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Tunisia
Agenjo, R. (1952) Nuevo Agdistis Betico-Marroqui. Trans. IXth. Int. Congr. Ent. Amsterdam 1: 121-124.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis bigoti Arenberger, 1976
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1976), 7
Distribution:
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Arenberger, E. (1976) Eine Agdistis-Art von Kreta. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 28: 7-8.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis bouyeri Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 45
Distribution:
Angola
Gielis, C. (2008) Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 82: 43-57.
Species: Agdistis buffelsi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015), 141
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015) New species of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from southern Africa.6. African Invertebrates 56: 137-145.
Species: Agdistis cambriana Arenberger, Beard & Karisch, 2016
Page reference (Original description with imago, male and female genitalia): Arenberger, E., Beard, A.M. & Karisch, T. (2016), 327
Distribution:
Saint Helena (Arenberger, E., Beard, A.M. & Karisch, T. 2016)
Arenberger, E., Beard, A.M. & Karisch, T. (2016) A new Agdistis from St. Helena Island (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 66 (2): 325-328.
Species: Agdistis canariensis Rebel, 1896
Has basionym: Agdistis heydeni canariensis Rebel, 1896
= Subspecies: Agdistis heydeni canariensis Rebel, 1896
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1896), 114
Distribution:
Spain (Canary Islands)
Rebel, H. (1896) Dritter Beitrag zur Lepidopteren-Fauna der Canaren. Annln. Naturk. Hofmus. Wien 11: 114-116.
Species: Agdistis capensis Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 299
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 5. Amurian zoological Journal 2: 298-299.
Species: Agdistis cappadociensis Fazekas, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Fazekas, I. (2000), 5
Distribution:
Turkey
Fazekas, I. (2000) Notes on the genus Agdistis from Asia Minor, with descriptions of two new species. Nachrichtenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologen 49: 2-10.
Species: Agdistis caradjai Arenberger, 1975
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1975), 205
= Species: Agdistis dagestanica Zagulajev & Filippova, 1976
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. & Filippova, V.V. (1976), 38
Distribution:
Iran
Russia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Arenberger, E. (1975) Eine neue Agdistis-Art aus der Caradja-Sammlung. Trav. Mus. Hist. Nat. Gr. Antipa 16: 205-206, 1 plate.
Zagulajev, A.K. & Filippova, V.V. (1976) The new and little known species of plume-moths of the fauna of the USSR. Zool. Fauna Akad. Nauk USSR. 64: 36-43.
Species: Agdistis cathae Arenberger, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1999), 247
Distribution:
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (1999) Die Pterophoridae des Jemen. Esperiana 7: 245-262.
Species: Agdistis chardzhouna Arenberger, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1997), 81
Distribution:
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Arenberger, E. (1997) Österreichische Turkmenistan-Expedition 1996 (Microlepidoptera). Z. Arb.Gem. öst. Ent. 49: 77-82.
Species: Agdistis clara Arenberger, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1986), 189
Distribution:
Botswana
Namibia
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (1986) Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region, 1. Beitrag. Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 59: 187-196.
Species: Agdistis cretifera Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 367
Distribution:
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1909) New South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Annals of the South African Museum 5: 349-379.
Species: Agdistis criocephala Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 349
= Species: Agdistis augrabiesi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 250
Distribution:
Kenya
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 3. Amurian zoological Journal 2: 133-134.
Meyrick, E. (1909) New South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Annals of the South African Museum 5: 349-379.
Species: Agdistis cypriota Arenberger, 1983
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1983), 51
Distribution:
Cyprus
Tunisia
Arenberger, E. (1983) Ergänzungen zur Gattung Agdistis. Andrias 3: 51-54.
Species: Agdistis dahurica Zagulajev, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1994), 37
Distribution:
Russia
Zagulajev, A.K. (1994) New Tineid and Pterophorid Moth species from Buryatia and Chita district. Mem. Dahursky Nature Reserve 2: 33-40.
Species: Agdistis damara Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015), 556
Distribution:
Namibia
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015) New species of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from southern Africa.7. Zootaxa 4033: 555-566.
Species: Agdistis danutae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 41
Distribution:
Namibia
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 37-44.
Species: Agdistis darwini Arenberger, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2009), 21
Distribution:
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (2009) Zur Verbreitung der Pterophoridae im südlichen Afrika. 5. Beitrag. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 61: 19-28.
Species: Agdistis dentalis Arenberger, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1986), 191
Distribution:
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (1986) Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region, 1. Beitrag. Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 59: 187-196.
Species: Agdistis desertorum Arenberger, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1999), 227
Distribution:
Libya
Arenberger, E. (1999) Agdistis desertorum sp.n., eine neue Pterophoriden-Art von Nordafrika. Quadrifina 2: 227-229.
Species: Agdistis dicksoni Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 42
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 37-44.
Species: Agdistis dimetra Meyrick, 1924
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1924), 95
Distribution:
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1924) Exotic microlepidoptera. 3: 65-96.
Species: Agdistis eberti Arenberger, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2009), 20
= Species (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P., 2018): Agdistis swierstri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 217
Distribution:
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (2009) Zur Verbreitung der Pterophoridae im südlichen Afrika. 5. Beitrag. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 61: 19-28.
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 2. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 216-218.
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2018) Pterophoridae of South Africa National Park Namaqua (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 46(184): 619-625.
Species: Agdistis endrodyi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 42
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 37-44.
Species: Agdistis espunae Arenberger, 1978
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1978), 75
Distribution:
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Arenberger, E. (1978) Agdistis-Arten aus Spanien. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 29: 73-80.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis facetus Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 168
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Bigot, L. (1969) Les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale, à Tervuren. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 165-206.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Agdistis falkovitshi Zagulajev, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1986), 77
Page reference (New distribution record for Iran): Alipanah, H. (2014), 39
Distribution:
Iran (Alipanah, H. 2014: Alborz Province)
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Mongolia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Alipanah, H. (2014) Agdistis falkovitshi (Lep.: PterophoridaeL Agdistinae), a new record for the fauna of Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran 34 (2): 39-40.
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Zagulajev, A.K. (1986) Pterophoridae of Central Asia. Trudy zool. Ent. Obshch. 67: 76-94.
Species: Agdistis flavissima Caradja, 1920
Has basionym: Agdistis ingens var. flavissima Caradja, 1920
= Variety: Agdistis ingens var. flavissima Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 87
Distribution:
Afghanistan
China
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Mongolia
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Tajikistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Turkmenistan
Caradja, A. (1920) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der geographischen Verbreitung der Mikrolepidopteren des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, nebst Beschreibungen neuer Formen. III. Teil. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 75-179.
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Species: Agdistis frankeniae (Zeller, 1847)
Has basionym: Adactyla frankeniae Zeller, 1847
= Species: Adactyla frankeniae Zeller, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 900
= Species: Agdistis lerinsis Millière, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Millière, P. (1875), 168
Is type for (Monotypy): Ernestia Tutt, 1906
= Species: Agdistis bahrlutia Amsel, 1955
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1955), 51
= Species: Agdistis tondeuri Bigot, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1963), 9
= Subspecies: Agdistis paralia rupestris Bigot, 1974
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1974), 85
= Species: Agdistis rjabovi Zagulajev & Filippova, 1976
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. & Filippova, V.V. (1976), 36
= Species: Agdistis kulunda Ustjuzhanin, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1991), 85
= Species: Agdistis urmijensis Zagulajev, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1996), 130
Page reference (New synonymy of Agdistis urmijensis Zagulajev, 1996 with Agdistis frankeniae (Zeller, 1874)): Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2007), 181
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Algeria
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
Egypt
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Libya
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Morocco
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Russia (Daghestan) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. 2022)
Saudi Arabia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Balearic Islands)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Tunisia
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Frankenia L. (Caryophyllales: Frankeniaceae)
Feeds on: Limonium minutum (L.) Chaz. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2007) New species, new synonymy and distribution records of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [1825] in Iran. Nota Lepidopterologica 29: 177-184.
Amsel, H.G. (1955) Über mediterrane Microlepidopteren und einige transcaspische Arten. Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg. 31: 1-64.
Bigot, L. (1963) Les Pterophoridae de l'île de Crête. Lambillionea 63: 25-37, 26 figs.
Bigot, L. (1974) Une sous-espèce nouvelle d' Agdistis paralia Zeller dans les îles du littoral de Marseille. Bull. Soc. ent. France 79: 85-90.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Millière, P. (1875) Bulletin des séances de la Société entomologique de France. Annales de la Société entomologique de France Series 5: 5: 165-168.
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin.
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1991) A new Pterophorid Moth species of the genus Agdistis from the steppe part of the West-Siberian Lowland. Vestn. zool. 4: 85-86.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. (2022) Materials on the Lepidoptera fauna of the Dagestan Republic (Northeastern Caucasus, Russia): autumn aspect (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (198): 213-228.
Zagulajev, A.K. (1996) New and little known species of moths of the fauna of Russia and neighbouring territories, IX. Entom. Obozr. (Rev. Russe Ent.) 75: 117-131.
Zagulajev, A.K. & Filippova, V.V. (1976) The new and little known species of plume-moths of the fauna of the USSR. Zool. Fauna Akad. Nauk USSR. 64: 36-43.
Zeller, P.C. (1847) Bemerkungen über die auf einer Reise nach Italien und Sicilien beobachteten Schmetterlingsarten. Isis von Oken 40: 121-159,213-233,284-308,401-457,483-522,561-594,639-670,721-771,801-859,895-910.
Species: Agdistis furcata Arenberger, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1996), 177
Distribution:
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (1996) Die Agdistis-Arten der Äthiopischen Region. 3. Beitrag. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 175-182.
Species: Agdistis gambiensis Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 38
Distribution:
Gambia
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63.
Species: Agdistis gerasimovi Zagulajev & Blumental, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. & Blumental, N.A. (1994), 128
= Species: Agdistis detruncatum Zagulajev & Blumental, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. & Blumental, N.A. (1994), 133
Distribution:
Tajikistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Zagulajev, A.K. & Blumental, N.A. (1994) New species of Pterophorid moths of the genus Agdistis Hbn. From Middle Asia. Entom. Obozr. (Rev. Russe Ent.) 73: 128-135.
Species: Agdistis gibberipennis Arenberger, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1996), 176
Distribution:
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (1996) Die Agdistis-Arten der Äthiopischen Region. 3. Beitrag. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 175-182.
Species: Agdistis gittia Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 65
Distribution:
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Arenberger, E. (1988) Taxonomische Klarstellungen bei den Pterophoridae. Stapfia 16: 1-12.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis glaseri Arenberger, 1978
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1978), 77
Distribution:
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Limonium eugeniae Sennen (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Has parasitoid: Choeras tedellae (Nixon 1961) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Arenberger, E. (1978) Agdistis-Arten aus Spanien. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 29: 73-80.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis gornostaevi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 134
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 3. Amurian zoological Journal 2: 133-134.
Species: Agdistis haghieri Arenberger, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2009), 96
Distribution:
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (2009) Faunistische Angaben über Pterophoridae vom Sokotra Archipel mit der Neubeschreibung von Agdistis haghieri sp. n. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 61: 95-100.
Species: Agdistis hakimah Arenberger, 1985
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1985), 166
Page reference (New to Oman, imago and male genitalia): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2021), 641
Distribution:
Bahrain
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2021)
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (1985) Contribution to the distribution of the Pterophoridae in Saudi-Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 7: 165-171.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2021) New data on Pterophoridae of Oman. Part 2 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 49 (196): 641-646.
Species: Agdistis halodelta Meyrick, 1925
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1925), 207
= Species: Agdistis lippensi Amsel, 1955
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1955), 6
Distribution:
Egypt
Israel
Spain
Tunisia
Amsel, H.G. (1955) Über mediterrane Microlepidopteren und einige transcaspische Arten. Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg. 31: 1-64.
Meyrick, E. (1925) Descriptions of twenty-four new Egyptian Microlepidoptera. Bull. Soc. roy. Ent. Egypt 25: 206-219.
Species: Agdistis hartigi Arenberger, 1973
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1973), 3
Distribution:
Greece
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tunisia
Arenberger, E. (1973) Die Agdistis-Arten Sardiniens. Studi Sass. III. 21: 650-652.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis heydeni (Zeller, 1852)
Has basionym: Adactyla heydeni Zeller, 1852
= Species: Adactyla heydeni Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 322
= Species: Agdistis excurata Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 423
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Algeria
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Atriplex halimus L. (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae)
Feeds on: Stachys glutinosa L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae)
Feeds on: Euphorbia spinosa L. (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae)
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Agdistis huemeri Arenberger, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2002), 608
Distribution:
Iran
Turkmenistan
Arenberger, E. (2002) Eine neue Agdistis aus Zentralasien. Carinthia 112: 607-614.
Species: Agdistis hulli Gielis, 1998
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1998), 241
Distribution:
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Limonium gmelinii (Willd.) Kuntze (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Has parasitoid: Heterischnus ridibundus (Costa, 1885) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Gielis, C. (1998) Agdistis hulli spec. nov. From the Greek island of Lesbos. Ent. Ber., Amst. 58: 241-243.
Species: Agdistis incisa Arenberger & Buchsbaum, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. & Buchsbaum, U. (2000), 276
Distribution:
Kazakhstan
Arenberger, E. & Buchsbaum, U. (2000) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.3. Teil. Quadrifina 3: 273-277.
Species: Agdistis infumata Meyrick, 1912
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1912), 55
Distribution:
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1912) New South African microlepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 10: 53-74.
Species: Agdistis ingens Christoph, 1885
Page reference (Original description): Christoph, H. (1885), 124
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
China
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Christoph, H. (1885) Lepidoptera aus dem Achal-Tekke-Gebiete. Mem. Lep. Romanov 3: 124-125, Plate 5.
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. (2016) Plume moths of Afghanistan (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 1: 183-192.
Species: Agdistis insidiatrix Meyrick, 1933
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1933), 426
Distribution:
Iran
Yemen
Meyrick, E. (1933) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 417-448.
Species: Agdistis insolitus Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 298
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 5. Amurian zoological Journal 2: 298-299.
Species: Agdistis intermedia Caradja, 1920
Has basionym: Agdistis benneti var. intermedia Caradja, 1920
= Variety: Agdistis benneti var. intermedia Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 88
= Species: Agdistis hungarica Amsel, 1955
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1955), 53
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2018): Agdistis duplicationis Arenberger, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2013), 263
Distribution:
Azerbaijan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Russia (Daghestan) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. 2022)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Limonium narbonense Mill. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Amsel, H.G. (1955) Über mediterrane Microlepidopteren und einige transcaspische Arten. Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg. 31: 1-64.
Arenberger, E. (2013) Pterophoridae vom Transkaukasus (Lepidoptera). Entomofauna, Zeitschrift für Entomologie 34: 261-268.
Caradja, A. (1920) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der geographischen Verbreitung der Mikrolepidopteren des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, nebst Beschreibungen neuer Formen. III. Teil. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 75-179.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2018) Fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Azerbaijan. Far Eastern Entomologist 352: 16-24.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. (2022) Materials on the Lepidoptera fauna of the Dagestan Republic (Northeastern Caucasus, Russia): autumn aspect (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (198): 213-228.
Species: Agdistis iranica Alipanah & Ustjuzhanin, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2007), 179
Distribution:
Iran
Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2007) New species, new synonymy and distribution records of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [1825] in Iran. Nota Lepidopterologica 29: 177-184.
Species: Agdistis ivarssulcsi Kovtunovich, Ustjuzhanin, Pototski & Haverinen, 2023
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2023), 128
Distribution:
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kenya. Ecologica Montenegrina 67: 127-138.
Species: Agdistis iversoni Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015), 138
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015) New species of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from southern Africa.6. African Invertebrates 56: 137-145.
Species: Agdistis jansei Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 41
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 37-44.
Species: Agdistis karabachica Zagulajev, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1990), 112
Distribution:
Azerbaijan
Georgia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Turkmenistan
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Zagulajev, A.K. (1990) New species of moths of the fauna of the USSR. IV. Entom. Obozr. (Rev. Russe Ent.) 69: 102-117.
Species: Agdistis karakalensis Zagulajev, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1990), 110
Distribution:
Iran
Turkmenistan
Zagulajev, A.K. (1990) New species of moths of the fauna of the USSR. IV. Entom. Obozr. (Rev. Russe Ent.) 69: 102-117.
Species: Agdistis karischi Arenberger, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1996), 177
Distribution:
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (1996) Die Agdistis-Arten der Äthiopischen Region. 3. Beitrag. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 175-182.
Species: Agdistis kaunda Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015), 143
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015) New species of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from southern Africa.6. African Invertebrates 56: 137-145.
Species: Agdistis kazakhstanicus Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2014
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2014), 242
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2014)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2014) A new species of Agdistis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Kazakhstan. Entomologist's Gazette 65 (4): 241-244.
Species: Agdistis kenyana Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 16
Distribution:
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Tanzania
Arenberger, E. (1988) Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region, 2. Beitrag. Stapfia 16: 13-25.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kenya. Ecologica Montenegrina 67: 127-138.
Species: Agdistis kevintucki Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 216
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 2. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 216-218.
Species: Agdistis korana Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 21
Distribution:
Kenya
Arenberger, E. (1988) Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region, 2. Beitrag. Stapfia 16: 13-25.
Species: Agdistis krooni Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 42
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 37-44.
Species: Agdistis kruegeri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 43
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 37-44.
Species: Agdistis linnaei Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 44
Distribution:
Kenya
Tanzania
Gielis, C. (2008) Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 82: 43-57.
Species: Agdistis lomholdti Gielis, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1990), 114
Distribution:
Namibia
South Africa
Gielis, C. (1990) Neue Pterophoridae der aethiopischen Fauna. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 100: 113-125.
Species: Agdistis maghrebi Arenberger, 1976
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1976), 64
Distribution:
Algeria
Arenberger, E. (1976) Neue Agdistis-Arten. Dt. ent. Z. (N.F.) 23: 61-67.
Species: Agdistis malitiosa Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 4
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Kenya
Lesotho
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Rwanda
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1909) Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 2: 1-28, 8 plates.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Species: Agdistis malleana Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 20
Distribution:
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (1988) Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region, 2. Beitrag. Stapfia 16: 13-25.
Species: Agdistis manas Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011), 269
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011) The Fauna of Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kyrgyzstan. Amurian Zoological Journal III(3): 268-277.
Species: Agdistis manicata Staudinger, 1859
Page reference (Original description): Curtis, J. (1823-1840), 258
= Species: Agdistis gigas Turati, 1924
Page reference (Original description): Turati, E. (1924), 149
= Species: Agdistis lutescens Turati, 1927
Page reference (Original description): Turati, E. (1927), 337
= Species: Agdistis tunesiella Amsel, 1955
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1955), 55
= Species: Agdistis fiorii Bigot, 1960
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1960), 201
Distribution:
Azerbaijan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Libya
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Morocco
Portugal
Russia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tunisia
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Limoniastrum monopetalum (L.) Boiss. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Amsel, H.G. (1955) Über mediterrane Microlepidopteren und einige transcaspische Arten. Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg. 31: 1-64.
Bigot, L. (1960) Un Agdistis nouveau de Tripolitaine: A. fiorii n. sp. Alexanor 1: 201-202.
Curtis, J. (1823-1840) British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. Volumes 1-16.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Turati, E. (1924) Spedizione lepidotterologica in Cineraica 1921-1922. Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 63: 149-151.
Turati, E. (1927) Novita di lepidotterologica in Cirenaica, II. Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 66: 313-344.
Species: Agdistis marionae Arenberger, Beard, Hasenfuss & Karisch, 2012
Page reference (Original description with imago, larva, pupa, male genitalia - female genitalia incorrect): Arenberger, E., Beard, A.M., Hasenfuss, I. & Karisch, T. (2012), 448
Page reference (Reillustrates female genitalia - illustration in original publication is of A. cambriana female genitalia): Arenberger, E., Beard, A.M. & Karisch, T. (2016), 328
Distribution:
Saint Helena
Species interactions:
Feeds on (Arenberger, E., Beard, A.M., Hasenfuss, I. & Karisch, T. 2012): Frankenia portulacifolia (Roxb.) Spreng. (Caryophyllales: Frankeniaceae)
Feeds on: Frankenia portulacifolia (Roxb.) Spreng. (Caryophyllales: Frankeniaceae)
Arenberger, E., Beard, A.M. & Karisch, T. (2016) A new Agdistis from St. Helena Island (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 66 (2): 325-328.
Arenberger, E., Beard, A.M., Hasenfuss, I. & Karisch, T. (2012) Agdistis marionae sp.n., a new Pterophoridae from St. Helena. Beitr. Ent. 62 (2): 447-457.
Species: Agdistis melitensis Amsel, 1954
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1954), 52
Distribution:
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tunisia
Amsel, H.G. (1954) Neue Pterophoriden, Gelechiiden und Tineiden aus Palästina und Malta (Microlep.). Bull. Soc. Fouad Ent. 38: 51-53.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847)
Has basionym: Adactyla meridionalis Zeller, 1847
= Species: Adactyla meridionalis Zeller, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 898
= Species: Agdistis staticis Millière, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Millière, P. (1875), 167
= Species: Agdistis portlandica Tutt, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1906), 137
= Variety: Agdistis staticis var. delicatulella Chrétien, 1917
Page reference (Original description): Chrétien, P. (1917), 462
= Species: Agdistis clivicola Meyrick, 1928
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1929 (dated 31 December 1928)), 461
= Species: Agdistis tyrrhenica Amsel, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1951), 103
= Species: Agdistis prolai Hartig, 1953
Page reference (Original description): Hartig, F.G. (1953), 67
= Species: Agdistis delicatulella Chrétien, 1917
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Algeria
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Agdistis meridionalis)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Agdistis meridionalis)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Agdistis meridionalis)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Agdistis meridionalis)
Morocco
Portugal
Romania
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Tunisia
Turkey
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Limonium vulgare Mill. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Feeds on: Limonium binervosum (G. E. Sm.) C. E. Salmon (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Feeds on: Limonium obtusifolium (Rouy) Erben (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Feeds on: Limonium virgatum (Willd.) Fourr. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Feeds on: Limonium cordatum (L.) Mill. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Feeds on: Limonium pectinatum (Aiton) Kuntze (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Amsel, H.G. (1951) Lepidoptera Sardinica. III. Descrizione di specie nuove ed osservazioni sistematiche di carattere generale. Fragm. ent. 1: 101-144.
Chrétien, P. (1917) Contribution à la connaissance des Lépidoptères du nord de l'Afrique, notes biologiques et critiques. Annls. Soc. Ent. France 85: 462.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Hartig, F.G. (1953) Descrizione di tre specie di lepidotteri dell'isola de Zannore. Boll. Soc. ent. Ital. 83: 67-69.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Meyrick, E. (1929 (dated 31 December 1928)) The Micro-Lepidoptera of the “St. George” Expedition. Trans. ent. Soc. London 76: 489-521.
Millière, P. (1875) Bulletin des séances de la Société entomologique de France. Annales de la Société entomologique de France Series 5: 5: 165-168.
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin.
Zeller, P.C. (1847) Bemerkungen über die auf einer Reise nach Italien und Sicilien beobachteten Schmetterlingsarten. Isis von Oken 40: 121-159,213-233,284-308,401-457,483-522,561-594,639-670,721-771,801-859,895-910.
Species: Agdistis mevlaniella Arenberger, 1972
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1972), 151
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Russia
Tajikistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Turkey
Arenberger, E. (1972) Eine neue Agdistis-Art aus Kleinasien. Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdW.Dtl. 31: 151-152.
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Species: Agdistis meyi Arenberger, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2008), 33
Distribution:
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (2008) Agdistis meyi sp. n., eine weitere Agdistis-Art aus Südafrika. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsge meinschaft Öst. Entomologen 60: 33-36.
Species: Agdistis minima Walsingham, 1900
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1900), 1
Has later homonym (Homonym): Agdistis minima Amsel, 1954
Distribution:
Yemen
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1900) Microlepidoptera. In: Christmas Island Monograph,. III: 75-80.
Species: Agdistis morini Huemer, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Huemer, P. (2002), 188
Distribution:
Italy
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Limonium Mill. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Huemer, P. (2002) Agdistis morini sp. n., a new plume moth from Fiule-Venezia Giulia (Italy). Gortiana Atti Museo Friul di Storia Naturale 23: 187-196.
Species: Agdistis murgabica Zagulajev & Blumental, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. & Blumental, N.A. (1994), 130
Distribution:
Turkmenistan
Zagulajev, A.K. & Blumental, N.A. (1994) New species of Pterophorid moths of the genus Agdistis Hbn. From Middle Asia. Entom. Obozr. (Rev. Russe Ent.) 73: 128-135.
Species: Agdistis myburgi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 217
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 2. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 216-218.
Species: Agdistis namaqua Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 250
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 3. Amurian zoological Journal 2: 133-134.
Species: Agdistis namibiana Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 19
Distribution:
Namibia
Arenberger, E. (1988) Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region, 2. Beitrag. Stapfia 16: 13-25.
Species: Agdistis nanodes Meyrick, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1906), 136
= Species: Agdistis debilis Bigot, 1968
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1968), 244
= Species: Agdistis sindicola Amsel, 1968
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1968), 14
Distribution:
Bahrain
Egypt
Iran
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Amsel, H.G. (1968) Zur Kenntnis der Microlepidopteren Fauna von Karachi (Pakistan). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. 191: 14-15.
Bigot, L. (1968) Les Pterophoridae de l'Iran. Arkiv f. Zool. 20: 243-251.
Meyrick, E. (1906) Descriptions of Indian Microlepidoptera, II. Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 17: 133-136.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2019) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Oman. Zoology in the Middle East 65:1, 75-78.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. (2021) A list of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of the fauna of Pakistan. Far Eastern Entomologist 432: 5-8.
Species: Agdistis neglecta Arenberger, 1976
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1976), 62
Distribution:
Algeria
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Morocco
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Balearic Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Atriplex verrucifera Bieb. (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae)
Feeds on: Euphorbia pithyusa L. (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae)
Feeds on: Frankenia L. (Caryophyllales: Frankeniaceae)
Arenberger, E. (1976) Neue Agdistis-Arten. Dt. ent. Z. (N.F.) 23: 61-67.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis nigra Amsel, 1955
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1955), 57
Distribution:
Cyprus
Israel
Amsel, H.G. (1955) Über mediterrane Microlepidopteren und einige transcaspische Arten. Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg. 31: 1-64.
Species: Agdistis nikolaii Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 249
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 3. Amurian zoological Journal 2: 133-134.
Species: Agdistis notabilis Gielis & Karsholt, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & Karsholt, O. (2009), 139
Distribution:
Cape Verde
Gielis, C. & Karsholt, O. (2009) Additional records of Pterophoridae from the Cape Verde Islands, with descrip tion of a new species of Agdistis Hübner. Nota lepidopterologica 16: 139-144.
Species: Agdistis nyasa Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 456
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Agdistis obstinata Meyrick, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1920), 44
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Yemen
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kenya. Ecologica Montenegrina 67: 127-138.
Meyrick, E. (1920) Insectes Lépidoptères. II: Microlepidoptera. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique orientale (1911-1912). Résultats scientifiques. 10: 39-120.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Species: Agdistis olei Arenberger, 1976
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1976), 66
Distribution:
Bahrain
Iran
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Saudi Arabia
Arenberger, E. (1976) Neue Agdistis-Arten. Dt. ent. Z. (N.F.) 23: 61-67.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2019) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Oman. Zoology in the Middle East 65:1, 75-78.
Species: Agdistis omani Arenberger, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2008), 82
Distribution:
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Arenberger, E. (2008) Pterophoridae aus dem Oman mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Agdistis. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 60: 81-86.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2019) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Oman. Zoology in the Middle East 65:1, 75-78.
Species: Agdistis paki Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2020
Page reference (Original description, imago, male and female genitalia): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020), 245
Distribution:
Tajikistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2020: Khozratishoh Mountains Range)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020) A new species of Agdistis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Tajikistan. Ecological Montenegrina 38: 245-248.
Species: Agdistis pala Arenberger, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1986), 192
Distribution:
Namibia
Arenberger, E. (1986) Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region, 1. Beitrag. Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 59: 187-196.
Species: Agdistis paralia (Zeller, 1847)
Has basionym: Adactyla paralia Zeller, 1847
= Species: Adactyla paralia Zeller, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 899
Distribution:
Algeria
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Malta
Morocco
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Limonium vulgare Mill. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Feeds on: Narcissus concolor (Haw.) LinkN. jonquilla subsp. fernandesii × N. lusitanicus ? (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae)
Feeds on: Limonium virgatum (Willd.) Fourr. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Zeller, P.C. (1847) Bemerkungen über die auf einer Reise nach Italien und Sicilien beobachteten Schmetterlingsarten. Isis von Oken 40: 121-159,213-233,284-308,401-457,483-522,561-594,639-670,721-771,801-859,895-910.
Species: Agdistis parvella Amsel, 1958
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1958), 75
Distribution:
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Amsel, H.G. (1958) Kleinschmetterlinge aus Nordost-Arabien, der Ausbeute A.S. Talhouk. Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdW.Dtl. 17: 61-82, 1 pl., 23 figs.
Species: Agdistis picardi Bigot, 1964
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1964), 26
Distribution:
Madagascar
Bigot, L. (1964) Les Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. ent. France 69: 25-37.
Species: Agdistis piccolo Gielis, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1990), 116
Distribution:
Namibia
Gielis, C. (1990) Neue Pterophoridae der aethiopischen Fauna. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 100: 113-125.
Species: Agdistis potgieteri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 40
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 37-44.
Species: Agdistis prisoner Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 250
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 3. Amurian zoological Journal 2: 133-134.
Species: Agdistis protai Arenberger, 1973
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1973), 650
Distribution:
Cyprus
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey
Arenberger, E. (1973) Die Agdistis-Arten Sardiniens. Studi Sass. III. 21: 650-652.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis protecta Arenberger, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1999), 225
Distribution:
Iran
Turkmenistan
Arenberger, E. (1999) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien. 2. Teil. Quadrifina 2: 215-226.
Species: Agdistis pseudocanariensis Arenberger, 1973
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1973), 179
Distribution:
Morocco
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Frankenia ericifolia Chr. P. Sm. (Caryophyllales: Frankeniaceae)
Arenberger, E. (1973) Eine neue Agdistis-Art von den Kanarischen Inseln. Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SW.Deutschl. 32: 179-180.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis pseudomeyi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015), 560
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015) New species of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from southern Africa.7. Zootaxa 4033: 555-566.
Species: Agdistis pustulalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 927
Distribution:
South Africa
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites.
Species: Agdistis pygmaea Amsel, 1955
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1955), 59
Replaces: Agdistis minima Amsel, 1954
= Species: Agdistis minima Amsel, 1954
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1954), 51
Is later homonym of (Homonym): Agdistis minima Walsingham, 1900
Distribution:
Israel
Amsel, H.G. (1954) Neue oder bemerkenswerte Kleinschmetterlinge aus Syrien. Bulletin of the Society Fouad I Entomology 38: 1-55.
Amsel, H.G. (1955) Über mediterrane Microlepidopteren und einige transcaspische Arten. Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg. 31: 1-64.
Species: Agdistis quagga Arenberger, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2009), 21
Distribution:
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (2009) Zur Verbreitung der Pterophoridae im südlichen Afrika. 5. Beitrag. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 61: 19-28.
Species: Agdistis qurayyahiensis Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 462
Distribution:
United Arab Emirates
Gielis, C. (2008) Order Lepidoptera, Family Pterophoridae. In: Van Harten, A. (Ed.): Arthropod fauna of the UAE, Volume 1. 1: 459-468. Abu Dhabi.
Species: Agdistis rastri Arenberger, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2010), 76
= Species (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P., 2018): Agdistis mostovskii Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 133
Distribution:
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (2010) Agdistis rastri sp. n. aus dem südlichen Afrika mit weiteren Angaben zur Verbreitung der Gattung Agdistis Hübner, [1825]. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 62: 75-80.
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 3. Amurian zoological Journal 2: 133-134.
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2018) Pterophoridae of South Africa National Park Namaqua (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 46(184): 619-625.
Species: Agdistis reciprocans Meyrick, 1924
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1924), 95
Distribution:
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1924) Exotic microlepidoptera. 3: 65-96.
Species: Agdistis riftvalleyi Arenberger, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2001), 33
Distribution:
Kenya
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (2001) Beitrag zur Pterophoridaefauna Kenyas. Z. Arb.Gem. Öst. Ent. 53: 31-36.
Species: Agdistis rubasiensis Zagulajev, 1985
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1985), 785
Distribution:
Azerbaijan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Russia
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Zagulajev, A.K. (1985) New species of moths from the USSR. Revue Ent. USSR. 64: 773-788.
Species: Agdistis ruhanga Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015), 561
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015) New species of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from southern Africa.7. Zootaxa 4033: 555-566.
Species: Agdistis rumurutia Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 38
Distribution:
Kenya
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63.
Species: Agdistis rutjani Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011), 269
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011) The Fauna of Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kyrgyzstan. Amurian Zoological Journal III(3): 268-277.
Species: Agdistis sabokyi Fazekas, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Fazekas, I. (2000), 2
Distribution:
Turkey
Fazekas, I. (2000) Notes on the genus Agdistis from Asia Minor, with descriptions of two new species. Nachrichtenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologen 49: 2-10.
Species: Agdistis salsolae Walsingham, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1907), 922
= Species: Agdistis pinkeri Bigot, 1972
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1972), 224
Distribution:
Spain (Canary Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Petrosimonia oppositifolia (Pall.) Litv. (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae)
Bigot, L. (1972) Nouvelles données sur les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae des îles Canaries. Bull. Soc. ent. France 77: 223-228.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1907) Microlepidoptera of Tenerife. Proc. zool. Soc. London 1907: 911-926, plate 51.
Species: Agdistis samknotti Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015), 142
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015) New species of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from southern Africa.6. African Invertebrates 56: 137-145.
Species: Agdistis sanctaehelenae (Wollaston, 1879)
Has basionym: Adactyla sanctaehelenae Wollaston, 1879
= Species: Adactyla sanctaehelenae Wollaston, 1879
Page reference (Original description): Wollaston, T.V. (1879), 440
= Species (Misspelling; Arenberger, E., Beard, A.M., Hasenfuss, I. & Karisch, T., 2012): Agdistis santahelenae (Wollaston, 1879)
Page reference (Misspelling): Arenberger, E., Beard, A.M., Hasenfuss, I. & Karisch, T. (2012), 449
Distribution:
Saint Helena
Arenberger, E., Beard, A.M., Hasenfuss, I. & Karisch, T. (2012) Agdistis marionae sp.n., a new Pterophoridae from St. Helena. Beitr. Ent. 62 (2): 447-457.
Wollaston, T.V. (1879) Notes on the Lepidoptera of St. Helena, with descriptions of new species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 3: 219-233, 329-343, 415-441.
Species: Agdistis satanas Millière, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Millière, P. (1875), 167
= Species: Agdistis nanus Turati, 1924
Page reference (Original description): Turati, E. (1924), 150
= Species: Agdistis pseudosatanas Amsel, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1951), 102
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Algeria
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Libya
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Morocco
Portugal
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Balearic Islands)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Tunisia
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Scabiosa mollissima Viv. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae)
Feeds on: Scabiosa pyrenaica All. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae)
Feeds on: Scleranthus L. (Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae)
Feeds on: Limoniastrum monopetalum (L.) Boiss. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Amsel, H.G. (1951) Lepidoptera Sardinica. III. Descrizione di specie nuove ed osservazioni sistematiche di carattere generale. Fragm. ent. 1: 101-144.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Millière, P. (1875) Bulletin des séances de la Société entomologique de France. Annales de la Société entomologique de France Series 5: 5: 165-168.
Turati, E. (1924) Spedizione lepidotterologica in Cineraica 1921-1922. Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 63: 149-151.
Species: Agdistis sergeii Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015), 556
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015) New species of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from southern Africa.7. Zootaxa 4033: 555-566.
Species: Agdistis singula Arenberger, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1995), 212
Distribution:
Russia
Arenberger, E. (1995) Microlepidoptera Palaearctica Volume 9: Pterophoridae. i-xxv, 1-258 pp.; plates 1-153.
Species: Agdistis sissia Arenberger, 1987
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1987), 103
Distribution:
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Iran
Turkey
Turkmenistan (uncertain)
Arenberger, E. (1987) Pterophoridae aus dem östlichen Mittelmeerraum. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 38: 103-106.
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Species: Agdistis sphinx Walsingham, 1907
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 54
Distribution:
Algeria
Libya
Morocco
Tunisia
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Limoniastrum guyonianum Durieu ex Boiss. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae)
Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]) Sammlung europaïsche Schmetterlinge. 78 pages, 71 plates.
Species: Agdistis spinosa Arenberger, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1986), 193
Distribution:
Namibia
Arenberger, E. (1986) Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region, 1. Beitrag. Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 59: 187-196.
Species: Agdistis springbok Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 298
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 5. Amurian zoological Journal 2: 298-299.
Species: Agdistis streltzovi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 251
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 3. Amurian zoological Journal 2: 133-134.
Species: Agdistis swakopi Arenberger, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2009), 19
= Species (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P., 2018): Agdistis dazdraperma Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 217
Distribution:
Namibia
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (2009) Zur Verbreitung der Pterophoridae im südlichen Afrika. 5. Beitrag. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 61: 19-28.
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 2. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 216-218.
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2018) Pterophoridae of South Africa National Park Namaqua (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 46(184): 619-625.
Species: Agdistis symmetrica Amsel, 1955
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1955), 23
Distribution:
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tunisia
Amsel, H.G. (1955) Über mediterrane Microlepidopteren und einige transcaspische Arten. Bull. Inst. r. Sci. nat. Belg. 31: 1-64.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Agdistis takamukui Nohira, 1919
Page reference (Original description): Nohira, A. (1919), 25
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Nohira, A. (1919) Über die Pterophoriden Japans, III. Bemerkungen an der Agdistis mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Arten. Ent. Mag. 3: 24-28.
Species: Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)
Has basionym: Adactyla tamaricis Zeller, 1847
= Species: Adactyla tamaricis Zeller, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 899
Is type for (Monotypy): Herbertia Tutt, 1906
= Species: Agdistis bagdadiensis Amsel, 1949
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1949), 310
= Species: Agdistis xinjiangsis Qin & Zheng, 1997
Page reference (Original description, male genitalia): Qin, H. & Zheng, Z. (1997), 30
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Algeria
Bahrain
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cape Verde
China
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
Egypt
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary
India
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Mauritania
Morocco
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Madeira and Selvagens Islands)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Russia (Daghestan) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. 2022)
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Balearic Islands)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Sudan
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Yemen
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Tamarix chinensis Lour. (Caryophyllales: Tamaricaceae)
Feeds on: Tamarix smyrnensis Bunge (Caryophyllales: Tamaricaceae)
Feeds on: Myricaria germanica (L.) Desv. (Caryophyllales: Tamaricaceae)
Amsel, H.G. (1949) Microlepidoptera collected by E. P. Wiltshire in Iraq and Iran. Bull. Soc. Fouad Ent. 33: 271-351, 12 pl.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Qin, H. & Zheng, Z. (1997) Two new species of Agdistis from China (Lepidoptera Pterophoridae). Journal of Shaanxi Normal University (Natural Science Edition) 25 (Suppl.): 28-31.
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. (2016) Plume moths of Afghanistan (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 1: 183-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. (2021) A list of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of the fauna of Pakistan. Far Eastern Entomologist 432: 5-8.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. (2022) Materials on the Lepidoptera fauna of the Dagestan Republic (Northeastern Caucasus, Russia): autumn aspect (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (198): 213-228.
Zeller, P.C. (1847) Bemerkungen über die auf einer Reise nach Italien und Sicilien beobachteten Schmetterlingsarten. Isis von Oken 40: 121-159,213-233,284-308,401-457,483-522,561-594,639-670,721-771,801-859,895-910.
Species: Agdistis tenera Arenberger, 1976
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1976), 65
Distribution:
Bahrain
Iran
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (1976) Neue Agdistis-Arten. Dt. ent. Z. (N.F.) 23: 61-67.
Species: Agdistis tigrovaja Arenberger, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2001), 38
Distribution:
Tajikistan
Arenberger, E. (2001) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien. 4. Teil, mit der Beschrei bung von Agdistis tigrovaja sp. n. Quadrifina 4: 35-40.
Species: Agdistis tihamae Arenberger, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1999), 247
Distribution:
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (1999) Die Pterophoridae des Jemen. Esperiana 7: 245-262.
Species: Agdistis toliarensis Bigot, 1987
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1987), 360
Distribution:
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023: Unconfirmed)
Madagascar
Swaziland
Bigot, L. (1987) Une espèce de Capperia dans le nord-est de l'Espagne: C. bonneaui nova species. Alexanor 15 Suppl.: [35]-[37].
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kenya. Ecologica Montenegrina 67: 127-138.
Species: Agdistis tsumkwe Arenberger, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2001), 37
Distribution:
Namibia
Arenberger, E. (2001) Zur Verbreittung der Gattung Agdistis im südlichen Afrika 4. Beitrag. Z. Arb.Gem. Öst. Ent. 53: 37-40.
Species: Agdistis tugai Altermatt, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Altermatt, F. (2008), 65
Distribution:
Tajikistan
Altermatt, F. (2008) A new species of Agdistis Hübner, [1825] from Tajikistan, Central Asia. Nota Lepidopterologica. 31: 65-68.
Species: Agdistis turia Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 39
Distribution:
Kenya
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63.
Species: Agdistis turkestanica Zagulajev, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1990), 113
= Species: Agdistis pseudomevlaniella Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 418
Distribution:
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Zagulajev, A.K. (1990) New species of moths of the fauna of the USSR. IV. Entom. Obozr. (Rev. Russe Ent.) 69: 102-117.
Species: Agdistis uncirectangula Hao & Li, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S. & Li, H. (2003), 155
Distribution:
China
Hao, S. & Li, H. (2003) A taxonomic study of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [1825] 1816 from China, with descrip tion of one new species. Quadrifina 6: 153-158.
Species: Agdistis unguica Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 20
Distribution:
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (1988) Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region, 2. Beitrag. Stapfia 16: 13-25.
Species: Agdistis vansoni Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015), 139
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015) New species of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from southern Africa.6. African Invertebrates 56: 137-145.
Species: Agdistis varii Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009), 40
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2009) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. Amurian zoological Journal 1: 37-44.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Agdistis violaceus Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 133
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 3. Amurian zoological Journal 2: 133-134.
Species: Agdistis wolframi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015), 558
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2015) New species of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from southern Africa.7. Zootaxa 4033: 555-566.
Species: Agdistis yakovi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 249
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 3. Amurian zoological Journal 2: 133-134.
Species: Agdistis yemenica Arenberger, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1999), 246
Distribution:
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (1999) Die Pterophoridae des Jemen. Esperiana 7: 245-262.
Species: Agdistis zhengi Hao & Li, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S., & Li, H. (2007), 571
Distribution:
China
Hao, S., & Li, H. (2007) A new species of the genus Agdistis from China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 32: 571-573.
Subfamily: Deuterocopinae Gielis, 1993
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1993), 82
Gielis, C. (1993) Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea. Zool. Verh. Leiden 290: 1-139, figs. 1-241.
Genus: Deuterocopus Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 402
Has type (Monotypy): Deuterocopus tengstroemi Zeller, 1852
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Deuteroscopus Hofmann, 1898
= Genus: Deuteroscopus Hofmann, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Hofmann, O. (1898), 329
Hofmann, O. (1898) Die Orneodiden des palaearktischen Gebietes. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 11: 329-359, 1 plate.
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Deuterocopus albipunctatus Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 122
Distribution:
China
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
South Korea
Species interactions:
Feeds on (as Vitis thunbergii): Vitis ficifolia Bunge (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Feeds on: Vitis vinifera L. (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Feeds on: Ampelopsis heterophylla var. brevipedunculata (Maxim. ex Trautv.) C. L. Li (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) On the genus Deuterocopus Zeller. Trans. ent. Soc. London (1910) II: 107-141, 2 plates.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Species: Deuterocopus alopecodes Meyrick, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1911), 105
Distribution:
India
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Vitis L. (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Meyrick, E. (1911) Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera XIV. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 21 (1): 104-131.
Species: Deuterocopus atrapex Fletcher, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1909), 19
= Species: Deuterocopus fervens Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 108
Distribution:
Australia
India
Sri Lanka
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Fletcher, T.B. (1909) The plume-moths of Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica 6: 1-39, 5 pl.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Species: Deuterocopus bathychasma Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 130
Distribution:
Indonesia
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) On the genus Deuterocopus Zeller. Trans. ent. Soc. London (1910) II: 107-141, 2 plates.
Species: Deuterocopus devosi Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 353
Distribution:
Indonesia
Gielis, C. (2003) Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77: 349-391.
Species: Deuterocopus famulus Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 474
Distribution:
Indonesia (Maluku)
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Deuterocopus honoratus Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 418
Distribution:
Australia
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Deuterocopus issikii Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 857
Distribution:
Indonesia
Yano, K. (1963) Notes on South Pacific Pterophoridae. Pacific Insects 5: 849-871.
Species: Deuterocopus melanota Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 113
= Species: Deuterocopus lophopteryx Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 121
Distribution:
Indonesia
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) On the genus Deuterocopus Zeller. Trans. ent. Soc. London (1910) II: 107-141, 2 plates.
Species: Deuterocopus papuaensis Gielis & De Vos, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007), 187
Distribution:
Indonesia
Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007) Additions to the Pterophoridae fauna of Papua. Entomofauna 28: 185-200.
Species: Deuterocopus planeta Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 473
= Species: Deuterocopus torridus Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 106
Distribution:
India
Indonesia
Myanmar
Palau
Sri Lanka
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (As Leea sambucina, an ambiguous name for several Leea species): Leea D.Royen ex L. (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Species: Deuterocopus ritsemae Walsingham, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1884), 243
= Species: Deuterocopus rubrodactylus Pagenstecher, 1900
Page reference (Original description): Pagenstecher, A. (1900), 241
= Species: Deuterocopus dorites Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 108
Distribution:
India
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
Species interactions:
Feeds on (As Leea sambucina, an ambiguous name for several Leea species): Leea D.Royen ex L. (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128.
Pagenstecher, A. (1900) Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-Archipels. Zoologica, Stuttg. 27: 238-242.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1884) Description of a new species of the genus Deuterocopus (Pterophoridae) from Java. Notes from the Leyden Museum 6: 243-244.
Species: Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1907), 115
= Species: Deuterocopus viticola Meyrick, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1911), 104
= Species: Deuterocopus triannulatus Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 107
= Species: Deuterocopus deltoptilus Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 565
= Species: Deuterocopus henrioti Bigot & Boireau, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Boireau, P. (2006), 16
= Species: Deuterocopus jacksoni Walsingham
= Species: Deuterocopus mathewi Walsingham
Distribution:
Australia
Côte d'Ivoire
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
India
Indonesia
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Myanmar
Nigeria
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Yemen
Species interactions:
Feeds on (as Vitis lanata): Vitis heyneana Roem. & Schult. (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Feeds on (as Vitis quadrangularis): Cissus quadrangularis L. (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Feeds on: Causonis trifolia (L.) Mabb. & J. Wen (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Feeds on: Vitis heyneana Roem. & Schult. (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Feeds on: Causonis trifolia (L.) Mabb. & J. Wen (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Bigot, L. & Boireau, P. (2006) Compléments à l’inventoire raisonné des Pterophoridae de la Côte d'Ivoire (5e note). Bull. Soc. linn. Provence 57: 15-17.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kenya. Ecologica Montenegrina 67: 127-138.
Meyrick, E. (1911) Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera XIV. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 21 (1): 104-131.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128.
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576.
Rebel, H. (1907) Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. Denkschr. Mat. Nat.wiss. Kaiserl. Akad. Wissens. 71: 83-87, 117. (final date of publication of volume 71 in 1931).
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. (2016) Additions to the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Uganda. Zootaxa 4132 (3): 393-402.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. (2022) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia. Part 2. Ecologica Montenegrina 53: 45-55.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2019) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Oman. Zoology in the Middle East 65:1, 75-78.
Species: Deuterocopus tengstroemi Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 402
Is type for (Monotypy): Deuterocopus Zeller, 1852
Distribution:
Australia
Indonesia
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Cissus quadrangularis L. (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Genus: Heptaloba Walsingham, 1885
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1885), 175
Has type (Original designation): Platyptilus argyriodactylus Walker, 1864
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1885) Characters of two new genera of Pterophoridae from specimens in the British Museum. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 21: 175-176.
Species: Heptaloba argyriodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Platyptilus argyriodactylus Walker, 1864
= Species: Platyptilus argyriodactylus Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 929
Is type for (Original designation): Heptaloba Walsingham, 1885
Distribution:
Sri Lanka
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1885) Characters of two new genera of Pterophoridae from specimens in the British Museum. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 21: 175-176.
Species: Heptaloba tanglong Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 246
Distribution:
Vietnam
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the plume moths of Vietnam. Amurian Zoological Journal 2: 245-248.
Genus: Hexadactilia Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 107
Has type (Original designation): Hexadactilia trilobata Fletcher, 1910
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) On the genus Deuterocopus Zeller. Trans. ent. Soc. London (1910) II: 107-141, 2 plates.
Species: Hexadactilia borneoensis Arenberger, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1995), 138
Distribution:
Indonesia (Kalimantan)
Arenberger, E. (1995) Eine neue Art der Gattung Hexadactilia Fletcher, 1910 von Sabah. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 105: 138-140.
Species: Hexadactilia civilis Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 417
Distribution:
Australia
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Hexadactilia trilobata Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 108
Is type for (Original designation): Hexadactilia Fletcher, 1910
Distribution:
Australia
Indonesia
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) On the genus Deuterocopus Zeller. Trans. ent. Soc. London (1910) II: 107-141, 2 plates.
Genus: Leptodeuterocopus Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 107
Has type (Original designation): Leptodeuterocopus citrogaster Fletcher, 1910
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) On the genus Deuterocopus Zeller. Trans. ent. Soc. London (1910) II: 107-141, 2 plates.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus angulatus Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 20
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2006) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini). Zoologische Mededelingen 80: 1-290.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus citrogaster Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 138
Is type for (Original designation): Leptodeuterocopus Fletcher, 1910
Distribution:
Indonesia
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) On the genus Deuterocopus Zeller. Trans. ent. Soc. London (1910) II: 107-141, 2 plates.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus duchicela Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 21
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2006) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini). Zoologische Mededelingen 80: 1-290.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus exquisitus (Meyrick, 1921)
Has basionym: Deuterocopus exquisitus Meyrick, 1921
= Species: Deuterocopus exquisitus Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 419
Distribution:
Brazil
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus fortunatus (Meyrick, 1921)
Has basionym: Deuterocopus fortunatus Meyrick, 1921
= Species: Deuterocopus fortunatus Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 418
Distribution:
Brazil
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus gratus (Meyrick, 1921)
Has basionym: Deuterocopus gratus Meyrick, 1921
= Species: Deuterocopus gratus Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 419
Distribution:
Peru
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus hipparchus (Meyrick, 1921)
Has basionym: Deuterocopus hipparchus Meyrick, 1921
= Species: Deuterocopus hipparchus Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 420
Distribution:
Brazil
Venezuela
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus neales (Walsingham, 1915)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus neales Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Oxyptilus neales Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 435
Distribution:
Ecuador
Mexico
Paraguay
Suriname
United States (Florida) (Matthews, D.L. & Gielis, C. 2004)
Venezuela
Matthews, D.L. & Gielis, C. (2004) Leptodeuterocopus neales : a new record for Florida and the United States. Florida Entomologist 87 (4): 621-622, 2 figs.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915) Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera. Vol. IV. Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina, and Pyralidina and Hepialina (part.). Biologia Centrali-Americana i-xii, 1-482, 10 plates.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus panamaensis Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 19
Distribution:
Panama
Gielis, C. (2006) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini). Zoologische Mededelingen 80: 1-290.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus sochchoroides Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 140
Distribution:
Brazil
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) On the genus Deuterocopus Zeller. Trans. ent. Soc. London (1910) II: 107-141, 2 plates.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus sorongensis Gielis & De Vos, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007), 187
Distribution:
Indonesia
Indonesia (Irian Jaya)
Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007) Additions to the Pterophoridae fauna of Papua. Entomofauna 28: 185-200.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus trinidad Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 82
Distribution:
Trinidad and Tobago
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus tungurahue Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 18
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2006) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini). Zoologische Mededelingen 80: 1-290.
Species: Leptodeuterocopus zonites (Meyrick, 1913)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus zonites Meyrick, 1913
= Species: Oxyptilus zonites Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 105
Distribution:
Guyana
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128.
Subfamily: Ochyroticinae Wasserthal, 1970
Page reference (Original description): Wasserthal, L.T. (1974), 205
Wasserthal, L.T. (1974) Funktion und Entwicklung der Flügel der Federmotten. Zeitschr. zur Morphologie der Tiere 77: 127-155.
Genus: Ochyrotica Walsingham, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891), 217
Has type (Original designation): Ochyrotica fasciata Walsingham, 1891
= Genus: Steganodactyla Walsingham, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891), 241
Has type (Original designation): Steganodactyla concursa Walsingham, 1891
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891) New genera of Agdistidae and Pterophoridae. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 27: 216-218, 241-243, 259-262.
Species: Ochyrotica africana (Bigot, 1969)
Has basionym: Steganodactyla africana Bigot, 1969
= Species: Steganodactyla africana Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 170
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Sierra Leone (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. 2020)
Tanzania
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Bigot, L. (1969) Les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale, à Tervuren. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 165-206.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. (2016) Additions to the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Uganda. Zootaxa 4132 (3): 393-402.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020) Fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Sierra Leone (Western Africa). Ecologica Montenegrina 35: 26-30.
Species: Ochyrotica bjoernstadti Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 45
Distribution:
Tanzania
Gielis, C. (2008) Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 82: 43-57.
Species: Ochyrotica bonitae Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 33
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Ochyrotica borneoica Gielis, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1988), 279
Distribution:
Indonesia
Philippines
Gielis, C. (1988) Provisional checklist and atlas of the plume moth fauna of Spain. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 16: 271-296.
Species: Ochyrotica breviapex Gielis, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 297
Distribution:
Indonesia
Philippines
Solomon Islands
Gielis, C. (1991) Neotropical Pterophoridae 5. The Pterophoridae of Socorro Island. Phegea 19: 21-23.
Species: Ochyrotica buergersi Gaede, 1916
Page reference (Original description): Gaede, M. (1916), 81
Distribution:
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Gaede, M. (1916) Ochyrotica Bürgersi n. sp. Intern. Ent. Z. 10 (15): 81.
Species: Ochyrotica celebica Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 276
Distribution:
Indonesia
Arenberger, E. (1988) Zur Identifizierung von Ochyrotica concursa Walsingham. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 98: 273-279.
Species: Ochyrotica concursa (Walsingham, 1891)
Has basionym: Steganodactyla concursa Walsingham, 1891
= Species: Steganodactyla concursa Walsingham, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891), 241
Is type for (Original designation): Steganodactyla Walsingham, 1891
Distribution:
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ipomoea L. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Lantana (Lamiales: Verbenaceae)
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891) New genera of Agdistidae and Pterophoridae. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 27: 216-218, 241-243, 259-262.
Species: Ochyrotica connexiva (Walsingham, 1891)
Has basionym: Steganodactyla connexiva Walsingham, 1891
= Species: Steganodactyla connexiva Walsingham, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891), 242
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
India
Myanmar
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891) New genera of Agdistidae and Pterophoridae. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 27: 216-218, 241-243, 259-262.
Species: Ochyrotica cretosa (Durrant, 1915)
Has basionym: Steganodactyla cretosa Durrant, 1915
= Species: Steganodactyla cretosa Durrant, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Durrant, J.H. (1915), 163
Distribution:
Indonesia
Durrant, J.H. (1915) Reports on the collections made by the British Ornithologists Union Expedition and the Wollaston Expedition in Dutch New Guinea, 1910-1913. 2: 163-164.
Species: Ochyrotica diehli Arenberger, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1997), 31
Distribution:
Indonesia
Arenberger, E. (1997) Die Pterophoridae Sumatras, Teil I. Heteroc. Sumatr. 12: 29-36.
Species: Ochyrotica fasciata Walsingham, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891), 218
Is type for (Original designation): Ochyrotica Walsingham, 1891
Distribution:
Brazil
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (Cocos Island)
Cuba
Dominica
Ecuador
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Jamaica
Panama
Peru
Puerto Rico
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891) New genera of Agdistidae and Pterophoridae. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 27: 216-218, 241-243, 259-262.
Species: Ochyrotica gielisi Arenberger, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1990), 242
Distribution:
Panama
Arenberger, E. (1990) Die bisher bekannten Ochyrotica-Arten Mittel-und Südamerikas. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 100: 233-243.
Species: Ochyrotica javanica Gielis, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1988), 279
Distribution:
Indonesia
Gielis, C. (1988) Provisional checklist and atlas of the plume moth fauna of Spain. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 16: 271-296.
Species: Ochyrotica juratea Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 39
Distribution:
Rwanda
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63.
Species: Ochyrotica koteka Arenberger, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1992), 15
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
Arenberger, E. (1992) Ochyrotica koteka sp. n. aus Neuguinea. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 44: 15-16.
Species: Ochyrotica kurandica Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 276
Distribution:
Australia
Arenberger, E. (1988) Zur Identifizierung von Ochyrotica concursa Walsingham. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 98: 273-279.
Species: Ochyrotica mexicana Arenberger, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1990), 238
Distribution:
Guatemala
Mexico
Venezuela
Arenberger, E. (1990) Die bisher bekannten Ochyrotica-Arten Mittel-und Südamerikas. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 100: 233-243.
Species: Ochyrotica misoolica Gielis, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1988), 279
Distribution:
Indonesia
Gielis, C. (1988) Provisional checklist and atlas of the plume moth fauna of Spain. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 16: 271-296.
Species: Ochyrotica moheliensis Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 18
Distribution:
Comoros
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Species: Ochyrotica omelkoi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2020
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltsov, A. (2020), 22
Distribution:
Malaysia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltsov, A. 2020)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltsov, A. (2020) A new species and a new record of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Borneo Island. Far Eastern Entomologist 408: 21-24.
Species: Ochyrotica placozona Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 423
Distribution:
Panama
Peru
Venezuela
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Ochyrotica pseudocretosa Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 132
Distribution:
Indonesia
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178.
Species: Ochyrotica rufa Arenberger, 1987
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1987), 175
Distribution:
Madagascar
Mauritius
Reunion
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Ipomoea nervosa (Burm. fil.) J. R. I. Wood & Scotland (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Lantana camara L. (Lamiales: Verbenaceae)
Arenberger, E. (1987) Ochyrotica rufa n. sp. aus Madagaskar. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 97: 175-176.
Species: Ochyrotica salomonica Arenberger, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & Arenberger, E. (1991), 134
Distribution:
Indonesia
Solomon Islands
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Decalobanthus peltatus (L.) A. R. Simões & Staples (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Gielis, C. & Arenberger, E. (1991) Taxonomy of the Ochyrotica cretosa group. Bishop Mus. Occ. Papers 31: 131-138.
Species: Ochyrotica taiwanica Gielis, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1990), 294
Distribution:
Taiwan
Gielis, C. (1990) Additions to the genus Ochyrotica Walsingham, 1891, in southeast Asia. Bishop Mus. Occ. Papers 30: 294-297.
Species: Ochyrotica toxopeusi Gielis, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1988), 285
Distribution:
Indonesia
Gielis, C. (1988) Ochyrotica toxopeusi spec. nov. from Celebes. Tijdschr. voor Entomologie 131: 285-286.
Species: Ochyrotica willyi Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 39
Distribution:
Rwanda
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63.
Species: Ochyrotica yanoi Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 276
Distribution:
China
India
Indonesia
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Philippines
Taiwan
Vietnam
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Arenberger, E. (1988) Zur Identifizierung von Ochyrotica concursa Walsingham. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 98: 273-279.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Species: Ochyrotica zolotuhini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 245
Distribution:
Vietnam
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the plume moths of Vietnam. Amurian Zoological Journal 2: 245-248.
Subfamily: Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 755
= Subfamily (Tutt, J.W., 1906): Platyptiliinae Tutt, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1906), 156
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin.
Zeller, P.C. (1847) Verzeichniss der vom Prof. Dr Loew in der Türkeij und Asien gesammelten Lepidoptera. Isis von Oken 40: 3-39.
Tribe: Marasmarchini Tutt, 1906
Page reference: Tutt, J.W. (1906), 385
Has type: Marasmarcha Meyrick, 1886
= Tribe (Kemal & Koçak 2017 pointed out the precedence of Marasmarchidi Tutt, 1906 over Exelastini Gielis, 2000; Kemal, M. & Koçak, A.Ö., 2017): Exelastini Gielis, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2000), 59
Gielis, C. (2000) Division of the Pterophoridae into tribes. Quadrifina 3: 57-60.
Kemal, M. & Koçak, A.Ö. (2017) First larval food-plant of Marasmarcha ehrenbergiana (Zeller), with some faunistical and nomenclatural notes (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Cesa News Nr. 131 (8 March 2017): 1-6.
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin.
Genus: Arcoptilia Arenberger, 1985
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1985), 167
Has type (Original designation): Arcoptilia gizan Arenberger, 1985
Arenberger, E. (1985) Contribution to the distribution of the Pterophoridae in Saudi-Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 7: 165-171.
Species: Arcoptilia gizan Arenberger, 1985
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1985), 167
Is type for (Original designation): Arcoptilia Arenberger, 1985
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (1985) Contribution to the distribution of the Pterophoridae in Saudi-Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 7: 165-171.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2019) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Oman. Zoology in the Middle East 65:1, 75-78.
Species: Arcoptilia malawica Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 473
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Arcoptilia naumanni Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015), 198
Distribution:
Angola
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015) A new species of the genus Arcoptilia Arenberger from Angola. Zootaxa 4006: 198-200.
Species: Arcoptilia pongola Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 700
Distribution:
South Africa
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic). Euroasian Entomological Journal 9: 689-719.
Genus: Exelastis Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 730
Has type (Original designation): Aciptilia atomosa Walsingham, 1885
= Genus: Hepalastis Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 63
Has type (Original designation): Mimeseoptilus pumilio Zeller, 1873
= Genus: Cordivalva Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 66
Has type (Original designation): Cordivalva luqueti Gibeaux, 1994
= Genus (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N., 2021): Karachia Amsel, 1968
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1968), 15
Page reference (Only species synonymised): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. (2021), 7
Has type (Original designation): Karachia xylochromella Amsel, 1968
= Genus (Misapplied): Marasmarcha auct. [nec Meyrick, 1886]
Amsel, H.G. (1968) Zur Kenntnis der Microlepidopteren Fauna von Karachi (Pakistan). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. 191: 14-15.
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. (2021) A list of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of the fauna of Pakistan. Far Eastern Entomologist 432: 5-8.
Species: Exelastis atomosa (Walsingham, 1885)
Has basionym: Aciptilia atomosa Walsingham, 1885
= Species: Aciptilia atomosa Walsingham, 1885
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1885), 885
Is type for (Original designation): Exelastis Meyrick, 1908
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
India
Iran
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Nepal
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
United Arab Emirates
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Feeds on (as Dolichos lablab): Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Has parasitoid: Diadegma trichoptilus (Cameron, 1909) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Has parasitoid: Cotesia diurnii Rao & Nikam, 1984 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Has parasitoid: Cotesia orientalis Chalikwar & Nikam, 1984 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1885) In Swinhoe, C.: On the lepidoptera of Bombay and the Deccan. IV, Heterocera. Proc. zool. Soc. London 1885: 885.
Species: Exelastis boireaui Bigot, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1992), 54
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
Bigot, L. (1992) Lépidoptères Pterophoridae de la République du Congo avec description d'une espèce nouvelle, Exelastis boireaui. Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 97: 53-54.
Species: Exelastis crepuscularis Meyrick, 1909
Has basionym: Pterophorus crepuscularis Meyrick, 1909
= Species: Pterophorus crepuscularis Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 4
Distribution:
Ethiopia
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kenya. Ecologica Montenegrina 67: 127-138.
Meyrick, E. (1909) Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 2: 1-28, 8 plates.
Species: Exelastis crudipennis (Meyrick, 1932)
Has basionym: Marasmarcha crudipennis Meyrick, 1932
= Species: Marasmarcha crudipennis Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 252
= Species (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R., 2014): Exelastis bergeri Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 176
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Ghana
Guinea (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Uganda
Bigot, L. (1969) Les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale, à Tervuren. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 165-206.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Review on the fauna of Pterophoridae of the Republic of Guinea (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (199): 435-439.
Species: Exelastis dowi Matthews & Landry, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Matthews, D.L. & Landry, B. (2008), 62
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Belize
United States
Matthews, D.L. & Landry, B. (2008) Description of a new species of Exelastis from the neotropics, with keys to adults of the four species occuring in Florida. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 18: 62-69.
Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019) Additions to the plume moth fauna of the Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species. Insecta Mundi 0708: 1-35.
Species: Exelastis ebalensis (Rebel, 1907)
Has basionym: Alucita ebalensis Rebel, 1907
= Species: Alucita ebalensis Rebel, 1907
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1907), 114
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2015): Pterophorus ashanti Arenberger, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1995), 250
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2015): Exelastis caroli Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 48
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N., 2021): Karachia xylochromella Amsel, 1968
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1968), 15
Page reference (Synonymy with Exelastis ebalensis): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. (2021), 7
Is type for (Original designation): Karachia Amsel, 1968
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Ghana
India
Nepal
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Yemen
Amsel, H.G. (1968) Zur Kenntnis der Microlepidopteren Fauna von Karachi (Pakistan). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. 191: 14-15.
Arenberger, E. (1995) Eine neue Pterophoridae aus Westafrika. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 105: 250-252.
Gielis, C. (2008) Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 82: 43-57.
Rebel, H. (1907) Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. Denkschr. Mat. Nat.wiss. Kaiserl. Akad. Wissens. 71: 83-87, 117. (final date of publication of volume 71 in 1931).
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015) On the fauna of the plume moths of Ghana (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 43(172): 577-582.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2019) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Oman. Zoology in the Middle East 65:1, 75-78.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. (2021) A list of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of the fauna of Pakistan. Far Eastern Entomologist 432: 5-8.
Species: Exelastis hulstaerti Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 47
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tanzania
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63.
Species: Exelastis luqueti Gibeaux, 1994
Has basionym: Cordivalva luqueti Gibeaux, 1994
= Species: Cordivalva luqueti Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 68
Is type for (Original designation): Cordivalva Gibeaux, 1994
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Species: Exelastis montischristi (Walsingham, 1897)
Has basionym: Pterophorus montischristi Walsingham, 1897
= Species: Pterophorus montischristi Walsingham, 1897
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1897), 59
= Species: Pterophorus cervinicolor Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & McDunnough, J.H. (1913), 185
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Brazil
Cayman Islands
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Martinique
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2021)
Paraguay (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2022)
Puerto Rico
South Africa
Tanzania
United States
Virgin Islands
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC. (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Barnes, W. & McDunnough, J.H. (1913) Some apparently new Lepidoptera from southern Florida. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 2: 163-195, pl. 1-4.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019) Additions to the plume moth fauna of the Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species. Insecta Mundi 0708: 1-35.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2022) To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 59: 38-45.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2021) New data on Pterophoridae of Oman. Part 2 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 49 (196): 641-646.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1897) Revision of the West-Indian microlepidoptera, with descriptions of new species. Proc. zool. Soc. London 1897: 54-61.
Species: Exelastis pavidus (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Pterophorus pavidus Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus pavidus Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 493
Distribution:
South Africa
Uganda
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Exelastis phlyctaenias (Meyrick, 1911)
Has basionym: Marasmarcha phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
= Species: Marasmarcha phlyctaenias Meyrick, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1911), 106
Distribution:
Bolivia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Guinea (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mauritius (uncertain, Bippus, M. 2020: Mauritius, Blackriver)
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Paraguay (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2022)
Philippines
Reunion
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
United Arab Emirates
Virgin Islands
Bippus, M. (2020) Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae). Phelsuma 28 (2020): 60-100.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1911) Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera XIV. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 21 (1): 104-131.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2022) To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 59: 38-45.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Review on the fauna of Pterophoridae of the Republic of Guinea (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (199): 435-439.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. (2021) To the fauna of Pterophoridae of Bolivia with a description of three new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 49 (196): 673-678.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2019) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Oman. Zoology in the Middle East 65:1, 75-78.
Species: Exelastis pilum Gielis, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2009), 237
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Madagascar
Gielis, C. (2009) On a collection of Pterophoridae from Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 116: 223-256.
Species: Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus pumilio Zeller, 1873
= Species: Mimeseoptilus pumilio Zeller, 1873
Page reference: Zeller, P.C. (1873), 324
Is type for (Original designation): Hepalastis Gibeaux, 1994
Is basionym for: Hepalastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)
= Species: Marasmarcha liophanes Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 19
= Species: Mimaesoptilus gilvidorsis Hedemann, 1896
Page reference (Original description): Hedemann, W. von (1896), 8
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Exelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)
Has basionym: Marasmarcha tenax Meyrick, 1913
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Marasmarcha tenax Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 268
Is basionym for: Exelastis tenax (Meyrick, 1913)
= Species: Hepalastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus pumilio Zeller, 1873
= Species: Marasmarcha pumilio (Zeller, 1873)
Distribution:
Argentina
Australia (Arenberger, E. 2006: p. 111, as Hepalastis pumilio)
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Barbados
Bolivia
Brazil
Cameroon
Chad
China
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Cuba
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecuador
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guinea (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Indonesia
Jamaica
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mali
Mexico
Nepal
Nigeria
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2021)
Palau
Paraguay
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Reunion
Seychelles
Sierra Leone (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. 2020)
South Africa
Suriname
Swaziland
Tanzania
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
United States
Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Oxalis L. (Oxalidales: Oxalidaceae)
Feeds on: Dendrolobium triangulare subsp. triangulare (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Feeds on: Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Arenberger, E. (2006) Beitrag zur Fauna Australiens (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zeitschrift Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 58: 111-124.
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Hedemann, W. von (1896) Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Microlepidopteren-Fauna von Dänisch-Westindien, II. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 57: 3-11.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019) Additions to the plume moth fauna of the Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species. Insecta Mundi 0708: 1-35.
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 267-336.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic). Euroasian Entomological Journal 9: 689-719.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Review on the fauna of Pterophoridae of the Republic of Guinea (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (199): 435-439.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. (2016) Additions to the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Uganda. Zootaxa 4132 (3): 393-402.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020) Fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Sierra Leone (Western Africa). Ecologica Montenegrina 35: 26-30.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2021) New data on Pterophoridae of Oman. Part 2 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 49 (196): 641-646.
Zeller, P.C. (1873) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 23: 201-334.
Species: Exelastis rhynchosiae (Dyar, 1898)
Has basionym: Pterophorus rhynchosiae Dyar, 1898
= Species: Pterophorus rhynchosiae Dyar, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Dyar, H.G. (1898), 249
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Rhynchosia cinerea Nash (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Dyar, H.G. (1898) Six new or little known larvae of Pterophoridae. Psyche 8: 249-250.
Species: Exelastis robinsoni Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 62
Distribution:
Comoros
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Species: Exelastis sarcochroa (Meyrick, 1932)
Has basionym: Marasmarcha sarcochroa Meyrick, 1932
= Species: Marasmarcha sarcochroa Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 251
Distribution:
India
Indonesia
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256.
Species: Exelastis viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Has basionym: Cordivalva viettei Gibeaux, 1994
= Species: Cordivalva viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 70
Distribution:
Comoros
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Species: Exelastis vuattouxi Bigot, 1970
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1970), 761
Distribution:
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ghana
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Nigeria
Sierra Leone (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. 2020)
Tanzania
Uganda
Bigot, L. (1970) Deuxième note sur les lépidoptères Pterophoridae de la Côte d'Ivoire. Bull. l'I.F.A.N. 32: (A): 760-763.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020) Fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Sierra Leone (Western Africa). Ecologica Montenegrina 35: 26-30.
Genus: Fuscoptilia Arenberger, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1991), 36
Has type (Original designation): Pterophorus emarginatus Snellen, 1884
= Genus: Snellenia Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 378
Has type (Original designation): Pterophorus emarginatus Snellen, 1884
Arenberger, E. (1991) Pterophoridae aus Korea. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 43: 33-42.
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Species: Fuscoptilia emarginatus (Snellen, 1884)
Has basionym: Pterophorus emarginatus Snellen, 1884
= Species: Pterophorus emarginatus Snellen, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884), 193
Is type for (Original designation): Fuscoptilia Arenberger, 1991
Is type for (Original designation): Snellenia Ustjuzhanin, 1996
= Species: Platyptilia metricoterma Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 80
= Species: Stenoptilia nakanensis Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2083
= Species: Stenoptilia sapporensis Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2085
= Form: Platyptilia metricoterma f. castaneodactyla Caradja, 1939
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1939), 10
= Species: Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Fazekas, I. (2003), 16
Distribution:
China
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Mongolia
Russia
South Korea
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Narcissus concolor (Haw.) LinkN. jonquilla subsp. fernandesii × N. lusitanicus ? (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae)
Feeds on: Lespedeza cuneata (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Arenberger, E. (1991) Pterophoridae aus Korea. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 43: 33-42.
Caradja, A. (1920) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der geographischen Verbreitung der Mikrolepidopteren des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, nebst Beschreibungen neuer Formen. III. Teil. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 75-179.
Caradja, A. (1939) Materialien zu einer Mikrolepidopterenfauna des Mienshan, Provinz Shansi, China. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 53: 1-15.
Fazekas, I. (2003) Federmotten aus der Mongolei, Russland, der Türkei, der Balkanhalbinsel und Afrika, mit Beschreibung neuer Arten. Folia comloensis 12: 5-24.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884) Nieuwe of weinig bekende Microlepidoptera van Noord - Azië. Tijdschr. voor Entomologie 27: 151-196.
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Species: Fuscoptilia jarosi Arenberger, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1991), 37
Distribution:
South Korea
Arenberger, E. (1991) Pterophoridae aus Korea. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 43: 33-42.
Species: Fuscoptilia sinuata (Qin & Zheng, 1997)
Has basionym: Stenoptilia sinuata Qin & Zheng, 1997
= Species: Stenoptilia sinuata Qin & Zheng, 1997
= Species: Fuscoptilia hoenei Arenberger, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1999), 222
Distribution:
China
Arenberger, E. (1999) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien. 2. Teil. Quadrifina 2: 215-226.
Qin, H. & Zheng, Z. (1997) A new species of the genus Stenoptilia from Shaanxi. Animal and conservancy, Shaanxi Science and Technology Press 21-23.
Genus: Marasmarcha Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 11
Is type for: Marasmarchini Tutt, 1906
Has type (Subsequent designation): Alucita phaeodactyla Hübner, [1813]
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21.
Species: Marasmarcha ammonias Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (New combination): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Udovichenko, P., Armstrong, A. & Streltsov, A. (2020), 20
Has basionym: Pterophorus ammonias Meyrick, 1909
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Udovichenko, P., Armstrong, A. & Streltsov, A., 2020): Hellinsia ammonias (Meyrick, 1909)
Has basionym: Pterophorus ammonias Meyrick, 1909
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Udovichenko, P., Armstrong, A. & Streltsov, A., 2020): Pterophorus ammonias Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 3
Is basionym for: Hellinsia ammonias (Meyrick, 1909)
Distribution:
South Africa (Meyrick, E. 1909: Bultfontein, N.E. Pretoria District)
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Udovichenko, P., Armstrong, A. & Streltsov, A. 2020)
Meyrick, E. (1909) Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 2: 1-28, 8 plates.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Udovichenko, P., Armstrong, A. & Streltsov, A. (2020) Plume moths in the protected areas of KwaZulu Natal province, Republic of South Africa. Ecologica Montenegrina 27: 11-21.
Species: Marasmarcha asiatica (Rebel, 1902)
Has basionym: Platyptilia asiatica Rebel, 1902
= Species: Platyptilia asiatica Rebel, 1902
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1902), 108
= Species: Marasmarcha aibasovi Ustjuzhanin, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (2001), 18
Distribution:
China
Iran
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Mongolia
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Rebel, H. (1902) Neue Pyraliden, Pterophoriden und Tineen des palaearktischen Faunengebietes. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 15: 100-126.
Ustjuzhanin, P. (2001) New species, distribution records and synonymies of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from the Palaearctic region. Nota Lepidopterologica 24 (3): 11-32.
Species: Marasmarcha bengtssoni (Gielis, 2009)
Has basionym: Hellinsia bengtssoni Gielis, 2009
= Species: Hellinsia bengtssoni Gielis, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2009), 248
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Gielis, C. (2009) On a collection of Pterophoridae from Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 116: 223-256.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Marasmarcha bonaespei (Walsingham, 1881)
Has basionym: Lioptilus bonaespei Walsingham, 1881
= Species: Lioptilus bonaespei Walsingham, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1881), 281
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Marasmarcha verax (Meyrick, 1909)
Has basionym: Pterophorus verax Meyrick, 1909
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Pterophorus verax Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 3
Is basionym for: Marasmarcha verax (Meyrick, 1909)
Distribution:
Namibia
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Meyrick, E. (1909) Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 2: 1-28, 8 plates.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic). Euroasian Entomological Journal 9: 689-719.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1881) On the Tortricidae, Tineidae, and Pterophoridae of South Africa. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1881: 219-285, Plate 13.
Species: Marasmarcha brevirostris (Walsingham, 1915)
Has basionym: Platyptilia brevirostris Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Platyptilia brevirostris Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 438
Distribution:
Guatemala
Mexico
Panama
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915) Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera. Vol. IV. Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina, and Pyralidina and Hepialina (part.). Biologia Centrali-Americana i-xii, 1-482, 10 plates.
Species: Marasmarcha cinnamomeus (Staudinger, 1870)
Has basionym: Pterophorus cinnamomeus Staudinger, 1870
= Species: Pterophorus cinnamomeus Staudinger, 1870
Page reference (Original description): Staudinger, O. (1870), 326
= Species: Marasmarcha glycyrrhizae Zagulajev, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1969), 212
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Armenia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Tajikistan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Glycyrrhiza (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Has parasitoid: Ageniaspis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae)
Staudinger, O. (1870) Beschreibung neuer lepidopteren des europaeischen Faunengebietes. Berl. ent. Z. 14: 14: 97-132, 193-208, 273-330.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. (2016) Plume moths of Afghanistan (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 1: 183-192.
Zagulajev, A.K. (1969) New species of Pterophoridae. Dokl. Acad. Nauk Arnyan SSR. 49: 212-214.
Species: Marasmarcha colossa Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 84
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Tajikistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Caradja, A. (1920) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der geographischen Verbreitung der Mikrolepidopteren des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, nebst Beschreibungen neuer Formen. III. Teil. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 75-179.
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. (2016) Plume moths of Afghanistan (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 1: 183-192.
Species: Marasmarcha corniculata (Meyrick, 1913)
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 698
Has basionym: Platyptilia corniculata Meyrick, 1913
= Species: Platyptilia corniculata Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 267
Distribution:
Kenya
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1913) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 267-336.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic). Euroasian Entomological Journal 9: 689-719.
Species: Marasmarcha ehrenbergianus (Zeller, 1841)
Page reference (Photographs: adults): Kemal, M. & Koçak, A.Ö. (2017), 2
Page reference (Photographs: larva and pupa): Kemal, M. & Koçak, A.Ö. (2017), 3
Page reference (Photograph: male genitalia): Kemal, M. & Koçak, A.Ö. (2017), 4
Has basionym: Pterophorus ehrenbergianus Zeller, 1841
= Species: Pterophorus ehrenbergianus Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 833
Distribution:
Iran
Lebanon
Russia
Syria
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on (Kemal, M. & Koçak, A.Ö. 2017): Cicer anatolicum Alef. (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Kemal, M. & Koçak, A.Ö. (2017) First larval food-plant of Marasmarcha ehrenbergiana (Zeller), with some faunistical and nomenclatural notes (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Cesa News Nr. 131 (8 March 2017): 1-6.
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4.
Species: Marasmarcha empedota (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 698
Has basionym: Platyptilia empedota Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Platyptilia empedota Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 487
Distribution:
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic). Euroasian Entomological Journal 9: 689-719.
Species: Marasmarcha fauna (Millière, 1871)
Has basionym: Mimaeseoptilus fauna Millière, 1871
= Species: Mimaeseoptilus fauna Millière, 1871
Page reference (Original description): Millière, P. (1871), 380
Distribution:
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Has parasitoid (Aleiodes 'pterophorae' spec. nov. (Col d’Ey) (Det. C van Achterberg)): Aleiodes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Millière, P. (1871) Catalogue raisonné des Lépidoptères du département des Alpes-Maritimes.
Species: Marasmarcha glycyrrhizavora Zheng & Qin, 1997
Page reference (Original description; habitus, male and female genitalia drawings): Yang, C., Zheng, Z., Qin, H. & Gao, L. (1997), 1
Distribution:
China
Species interactions:
Feeds on (Yang, C., Zheng, Z., Qin, H. & Gao, L. 1997: Feed on leaves and developing seed cases): Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Yang, C., Zheng, Z., Qin, H. & Gao, L. (1997) A new pterophorid moth injurious to Glycyrriza uralensis Fisch (Lepidoptera Pterophoridae). Acta agriculturae Boreali-occidentalis Sinica 6 (2): 1-4.
Species: Marasmarcha iranica Arenberger, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1999), 223
Distribution:
Iran
Arenberger, E. (1999) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien. 2. Teil. Quadrifina 2: 215-226.
Species: Marasmarcha lamborni Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 472
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Marasmarcha locharcha (Meyrick, 1924)
Page reference (comb. nov.): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 471
comb. nov.
= Species (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R., 2014): Platyptilia locharcha Meyrick, 1924
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1924), 94
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1924) Exotic microlepidoptera. 3: 65-96.
Species: Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Has basionym: Alucita lunaedactyla Haworth, 1811
= Species: Alucita lunaedactyla Haworth, 1811
Page reference (Original description): Haworth, A.H. (1811), 477
= Species: Alucita phaeodactyla Hübner, [1813]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 9: 3, figures 14,15
Is type for (Subsequent designation): Marasmarcha Meyrick, 1886
= Species: Pterophorus agrorum Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Page reference (Original description): Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. (1855), 378
= Variety: Marasmarcha agrorum var. tuttodactyla Chapman, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Chapman, T.A. (1906), 178
= Variety: Marasmarcha phaeodactyla var. altaica Krulikowski, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Krulikowsky, L. (1906), 51
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Denmark
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ononis spinosa subsp. procurrens (Wallr.) Briq. (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Feeds on: Ononis natrix L. (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Feeds on: Ononis rotundifolia L. (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Feeds on: Ononis spinosa subsp. hircina (Jacq.) Gams (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Feeds on: Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Has parasitoid: Heterischnus filiformis (Gravenhorst, 1829) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Chapman, T.A. (1906) Marasmarcha agrorum var. tuttodactyla, new var. (n. sp.). Entomologist's Record 18: 178-179.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Haworth, A.H. (1811) Lepidoptera Britannica. III: pp. 377-511 (1812). J. Murray, London.
Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. (1855) Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jakob Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge Band 5, Die Schaben und Federmotten. 1-394 pp. Regensburg.
Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]) Sammlung europaïsche Schmetterlinge. 78 pages, 71 plates.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Krulikowsky, L. (1906) Neue Varietäten und Aberratioen der palaearktischen Lepidopteren. Societas entomologica 21(7): 49-51.
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21.
Species: Marasmarcha lydia Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 364
Distribution:
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Species: Marasmarcha oxydactylus (Staudinger, 1859)
Has basionym: Pterophorus oxydactylus Staudinger, 1859
= Species: Pterophorus oxydactylus Staudinger, 1859
Page reference (Original description): Curtis, J. (1823-1840), 258
= Species: Marasmarcha wullschlegeli Müller-Rutz, 1914
Page reference (Original description): Müller-Rutz, J. & Vorbrodt, K. (1914), 446
Distribution:
Andorra
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lebanon
Morocco
Portugal
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ononis rotundifolia L. (Fabales: Fabaceae)
Curtis, J. (1823-1840) British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. Volumes 1-16.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Müller-Rutz, J. & Vorbrodt, K. (1914) Die Schmetterlinge der Schweiz. 2: 1-727 pp. Berlin.
Species: Marasmarcha picardi Gibeaux, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1990), [55]
Distribution:
Algeria
Gibeaux, C. (1990) Etude des Pterophoridae (17e note). Description de Marasmarcha picardi n. sp. Alexanor 16 Suppl.: [55]-[56].
Species: Marasmarcha pulcher (Christoph, 1885)
Page reference (Redescription): Arenberger, E. (1999), 223
Has basionym: Mimaeseoptilus pulcher Christoph, 1885
= Species: Mimaeseoptilus pulcher Christoph, 1885
Page reference (Original description): Christoph, H. (1885), 164
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Iran
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Arenberger, E. (1999) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien. 2. Teil. Quadrifina 2: 215-226.
Christoph, H. (1885) Lepidoptera aus dem Achal-Tekke-Gebiete. Mem. Lep. Romanov 3: 124-125, Plate 5.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. (2016) Plume moths of Afghanistan (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 1: 183-192.
Species: Marasmarcha rhypodactylus (Staudinger, 1870)
Has basionym: Pterophorus rhypodactylus Staudinger, 1870
= Species: Pterophorus rhypodactylus Staudinger, 1870
Page reference (Original description): Staudinger, O. (1870), 327
= Variety: Pterophorus ehrenbergiana var. decolorum Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 84
= Species: Marasmarcha leucocrossa Meyrick, 1936
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1925), 64
= Species: Pterophorus terrenus Meyrick, 1936
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1925), 64
Distribution:
Iran
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Lebanon
Russia
Turkey
Caradja, A. (1920) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der geographischen Verbreitung der Mikrolepidopteren des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, nebst Beschreibungen neuer Formen. III. Teil. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 75-179.
Meyrick, E. (1925) Descriptions of twenty-four new Egyptian Microlepidoptera. Bull. Soc. roy. Ent. Egypt 25: 206-219.
Staudinger, O. (1870) Beschreibung neuer lepidopteren des europaeischen Faunengebietes. Berl. ent. Z. 14: 14: 97-132, 193-208, 273-330.
Species: Marasmarcha rubriacuta (Gielis, 2009)
comb.nov.
= Species (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R., 2014): Platyptilia rubriacuta Gielis, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2009), 229
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Gielis, C. (2009) On a collection of Pterophoridae from Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 116: 223-256.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Marasmarcha samarcandica Gerasimov, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Gerasimov, A. (1930), 27
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Gerasimov, A. (1930) Zur Lepidoptern-Fauna Mittel-Asiens, I: Microheterocera aus dem Distrikt Kaschla-Darja (S.O. Buchara). Ann. Mus. Zool. Acad. Sci. l'U.R.S.S. 31: 27-28.
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Species: Marasmarcha sisyrodes Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 50
= Species: Platyptilia proterischna Meyrick, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1935), 555
Distribution:
Cameroon
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1921) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8 (2): 49-148.
Meyrick, E. (1935) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 545-576.
Species: Marasmarcha spinosa Meyrick, 1925
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1925), 378
Distribution:
China
Caradja, A. (1925) Ueber Chinas Pyraliden, Tortriciden, Tineiden nebst kurze Betrachtungen, zu denen das Studium dieser Fauna Veranlussing gibt. Analele Academiei Române. Memoriile Secţiunii Ştiinţifice 3(3): 257-386.
Species: Marasmarcha tugaicola Zagulajev, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1986), 81
Distribution:
Russia
Zagulajev, A.K. (1986) Pterophoridae of Central Asia. Trudy zool. Ent. Obshch. 67: 76-94.
Genus: Parafuscoptilia Hao & Li, 2005
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S. & Li, H. (2005), 35
Has type (Original designation): Parafuscoptilia tubuliformis Hao & Li, 2005
Hao, S. & Li, H. (2005) Parafuscoptilia: A new genus of Plume moths from China. Entomological News 116: 35-38.
Species: Parafuscoptilia tubuliformis Hao & Li, 2005
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S. & Li, H. (2005), 36
Is type for (Original designation): Parafuscoptilia Hao & Li, 2005
Distribution:
China
Hao, S. & Li, H. (2005) Parafuscoptilia: A new genus of Plume moths from China. Entomological News 116: 35-38.
Tribe: Oidaematophorini Bigot, Gibeaux, Nel & Picard, 1998
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L., Gibeaux, C., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (1998), 297
Bigot, L., Gibeaux, C., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (1998) Réflexions sur la classification des Ptérophores français Utilité et utilisation de notion de section. Alexanor 20: 287-302.
Genus: Adaina Tutt, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
Has type (Original designation): Alucita microdactyla Hübner, [1813]
= Genus: Paravinculia Cåpuse, 1987
Page reference (Original description): Cåpuse, I. (1987), 185
Has type (Original designation): Paravinculia bolivari Cåpuse, 1987
Cåpuse, I. (1987) Un nouveau sclérite dans l'armature génitale mâle chez un ptérophoride du Venezuela ( Paravi nculia bolivari n. g., n. sp.). Fauna hipogea y hemiedafica de Venezuela y de otros paises de América del Sur 1 (18): 183-187, 2 figs.
Tutt, J.W. (1905) Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Orneodid plume moths. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 17: 34-37.
Species: Adaina ambrosiae (Murtfeldt, 1880)
Has basionym: Pterophorus ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880
= Species: Pterophorus ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Murtfeldt, M.E. (1880), 236
= Species: Pterophorus participatus Möschler, 1890
Page reference (Original description): Möschler, H.B. (1890), 346
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Bermuda
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Guadeloupe
Jamaica
Paraguay
Puerto Rico
United States
Virgin Islands
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Pluchea baccharis (Mill.) Pruski (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Melanthera nivea (L.) Small (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Helianthus annus
Feeds on: Helianthus tuberosa
Feeds on: Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Ambrosia chamissonis (Less.) Greene (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Ambrosia confertiflora DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Ambrosia dumosa (A. Gray) Payne (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Ambrosia eriocentra (A. Gray) Payne (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Ambrosia cunanensis
Feeds on: Xanthium strumarium L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Neurolaena lobata (L.) R. Br. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Cynara scolymus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Rudbeckia L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Has parasitoid (nr. nemoriae): Apanteles (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Has parasitoid (nr. nigrolineatus): Hyposoter (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019) Additions to the plume moth fauna of the Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species. Insecta Mundi 0708: 1-35.
Murtfeldt, M.E. (1880) New plume moths. Amer. Ent. 3 (N.S.): 235-236.
Möschler, H.B. (1890) Die Lepidopteren-Fauna der Insel Porto Rico. Abh. Senckenberg nat. Ges. Frankfurt 16: 39-160, 1 plate.
Species: Adaina atahualpa Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 707
Distribution:
Colombia
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Adaina beckeri Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1992), 382
Distribution:
Belize
Costa Rica
Gielis, C. (1992) Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 20: 373-404.
Species: Adaina bernardi Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1992), 383
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Mexico
Gielis, C. (1992) Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 20: 373-404.
Species: Adaina bipunctatus (Möschler, 1890)
Has basionym: Pterophorus bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
= Species: Pterophorus bipunctatus Möschler, 1890
Page reference (Original description): Möschler, H.B. (1890), 346
Distribution:
Bahamas
Brazil
Ecuador
Guadeloupe
Paraguay
Puerto Rico
United States
Virgin Islands
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Carphephorus paniculatus (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Conoclinium coelestinum (L.) DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Erechtites valerianifolius (Wolf ex Rchb.) DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Trichogonia hirtiflora (DC.) Sch. Bip. ex Baker (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Trichogonia hirtiflora (DC.) Sch. Bip. ex Baker (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Trichogonia villosa (Spreng.) Sch. Bip. ex Baker (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Trichogoniopsis adenantha (DC.) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Trichogoniopsis podocarpa (DC.) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Mikania hoehnei B. L. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Pentacalia desiderabilis (Velloso) Cuatrec. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Less.) DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Chromolaena squarrulosa (Hook. & Arn.) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Symphyopappus casarettoi B. L. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Fleischmannia laxa (Gardner) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on (as Eupatorium odoratum): Chromolaena odorata (L.) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Condylidium iresinoides (Kunth) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Eupatorium clematideum
Feeds on: Pluchea purpurascens
Feeds on: Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G. Don (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Verbesina L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Grazielia intermedia (DC.) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Barrosoa betoniciformis (DC.) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Möschler, H.B. (1890) Die Lepidopteren-Fauna der Insel Porto Rico. Abh. Senckenberg nat. Ges. Frankfurt 16: 39-160, 1 plate.
Species: Adaina bolivari (Cåpuse, 1987)
Has basionym: Paravinculia bolivari Cåpuse, 1987
= Species: Paravinculia bolivari Cåpuse, 1987
Page reference (Original description): Cåpuse, I. (1987), 185
Is type for (Original designation): Paravinculia Cåpuse, 1987
Distribution:
Bolivia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Brazil
Ecuador
Venezuela
Cåpuse, I. (1987) Un nouveau sclérite dans l'armature génitale mâle chez un ptérophoride du Venezuela ( Paravi nculia bolivari n. g., n. sp.). Fauna hipogea y hemiedafica de Venezuela y de otros paises de América del Sur 1 (18): 183-187, 2 figs.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. (2021) To the fauna of Pterophoridae of Bolivia with a description of three new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 49 (196): 673-678.
Species: Adaina cinerascens (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Aciptilus cinerascens Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Aciptilus cinerascens Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 57
Distribution:
United States
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Adaina coquimboae Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 115
Distribution:
Chile
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Adaina costarica Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1992), 387
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Venezuela (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Gielis, C. (1992) Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 20: 373-404.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021) To the fauna of Pterophoridae of Venezuela with description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 49(195): 501-506.
Species: Adaina desolata Arenberger & Bond, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. & Bond, K. (1995), 466
Distribution:
Colombia
Venezuela (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Arenberger, E. & Bond, K. (1995) Die Pterophoridae der Aufsammlungen von H. Sturm in Kolombien. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 23: 465-468.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021) To the fauna of Pterophoridae of Venezuela with description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 49(195): 501-506.
Species: Adaina everdinae Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 75
Distribution:
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178.
Species: Adaina excreta Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 568
Distribution:
Argentina
Brazil
Ecuador
Peru
Venezuela
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576.
Species: Adaina fuscahodias Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1992), 379
Distribution:
Brazil
Costa Rica
Mexico
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Verbesina L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Senecio brasiliensis (Spreng.) Less. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Vernonanthura mariana (Mart. ex Baker) H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Gielis, C. (1992) Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 20: 373-404.
Species: Adaina gentilis Meyrick, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1911), 219
Distribution:
Kenya
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1911) Descriptions of Transvaal Microlepidoptera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2: 218-224.
Species: Adaina hodias (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Marasmarcha hodias Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Marasmarcha hodias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 492
Distribution:
Bolivia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Brazil
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Mexico
Venezuela
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. (2021) To the fauna of Pterophoridae of Bolivia with a description of three new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 49 (196): 673-678.
Species: Adaina invida (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Marasmarcha invida Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Marasmarcha invida Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 493
Distribution:
Brazil
Costa Rica
Panama
Paraguay
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Senecio brasiliensis (Spreng.) Less. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Adaina ipomoeae Bigot & Etienne, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Etienne, J. (2009), 465
Distribution:
Brazil
Cuba
Dominica
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
United States
Bigot, L. & Etienne, J. (2009) Les Pterophoridae de l’île de la Guadeloupe. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 114: 463-467.
Species: Adaina jequie Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 45
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Adaina jobimi Vargas, 2020
Page reference (Original description): Vargas, H.A. (2020), 330
Distribution:
Chile (Vargas, H.A. 2020)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (Vargas, H.A. 2020): Baccharis alnifolia Meyen & Walp. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on (Vargas, H.A. 2022): Stevia philippiana Hieron. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Vargas, H.A. (2020) Adaina jobimi sp. nov., a plume moth (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) associated with Baccharis alnifolia (Asteraceae) in the Andes of northern Chile. Nota Lepidopterologica 43: 329-336.
Vargas, H.A. (2022) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) reared from the Chilean endemic Stevia philippiana (Asteraceae). Biodiversity Data Journal 10 (e94358): 1-14.
Species: Adaina kihonda Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 52
Distribution:
Tanzania
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63.
Species: Adaina microdactoides Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 422
Distribution:
Philippines
Gielis, C. (2003) Review of the Pterophoridae from the Philippines. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77: 409-424.
Species: Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, [1813])
Has basionym: Alucita microdactyla Hübner, [1813]
= Species: Alucita microdactyla Hübner, [1813]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 9: 5, figures 26,27
Is type for (Original designation): Adaina Tutt, 1905
= Species: Pterophorus carphodactylus Stephens, 1834
Page reference (Original description): Stephens, J.F. (1834), 374
= Species: Adaina subflavescens Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 568
= Species: Adaina montivola Meyrick, 1937
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1938), 170
= Species: Oidaematophorus madecasseus Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 130
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica)
Georgia
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Indonesia
Iran
Ireland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Morocco
Nepal
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Philippines
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Korea
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Turkey
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Vietnam
Åland Islands (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Eupatorium cannabinum L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Has parasitoid: Apanteles phaloniae Wilkinson, 1940 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Has parasitoid: Apanteles arene Nixon, 1973 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Has parasitoid: Scambus nigricans (Thomson, 1877) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Has parasitoid: Phytomyptera nigrina (Meigen, 1824) (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]) Sammlung europaïsche Schmetterlinge. 78 pages, 71 plates.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576.
Meyrick, E. (1938) In Caradja: Materialien zu einer Mikrolepidopterenfauna des Yülingshanmassivs. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 51: 169-182.
Stephens, J.F. (1834) Illustrations of British Entomology: or, a synopsis of indigenous insects,... etc. Haustellata 4: 1-433. Baldwin & Cradock, London.
Tutt, J.W. (1905) Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Orneodid plume moths. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 17: 34-37.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Species: Adaina montanus (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Aciptilus montanus Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Aciptilus montanus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 59
= Species: Pterophorus declivis Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 112
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Xanthium spinosum subsp. spinosum (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) Nesom (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Adaina nina Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022), 35
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Paraguay (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2022)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2022) To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 59: 38-45.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41.
Species: Adaina obscura Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 311
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Gielis, C. (1999) Neotropical Pterophoridae 16: New Pterophoridae from Costa Rica. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 27: 305-317.
Species: Adaina parainvida Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1992), 386
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Gielis, C. (1992) Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 20: 373-404.
Species: Adaina periarga Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 267
Distribution:
Lesotho
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Namibia
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 267-336.
Species: Adaina perplexus (Grossbeck, 1917)
Has basionym: Pterophorus perplexus Grossbeck, 1917
= Species: Pterophorus perplexus Grossbeck, 1917
Page reference (Original description): Grossbeck, J.A. (1917), 136
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Cuba
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Grossbeck, J.A. (1917) Insects of Florida. IV, Lepidoptera. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 37: 134-137.
Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019) Additions to the plume moth fauna of the Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species. Insecta Mundi 0708: 1-35.
Species: Adaina pittieri Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 82
Distribution:
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Adaina planaltina Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1992), 383
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (1992) Neotropical Pterophoridae 8: The genus Adaina Tutt, 1905. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 20: 373-404.
Species: Adaina praeusta (Möschler, 1890)
Has basionym: Pterophorus praeusta Möschler, 1890
= Species: Pterophorus praeusta Möschler, 1890
Page reference (Original description): Möschler, H.B. (1890), 346
Distribution:
Puerto Rico
Möschler, H.B. (1890) Die Lepidopteren-Fauna der Insel Porto Rico. Abh. Senckenberg nat. Ges. Frankfurt 16: 39-160, 1 plate.
Species: Adaina primulacea Meyrick, 1929
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1929 (dated 31 December 1928)), 507
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Panama
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Chromolaena odorata (L.) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Meyrick, E. (1929 (dated 31 December 1928)) The Micro-Lepidoptera of the “St. George” Expedition. Trans. ent. Soc. London 76: 489-521.
Species: Adaina propria Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 50
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1921) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8 (2): 49-148.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Species: Adaina quieta Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 115
Distribution:
Bolivia
Brazil
Paraguay
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Adaina recta Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 116
Distribution:
Paraguay
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Adaina santacruzae Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 103
Distribution:
Bolivia
Gielis, C. (2013) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 4: Additions from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 53: 95-109.
Species: Adaina scalesiae Landry, Roque-Albelo & Matthews, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Landry, B., Roque-Abelo, L. & Matthews, D.L. (2004), 294
Distribution:
Ecuador
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Landry, B., Roque-Abelo, L. & Matthews, D.L. (2004) Supplemental additions to the Pterophoridae of the Galapagos Islands, with description of a new species of Adaina. Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 77: 289-310.
Species: Adaina simplicius (Grossbeck, 1917)
Has basionym: Pterophorus simplicius Grossbeck, 1917
= Species: Pterophorus simplicius Grossbeck, 1917
Page reference (Original description): Grossbeck, J.A. (1917), 136
= Species: Adaina naiadopa Meyrick, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1931), 277
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Bolivia
Brazil
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Paraguay
Puerto Rico
United States
Grossbeck, J.A. (1917) Insects of Florida. IV, Lepidoptera. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 37: 134-137.
Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019) Additions to the plume moth fauna of the Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species. Insecta Mundi 0708: 1-35.
Meyrick, E. (1931) Reports of an expedition to Brazil and Paraguay in 1926-27: Microlepidoptera. Journ. Linn. Soc. London 37: 277-284.
Species: Adaina sinuari Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 116
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Adaina thomae (Zeller, 1877)
Has basionym: Leioptilus thomae Zeller, 1877
= Species: Leioptilus thomae Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 480
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Brazil
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Venezuela
Virgin Islands
Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019) Additions to the plume moth fauna of the Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species. Insecta Mundi 0708: 1-35.
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates.
Species: Adaina villagrani (Gielis, 2013)
Has basionym: Hellinsia villagrani Gielis, 2013
= Species: Hellinsia villagrani Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 97
Distribution:
Argentina
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2013) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 4: Additions from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 53: 95-109.
Species: Adaina zephyria Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 366
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Bolivia
Brazil
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Mexico
Paraguay (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2022)
Peru
United States
Venezuela
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2022) To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 59: 38-45.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41.
Genus: Crassuncus Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 116
Has type (Original designation): Pterophorus defectus Bigot & Luquet, 1991
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Species: Crassuncus agassizi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. (2016), 396
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. (2016) Additions to the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Uganda. Zootaxa 4132 (3): 393-402.
Species: Crassuncus colubratus (Meyrick, 1909)
comb. nov.
= Species: Pterophorus colubratus Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 3
Is basionym for: Hellinsia colubratus (Meyrick, 1909)
= Species (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R., 2014): Hellinsia colubratus (Meyrick, 1909)
Has basionym: Pterophorus colubratus Meyrick, 1909
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1909) Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 2: 1-28, 8 plates.
Species: Crassuncus defectus (Bigot & Luquet, 1991)
Has basionym: Pterophorus defectus Bigot & Luquet, 1991
= Species: Pterophorus defectus Bigot & Luquet, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Luquet, G.C. (1991), 242
Is type for (Original designation): Crassuncus Gibeaux, 1994
Distribution:
Madagascar
Bigot, L. & Luquet, G.C. (1991) Lépidoptères Pterophoridae de Madagascar, cinquième note. Nouv. Revue Ent. (N.S.) 8: 235-245.
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Species: Crassuncus ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932)
Page reference (comb. nov.): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 481
comb. nov.
= Species: Pterophorus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 335
Is basionym for: Picardia ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932)
= Species: Crassuncus chappuisi Gibeaux, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1995), 450
= Species (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R., 2014): Picardia ecstaticus (Meyrick, 1932)
Has basionym: Pterophorus ecstaticus Meyrick, 1932
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Tanzania
Uganda
Gibeaux, C. (1995) Un Crassuncus nouveau du Kenya. Bull. Soc. ent. France 100: 450.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1921) The North American species of Orneodes ; Synonymy of North American Pterophoridae. The Entomologist 54: 274-276.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. (2022) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia. Part 2. Ecologica Montenegrina 53: 45-55.
Species: Crassuncus ermakovae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2017
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., De Morney, M., Udovichenko, P. & Bezverkhov, Yu. (2017), 579
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., De Morney, M., Udovichenko, P. & Bezverkhov, Yu. (2017) Fauna of Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Garden Route National Park, South Africa. Zootaxa 4350(3): 574-582.
Species: Crassuncus hawkingi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2016), 169
Distribution:
South Africa
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2016) New species of South African plume moths. Russian Entomological Journal 25: 167-171.
Species: Crassuncus kenzo Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2017
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., De Morney, M., Udovichenko, P. & Bezverkhov, Yu. (2017), 577
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., De Morney, M., Udovichenko, P. & Bezverkhov, Yu. (2017) Fauna of Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Garden Route National Park, South Africa. Zootaxa 4350(3): 574-582.
Species: Crassuncus koperbergi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2016), 167
Distribution:
South Africa
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2016) New species of South African plume moths. Russian Entomological Journal 25: 167-171.
Species: Crassuncus livingstoni Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 483
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Crassuncus orophilus Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 119
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Species: Crassuncus pacifica (Meyrick, 1911)
= Species: Pterophorus ambitiosus Meyrick, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1911), 220
= Species: Marasmarcha pacifica Meyrick, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1911), 220
Is basionym for: Hellinsia pacifica (Meyrick, 1911)
= Species: Pterophorus purus Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 268
= Species: Hellinsia pacifica (Meyrick, 1911)
Has basionym: Marasmarcha pacifica Meyrick, 1911
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Swaziland
Zimbabwe
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1911) Descriptions of Transvaal Microlepidoptera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2: 218-224.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 267-336.
Species: Crassuncus pseudolaudatus (Gibeaux, 1992)
Has basionym: Pterophorus pseudolaudatus Gibeaux, 1992
= Species: Pterophorus pseudolaudatus Gibeaux, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1992), 108
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1992) Etude des Pterophoridae (30e note). Sur quatre espèces de Ptérophores de Madagascar dont deux nouvelles. Revue Fr. ent. (N. S.) 14: 105-109.
Species: Crassuncus timidus (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 702
= Species: Pterophorus timidus Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 494
Is basionym for: Hellinsia timidus (Meyrick, 1908)
= Species: Hellinsia timidus (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Pterophorus timidus Meyrick, 1908
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic). Euroasian Entomological Journal 9: 689-719.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. (2016) Additions to the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Uganda. Zootaxa 4132 (3): 393-402.
Species: Crassuncus tripunctatus (Walsingham, 1881)
Has basionym: Aciptilus tripunctatus Walsingham, 1881
= Species: Aciptilus tripunctatus Walsingham, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1881), 283
= Species: Pterophorus serpens Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 366
= Species: Pterophorus laqueatus Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 268
= Species: Hellinsia serpens (Meyrick, 1909)
= Species: Hellinsia tripunctatus (Walsingham, 1881)
Distribution:
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1909) New South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Annals of the South African Museum 5: 349-379.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 267-336.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1881) On the Tortricidae, Tineidae, and Pterophoridae of South Africa. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1881: 219-285, Plate 13.
Genus: Emmelina Tutt, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
Has type (Original designation): Phalaena monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Tutt, J.W. (1905) Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Orneodid plume moths. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 17: 34-37.
Species: Emmelina aethes (Walsingham, 1915)
Has basionym: Pterophorus aethes Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus aethes Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 447
Distribution:
Mexico
Venezuela
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915) Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera. Vol. IV. Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina, and Pyralidina and Hepialina (part.). Biologia Centrali-Americana i-xii, 1-482, 10 plates.
Species: Emmelina amseli (Bigot, 1969)
Has basionym: Leioptilus amseli Bigot, 1969
= Species: Leioptilus amseli Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 198
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Tanzania
Bigot, L. (1969) Les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale, à Tervuren. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 165-206.
Species: Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick, 1922)
Has basionym: Pterophorus argoteles Meyrick, 1922
= Species: Pterophorus argoteles Meyrick, 1922
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1922), 549
= Species: Pterophorus jezonicus Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2076
= Species: Pterophorus komabensis Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2077
= Species: Pterophorus menoko Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2079
= Species: Pterophorus yanagawanus Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2080
= Subspecies: Emmelina jezonica pseudojezonica Derra, 1987
Page reference (Original description): Derra, G. (1987), 71
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Georgia
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
India
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Calystegia sodanella
Feeds on: Calystegia pubescens Lindl. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Derra, G. (1987) Emmelina jezonica pseudojezonica ssp. nov. Nota lepid. 10: 71-78.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Meyrick, E. (1922) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 545-576.
Species: Emmelina bigoti Gibeaux, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1990), 373
Distribution:
Kenya
Gibeaux, C. (1990) Etude des Pterophoridae (18e note). Emmelina bigoti n. sp., du mont Kenya; Emmelina amseli (Bigot, 1967), comb. nov. Alexanor 16: 373-376.
Species: Emmelina buscki (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Adaina buscki Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Adaina buscki Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 370
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Jamaica
Mexico
United States
Venezuela
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019) Additions to the plume moth fauna of the Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species. Insecta Mundi 0708: 1-35.
Species: Emmelina compactus Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 42
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Emmelina devriesi (Landry & Gielis, 1992)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus devriesi Landry & Gielis, 1992
= Species: Oidaematophorus devriesi Landry & Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (1992), 24
= Species: Hellinsia devriesi (Landry & Gielis, 1992)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C11): Gielis, C. (2011), 642
Page reference (New combination): Gielis, C. (2011), 642
Distribution:
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Guadeloupe
Venezuela (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ipomoea setifera Poir. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Ipomoea tiliacea (Willd.) Choisy (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Camonea umbellata (L.) A. R. Simões & Staples (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (1992) A synopsis of the Pterophoridae of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Zool. Verh. Leiden 276: 1-42, 39 figs.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021) To the fauna of Pterophoridae of Venezuela with description of two new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología 49(195): 501-506.
Species: Emmelina doroshkini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Yakovlev, R. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 441
Original description
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Yakovlev, R. & Streltzov, A. (2021) Materials on the Lepidoptera fauna of “Ecoportal de Piedra” National Park (Jujuy Province, North-Western Argentina). Part I. Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 49(195): 435-446.
Species: Emmelina glochinias (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Pterophorus glochinias Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus glochinias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 501
= Species: Hellinsia glochinias (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C11): Gielis, C. (2011), 643
Page reference (New combination): Gielis, C. (2011), 643
Distribution:
Brazil
Costa Rica
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Emmelina inna Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022), 33
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41.
Species: Emmelina jason (Meyrick, 1930)
Has basionym: Pterophorus jason Meyrick, 1930
= Species: Pterophorus jason Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 568
Distribution:
Argentina
Brazil
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576.
Species: Emmelina lochmaius (Bigot, 1974)
Has basionym: Leioptilus lochmaius Bigot, 1974
= Species: Leioptilus lochmaius Bigot, 1974
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1974), 701
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Gabon
Kenya
Bigot, L. (1974) Premières données systématiques et écologiques sur les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du Gabon. Bull. l'I.F.A.N. 36: 699-704.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Species: Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Has basionym: Phalaena monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758
= Species: Phalaena monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Page reference (Original description): Linnaeus, C. (1758), 542
Is type for (Original designation): Emmelina Tutt, 1905
Is basionym for: Pterophorus monodactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
= Species: Phalaena bidactyla Hochenwarth, 1785
Page reference (Original description): Hochenwarth, S. von (1785), 336
= Species (Misapplied): Alucita pterodactyla auct. [nec Linnaeus, 1758]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 9: 1, figure 4
= Species: Pterophorus flaveodactylus Amary, 1840
Page reference (Original description): Amary, A. (1840), 84
= Species: Pterophorus cineridactylus Fitch, 1854
Page reference (Original description): Fitch, A. (1854), 848
= Species: Pterophorus naevosidactylus Fitch, 1854
Page reference (Original description): Fitch, A. (1854), 849
= Species: Pterophorus impersonalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 942
= Species: Pterophorus pergracilidactylus Packard, 1873
Page reference (Original description): Packard, A.S. (1874 (1873)), 265
= Species: Pterophorus barberi Dyar, 1903
Page reference (Original description): Dyar, H.G. (1903), 228
= Species: Pterophorus pictipennis Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 320
= Form: Pterophorus monodactylus f. rufa Dufrane, 1960
Page reference (Original description): Dufrane, A. (1960), 6
= Species: Pterophorus monodactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Has basionym: Phalaena monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Algeria
Andorra
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Egypt
England
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iceland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
India
Iran
Iraq
Ireland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lebanon
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Mexico
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Morocco
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Philippines
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Azores)
Portugal (Madeira and Selvagens Islands)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Russia (Daghestan) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. 2022)
Saudi Arabia
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Slovenia
South Korea
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Balearic Islands)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Syria
Tajikistan
Tunisia
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
United States
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Yemen
Åland Islands (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Convolvulus prostratus Forssk. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Convolvulus cantabrica L. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Convolvulus althaeoides L. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Convolvulus floridus L. fil. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Convolvulus subacaulis
Feeds on: Calystegia soldanella (L.) R. Br. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Calystegia spithamaea (L.) Pursh (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Chenopodium L. (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae)
Feeds on: Atriplex L. (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae)
Feeds on: Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae)
Feeds on: Ipomoea hispida
Feeds on: Hyoscyamus niger L. (Solanales: Solanaceae)
Feeds on: Datura stramonium L. (Solanales: Solanaceae)
Has parasitoid: Oxynops anthracinus (Bigot, 1889) (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Has parasitoid: Ligeria angusticornis
Has parasitoid: Phaeogenes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Has parasitoid: Heterischnus pulex (Muller, 1776) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Has parasitoid: Heterischnus truncator (Fabricius, 1798) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Has parasitoid: Mesochorus orbitalis Holmgren, 1860 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Has parasitoid: Pnigalio minio (Walker, 1847) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Has parasitoid: Cotesia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Has parasitoid: Apanteles lacteicolor Viereck, 1911 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Has parasitoid: Aleiodes bicolor (Spinola, 1808) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Amary, A. (1840) Insetti. Esercitazioni Accademiche degli Aspiranti Naturalisti 2(1): 80-87.
Dufrane, A. (1960) Microlépidoptères de la faune Belge (9e note). Bull. Inst. Sci. nat. Belg. 36: 5-16.
Dyar, H.G. (1903) List of lepidoptera taken at Williams, Arizona, by Messrs. Schwarz and Barbar.1. Papilionoi dea, Sphingoidea, Bombycoidea, Tineioidea (in part). Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington 5: 228.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Fitch, A. (1854) The gartered or grape-vine plume. Trans. New York Agr. Soc. 14: 843-849.
Grinnell, F. (1909) Notes on the Pterophoridae or plume-moths of Southern California, with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 40: 313-321.
Hochenwarth, S. von (1785) Beytrag zur Insektengeschichte. Schriften der Berlinischen Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde 6: 336, Table 6, figire 3.
Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]) Sammlung europaïsche Schmetterlinge. 78 pages, 71 plates.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. 1-824.
Packard, A.S. (1874 (1873)) Catalogue of the Pyralidae of California, with descriptions of new Californian Pterophoridae. Annals Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 10: 257-267.
Tutt, J.W. (1905) Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Orneodid plume moths. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 17: 34-37.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. (2022) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia. Part 2. Ecologica Montenegrina 53: 45-55.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. (2016) Plume moths of Afghanistan (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 1: 183-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. (2021) A list of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of the fauna of Pakistan. Far Eastern Entomologist 432: 5-8.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. (2022) Materials on the Lepidoptera fauna of the Dagestan Republic (Northeastern Caucasus, Russia): autumn aspect (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (198): 213-228.
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites.
Species: Emmelina paradevriesi Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 44
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Emmelina reshetnikovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Yakovlev, R. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 441
Original description
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Yakovlev, R. & Streltzov, A. (2021) Materials on the Lepidoptera fauna of “Ecoportal de Piedra” National Park (Jujuy Province, North-Western Argentina). Part I. Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 49(195): 435-446.
Species: Emmelina suspiciosus (Meyrick, 1921)
Has basionym: Pterophorus suspiciosus Meyrick, 1921
= Species: Pterophorus suspiciosus Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 422
Distribution:
Ecuador
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Emmelina vera Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (sp. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2022), 41
Distribution:
Paraguay (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2022)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2022) To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 59: 38-45.
Genus: Gypsochares Meyrick, 1890
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1890), 488
Has type (Monotypy): Pterophorus baptodactylus Zeller, 1850
= Genus: Sibiretta Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 405
Has type (Original designation): Sibiretta kyraensis Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Meyrick, E. (1890) On the classification of the Pyralidina of the European fauna. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1890: 429-492.
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Species: Gypsochares astragalotes (Meyrick, 1909)
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 700
Has basionym: Pselnophorus astragalotes Meyrick, 1909
= Species: Pselnophorus astragalotes Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 366
Distribution:
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1909) New South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Annals of the South African Museum 5: 349-379.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic). Euroasian Entomological Journal 9: 689-719.
Species: Gypsochares aulotes (Meyrick, 1911)
Has basionym: Pselnophorus aulotes Meyrick, 1911
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Gypsochares baptodactylus (Zeller, 1850)
Has basionym: Pterophorus baptodactylus Zeller, 1850
= Species: Pterophorus baptodactylus Zeller, 1850
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1850), 211
Is type for (Monotypy): Gypsochares Meyrick, 1890
= Species: Gypsochares dactilographa Turati, 1927
Page reference (Original description): Turati, E. (1927), 335
Distribution:
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Slovenia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Helichrysum angustifolium (Lam.) DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Helichrysum serotinum Boiss. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Meyrick, E. (1890) On the classification of the Pyralidina of the European fauna. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1890: 429-492.
Turati, E. (1927) Novita di lepidotterologica in Cirenaica, II. Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 66: 313-344.
Zeller, P.C. (1850) Verzeichniss der von Herrn Jos. Mann beobachteten Toscanischen Microlepidoptera. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 11: 195-212.
Species: Gypsochares bicruris Hao & Li, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S. & Li, H. (2004), 43
Distribution:
China
Hao, S. & Li, H. (2004) A taxonomic study on the genus Gypsochares from China. Entomotaxonomia 26: 41-46.
Species: Gypsochares bigoti Gibeaux & Nel, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. & Nel, J. (1989), 121
Distribution:
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Gibeaux, C. & Nel, J. (1989) Description d'une espèce nouvelle du genre Gypsochares Meyrick, 1890. Alexanor 16: 121-128.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Gypsochares catharotes (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Pselnophorus catharotes Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pselnophorus catharotes Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 491
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
India
Kenya
Nepal
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
South Africa
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. (2021) A list of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of the fauna of Pakistan. Far Eastern Entomologist 432: 5-8.
Species: Gypsochares kukti Arenberger, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1990), 16
Distribution:
India
Arenberger, E. (1990) Vorarbeiten für die 'Microlepidoptera Palaearctica': Der Pselnophorus Komplex. Nachrichtenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologen 39: 13-20.
Species: Gypsochares kyraensis (Ustjuzhanin, 1996)
Has basionym: Sibiretta kyraensis Ustjuzhanin, 1996
= Species: Sibiretta kyraensis Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 405
Is type for (Original designation): Sibiretta Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Distribution:
Russia
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Species: Gypsochares londti Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 701
Distribution:
South Africa
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic). Euroasian Entomological Journal 9: 689-719.
Species: Gypsochares longispinus Hao & Li, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S. & Li, H. (2004), 44
Distribution:
China
Hao, S. & Li, H. (2004) A taxonomic study on the genus Gypsochares from China. Entomotaxonomia 26: 41-46.
Species: Gypsochares murphy Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 481
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Gypsochares nielswolffi Gielis & Arenberger, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & Arenberger, E. (1992), 81
Distribution:
Portugal (Madeira and Selvagens Islands)
Gielis, C. & Arenberger, E. (1992) Gypsochares nielswolffi n. sp. from Madeira. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 52: 81-84.
Species: Gypsochares pachyceros (Meyrick, 1921)
Has basionym: Pselnophorus pachyceros Meyrick, 1921
= Species: Pselnophorus pachyceros Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 50
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mozambique
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1921) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8 (2): 49-148.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Genus: Hellinsia Tutt, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
Has type (Original designation): Pterophorus osteodactylus Zeller, 1841
= Genus: Leioptilus Wallengren, 1862
Page reference (Original description): Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)), 21
Is later homonym of (Homonym): Leioptilus Gray, 1860
Has type (Subsequent designation): Alucita tephradactyla Hübner, [1813]
= Genus: Utuca Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 951
Has type (Original designation): Utuca ochracealis Walker, 1864
= Genus: Lioptilus Zeller, 1867
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1867), 331
Is later homonym of (Homonym): Lioptilus Cabanis, 1850
= Genus: Euleioptilus Bigot & Picard, 1996
Page reference: Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996), 165
Replaces: Leioptilus Gray, 1860
Has type (Original designation): Alucita tephradactyla Hübner, [1813]
= Genus (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Paulianilus Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 123
Has type (Original designation): Pterophorus madecasseus Bigot, 1964
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Tutt, J.W. (1905) Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Orneodid plume moths. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 17: 34-37.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic). Euroasian Entomological Journal 9: 689-719.
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites.
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)) Skandinaviens Fjädermott. Till. K. Vet. Akad. Handl. 3 (7): 1-25.
Zeller, P.C. (1867) Skandinaviens Fjaedermott beskrifna af H.D.J. Wallengren besprochen. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 28: 321-339.
Species: Hellinsia acuminatus (Meyrick, 1920)
Has basionym: Pterophorus acuminatus Meyrick, 1920
= Species: Pterophorus acuminatus Meyrick, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1920), 274
Distribution:
Lesotho
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1920) Descriptions of South African micro-lepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 17: 273-275.
Species: Hellinsia adumbratus (Walsingham, 1881)
Has basionym: Aciptilus adumbratus Walsingham, 1881
= Species: Aciptilus adumbratus Walsingham, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1881), 282
Distribution:
South Africa
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1881) On the Tortricidae, Tineidae, and Pterophoridae of South Africa. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1881: 219-285, Plate 13.
Species: Hellinsia aegyptiacus (Rebel, 1914)
Has basionym: Pterophorus aegyptiacus Rebel, 1914
= Species: Pterophorus aegyptiacus Rebel, 1914
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1914), 266
Distribution:
Egypt
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ambrosia maritima L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Rebel, H. (1914) Zweiter Beitrag zur Lepidopteren-Fauna Unter Egypten. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28: 266.
Species: Hellinsia aethiopicus (Amsel, 1963)
Has basionym: Leioptilus aethiopicus Amsel, 1963
= Species: Leioptilus aethiopicus Amsel, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1963), 6
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Guinea (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Nigeria
Amsel, H.G. (1963) Kleinschmetterlinge aus Äthiopien. Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. 121: 1-12.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Review on the fauna of Pterophoridae of the Republic of Guinea (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (199): 435-439.
Species: Hellinsia agraphodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C03): Gielis, C. (2011), 623
Has basionym: Pterophorus agraphodactylus Walker, 1864
= Species: Pterophorus agraphodactylus Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 941
= Species: Pterophorus aspilodactylus Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 941
Distribution:
Dominica
Jamaica
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites.
Species: Hellinsia aguilerai Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 678
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia aistleitneri Arenberger, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2006), 69
Distribution:
Cape Verde
Arenberger, E. (2006) Pterophoridae von den Kapverden. Zeitschrift Arbeitsgemeinscheft Öst. Entomologen 58: 67-76.
Species: Hellinsia albidactylus (Yano, 1963)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus albidactylus Yano, 1963
= Species: Oidaematophorus albidactylus Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 176
Distribution:
China
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Russia
South Korea
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Yano, K. (1963) Taxonomic and biological studies of Pterophoridae of Japan. Pacific Insects 5: 65-209.
Species: Hellinsia albilobatus (McDunnough, 1939)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus albilobatus McDunnough, 1939
= Species: Oidaematophorus albilobatus McDunnough, 1939
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1939), 110
Distribution:
Canada
United States (Alaska)
McDunnough, J. (1939) Pterophorid descriptions and notes. Can. Ent. 71: 109-112.
Species: Hellinsia aldabrensis (Fletcher, 1910)
Has basionym: Pterophorus aldabrensis Fletcher, 1910
= Species: Pterophorus aldabrensis Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 403
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Seychelles
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. Trans. Linn. Soc. London (II Zool.) 13: 397-403, figs. 1-4.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Hellinsia aldasi Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 76
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Hellinsia alena Ustjuzhanin, Kovtunovich & Saldaitis, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 325
Original description
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Streltzov, A. (2021) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from China, Sichuan Province. Russian Entomological Journal 30(3): 323-327.
Species: Hellinsia alfaroi Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 679
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia ambo Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Gorbunov, O. G. & Kemal, A. (2011), 356
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2015): Hellinsia ruhuruinia Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 51
Distribution:
Ethiopia
Kenya
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015) On the fauna of the plume moths of Ghana (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 43(172): 577-582.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. (2016) Additions to the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Uganda. Zootaxa 4132 (3): 393-402.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Gorbunov, O. G. & Kemal, A. (2011) On the fauna of the plume moths of Ethiopia. Amurian Zoological Journal 3: 354-357.
Species: Hellinsia angela Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 680
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia angulofuscus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B02): Gielis, C. (2011), 607
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus angulofuscus Gielis, 1991
= Species: Oidaematophorus angulofuscus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 89
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Brazil
Paraguay
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Tilesia baccata (L.) Pruski (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41.
Species: Hellinsia anikini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. (2016), 398
Distribution:
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. (2016) Additions to the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Uganda. Zootaxa 4132 (3): 393-402.
Species: Hellinsia antonkozlovi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2018
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2018), 200
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2018) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Panama. Russian Entomological Journal 27(2): 199-201.
Species: Hellinsia ares (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus ares Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus ares Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 414
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia argutus (Meyrick, 1926)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D01): Gielis, C. (2011), 644
Has basionym: Pterophorus argutus Meyrick, 1926
= Species: Pterophorus argutus Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 299
= Species: Pterophorus chionophanes Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 569
= Species: Oidaematophorus chionoptila Fletcher, 1940
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1940), 83
Distribution:
Argentina
Colombia (Fletcher, T.B. 1940: As Oidaematophorus chionoptila)
Ecuador
Peru (Fletcher, T.B. 1940: As Oidaematophorus chionoptila)
Venezuela
Fletcher, T.B. (1940) A new South American Plume Moth (Lep., Aluc.). Proc. Roy. ent. Soc. London (B) 9: 83-84.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1926) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 289-320.
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576.
Species: Hellinsia arion (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus arion Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus arion Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 442
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia aruna Arenberger, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1991), 16
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
China
India
Nepal
Arenberger, E. (1991) Pterophorinae aus Nepal. NachrBl. bayer. Ent. 40: 12-19.
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Species: Hellinsia ascensio Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 111
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia auster (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus auster Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus auster Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 407
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia aymara Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
Page reference (Original description, imago and male genitalia): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. (2021), 676
Distribution:
Bolivia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. (2021) To the fauna of Pterophoridae of Bolivia with a description of three new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 49 (196): 673-678.
Species: Hellinsia bahamensis Matthews, 2019
Page reference (Original description): Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019), 15
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019) Additions to the plume moth fauna of the Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species. Insecta Mundi 0708: 1-35.
Species: Hellinsia balanotes (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D01): Gielis, C. (2011), 645
Has basionym: Pterophorus balanotes Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus aquila Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 503
= Species: Pterophorus balanotes Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 503
= Species: Pterophorus serenus Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 113
Distribution:
Australia (alien, Julien, M.H. 1992: Introduced for biocontrol)
Guatemala
Mexico
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Baccharis halimifolia L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Baccharis salicina Torr. & A. Gray (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Baccharis neglecta Britton & A. Br. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Baccharis angustifolia Michx. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Has parasitoid: Macrocentrus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Julien, M.H. (1992) Biological control of weeds: A world catalogue of agents and their target weeds. viii + 186 pp. (3rd edn.).
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128.
Species: Hellinsia banosae Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 106
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia barbatus (Gielis, 1996)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group E04): Gielis, C. (2011), 662
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus barbatus Gielis, 1996
= Species: Oidaematophorus barbatus Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 97
Distribution:
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia baroni (Fish, 1881)
Has basionym: Oedaematophorus baroni Fish, 1881
= Species: Oedaematophorus baroni Fish, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Fish, C. (1881), 73
Distribution:
United States
Fish, C. (1881) Pterophoridae. Can. Ent. 13: 70-74, 140-143.
Species: Hellinsia basalis (Möschler, 1890)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group E03): Gielis, C. (2011), 661
Has basionym: Oedaematophorus basalis Möschler, 1890
= Species: Oedaematophorus basalis Möschler, 1890
Page reference (Original description): Möschler, H.B. (1890), 345
Distribution:
Puerto Rico
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Möschler, H.B. (1890) Die Lepidopteren-Fauna der Insel Porto Rico. Abh. Senckenberg nat. Ges. Frankfurt 16: 39-160, 1 plate.
Species: Hellinsia basuto Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2011), 172
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2011) On the fauna of the plume moths of Lesotho. African Invertebrates 52: 167-175.
Species: Hellinsia batallonica Arenberger & Wojtusiak, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. & Wojtusiak, J. (2001), 70
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C08): Gielis, C. (2011), 631
Distribution:
Venezuela
Arenberger, E. & Wojtusiak, J. (2001) Pterophoridae aus Venezuela. Quadrifina 4: 65-76.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia bawana Arenberger, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2010), 137
Distribution:
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (2010) Pterophoridae aus dem Jemen. 3. Beitrag, mit der Beschreibung von Hellinsia bawana sp. n., Megalorhipida parvula sp. n. und Stenoptilia balsami sp. n. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 62: 135-142.
Species: Hellinsia benalcazari Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 658
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group E02): Gielis, C. (2011), 658
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia beneficus (Yano & Heppner, 1983)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B07): Gielis, C. (2011), 616
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus beneficus Yano & Heppner, 1983
= Species: Oidaematophorus beneficus Yano & Heppner, 1983
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. & Heppner, J.B. (1983), 335
Distribution:
Mexico
United States (Hawaii Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ageratina riparia (Regel) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Has parasitoid: Meteorus laphygmae Viereck, 1913 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Feeds on (Conant, P. 1998: Hawai'i): Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Conant, P. (1998) A New Host Record for Oidaematophorus beneficus Yano & Heppner (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 33: 151-152.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Yano, K. & Heppner, J.B. (1983) Description of Hamakua Pamakani Plume Moth from Hawaii (Lep., Pter.). Proc. Hawaii ent. Soc. 24: 335-341.
Species: Hellinsia betsiae Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C08): Gielis, C. (2011), 631
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus betsiae Gielis, 1991
= Species: Oidaematophorus betsiae Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 81
Distribution:
Chile
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia bhutanensis Arenberger, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1995), 142
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Arenberger, E. (1995) Microlepidoptera Palaearctica Volume 9: Pterophoridae. i-xxv, 1-258 pp.; plates 1-153.
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Species: Hellinsia biangulata Gielis & De Vos, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007), 194
Distribution:
Indonesia
Indonesia (Irian Jaya)
Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007) Additions to the Pterophoridae fauna of Papua. Entomofauna 28: 185-200.
Species: Hellinsia bidens Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 42
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Hellinsia bidzilya Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2019
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2019), 379
Distribution:
South Africa (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2019)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2019) New species of plume moths from South Africa (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 186: 379-381.
Species: Hellinsia bifurca Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 74
Distribution:
Peru
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Hellinsia bigoti (Rougeot, 1983)
Has basionym: Leioptilus bigoti Rougeot, 1983
= Species: Leioptilus bigoti Rougeot, 1983
Page reference (Original description): Rougeot, P.C. (1983), 232
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Rougeot, P.C. (1983) Lépidoptères du Haut-Simyen (Ethiopie du Nord). Bull. Soc. Linn. Lyon 52: 219-232.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Species: Hellinsia birichevskayae Kovtunvich & Ustjuzhanin, 2017
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., De Morney, M., Udovichenko, P. & Bezverkhov, Yu. (2017), 579
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., De Morney, M., Udovichenko, P. & Bezverkhov, Yu. (2017) Fauna of Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Garden Route National Park, South Africa. Zootaxa 4350(3): 574-582.
Species: Hellinsia bodneri Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 109
Distribution:
Ecuador
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Raulinoreitzia crenulata (Spreng.) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia bogotanus (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus bogotanus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
= Species: Mimeseoptilus bogotanus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 48
Distribution:
Colombia
Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875) Atlas der Heterocera. Reise der Österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857-1859 2(2): Zoology plate 140.
Species: Hellinsia boliviana Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 100
Distribution:
Bolivia
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2013) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 4: Additions from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 53: 95-109.
Species: Hellinsia borbonicus (Gibeaux, 1991)
Has basionym: Leioptilus borbonicus Gibeaux, 1991
= Species: Leioptilus borbonicus Gibeaux, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1991), 211
= Species: Oidaematophorus borbonicus (Gibeaux, 1991)
Distribution:
Reunion
Gibeaux, C. (1991) Etude des Pterophoridae (25e note). Description d'un Leioptilus nouveau de la Réunion. Alexanor 17: 211-213.
Species: Hellinsia brandbergi Arenberger, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2004), 204
Distribution:
Namibia
Arenberger, E. (2004) Pterophoridae. In: (Mey, W. Ed): The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. Esperiana, Mem. 1: 203-208.
Species: Hellinsia brucei (Fernald, 1898)
Has basionym: Pterophorus brucei Fernald, 1898
= Species: Pterophorus brucei Fernald, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Fernald, C.H. (1898), 42
= Species: Pterophorus chionastes Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 501
Distribution:
United States
Fernald, C.H. (1898) The Pterophoridae of North America. Hatch Exp. Station Mass. Agricult. Coll. 1-83.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Hellinsia cadmus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus cadmus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus cadmus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 411
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia cajanuma Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 626
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C05): Gielis, C. (2011), 626
Distribution:
Ecuador
Peru
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia cajas Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 110
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia calais (Meyrick, 1930)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group E02): Gielis, C. (2011), 659
Has basionym: Pterophorus calais Meyrick, 1930
= Species: Pterophorus calais Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 570
Distribution:
Brazil
Costa Rica
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576.
Species: Hellinsia caligo Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 113
Distribution:
Ecuador
Peru
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia callefloridae Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 111
Distribution:
Paraguay
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia callidus (Meyrick, 1913)
Has basionym: Pterophorus callidus Meyrick, 1913
= Species: Pterophorus callidus Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 268
Distribution:
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1913) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 267-336.
Species: Hellinsia camposdojordao Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 36
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Hellinsia canari Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 617
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B07): Gielis, C. (2011), 617
Distribution:
Argentina
Ecuador
Paraguay
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia caraca Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 35
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Hellinsia caras Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 632
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C08): Gielis, C. (2011), 632
Distribution:
Ecuador
Peru
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia carbonerae Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 80
Distribution:
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Hellinsia carphodactoides Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 369
Distribution:
Indonesia
Gielis, C. (2003) Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77: 349-391.
Species: Hellinsia carphodactyla (Hübner, [1813])
Has basionym: Alucita carphodactyla Hübner, [1813]
= Species: Alucita carphodactyla Hübner, [1813]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 9: 4, figures 19,20
= Variety: Leioptilus carphodactylus var. buphthalmi Hofmann, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Hofmann, O. (1898), 340
= Species (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J., 1996): Euleioptilus buphthalmi (Hofmann, 1898)
Page reference: Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996), 165
= Species (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J., 1996): Euleioptilus carphodactyla (Hübner, 1813)
Page reference: Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996), 165
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Iran (Alipanah, H. 2014)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Kazakhstan
Luxembourg
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Slovenia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia carphodactyla)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (as Inula conyza): Pentanema conyzae (Griess.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Pentanema bifrons (L.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on (as Inula montana): Pentanema montanum (L.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on (as Inula hirta): Pentanema hirtum (L.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Buphthalmum salicifolium L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Has parasitoid: Scambus brevicornis (Gravenhorst, 1829) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Alipanah, H. (2014) First record of three pterophorid species (Lep.: Pterophoridae: Pterophorinae) from Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran 34 (2): 57-59.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Hofmann, O. (1898) Beobachtungen über die Naturgeschichte einiger Pterophoriden-Arten (Schluss). Illte. Z. Ent. 3: 339-342.
Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]) Sammlung europaïsche Schmetterlinge. 78 pages, 71 plates.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Hellinsia carpishia Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 74
Distribution:
Argentina
Peru
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Hellinsia catalinae (Grinnell, 1908)
Has basionym: Pterophorus catalinae Grinnell, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus catalinae Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 319
Distribution:
United States
Grinnell, F. (1909) Notes on the Pterophoridae or plume-moths of Southern California, with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 40: 313-321.
Species: Hellinsia catamarcae Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 98
Distribution:
Argentina
Gielis, C. (2013) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 4: Additions from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 53: 95-109.
Species: Hellinsia caudelli (Dyar, 1903)
Has basionym: Pterophorus caudelli Dyar, 1903
= Species: Pterophorus caudelli Dyar, 1903
Page reference (Original description): Dyar, H.G. (1903), 228
Distribution:
Mexico
United States
Dyar, H.G. (1903) List of lepidoptera taken at Williams, Arizona, by Messrs. Schwarz and Barbar.1. Papilionoi dea, Sphingoidea, Bombycoidea, Tineioidea (in part). Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington 5: 228.
Species: Hellinsia cervicalis (Meyrick, 1932)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group E05): Gielis, C. (2011), 663
Has basionym: Pterophorus cervicalis Meyrick, 1932
= Species: Pterophorus cervicalis Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 251
Distribution:
Argentina
Bolivia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256.
Species: Hellinsia chalupi Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 99
Distribution:
Argentina
Bolivia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Gielis, C. (2013) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 4: Additions from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 53: 95-109.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. (2021) To the fauna of Pterophoridae of Bolivia with a description of three new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 49 (196): 673-678.
Species: Hellinsia chamelai (Gielis, 1992)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus chamelai Gielis, 1992
= Species: Oidaematophorus chamelai Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1992), 86
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Mexico
Gielis, C. (1992) Neotropical Pterophoridae 6: The Oidaematophorus ochracealis complex. Phegea 20: 81-94.
Species: Hellinsia chewa Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 487
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Hellinsia chlorias (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Pterophorus chlorias Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus chlorias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 497
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
United States
Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019) Additions to the plume moth fauna of the Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species. Insecta Mundi 0708: 1-35.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Hellinsia chrysocomae (Ragonot, 1875)
Has basionym: Leioptilus chrysocomae Ragonot, 1875
= Species: Leioptilus chrysocomae Ragonot, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Ragonot, E.L. (1875), 113
= Species: Oidaematophorus bowesi Whalley, 1960
Page reference (Original description): Whalley, P.E.S. (1960), 29
= Species: Leioptilus gozmanyi Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 285
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Armenia
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Mongolia
Russia
Switzerland
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (as Aster linosyris): Galatella linosyris (L.) Rchb. fil. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Galatella sedifolia subsp. sedifolia (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Solidago virgaurea L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Bigot, L. (1969) Les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale, à Tervuren. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 165-206.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Ragonot, E.L. (1875) Séance di 12 Mai 1875. Bulletin des Séances de la Société Entomologique de France 5 (51): 105-120.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. (2016) Plume moths of Afghanistan (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 1: 183-192.
Whalley, P.E.S. (1960) The British Pyralidae and Pterophoridae in the Bowes collection, including a new species of plume moth. Entomologists' Gaz. 11: 29.
Species: Hellinsia chuncheonensis Kim, Byun, Park & Lee, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kim, S., Byun, B-K,. Park, K-T. & Lee, S. (2010), 1385
Distribution:
South Korea
Kim, S., Byun, B-K,. Park, K-T. & Lee, S. (2010) Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini from Korea, with description of the two new species. Journal of Natural History 44: 1377-1399.
Species: Hellinsia cinerarius (Philippi, 1860)
Has basionym: Pterophorus cinerarius Philippi, 1860
= Species: Pterophorus cinerarius Philippi, 1860
Page reference (Original description): Philippi, R.A. (1860), 296
Distribution:
Chile
Philippi, R.A. (1860) Beschreibung einiger neuer Chilenischer Schmetterlinge. Linnaea Entomologica 14: 265-297.
Species: Hellinsia citrites (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Pterophorus citrites Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus citrites Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 502
Distribution:
United States
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Hellinsia cochise (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus cochise Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus cochise Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 413
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia confusus (Braun, 1930)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus confusus Braun, 1930
= Species: Oidaematophorus confusus Braun, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Braun, A.F. (1930), 123
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Baccharis pilularis DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Braun, A.F. (1930) Notes on Pterophoridae with decription of a new Oidaematophorus. Can. Ent. 52: 122-124.
Species: Hellinsia conjunctus (Zeller, 1877)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C09): Gielis, C. (2011), 640
Has basionym: Mimesoptilus conjunctus Zeller, 1877
= Species: Mimesoptilus conjunctus Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 477
Distribution:
Colombia
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Espeletia Mutis ex Humb. & Bonpl. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates.
Species: Hellinsia conscius (Meyrick, 1920)
Has basionym: Pterophorus conscius Meyrick, 1920
= Species: Pterophorus conscius Meyrick, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1920), 41
Distribution:
Kenya
Meyrick, E. (1920) Insectes Lépidoptères. II: Microlepidoptera. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique orientale (1911-1912). Résultats scientifiques. 10: 39-120.
Species: Hellinsia contortus (McDunnough, 1938)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus contortus McDunnough, 1938
= Species: Oidaematophorus contortus McDunnough, 1938
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1938), 131
Distribution:
United States
McDunnough, J. (1938) Notes on certain of Walsingham's species of Oidaematophorus with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 70: 128-132.
Species: Hellinsia conyzae (Gibeaux, 1994)
Has basionym: Paulianilus conyzae Gibeaux, 1994
= Species: Paulianilus conyzae Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 125
Distribution:
Madagascar
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Nidorella aegyptiaca (L.) J. C. Manning & Goldblatt (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Species: Hellinsia coquimboicus Gielis, 1991
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus coquimboicus Gielis, 1991
= Species: Oidaematophorus coquimboicus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 88
Distribution:
Chile
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178.
Species: Hellinsia cordobae Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 100
Distribution:
Argentina
Gielis, C. (2013) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 4: Additions from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 53: 95-109.
Species: Hellinsia corvus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus corvus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus corvus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 437
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia cosangae Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 107
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia costalba Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 98
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D03): Gielis, C. (2011), 650
Distribution:
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia costatus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus costatus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus costatus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 436
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia crescens (Meyrick, 1926)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C08): Gielis, C. (2011), 633
Has basionym: Pterophorus crescens Meyrick, 1926
= Species: Pterophorus crescens Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 300
Distribution:
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1926) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 289-320.
Species: Hellinsia cristobalis (Landry & Gielis, 1992)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group J02): Gielis, C. (2011), 671
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus cristobalis Landry & Gielis, 1992
= Species: Oidaematophorus cristobalis Landry & Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (1992), 23
Distribution:
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (1992) A synopsis of the Pterophoridae of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Zool. Verh. Leiden 276: 1-42, 39 figs.
Species: Hellinsia cuculla Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 629
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C07): Gielis, C. (2011), 629
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia cuenca Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 114
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia curvatura Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 39
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Hellinsia curvisacculus Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 38
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Hellinsia cyrtoacanthaus Kim, Byun, Park & Lee, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kim, S., Byun, B-K,. Park, K-T. & Lee, S. (2010), 1386
Distribution:
South Korea
Kim, S., Byun, B-K,. Park, K-T. & Lee, S. (2010) Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini from Korea, with description of the two new species. Journal of Natural History 44: 1377-1399.
Species: Hellinsia danielae Landry & Gielis, 2022
Page reference (sp. nov.): Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (2022), 103
Distribution:
Colombia (Landry, B. & Gielis, C. 2022)
Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (2022) On the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Colombia. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 32 (2): 100-108.
Species: Hellinsia diana Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 86
Distribution:
Ecuador
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Ecologica Montenegrina 46: 84-97.
Species: Hellinsia didactylites (Ström, 1783)
Has basionym: Phalaena didactylites Ström, 1783
= Species: Phalaena didactylites Ström, 1783
Page reference (Original description): Ström, H. (1783), 89
Page reference: Ström, H. (1783), 89
= Species: Alucita scarodactyla Hübner, [1813]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 9: 4, figures 21,22
= Species: Alucita icarodactyla Treitschke, 1833
Page reference (Original description): Treitschke, F. (1833), 247
= Variety (Ambiguous synonym): Pterophorus scarodactylus var. catharodactylus Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 86
= Species (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J., 1996): Euleioptilus didactylites (Ström, 1783)
Page reference: Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996), 165
Distribution:
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Belarus
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Georgia
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Luxembourg
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Romania
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia didactylites)
Tajikistan
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Hieracium umbellatum L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Hieracium krylovii Nevski ex Krylov (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Hieracium amplexicaule L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Hieracium murorum L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Hieracium lachenalii Suter (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Pilosella officinarum Vaill. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Hieracium boreale
Feeds on: Hieracium sylvaticum
Caradja, A. (1920) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der geographischen Verbreitung der Mikrolepidopteren des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, nebst Beschreibungen neuer Formen. III. Teil. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 75-179.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]) Sammlung europaïsche Schmetterlinge. 78 pages, 71 plates.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Ström, H. (1783) Norske Insecters beskrivelse med Anmaerkninger. Nye Saml. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skrift 2: 49-93, 2 plates.
Treitschke, F. (1833) Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. 9 (2): 1-294 pp. Leipzig.
Species: Hellinsia dietrichorum Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2019
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kozlov, A. (2019), 435
Distribution:
Panama (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kozlov, A. 2019)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kozlov, A. (2019) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Panama. Communication 2. Russian Entomological Journal 28(4): 433-436.
Species: Hellinsia discors (Meyrick, 1913)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C01): Gielis, C. (2011), 620
Has basionym: Pterophorus discors Meyrick, 1913
= Species: Pterophorus discors Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 112
Distribution:
Guyana
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128.
Species: Hellinsia distinctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Has basionym: Pterophorus distinctus Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
= Species: Pterophorus distinctus Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Page reference (Original description): Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. (1855), 379
= Species: Pterophorus sibericus Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 86
= Species: Leioptilus zermattensis Müller-Rutz, 1933
Page reference (Original description): Müller-Rutz, J. (1933), 119
= Species: Oidamatophorus acutus Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 179
= Species (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J., 1996): Euleioptilus distinctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Page reference: Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996), 165
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
China
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
India
Iran (Alipanah, H. 2014)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
Mongolia
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
South Korea
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia distinctus)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Omalotheca sylvatica (L.) Sch. Bip. & F. W. Schultz (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertn. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Artemisia absinthium L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Artemisia chamaemelifolia Vill. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Alipanah, H. (2014) First record of three pterophorid species (Lep.: Pterophoridae: Pterophorinae) from Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran 34 (2): 57-59.
Caradja, A. (1920) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der geographischen Verbreitung der Mikrolepidopteren des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, nebst Beschreibungen neuer Formen. III. Teil. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 75-179.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. (1855) Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jakob Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge Band 5, Die Schaben und Federmotten. 1-394 pp. Regensburg.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Müller-Rutz, J. (1933) Über Microlepidopteren. Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 16: 118-119.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. (2016) Plume moths of Afghanistan (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Biological Bulletin of Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 1: 183-192.
Yano, K. (1963) Taxonomic and biological studies of Pterophoridae of Japan. Pacific Insects 5: 65-209.
Species: Hellinsia elena Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 87
Distribution:
Ecuador
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Ecologica Montenegrina 46: 84-97.
Species: Hellinsia elhacha Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 307
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Gielis, C. (1999) Neotropical Pterophoridae 16: New Pterophoridae from Costa Rica. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 27: 305-317.
Species: Hellinsia elliottii (Fernald, 1893)
Has basionym: Alucita elliottii Fernald, 1893
= Species: Alucita elliottii Fernald, 1893
Page reference (Original description): Fernald, C.H. (1893), 95
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Fernald, C.H. (1893) New North American microlepidoptera. Can. Ent. 25: 94-96.
Species: Hellinsia emmelinoida Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 51
Distribution:
Tanzania
Gielis, C. (2008) Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 82: 43-57.
Species: Hellinsia emmorus (Walsingham, 1915)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B05): Gielis, C. (2011), 611
Has basionym: Pterophorus emmorus Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus emmorus Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 441
Distribution:
Bolivia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Guatemala
Mexico
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. (2021) To the fauna of Pterophoridae of Bolivia with a description of three new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 49 (196): 673-678.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915) Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera. Vol. IV. Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina, and Pyralidina and Hepialina (part.). Biologia Centrali-Americana i-xii, 1-482, 10 plates.
Species: Hellinsia epileucus (Walsingham, 1915)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C03): Gielis, C. (2011), 623
Has basionym: Pterophorus epileucus Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus epileucus Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 440
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Mexico
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915) Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera. Vol. IV. Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina, and Pyralidina and Hepialina (part.). Biologia Centrali-Americana i-xii, 1-482, 10 plates.
Species: Hellinsia eros (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus eros Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus eros Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 404
Distribution:
Cuba
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia espejoi Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 73
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Hellinsia estrellae Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 77
Distribution:
Colombia
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Hellinsia excors (Meyrick, 1930)
Has basionym: Pterophorus excors Meyrick, 1930
= Species: Pterophorus excors Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 568
Distribution:
Russia
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576.
Species: Hellinsia falsus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C08): Gielis, C. (2011), 634
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus falsus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus falsus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 436
Distribution:
Mexico
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia fieldi (Wright, 1921)
Has basionym: Pterophorus fieldi Wright, 1921
= Species: Pterophorus fieldi Wright, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Wright, W.S. (1921), 6
= Species: Oidaematophorus meyricki Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 397
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Wright, W.S. (1921) A new Pterophorus. Ent. News 32: 6-7.
Species: Hellinsia fishii (Fernald, 1893)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C08): Gielis, C. (2011), 634
Has basionym: Pterophorus fishii Fernald, 1893
= Species: Pterophorus fishii Fernald, 1893
Page reference (Original description): Fernald, C.H. (1893), 95
Distribution:
Canada
Mexico
United States
Fernald, C.H. (1893) New North American microlepidoptera. Can. Ent. 25: 94-96.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia fissuralba Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 98
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D01): Gielis, C. (2011), 646
Distribution:
Mexico
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia fissuripuncta Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 307
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group J02): Gielis, C. (2011), 672
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Gielis, C. (1999) Neotropical Pterophoridae 16: New Pterophoridae from Costa Rica. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 27: 305-317.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia fletcheri Arenberger, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1992), 33
Distribution:
India
Arenberger, E. (1992) Pterophorinae aus der östlichen Palaearktis. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 102: 31-36.
Species: Hellinsia forsteri Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 101
Distribution:
Bolivia
Gielis, C. (2013) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 4: Additions from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 53: 95-109.
Species: Hellinsia fumiventris (Zeller, 1877)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group J05): Gielis, C. (2011), 676
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus fumiventris Zeller, 1877
= Species: Mimeseoptilus fumiventris Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 472
Distribution:
Colombia
Ecuador
Mexico
Peru
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates.
Species: Hellinsia furfurosus (Meyrick, 1911)
Has basionym: Pterophorus furfurosus Meyrick, 1911
= Species: Pterophorus furfurosus Meyrick, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1911), 220
Distribution:
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1911) Descriptions of Transvaal Microlepidoptera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2: 218-224.
Species: Hellinsia fusciciliatus (Zeller, 1877)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D01): Gielis, C. (2011), 646
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus fusciciliatus Zeller, 1877
= Species: Mimeseoptilus fusciciliatus Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 475
Distribution:
Colombia
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates.
Species: Hellinsia fuscomarginata Arenberger, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1991), 14
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
China
India
Nepal
Arenberger, E. (1991) Pterophorinae aus Nepal. NachrBl. bayer. Ent. 40: 12-19.
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Species: Hellinsia fuscotransversa Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 99
Distribution:
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Hellinsia gielisi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 91
Distribution:
Ecuador
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Ecologica Montenegrina 46: 84-97.
Species: Hellinsia giorgisi Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 102
Distribution:
Argentina
Gielis, C. (2013) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 4: Additions from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 53: 95-109.
Species: Hellinsia glaphyrotes (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group I01): Gielis, C. (2011), 667
Has basionym: Pterophorus glaphyrotes Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus glaphyrotes Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 497
Distribution:
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Hellinsia glenni (Cashatt, 1972)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus glenni Cashatt, 1972
= Species: Oidaematophorus glenni Cashatt, 1972
Page reference (Original description): Cashatt, E.D. (1972), 11
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Solidago canadensis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Cashatt, E.D. (1972) Notes on the balanotes (Meyrick) group of Oidaematophorus Wallengren, with descriptions of a new species. J. Lepid. Soc. 26: 1-13.
Species: Hellinsia grandaevus (Meyrick, 1931)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group J02): Gielis, C. (2011), 673
Has basionym: Pterophorus grandaevus Meyrick, 1931
= Species: Pterophorus grandaevus Meyrick, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1931), 380
Distribution:
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1931) Microlepidoptera from South Chile and Argentina. Anales Museo Nacional Hist. Natur. Buenos Aires 36: 377-415.
Species: Hellinsia grandis (Fish, 1881)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D09): Gielis, C. (2011), 656
Has basionym: Lioptilus grandis Fish, 1881
= Species: Lioptilus grandis Fish, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Fish, C. (1881), 141
= Species: Pterophorus baccharides Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 317
Distribution:
Guatemala
Mexico
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Baccharides pilularis
Fish, C. (1881) Pterophoridae. Can. Ent. 13: 70-74, 140-143.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Grinnell, F. (1909) Notes on the Pterophoridae or plume-moths of Southern California, with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 40: 313-321.
Species: Hellinsia gratiosus (Fish, 1881)
Has basionym: Oedaematophorus gratiosus Fish, 1881
= Species: Oedaematophorus gratiosus Fish, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Fish, C. (1881), 73
Distribution:
United States
Fish, C. (1881) Pterophoridae. Can. Ent. 13: 70-74, 140-143.
Species: Hellinsia griseodactylus (Pagenstecher, 1900)
Has basionym: Leioptilus griseodactylus Pagenstecher, 1900
= Species: Leioptilus griseodactylus Pagenstecher, 1900
Page reference (Original description): Pagenstecher, A. (1900), 240
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
Pagenstecher, A. (1900) Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-Archipels. Zoologica, Stuttg. 27: 238-242.
Species: Hellinsia griseopuncta Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 79
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Hellinsia gypsotes (Meyrick, 1937)
Has basionym: Pterophorus gypsotes Meyrick, 1937
= Species: Pterophorus gypsotes Meyrick, 1937
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1927), 155
Distribution:
China
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Nepal
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Meyrick, E. (1927) A revised handbook of British lepidoptera. 1-914.
Species: Hellinsia habecki Matthews, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Matthews, D.L. (2010), 2
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Eupatorium compositifolium Walter (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Matthews, D.L. (2010) A new species of Hellinsia from the Southeastern Unites States. Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 161: 1-13.
Species: Hellinsia hamadryadis Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 112
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia hami Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 73
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Hellinsia haplistes (Meyrick, 1936)
Has basionym: Pterophorus haplistes Meyrick, 1936
= Species: Pterophorus haplistes Meyrick, 1936
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1936), 626
Distribution:
Indonesia
Meyrick, E. (1936) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 609-642.
Species: Hellinsia harpactes (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Pterophorus harpactes Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus harpactes Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 495
Distribution:
India
Nepal
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Hellinsia haverineni Ustjuzhanin, Kovtunovich Pototski, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A., Nupponen, K., Haverinen. R. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 19
Original description
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A., Nupponen, K., Haverinen. R. & Streltzov, A. (2021) Two new species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Atacama Desert (Chile). Ecologica Montenegrina 45: 16-23.
Species: Hellinsia hebrus (Meyrick, 1932)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C01): Gielis, C. (2011), 620
Has basionym: Pterophorus hebrus Meyrick, 1932
= Species: Pterophorus hebrus Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 251
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256.
Species: Hellinsia helianthi (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Lioptilus helianthi Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Lioptilus helianthi Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 54
Distribution:
United States
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Hellinsia hoguei (Gielis, 1996)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B09): Gielis, C. (2011), 619
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus hoguei Gielis, 1996
= Species: Oidaematophorus hoguei Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 96
Distribution:
Mexico
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia hololeucos (Zeller, 1874)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D04): Gielis, C. (2011), 652
Has basionym: Leioptilus hololeucos Zeller, 1874
= Species: Leioptilus hololeucos Zeller, 1874
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1874), 445
Distribution:
Chile
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Zeller, P.C. (1874) Lepidoptera der Westküste Amerika's. Verh. k. zool.-bot. Ges. 24: 423-448, plate 12.
Species: Hellinsia homodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B01): Gielis, C. (2011), 605
Has basionym: Pterophorus homodactylus Walker, 1864
= Species: Pterophorus homodactylus Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 941
Distribution:
Canada
Mexico
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Eupatorium purpureum
Feeds on: Solidago missouriensis Nutt. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Solidago altissima L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Has parasitoid: Compsilura concinnata (Meigen, 1824) (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Has parasitoid: Oxynops anthracinus (Bigot, 1889) (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Has parasitoid (as Pseudosiphona brevirostris): Siphona brevirostris Coquillett, 1897 (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Has parasitoid (as Tachinophyto floridensis): Myiopharus floridensis (Townsend, 1892) (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites.
Species: Hellinsia huayna Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 657
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D09): Gielis, C. (2011), 657
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia ignifugax (Walsingham, 1915)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group H03): Gielis, C. (2011), 666
Has basionym: Pterophorus ignifugax Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus ignifugax Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 444
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Mexico
Nicaragua
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915) Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera. Vol. IV. Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina, and Pyralidina and Hepialina (part.). Biologia Centrali-Americana i-xii, 1-482, 10 plates.
Species: Hellinsia illutus (Meyrick, 1917)
Has basionym: Pterophorus illutus Meyrick, 1917
= Species: Pterophorus illutus Meyrick, 1917
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1917), 2
Distribution:
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Meyrick, E. (1917) Descriptions of South African microlepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 17: 1-2.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. (2016) Additions to the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Uganda. Zootaxa 4132 (3): 393-402.
Species: Hellinsia impigritas Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 37
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Hellinsia improbus (Meyrick, 1934)
Has basionym: Pterophorus improbus Meyrick, 1934
= Species: Pterophorus improbus Meyrick, 1934
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1934), 28
Distribution:
China
Meyrick, E. (1934) Materalien zu einer Microlepidopteren-Fauna Kwangtungs. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 28.
Species: Hellinsia impuritatis Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 76
Distribution:
Peru
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Hellinsia inconditus (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Lioptilus inconditus Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Lioptilus inconditus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 44
Distribution:
United States
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Hellinsia innocens (Snellen, 1884)
Has basionym: Pterophorus innocens Snellen, 1884
= Species: Pterophorus innocens Snellen, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884), 195
Distribution:
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884) Nieuwe of weinig bekende Microlepidoptera van Noord - Azië. Tijdschr. voor Entomologie 27: 151-196.
Species: Hellinsia inquinatus (Zeller, 1873)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C08): Gielis, C. (2011), 635
Has basionym: Oedematophorus inquinatus Zeller, 1873
= Species: Oedematophorus inquinatus Zeller, 1873
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1873), 325
Distribution:
Canada
Haiti
Mexico
Puerto Rico
United States
Virgin Islands
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Zeller, P.C. (1873) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 23: 201-334.
Species: Hellinsia integratus (Meyrick, 1913)
Has basionym: Pterophorus integratus Meyrick, 1913
= Species: Pterophorus integratus Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 113
Distribution:
United States
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128.
Species: Hellinsia inulae (Zeller, 1852)
Has basionym: Pterophorus inulae Zeller, 1852
= Species: Pterophorus inulae Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 384
= Species: Pterophorus coniodactylus Staudinger, 1859
Page reference (Original description): Curtis, J. (1823-1840), 258
= Species: Oidaematophorus alpinus Gibeaux & Picard, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C.A. & Picard, J. (1992), 123
= Species (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J., 1996): Euleioptilus coniodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)
Page reference: Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996), 165
= Species (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J., 1996): Euleioptilus inulae (Zeller, 1852)
Page reference: Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996), 165
= Species: Hellinsia coniodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Algeria
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Jordan
Libya
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Mongolia
Morocco
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Russia
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulae)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Tunisia
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Uzbekistan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Pentanema britannicum (L.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on (as Inula hirta): Pentanema hirtum (L.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on (as Inula salicina): Pentanema salicinum (L.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Dittrichia viscosa subsp. viscosa (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on (as Inula montana): Pentanema montanum (L.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Curtis, J. (1823-1840) British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. Volumes 1-16.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Gibeaux, C.A. & Picard, J. (1992) Les espèces françaises du genre Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 1862 ( Lei optilus auct. inclus). Généralités. Inventaire systématique. Oidaematophorus alpinus nov. sp. Ent. gall. 3: 113-124.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Hellinsia inulaevorus (Gibeaux, 1989)
Has basionym: Leioptilus inulaevorus Gibeaux, 1989
= Species: Leioptilus inulaevorus Gibeaux, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1989), 73
= Species (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J., 1996): Euleioptilus inulaevorus (Gibeaux, 1989)
Page reference: Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996), 165
Distribution:
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulaevorus)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia inulaevorus)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (as Inula montana): Pentanema montanum (L.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Gibeaux, C. (1989) Etude des Pterophoridae (12e note). Description de Leioptilus inulaevorus n. sp. Alexanor 16: 73-76.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Hellinsia investis Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 311
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Gielis, C. (1999) Neotropical Pterophoridae 16: New Pterophoridae from Costa Rica. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 27: 305-317.
Species: Hellinsia invidiosus (Meyrick, 1911)
Has basionym: Pterophorus invidiosus Meyrick, 1911
= Species: Pterophorus invidiosus Meyrick, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1911), 220
Distribution:
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Meyrick, E. (1911) Descriptions of Transvaal Microlepidoptera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2: 218-224.
Species: Hellinsia iobates (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus iobates Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus iobates Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 412
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia iraida Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2022), 14
Distribution:
Paraguay (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2022)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2022) Two new species of plume moths of the genus Hellinsia Tutt, 1905 (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from Paraguay. Ecologica Montenegrina 54: 12-17.
Species: Hellinsia iraneaus (Diakonoff, 1952)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus iraneaus Diakonoff, 1952
= Species: Oidaematophorus iraneaus Diakonoff, 1952
Page reference (Original description): Diakonoff, A. (1952), 20
Distribution:
Indonesia
Diakonoff, A. (1952) Microlepidoptera of New Guinea. Results 3th Archbold Expedtion (Pterophoridae). Kon. Ned. Ak. v. Wet., Verh. Afd. Nat. (2) 44: 1-167.
Species: Hellinsia ishiyamanus (Matsumura, 1931)
Has basionym: Pterophorus ishiyamanus Matsumura, 1931
= Species: Pterophorus ishiyamanus Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2074
Distribution:
China
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
South Korea
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Narcissus concolor (Haw.) LinkN. jonquilla subsp. fernandesii × N. lusitanicus ? (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae)
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Species: Hellinsia jannitae Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 108
Distribution:
Chile
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia joinville Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 37
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Hellinsia jordanica Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2015), 166
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2015) A new species of plume moth (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Jordan. Zoology in the Middle East 61 (2): 166-167.
Species: Hellinsia kaiapensis Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 369
Distribution:
Indonesia
Gielis, C. (2003) Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77: 349-391.
Species: Hellinsia karinupponeni Kovtunovich, Ustjuzhanin & Pototski, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Pototski, A. & Streltzov, A. (2022), 2
Distribution:
South Africa (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Pototski, A. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Pototski, A. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Two new species of the genus Hellinsia Tuff, 1905 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from South Africa. Far Eastern Entomologist 455: 1-6.
Species: Hellinsia katangae Gielis, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2009), 246
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Tanzania
Gielis, C. (2009) On a collection of Pterophoridae from Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 116: 223-256.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Hellinsia katerina Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2016), 171
Distribution:
Namibia
South Africa
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2016) New species of South African plume moths. Russian Entomological Journal 25: 167-171.
Species: Hellinsia katja Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022), 32
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41.
Species: Hellinsia kaweri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2022
Page reference (Original description, imago and male genitalia): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2022), 53
Distribution:
Uganda (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2022)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2022) New data on the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Uganda with description of a new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 50: 52-55.
Species: Hellinsia kellicottii (Fish, 1881)
Has basionym: Lioptilus kellicottii Fish, 1881
= Species: Lioptilus kellicottii Fish, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Fish, C. (1881), 141
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Solidago canadensis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Solidago fistulosa Mill. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Solidago gigantea Aiton (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Solidago leavenworthii Torr. & A. Gray (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Baccharis neglecta Britton & A. Br. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Fish, C. (1881) Pterophoridae. Can. Ent. 13: 70-74, 140-143.
Species: Hellinsia kuinji Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2018
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2018), 410
Distribution:
Honduras (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2018)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2018) To the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) fauna of Honduras. Russian Entomological Journal 27(4): 403-414.
Species: Hellinsia kuwayamai (Matsumura, 1931)
Has basionym: Pterophorus kuwayamai Matsumura, 1931
= Species: Pterophorus kuwayamai Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2078
Distribution:
China
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
South Korea
Taiwan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Aster ageratoides Turcz. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Kalimeris yomena subsp. yomena (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Species: Hellinsia laciniata Arenberger, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1991), 14
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Nepal
Arenberger, E. (1991) Pterophorinae aus Nepal. NachrBl. bayer. Ent. 40: 12-19.
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Species: Hellinsia lacteodactylus (Chambers, 1873)
Has basionym: Pterophorus lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873
= Species: Pterophorus lacteodactylus Chambers, 1873
Page reference (Original description): Chambers, V.T. (1873), 72
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Solidago L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Eupatorium perfoliatum L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Aster paniculatus
Chambers, V.T. (1873) Micro-Lepidoptera. Can. Ent. 5: 72-75.
Species: Hellinsia lacteolus (Yano, 1963)
Has basionym: Oiadematophorus lacteolus Yano, 1963
= Species: Oiadematophorus lacteolus Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 178
Distribution:
China
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
South Korea
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Yano, K. (1963) Taxonomic and biological studies of Pterophoridae of Japan. Pacific Insects 5: 65-209.
Species: Hellinsia lenis (Zeller, 1877)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C03): Gielis, C. (2011), 624
Has basionym: Leioptilus lenis Zeller, 1877
= Species: Leioptilus lenis Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 479
Distribution:
Colombia
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates.
Species: Hellinsia levitani Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2018
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2018), 412
Distribution:
Honduras (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2018)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2018) To the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) fauna of Honduras. Russian Entomological Journal 27(4): 403-414.
Species: Hellinsia lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)
Has basionym: Pterophorus lienigianus Zeller, 1852
= Species: Pterophorus lienigianus Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 380
= Species: Pterophorus melinodactylus Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Page reference (Original description): Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. (1855), 71
= Species: Pterophorus scarodactylus Becker, 1861
Page reference (Original description): Becker, L. (1861), 56
= Species: Leioptilus lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)
Page reference (Use of name - no earlier source found): Jordan, R.C.R. (1869), 150
= Species: Leioptilus serindibanus Moore, 1887
Page reference (Original description): Moore, F. (1887), 527
= Species: Leioptilus sericeodactylus Pagenstecher, 1900
Page reference (Original description): Pagenstecher, A. (1900), 240
= Species (Misapplied): Ovendenia septodactyla auct. [nec Treitschke, 1833]
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
= Species: Pterophorus victorianus Strand, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Strand, E. (1913), 130
= Variety (Ambiguous synonym): Pterophorus scarodactylus var. catharodactylus Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 86
= Species: Pterophorus hirosakianus Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), 1056
= Species: Oidaematophorus mutuurai Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 180
= Species: Ovendenia lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)
Distribution:
Armenia
Australia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Great Britain
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Philippines
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland
Taiwan
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia lienigianus)
Vietnam
Zimbabwe
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Artemisia keiskeana Miq. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Artemisia maritima L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Artemisia alba subsp. alba (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Artemisia princeps Pamp. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Tanacetum L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Solanum jacquinii Miq. (Solanales: Solanaceae)
Has parasitoid: Elachertus isadas (Walker, 1839) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)
Becker, L. (1861) Observations sur quelques chenilles de Tinéides, Transformations du Pterophorus scarodacty lus H. Annls. Soc. ent. Belge 5: 55-57.
Caradja, A. (1920) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der geographischen Verbreitung der Mikrolepidopteren des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, nebst Beschreibungen neuer Formen. III. Teil. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 75-179.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. (1855) Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jakob Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge Band 5, Die Schaben und Federmotten. 1-394 pp. Regensburg.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Jordan, R.C.R. (1869) A notice of the Skandinaviens Fjädermott of H.D.J. Wallengren. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 6: 119-125, 149-152.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Moore, F. (1887) The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. London, Reeves. 3 vols., 215 pl.
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Pagenstecher, A. (1900) Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-Archipels. Zoologica, Stuttg. 27: 238-242.
Strand, E. (1913) Weitere Schmetterlinge aus Kamerun, Gesammelt von Hern Ingeneur E. Hintz. Arch. Naturgesch. A.12: 130-131.
Tutt, J.W. (1905) Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Orneodid plume moths. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 17: 34-37.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Yano, K. (1963) Taxonomic and biological studies of Pterophoridae of Japan. Pacific Insects 5: 65-209.
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Hellinsia limariae Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 114
Distribution:
Chile
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia linus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus linus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus linus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 409
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia llaviuco Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 107
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia logistes (Meyrick, 1935)
Has basionym: Pterophorus logistes Meyrick, 1935
= Species: Pterophorus logistes Meyrick, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1935), 46
Distribution:
China
Meyrick, E. (1935) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 545-576.
Species: Hellinsia loja Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 110
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia longeanellus Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 112
Distribution:
Brazil
Paraguay
Gielis, C. (2012) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 3: Additions from Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 51: 105-124.
Species: Hellinsia longifrons (Walsingham, 1915)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group E02): Gielis, C. (2011), 660
Has basionym: Pterophorus longifrons Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus longifrons Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 448
= Species: Stenoptilia philocremna Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 570
Distribution:
Mexico
United States
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915) Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera. Vol. IV. Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina, and Pyralidina and Hepialina (part.). Biologia Centrali-Americana i-xii, 1-482, 10 plates.
Species: Hellinsia lucayana Matthews, 2019
Page reference (Original description): Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019), 16
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019) Additions to the plume moth fauna of the Bahamas (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) with description of four new species. Insecta Mundi 0708: 1-35.
Species: Hellinsia lumbaquia Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 684
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia luteolus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus luteolus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus luteolus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 426
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia macritudinis Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 76
Distribution:
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Hellinsia madecasseus (Bigot, 1964)
Page reference (Notes that larvae more abundant on Tithonia diversifolia than Acanthospermum hispidum): Bippus, M. (2020), 90
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 702
Has basionym: Pterophorus madecasseus Bigot, 1964
= Species: Pterophorus madecasseus Bigot, 1964
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1964), 34
Is type for (Original designation): Paulianilus Gibeaux, 1994
= Species: Leioptilus devius Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 197
= Species: Paulianilus lolibai Arenberger, Gurko & Binyason, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E., Gurko, V. & Binyason, S.A. (2011), 279
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Reunion
Sierra Leone (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. 2020)
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Acanthospermum hispidum DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Arenberger, E., Gurko, V. & Binyason, S.A. (2011) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Lepidoptera-Fauna des Sudan (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 61(2): 277-284.
Bigot, L. (1964) Les Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. ent. France 69: 25-37.
Bigot, L. (1969) Les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale, à Tervuren. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 165-206.
Bippus, M. (2020) Records of Lepidoptera from the Malagasy region with description of new species (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae, Noctuidae, Alucitidae, Choreutidae, Euteliidae, Gelechiidae, Blastobasidae, Pterophoridae, Tonzidae, Tineidae, Praydidae, Cosmopterigidae, Batrachedridae). Phelsuma 28 (2020): 60-100.
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic). Euroasian Entomological Journal 9: 689-719.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020) Fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Sierra Leone (Western Africa). Ecologica Montenegrina 35: 26-30.
Species: Hellinsia magnus Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 641
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C09): Gielis, C. (2011), 641
Distribution:
Brazil
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia maldonadoica Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 684
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia malesanus (Meyrick, 1921)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group J08): Gielis, C. (2011), 677
Has basionym: Pterophorus malesanus Meyrick, 1921
= Species: Pterophorus malesanus Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 422
Distribution:
Ecuador
Peru
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Hellinsia mallecoicus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group I08): Gielis, C. (2011), 669
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus mallecoicus Gielis, 1991
= Species: Oidaematophorus mallecoicus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 86
Distribution:
Chile
Paraguay
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia mauleicus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C03): Gielis, C. (2011), 625
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus mauleicus Gielis, 1991
= Species: Oidaematophorus mauleicus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 83
Distribution:
Chile
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia mauritius (Gibeaux, 1994)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus mauritius Gibeaux, 1994
= Species: Oidaematophorus mauritius Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 129
Distribution:
Mauritius
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs.
Species: Hellinsia medius (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus medius Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus medius Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 408
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia meridae Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 77
Distribution:
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Hellinsia mesoleucus (Diakonoff, 1952)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus mesoleucus Diakonoff, 1952
= Species: Oidaematophorus mesoleucus Diakonoff, 1952
Page reference (Original description): Diakonoff, A. (1952), 18
Distribution:
Indonesia
Diakonoff, A. (1952) Microlepidoptera of New Guinea. Results 3th Archbold Expedtion (Pterophoridae). Kon. Ned. Ak. v. Wet., Verh. Afd. Nat. (2) 44: 1-167.
Species: Hellinsia migmatis Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 81
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2014) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 5: Additions from Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 55: 67-91.
Species: Hellinsia milleri Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 685
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia minasgerais Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 36
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Hellinsia minutella Li, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Li, H.H. (2002), 373
Distribution:
China
Li, H.H. (2002) Pterophoridae. In: Li et al (eds): Insects from Maolan landscape. Guizhou Science and Techno logy Pubishing House 372-375.
Species: Hellinsia mizar (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus mizar Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus mizar Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 396
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4: 279-483, 14 plates.
Species: Hellinsia molinerii Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 99
Distribution:
Argentina
Gielis, C. (2013) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 4: Additions from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 53: 95-109.
Species: Hellinsia mollis (Walsingham, 1915)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B01): Gielis, C. (2011), 606
Has basionym: Pterophorus mollis Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus mollis Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 441
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Mexico
Panama
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915) Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera. Vol. IV. Tineina, Pterophorina, Orneodina, and Pyralidina and Hepialina (part.). Biologia Centrali-Americana i-xii, 1-482, 10 plates.
Species: Hellinsia mongolicus (Zagulajev & Pentschukowskaja, 1972)
Has basionym: Pterophorus mongolicus Zagulajev & Pentschukowskaja, 1972
= Species: Pterophorus mongolicus Zagulajev & Pentschukowskaja, 1972
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. & Pentschukovskaya, T.A. (1972), 691
Distribution:
Mongolia
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Nupponen, K. (2022) Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 57-73.
Zagulajev, A.K. & Pentschukovskaya, T.A. (1972) Plume moths from the Mongolian People's Republic. Insects of Mongolia 1: 687-692.
Species: Hellinsia monserrate Arenberger & Bond, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. & Bond, K. (1995), 466
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C08): Gielis, C. (2011), 636
Distribution:
Colombia
Arenberger, E. & Bond, K. (1995) Die Pterophoridae der Aufsammlungen von H. Sturm in Kolombien. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 23: 465-468.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia monteverda Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 309
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D01): Gielis, C. (2011), 647
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Gielis, C. (1999) Neotropical Pterophoridae 16: New Pterophoridae from Costa Rica. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 27: 305-317.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia montezerpae Arenberger & Wojtusiak, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. & Wojtusiak, J. (2001), 74
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D08): Gielis, C. (2011), 655
Distribution:
Venezuela
Arenberger, E. & Wojtusiak, J. (2001) Pterophoridae aus Venezuela. Quadrifina 4: 65-76.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia montufari Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 686
Distribution:
Ecuador
Peru
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia morenoi Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 686
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia muraseae Mano & Yoshiyasu, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Mano, T. & Yoshiyasu, Y. (2013), 36
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Melanthera prostrata (Hook. & Arn.) W. L. Wagner & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Melanthera robusta (Makino) K. Ohashi & H. Ohashi (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Narcissus concolor (Haw.) LinkN. jonquilla subsp. fernandesii × N. lusitanicus ? (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae)
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Mano, T. & Yoshiyasu, Y. (2013) A new species of Hellinsia from Japan, feeding on Melanthera species with note on the life history. Lepidoptera Science 64: 36-41.
Species: Hellinsia namizimu Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 486
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494.
Species: Hellinsia nauarches (Meyrick, 1930)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B05): Gielis, C. (2011), 612
Has basionym: Pterophorus nauarches Meyrick, 1930
= Species: Pterophorus nauarches Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 569
Distribution:
Argentina
Bolivia
Peru
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576.
Species: Hellinsia navarroi Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 100
Distribution:
Argentina
Gielis, C. (2013) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 4: Additions from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Uruguay. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 53: 95-109.
Species: Hellinsia nawrothi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. (2016), 398
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. (2016) Additions to the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Uganda. Zootaxa 4132 (3): 393-402.
Species: Hellinsia nephogenes (Meyrick, 1926)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group E01): Gielis, C. (2011), 657
Has basionym: Pterophorus nephogenes Meyrick, 1926
= Species: Pterophorus nephogenes Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 276
Distribution:
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Scalesia affinis Hook. fil. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1926) Microlepidoptera from the Galapagos Islands and Rapa. Trans. ent. Soc. London 74: 276.
Species: Hellinsia nigricalcarius (Gielis, 1996)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C03): Gielis, C. (2011), 626
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus nigricalcarius Gielis, 1996
= Species: Oidaematophorus nigricalcarius Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 97
Distribution:
Colombia
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia nigridactylus (Yano, 1961)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus nigridactylus Yano, 1961
= Species: Oidaematophorus nigridactylus Yano, 1961
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1961), 154
Distribution:
China
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Russia
South Korea
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Kalimeris yomena subsp. yomena (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Yano, K. (1961) Descriptions of two new species of Pterophoridae from Japan. Kontyû 29: 151-156.
Species: Hellinsia nigrosparsus (Zeller, 1877)
Has basionym: Leioptilus nigrosparsus Zeller, 1877
= Species: Leioptilus nigrosparsus Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 482
Distribution:
Peru
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates.
Species: Hellinsia nivalis (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group F02): Gielis, C. (2011), 664
Has basionym: Pterophorus nivalis Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus nivalis Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 499
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Hellinsia nodipes (Zeller, 1877)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B02): Gielis, C. (2011), 608
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus nodipes Zeller, 1877
= Species: Mimeseoptilus nodipes Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 473
Distribution:
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Mexico
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates.
Species: Hellinsia novafriburgo Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 41
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Hellinsia novalima Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 35
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (2016) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part 6: Additions from Brazil. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 58: 33-52.
Species: Hellinsia nuwara Kovtunovich, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. (2001), 227
Distribution:
Sri Lanka
Kovtunovich, V. (2001) A new species of Pterophoridae from Sri Lanka: Hellinsia nuwara sp.n. Entomolo gist's Record 113: 227-229.
Species: Hellinsia obandoi Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 309
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D02): Gielis, C. (2011), 649
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Gielis, C. (1999) Neotropical Pterophoridae 16: New Pterophoridae from Costa Rica. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 27: 305-317.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia obscuricilia Arenberger & Wojtusiak, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. & Wojtusiak, J. (2001), 70
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group J03): Gielis, C. (2011), 674
Distribution:
Bolivia
Colombia (Landry, B. & Gielis, C. 2022)
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Arenberger, E. & Wojtusiak, J. (2001) Pterophoridae aus Venezuela. Quadrifina 4: 65-76.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (2022) On the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Colombia. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 32 (2): 100-108.
Species: Hellinsia ochracealis (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Utuca ochracealis Walker, 1864
= Species: Utuca ochracealis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 951
Is type for (Original designation): Utuca Walker, 1864
Distribution:
Brazil
Colombia
Nicaragua
Peru
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites.
Species: Hellinsia ochricostatus (Zeller, 1877)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group E05): Gielis, C. (2011), 663
Has basionym: Leioptilus ochricostatus Zeller, 1877
= Species: Leioptilus ochricostatus Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 484
Distribution:
Colombia
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates.
Species: Hellinsia ochricostatus Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov A. (2022), 177
Distribution:
Colombia (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov A. 2022)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov A. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Colombia. Russian Entomological Journal 31 (2): 172-178.
Species: Hellinsia orellanai Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 613
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B05): Gielis, C. (2011), 613
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia ossipellis (Walsingham, 1897)
Has basionym: Pterophorus ossipellis Walsingham, 1897
= Species: Pterophorus ossipellis Walsingham, 1897
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1897), 60
Distribution:
Dominica
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1897) Revision of the West-Indian microlepidoptera, with descriptions of new species. Proc. zool. Soc. London 1897: 54-61.
Species: Hellinsia osteodactylus (Zeller, 1841)
Has basionym: Pterophorus osteodactylus Zeller, 1841
= Species (Misapplied): Alucita microdactyla auct. [nec Hübner, 1813]
Page reference (Original description): Zetterstedt, J.W. (1840), 1013
= Species: Pterophorus osteodactylus Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 851
Is type for (Original designation): Hellinsia Tutt, 1905
= Species: Leioptilus cinerariae Millière, 1869
Page reference (Original description): Millière, P. (1869), 418
= Species: Leioptilus trimmatodactylus Christoph, 1872
Page reference (Original description): Christoph, H. (1872), 36
= Species: Pterophorus korbi Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 86
= Species: Pterophorus turbidellus Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 86
= Species: Pterophorus sophronistes Meyrick, 1938
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1938), 170
= Species: Hellinsia cinerariae (Millière, 1869)
= Species: Leioptilus osteodactylus (Zeller, 1841)
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia osteodactylus)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia osteodactylus)
Georgia
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Mongolia
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Slovenia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tajikistan
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Uzbekistan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Solidago virgaurea L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Senecio nemorensis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Senecio ovatus subsp. ovatus (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Jacobaea maritima subsp. bicolor (Willd.) B. Nord. & Greuter (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on (as Aster linosyris): Galatella linosyris (L.) Rchb. fil. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Achillea millefolium L. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Artemisia keiskeana Miq. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Caradja, A. (1920) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der geographischen Verbreitung der Mikrolepidopteren des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, nebst Beschreibungen neuer Formen. III. Teil. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 75-179.
Christoph, H. (1872) Neue lepidoptera des Europäischen Faunengebietes. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 9: 1-37.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard or Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Meyrick, E. (1938) In Caradja: Materialien zu einer Mikrolepidopterenfauna des Yülingshanmassivs. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 51: 169-182.
Millière, P. (1869) Iconographie et description de chenilles et Lépidoptères inédits, Tome Troisième. 3: 1-488.
Tutt, J.W. (1905) Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Orneodid plume moths. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 17: 34-37.
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4.
Zetterstedt, J.W. (1840) Insecta Lapponica descripta. 1-1140.
Species: Hellinsia oxyntes (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B07): Gielis, C. (2011), 618
Has basionym: Pterophorus oxyntes Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus oxyntes Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 498
Distribution:
Bolivia
Brazil
Paraguay
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511.
Species: Hellinsia paccha Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 606
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B01): Gielis, C. (2011), 606
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Species: Hellinsia paleaceus (Zeller, 1873)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B05): Gielis, C. (2011), 613
Has basionym: Leioptilus paleaceus Zeller, 1873
= Species: Leioptilus paleaceus Zeller, 1873