Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World, version 1.1.26.239

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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)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
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
Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]) Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. 1-431, 1-72. ↗
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: 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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Azerbaijan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Belarus
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Jordan
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Libya
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Madagascar (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Mongolia
Morocco
Netherlands
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Tunisia
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
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.
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 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 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 & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 (3): 216-218. ↗
Species: Agdistis arabica Amsel, 1958
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1958), 75
Distribution:
Bahrain
Egypt
Iran
Israel
Jordan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. 2026: native)
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. & Matuszewski, Ł. (2026) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Jordan, with description of a new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 98: 108-114. ↗
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. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 46: 48-51.
Species: Agdistis asthenes Bigot, 1970
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1970), 283
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Kyrgyzstan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Madagascar (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
Species: Agdistis augrabiesi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010), 250
Distribution:
South Africa (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2010)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 4. Amurian zoological Journal 2 (3): 249-251. ↗
Species: Agdistis autumnalis Ustjuzhanin & P. Gorbunov, 2026
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026), 134
sp. nov.
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Kyrgyzstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
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
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)
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 (4): 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
= Species (syn. n.; Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V., 2025): Agdistis karabachica Zagulajev, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1990), 112
Distribution:
Azerbaijan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2025)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Iran
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkey (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkmenistan
Arenberger, E. (1975) Eine neue Agdistis-Art aus der Caradja-Sammlung. Trav. Mus. Hist. Nat. Gr. Antipa 16: 205-206, 1 plate.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. (2025) New data on the Lepidoptera of Azerbaijan. Family Pterophoridae Latreille, 1802. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (2): 274-277. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (1990) New species of moths of the fauna of the USSR. IV. Entom. Obozr. (Rev. Russe Ent.) 69: 102-117.
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Arenberger, E. (1997) Österreichische Turkmenistan-Expedition 1996 (Microlepidoptera). Z. Arb.Gem. öst. Ent. 49: 77-82.
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
Species: Agdistis clara Arenberger, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1986), 189
Distribution:
Botswana
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Namibia
South Africa
Arenberger, E. (1986) Die Agdistis-Arten der äthiopischen Region, 1. Beitrag. Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 59: 187-196.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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 ↗
Distribution:
Kenya
South Africa
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 (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 (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 (3): 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 (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)
Madagascar (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Mongolia
Tajikistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Uzbekistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Mongolia
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Tajikistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Uzbekistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
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. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Azerbaijan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2025)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
Egypt (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Israel (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Jordan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Libya (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Morocco (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Russia (Daghestan) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. 2022)
Saudi Arabia (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Balearic Islands)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Tunisia (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkey (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Uzbekistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
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., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. (2025) New data on the Lepidoptera of Azerbaijan. Family Pterophoridae Latreille, 1802. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (2): 274-277. ↗
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 gambiaensis 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
= Species (syn. n.; Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N., 2025): Agdistis tigrovaja Arenberger, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2001), 38
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Tajikistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Uzbekistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Arenberger, E. (2001) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien. 4. Teil, mit der Beschrei bung von Agdistis tigrovaja sp. n. Quadrifina 4: 35-40.
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 (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)
Jordan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. 2026: native)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. (2026) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Jordan, with description of a new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 98: 108-114. ↗
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:
Azerbaijan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2025)
Iran (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Arenberger, E. (2002) Eine neue Agdistis aus Zentralasien. Carinthia 112: 607-614.
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. (2025) New data on the Lepidoptera of Azerbaijan. Family Pterophoridae Latreille, 1802. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (2): 274-277. ↗
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. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 58: 241-243.
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)
Azerbaijan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2025)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Kyrgyzstan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Madagascar (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Mongolia
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Tajikistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Uzbekistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Christoph, H. (1885) Lepidoptera aus dem Achal-Tekke-Gebiete. Mem. Lep. Romanov 3: 124-125, Plate 5.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. (2025) New data on the Lepidoptera of Azerbaijan. Family Pterophoridae Latreille, 1802. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (2): 274-277. ↗
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 (4): 298-299. ↗
Species: Agdistis intermedia Caradja, 1920
Has basionym: Agdistis benneti var. intermedia Caradja, 1920
= 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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
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)
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Limonium narbonense Mill. (Caryophyllales: Plumbaginaceae) ↗
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 (1): 37-44. ↗
Species: Agdistis karakalensis Zagulajev, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1990), 110
Distribution:
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 (3): 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 (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 (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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011) The Fauna of Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kyrgyzstan. Amurian Zoological Journal III(3): 268-277.
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Libya (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Morocco (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Portugal (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Russia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tunisia (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
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.
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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: 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) ↗
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 mevlaniella Arenberger, 1972
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1972), 151
= Species: Agdistis pseudomevlaniella Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 418
= Species (syn. n.; Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N., 2025): Agdistis turkestanica Zagulajev, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1990), 113
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Kyrgyzstan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Tajikistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Turkey (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025)
Arenberger, E. (1972) Eine neue Agdistis-Art aus Kleinasien. Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdW.Dtl. 31: 151-152.
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
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.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 (3): 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 (2): 133-134. ↗
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 4. Amurian zoological Journal 2 (3): 249-251. ↗
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 (2): 133-134. ↗
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 4. Amurian zoological Journal 2 (3): 249-251. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Israel (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Malta (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Morocco (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tunisia (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 (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 (2): 133-134. ↗
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 4. Amurian zoological Journal 2 (3): 249-251. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Arenberger, E. (1999) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien. 2. Teil. Quadrifina 2: 215-226. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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 (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
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P., 2026): Agdistis balchashensis Zagulajev, 1977
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P., 2026): Agdistis incisa Arenberger & Buchsbaum, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. & Buchsbaum, U. (2000), 276
Distribution:
Armenia (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Azerbaijan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkey (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Uzbekistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Arenberger, E. & Buchsbaum, U. (2000) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.3. Teil. Quadrifina 3: 273-277.
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. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (1985) New species of moths from the USSR. Revue Ent. USSR. 64: 773-788.
Zagulajev, A.K. (1997) New and little known species of moths (Lepidoptera: Tineidae, Psychidae, Pterophoridae, Alucitidae) of the fauna and neighbouring territories. X. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 76: 780-796.
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.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011) The Fauna of Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kyrgyzstan. Amurian Zoological Journal III(3): 268-277.
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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
Distribution:
Spain (Canary Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Petrosimonia oppositifolia (Pall.) Litv. (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae) ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Azerbaijan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Georgia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Iran
Turkey (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Turkmenistan (uncertain, Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 (4): 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 (2): 133-134. ↗
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 4. Amurian zoological Journal 2 (3): 249-251. ↗
Species: Agdistis surkovae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2024
Page reference (sp. n.): Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 383
Distribution:
South Africa (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. 2024)
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [1825] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from South Africa. Russian Entomological Journal 33 (3): 383-386. ↗
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 (3): 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 of 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
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Algeria
Bahrain
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cape Verde
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Iraq
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Jordan
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Kyrgyzstan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Madagascar (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Ukraine
Uzbekistan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
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) ↗
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. 2025: native)
Altermatt, F. (2008) A new species of Agdistis Hübner, [1825] from Tajikistan, Central Asia. Nota Lepidopterologica. 31: 65-68.
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. & Kovtunovich, V.N. (2025) A review of the genus Agdistis Hübner, [185] (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Middle Asia. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (1): 121-125. ↗
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 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 (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 (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 xavieri Ustjuzhanin & Matuszewski, 2026
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. (2026), 110
sp. nov.
Distribution:
Jordan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. 2026: native)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. (2026) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Jordan, with description of a new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 98: 108-114. ↗
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 (2): 133-134. ↗
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2010) New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Southern Africa. 4. Amurian zoological Journal 2 (3): 249-251. ↗
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 zagulajevi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2024
sp. n.
Distribution:
South Africa (Western Cape) (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2024)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2024) Agdistis zagulajevi, a New Plume-Moth Species (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae: Agdistinae) from South Africa. Entomological Review 104 (4): 305-309. ↗
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Indonesia
Malaysia
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) On the genus Deuterocopus Zeller. Trans. ent. Soc. London (1910) II: 107-141, 2 plates. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2018)
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mali (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. 2024)
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
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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 of 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. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2018) The Lepidoptera fauna of Laos (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 8 (4): 504-507. ↗
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. (2024) The Pterophoridae fauna of Mali (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 52 (206): 395-403. ↗
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. (1921), 417 ↗
= Species (Misspelling; Meyrick, E., 1921): Hexadactylia civilis Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Misspelling of genus name): Meyrick, E. (1921), 417 ↗
Distribution:
Australia
Meyrick, E. (1921) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 385-480. ↗
Species: Hexadactilia trilobata Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 108 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Hexadactilia Fletcher, 1910
Distribution:
Australia
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Indonesia
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) On the genus Deuterocopus Zeller. Trans. ent. Soc. London (1910) II: 107-141, 2 plates. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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)
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1989), 69 ↗
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.
Gielis, C. (1989) Taxonomy of the Ochyrotica concursa group (Lepidoptera : Pterophoridae, Agdistinae). Phegea 17: 67-73. ↗
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): Arenberger, E. & Gielis, C. (1988), 279 ↗
Distribution:
Indonesia
Philippines
Arenberger, E. & Gielis, C. (1988) Taxonomy of the Ochyrotica connexiva group (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Agdistinae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 131: 271-284. ↗
Species: Ochyrotica breviapex Gielis, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1989), 69 ↗
Distribution:
Indonesia
Philippines
Solomon Islands
Gielis, C. (1989) Taxonomy of the Ochyrotica concursa group (Lepidoptera : Pterophoridae, Agdistinae). Phegea 17: 67-73. ↗
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. & Gielis, C. (1988), 276 ↗
Distribution:
Indonesia
Arenberger, E. & Gielis, C. (1988) Taxonomy of the Ochyrotica connexiva group (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Agdistinae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 131: 271-284. ↗
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:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2018)
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ipomoea L. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lantana (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2018) The Lepidoptera fauna of Laos (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 8 (4): 504-507. ↗
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)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Myanmar
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Arenberger, E. (1997) Die Pterophoridae Sumatras, Teil I. Heteroc. Sumatr. 12: 29-36.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
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): Arenberger, E. & Gielis, C. (1988), 279 ↗
Distribution:
Indonesia
Arenberger, E. & Gielis, C. (1988) Taxonomy of the Ochyrotica connexiva group (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Agdistinae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 131: 271-284. ↗
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. & Gielis, C. (1988), 276 ↗
Distribution:
Australia
Arenberger, E. & Gielis, C. (1988) Taxonomy of the Ochyrotica connexiva group (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Agdistinae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 131: 271-284. ↗
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): Arenberger, E. & Gielis, C. (1988), 279 ↗
Distribution:
Indonesia
Arenberger, E. & Gielis, C. (1988) Taxonomy of the Ochyrotica connexiva group (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Agdistinae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 131: 271-284. ↗
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:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2018)
Taiwan
Gielis, C. (1990) Additions to the genus Ochyrotica Walsingham, 1891, in southeast Asia. Bishop Mus. Occ. Papers 30: 294-297. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2018) The Lepidoptera fauna of Laos (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 8 (4): 504-507. ↗
Species: Ochyrotica toxopeusi Gielis, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1988), 285
Distribution:
Indonesia
Gielis, C. (1988) Ochyrotica toxopeusi spec. nov. from Celebes. Tijdschrift 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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Indonesia
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
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
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Nepal
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
United Arab Emirates
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Species: Exelastis crudipennis (Meyrick, 1932)
Has basionym: Marasmarcha crudipennis Meyrick, 1932
= Species: Marasmarcha crudipennis Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 252 ↗
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
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
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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 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: 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 (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Chad
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mali (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. 2024)
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)
United States
Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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 of 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. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. (2024) The Pterophoridae fauna of Mali (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 52 (206): 395-403. ↗
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 tenax (Meyrick, 1913)
Has basionym: Marasmarcha tenax Meyrick, 1913
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A., 2020): Exelastis bergeri Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 176
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A., 2020): Marasmarcha tenax Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 268
Distribution:
Cameroon
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Uganda
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Bigot, L. (1969) Les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale, à Tervuren. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 165-206.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 3: 267-336.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020) Fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Sierra Leone (Western Africa). Ecologica Montenegrina 35: 26-30. ↗
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
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. Tijdschrift 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:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
South Korea
Arenberger, E. (1991) Pterophoridae aus Korea. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 43: 33-42.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Arenberger, E. (1999) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien. 2. Teil. Quadrifina 2: 215-226. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Iran
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Mongolia
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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)
= Species (syn. nov.; Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2013): Exelastis pavidus (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Pterophorus pavidus Meyrick, 1908
= Species (syn. nov.; Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2013): Pterophorus pavidus Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 493
Is basionym for: Exelastis pavidus (Meyrick, 1908)
Distribution:
Namibia
South Africa
Uganda
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Tajikistan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Glycyrrhiza (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Ageniaspis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Staudinger, O. (1870) Beschreibung neuer lepidopteren des europaeischen Faunengebietes. Berl. ent. Z. 14: 14: 97-132, 193-208, 273-330. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
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)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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) ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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:
Azerbaijan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2025)
Iran
Iraq
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. (2025) New data on the Lepidoptera of Azerbaijan. Family Pterophoridae Latreille, 1802. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (2): 274-277. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Zambia
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Marasmarcha spinosa Meyrick, 1925
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1925), 378
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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 azapensis Vargas, 2025
Page reference (sp. nov.): Vargas, H.A. (2025), 573
Distribution:
Chile (Vargas, H.A. 2025)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (Vargas, H.A. 2025: Larvae feed concealed within the inflorescences of P. chingoyo): Pluchea chingoyo (Kunth) DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Vargas, H.A. (2025) A new species of the plume moth genus Adaina Tutt (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from the Atacama Desert, Chile. Zootaxa 5627 (3): 571-579. ↗
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
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Meyrick, E. (1911) Descriptions of Transvaal Microlepidoptera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2: 218-224. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2026)
Gielis, C. (2003) Review of the Pterophoridae from the Philippines. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77: 409-424. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2026) New species of Pterophoridae from the Philippines (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 54 (213): 65-70. ↗
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)
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Indonesia
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
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)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2026)
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 of 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. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2026) New species of Pterophoridae from the Philippines (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 54 (213): 65-70. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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)
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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) ↗
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 of 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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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: 481-576. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2025)
Belarus
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Canada
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Kenya
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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 & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. (2025) New data on the Lepidoptera of Azerbaijan. Family Pterophoridae Latreille, 1802. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (2): 274-277. ↗
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 pseudojezonica Derra, 1987
= Subspecies: Emmelina jezonica pseudojezonica Derra, 1987
Page reference (Original description): Derra, G. (1987), 71
Distribution:
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Derra, G. (1987) Emmelina jezonica pseudojezonica ssp. nov. Nota lepid. 10: 71-78.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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 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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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:
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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)
Mali (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. 2024)
Nigeria
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Amsel, H.G. (1963) Kleinschmetterlinge aus Äthiopien. Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. 121: 1-12.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. (2024) The Pterophoridae fauna of Mali (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 52 (206): 395-403. ↗
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Russia
South Korea
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
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
= Species (NOTE: The taxa wrangeliensis and albilobata have similar genitalia and DNA barcodes, including the sequenced holotype of wrangeliensis; wrangeliensis is hereby synonymized (n. syn.; contributed by JFL).; Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R., 2023): Hellinsia wrangeliensis (Zagulajev, 1985)
Has basionym: Leioptilus wrangeliensis Zagulajev, 1985
= Species (Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R., 2023): Leioptilus wrangeliensis Zagulajev, 1985
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1985), 786
Is basionym for: Hellinsia wrangeliensis (Zagulajev, 1985)
Distribution:
Canada (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Spitsyn, V.M. 2026)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Spitsyn, V.M. 2026)
United States (Alaska) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Spitsyn, V.M. 2026)
McDunnough, J. (1939) Pterophorid descriptions and notes. Can. Ent. 71: 109-112.
Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (2023) Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. i-xiii, 1-580.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Spitsyn, V.M. (2026) Notes on the distribution and correct identification of Hellinsia albilobata (McDunnough, 1939) and Hellinsia mongolica (Zagulajev & Pentschukowskaya, 1972) from Russia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecologica Montenegrina 97: 1-11. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (1985) New species of moths from the USSR. Revue Ent. USSR. 64: 773-788.
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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 angustus (Walsingham, 1880)
Page reference (NOTE: Gielis (1993) synonymized both H. angustus and H. stramineus with H. pectodactylus. The Walsingham holotypes (NHMUK) represent two male genitalic forms which are herein raised back to species (rev. stat.). Given the variability seen in Palaearctic H. pectodactylus, more NA material should be examined to further assess variation between populations): Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (2023), 172
NOTE: Gielis (1993) synonymized both H. angustus and H. stramineus with H. pectodactylus. The Walsingham holotypes (NHMUK) represent two male genitalic forms which are herein raised back to species (rev. stat.). Given the variability seen in Palaearctic H. pectodactylus, more NA material should be examined to further assess variation between populations
= Species (Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R., 2023): Lioptilus angustus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 43
Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (2023) Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. i-xiii, 1-580.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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
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. ↗
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)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Mongolia
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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 & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
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
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
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 of 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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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 of 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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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 ekonjo Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2025
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025), 151
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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 elini Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2024
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 88
Distribution:
Ecuador (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. 2024)
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 2. Zoosystematica Rossica 33 (1): 85-91. ↗
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:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Russia
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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 fatherzosima Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2025
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2025), 220
sp. nov.
Distribution:
Colombia (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2025: native)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2025) Three new species of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Colombia Part 2. Zootaxa 5715 (1): 218-224. ↗
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
Distribution:
United States
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:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Arenberger, E. (1992) Pterophorinae aus der östlichen Palaearktis. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 102: 31-36.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Nepal
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2018)
Nepal
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2018) The Lepidoptera fauna of Laos (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 8 (4): 504-507. ↗
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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:
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
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. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 27: 151-196. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
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)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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
Distribution:
Jordan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. 2026: native)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. (2026) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Jordan, with description of a new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 98: 108-114. ↗
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 juliae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2024
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 86
Distribution:
Ecuador (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. 2024)
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 2. Zoosystematica Rossica 33 (1): 85-91. ↗
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
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2018)
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2018) The Lepidoptera fauna of Laos (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 8 (4): 504-507. ↗
Species: Hellinsia labonita Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2024
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 4
Distribution:
Ecuador (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. 2024)
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 77: 1-11. ↗
Species: Hellinsia laciniata Arenberger, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1991), 14
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
South Korea
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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)
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
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 of 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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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 mapanja Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2025
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025), 152
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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 meyricki (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Page reference (NOTE: Gielis (1993, 2003) treated meyricki as a synonym of H. fieldi. Matthews (2006) found these to be distinct species based on morphology of the genitalia, larvae, and pupae, as well as the use of different larval hostplants. It is formally reinstated herein (rev. stat.).): Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (2023), 172
NOTE: Gielis (1993, 2003) treated meyricki as a synonym of H. fieldi. Matthews (2006) found these to be distinct species based on morphology of the genitalia, larvae, and pupae, as well as the use of different larval hostplants. It is formally reinstated herein (rev. stat.).
= Species (Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R., 2023): Oidaematophorus meyricki Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 397 ↗
Note: NOTE: Gielis (1993, 2003) treated meyricki as a synonym of H. fieldi. Matthews (2006) found these to be distinct species based on morphology of the genitalia, larvae, and pupae, as well as the use of different larval hostplants. It is formally reinstated herein (rev. stat.).
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. ↗
Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (2023) Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. i-xiii, 1-580.
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., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Li, H.H. (2002) Pterophoridae. In: Li et al (eds): Insects from Maolan landscape. Guizhou Science and Techno logy Pubishing House 372-375.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Mongolia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Spitsyn, V.M. 2026)
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Spitsyn, V.M. (2026) Notes on the distribution and correct identification of Hellinsia albilobata (McDunnough, 1939) and Hellinsia mongolica (Zagulajev & Pentschukowskaya, 1972) from Russia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecologica Montenegrina 97: 1-11. ↗
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 of 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 muratovi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2024
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 88
Distribution:
Ecuador (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. 2024)
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 2. Zoosystematica Rossica 33 (1): 85-91. ↗
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)
Mali (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. 2024)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. (2024) The Pterophoridae fauna of Mali (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 52 (206): 395-403. ↗
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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 nina Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2024
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 6
Distribution:
Ecuador (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. 2024)
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 77: 1-11. ↗
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 orellanai Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 613
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B05): Gielis, C. (2011), 613
Page reference (Female genitalia): Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 7
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.
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 77: 1-11. ↗
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 (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
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
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
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 of 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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1873), 326 ↗
= Species: Leioptilus sericidactylus Murtfeldt, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Murtfeldt, M.E. (1880), 235
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Canada
Puerto Rico
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Vernonia noveboracensis (L.) Willd. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Vernonia missurica Raf. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Vernonia gigantea (Walter) Trel. ex Branner & Coville (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Vernonia angustifolia Michx. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Vernonia blodgettii Small (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H. Rob. (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.
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.
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 pallens Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 621
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C02): Gielis, C. (2011), 621
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 palmatus (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D05): Gielis, C. (2011), 654
Has basionym: Pterophorus palmatus Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus palmatus Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 495
Distribution:
Brazil
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 pan (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus pan Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus pan Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 405 ↗
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 paraglochinias Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 100
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group I08): Gielis, C. (2011), 670
Distribution:
Ecuador
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 paraguariae Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 111
Distribution:
Bolivia
Brazil
Ecuador
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 paramoi Arenberger & Wojtusiak, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. & Wojtusiak, J. (2001), 73
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C09): Gielis, C. (2011), 641
Distribution:
Ecuador
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 paraochracealis (Gielis, 1992)
Has basionym: Oidaemathophorus paraochracealis Gielis, 1992
= Species: Oidaemathophorus paraochracealis Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1992), 86
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (1992) Neotropical Pterophoridae 6: The Oidaematophorus ochracealis complex. Phegea 20: 81-94.
Species: Hellinsia pascoae Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 78
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 patate Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 78
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 pectodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)
Has basionym: Pterophorus pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859
= Species: Pterophorus pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859
Page reference (Original description): Curtis, J. (1823-1840), 258 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus melanoschisma Walsingham, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1907), 920
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Canada
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Cyprus
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
India
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Morocco
Nepal
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Portugal
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Switzerland
Tajikistan
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Phagnalon saxatile (L.) Cass. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Solidago virgaurea L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Aster linosyris): Galatella linosyris (L.) Rchb. fil. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. (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. ↗
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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.
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. ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1907) Microlepidoptera of Tenerife. Proc. zool. Soc. London 1907: 911-926, plate 51.
Species: Hellinsia perditus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus perditus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus perditus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 438 ↗
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. ↗
Species: Hellinsia phlegmaticus (Walsingham, 1915)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D04): Gielis, C. (2011), 653
Has basionym: Pterophorus phlegmaticus Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus correptus Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 445 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus phlegmaticus Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 445 ↗
Distribution:
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.
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 phloeochroa (Walsingham, 1915)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C08): Gielis, C. (2011), 636
Has basionym: Pterophorus phloeochroa Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus phloeochroa Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 447 ↗
Distribution:
Guatemala
Mexico
Panama
Venezuela
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 phoebus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus phoebus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus phoebus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 406 ↗
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gnaphalium L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
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 pichincha Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 689
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 pichinguaba Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 40
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 pizarroi Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 637
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C08): Gielis, C. (2011), 637
Distribution:
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 planiunci Arenberger, Gurko & Binyason, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E., Gurko, V. & Binyason, S.A. (2011), 278
Distribution:
Sudan
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. ↗
Species: Hellinsia podocarpa Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 109
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 polenovi 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 pollux (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus pollux Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus pollux Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 395 ↗
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 pondero Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 40
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 postnigrata Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 654
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D04): Gielis, C. (2011), 654
Distribution:
Ecuador
Guyana
Venezuela
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 poulini (Bigot, 2021)
Page reference (NOTE: The name poulini (Bigot & Picard, 2005) is not available because the type repository was not indicated in the original publication. Bigot (2021) republished the description with the type repository included. The available name thus bears a different year and only one author. An image of the holotype genitalia (courtesy of Louis Handfield) is similar to the holotype of H. stramineus, and therefore poulini is transferred from Oidaematophorus to Hellinsia (n. comb.). Additional studies will determine whether or not H. poulini is indeed distinct from H. stramineus.): Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (2023), 172
NOTE: The name poulini (Bigot & Picard, 2005) is not available because the type repository was not indicated in the original publication. Bigot (2021) republished the description with the type repository included. The available name thus bears a different year and only one author. An image of the holotype genitalia (courtesy of Louis Handfield) is similar to the holotype of H. stramineus, and therefore poulini is transferred from Oidaematophorus to Hellinsia (n. comb.). Additional studies will determine whether or not H. poulini is indeed distinct from H. stramineus.
= Species (NOTE: The name poulini (Bigot & Picard, 2005) is not available because the type repository was not indicated in the original publication. Bigot (2021) republished the description with the type repository included. The available name thus bears a different year and only one author.; Bigot, L., 2021): Oidaematophorus poulini Bigot, 2021
Page reference: Bigot, L. (2021), 142
Replaces: Oidaematophorus poulini Bigot & Picard, 2005
= Species (Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R., 2023): Oidaematophorus poulini Bigot & Picard, 2005
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2005), 410
Is replaced by: Oidaematophorus poulini Bigot, 2021
Distribution:
Canada
Bigot, L. (2021) Précision concernant Oidaematophorus poulini Bigot & Picard, 2005 (Lepidoptera Pterophoridae). L'Entomologiste 77 (2): 142.
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2005) Nouvelles données sur les Ptérophores de la région du Bas Saint-Laurent (Quebec, Canada). Description d’ Oidaematophorus poulini n.sp. Bull. Soc. ent. France 110: 407-411.
Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (2023) Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. i-xiii, 1-580.
Species: Hellinsia powelli (Gielis, 1996)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus powelli Gielis, 1996
= Species: Oidaematophorus powelli Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 96
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Hellinsia praealtus (Walsingham, 1915)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B03): Gielis, C. (2011), 609
Has basionym: Pterophorus praealtus Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus praealtus Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 445 ↗
Distribution:
Guatemala
Venezuela
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 probatus (Meyrick, 1938)
Has basionym: Pterophorus probatus Meyrick, 1938
= Species: Pterophorus probatus Meyrick, 1938
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1938), 504
Distribution:
Indonesia
Meyrick, E. (1938) Papuan microlepidoptera. Trans. roy. ent. Soc. London 87: 503-504.
Species: Hellinsia procontias (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Pterophorus procontias Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus procontias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 496
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Nepal
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Hellinsia pseudobarbata Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 310
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B05): Gielis, C. (2011), 614
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 pseudokorbi (Gibeaux, 1997)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus pseudokorbi Gibeaux, 1997
= Species: Oidaematophorus pseudokorbi Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 443
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Species: Hellinsia punctata Gielis, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2009), 251
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gielis, C. (2009) On a collection of Pterophoridae from Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 116: 223-256.
Species: Hellinsia puruha Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 610
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B03): Gielis, C. (2011), 610
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 quintini Gibeaux, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (2015), 106
Distribution:
Guatemala
Gibeaux, C. (2015) Un Hellinsia Tutt, 1905, nouveau du Guatemala: H. quintini n.sp. Antenor 2: 106-108.
Species: Hellinsia quitus Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 648
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D01): Gielis, C. (2011), 648
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 razboinikovi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2024
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 87
Distribution:
Ecuador (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. 2024)
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 2. Zoosystematica Rossica 33 (1): 85-91. ↗
Species: Hellinsia repini Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2018
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2018), 407
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 rigidus (McDunnough, 1938)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus rigidus McDunnough, 1938
= Species: Oidaematophorus rigidus 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 rileyi (Fernald, 1898)
Has basionym: Pterophorus rileyi Fernald, 1898
= Species: Pterophorus rileyi Fernald, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Fernald, C.H. (1898), 50 ↗
Distribution:
United States
Fernald, C.H. (1898) The Pterophoridae of North America. Hatch Exp. Station Mass. Agricult. Coll. 1-83. ↗
Species: Hellinsia ristoi Kovtunovich, Ustjuzhanin & Pototski, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Pototski, A. & Streltzov, A. (2022), 4
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 rubifusca Li, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Li, H.H. (2002), 374
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Li, H.H. (2002) Pterophoridae. In: Li et al (eds): Insects from Maolan landscape. Guizhou Science and Techno logy Pubishing House 372-375.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Species: Hellinsia ruminahuii Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 638
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C08): Gielis, C. (2011), 638
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 saldaitisi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2008), 42
Distribution:
Mongolia
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2008) Fauna of Plume Moths of Mongolia. Altai Zoological Journal 2: 34-46.
Species: Hellinsia salticola (Meyrick, 1913)
Has basionym: Pterophorus salticola Meyrick, 1913
= Species: Pterophorus salticola Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 170 ↗
Distribution:
Ecuador
Peru
Meyrick, E. (1913) Descriptions of South American micro-lepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1913: 170-200. ↗
Species: Hellinsia sanlucasia Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 108
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 saopaulo 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 sapucayae Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 106
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 savrasovi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2018
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2018), 407
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 schneblei Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 78
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 scholasticus (Meyrick, 1924)
Has basionym: Pterophorus scholasticus Meyrick, 1924
= Species: Pterophorus scholasticus Meyrick, 1924
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1924), 94 ↗
Distribution:
Israel
Meyrick, E. (1924) Exotic microlepidoptera. 3: 65-96. ↗
Species: Hellinsia scribarius (Meyrick, 1926)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group I08): Gielis, C. (2011), 671
Has basionym: Pterophorus scribarius Meyrick, 1926
= Species: Pterophorus scribarius Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 300 ↗
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.
Meyrick, E. (1926) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 289-320. ↗
Species: Hellinsia scripta Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 308
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C02): Gielis, C. (2011), 622
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 sematias (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Pterophorus sematias Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus sematias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 496
Distribution:
Sri Lanka
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Hellinsia serenus (Meyrick, 1913)
Page reference (NOTE: This species is herein reinstated as distinct from H. balanotes (rev. stat.) based on differences in wing maculation and male and female genitalia. Identified specimens are present in both the USNM and MGCL. Barnes & Lindsey (1921) illustrate an adult and male genitalia of a specimen that they indicate was identified by Meyrick via comparison with his type. Gielis (2003) synonymized H. serenus with H. balanotes without comment. Clarke (1955) lists H. serenus as a Meyrick type but did not indicate a repository. The current location of the type is unknown.): Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (2023), 173
NOTE: This species is herein reinstated as distinct from H. balanotes (rev. stat.) based on differences in wing maculation and male and female genitalia. Identified specimens are present in both the USNM and MGCL. Barnes & Lindsey (1921) illustrate an adult and male genitalia of a specimen that they indicate was identified by Meyrick via comparison with his type. Gielis (2003) synonymized H. serenus with H. balanotes without comment. Clarke (1955) lists H. serenus as a Meyrick type but did not indicate a repository. The current location of the type is unknown.
= Species (Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R., 2023): Pterophorus serenus Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 113 ↗
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128. ↗
Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (2023) Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. i-xiii, 1-580.
Species: Hellinsia sergeii Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
Page reference (Original description, imago and male genitalia): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. (2021), 675
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 shillongi Kovtonovich, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. (2003), 752
Distribution:
India
Kovtunovich, V. (2003) New species of Plume moths from India. Entomologischeskoe obozrenie 82: 752-757.
Species: Hellinsia shiskini Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2018
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2018), 405
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 shyri Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 665
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group F03): Gielis, C. (2011), 665
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 sichuana Arenberger, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1992), 35
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Arenberger, E. (1992) Pterophorinae aus der östlichen Palaearktis. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 102: 31-36.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Species: Hellinsia simplicissimus (McDunnough, 1938)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus simplicissimus McDunnough, 1938
= Species: Oidaematophorus simplicissimus McDunnough, 1938
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1938), 130
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 siniaevi Kovtonovich, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. (2003), 754
Distribution:
India
Kovtunovich, V. (2003) New species of Plume moths from India. Entomologischeskoe obozrenie 82: 752-757.
Species: Hellinsia siskaellus (Gielis, 1991)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C05): Gielis, C. (2011), 627
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus siskaellus Gielis, 1991
= Species: Oidaematophorus siskaellus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 79
Distribution:
Argentina
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 socorroica (Gielis, 1991)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus socorroica Gielis, 1991
= Species: Oidaematophorus socorroica Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 21
Distribution:
Mexico
Gielis, C. (1991) Neotropical Pterophoridae 5. The Pterophoridae of Socorro Island. Phegea 19: 21-23.
Species: Hellinsia solanoi Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 310
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C05): Gielis, C. (2011), 628
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 sordidatus (Meyrick, 1912)
Has basionym: Pterophorus sordidatus Meyrick, 1912
= Species: Pterophorus sordidatus Meyrick, 1912
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1912), 54
Distribution:
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1912) New South African microlepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 10: 53-74.
Species: Hellinsia speideli Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 421
Distribution:
Philippines
Gielis, C. (2003) Review of the Pterophoridae from the Philippines. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77: 409-424. ↗
Species: Hellinsia spermatias (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B05): Gielis, C. (2011), 615
Has basionym: Pterophorus spermatias Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus spermatias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 499
Distribution:
Brazil
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.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Hellinsia sphenites (Meyrick, 1913)
Has basionym: Pterophorus sphenites Meyrick, 1913
= Species: Pterophorus sphenites Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 112 ↗
Distribution:
Kenya (uncertain)
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128. ↗
Species: Hellinsia spiculibursa Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 100
Distribution:
Bolivia
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Hellinsia stadias (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group I04): Gielis, C. (2011), 668
Has basionym: Pterophorus stadias Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus stadias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 498
Distribution:
Argentina
Brazil
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 staskalnoii Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov A. (2022), 176
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 stramineus (Walsingham, 1880)
Page reference (NOTE: Gielis (1993) synonymized both H. angustus and H. stramineus with H. pectodactylus. The Walsingham holotypes (NHMUK) represent two male genitalic forms which are herein raised back to species (rev. stat.). Given the variability seen in Palaearctic H. pectodactylus, more NA material should be examined to further assess variation between populations): Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (2023), 172
NOTE: Gielis (1993) synonymized both H. angustus and H. stramineus with H. pectodactylus. The Walsingham holotypes (NHMUK) represent two male genitalic forms which are herein raised back to species (rev. stat.). Given the variability seen in Palaearctic H. pectodactylus, more NA material should be examined to further assess variation between populations
= Species (Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R., 2023): Lioptilus stramineus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 41
Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (2023) Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. i-xiii, 1-580.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Hellinsia sublatus (Walsingham, 1915)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D03): Gielis, C. (2011), 650
Has basionym: Pterophorus sublatus Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus sublatus Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 441 ↗
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 subnotatus (Walker, 1875)
Has basionym: Pterophorus subnotatus Walker, 1875
= Species: Pterophorus subnotatus Walker, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1875), 193
Distribution:
Saint Helena
Walker, F. (1875) In: J. Ch. Mellis (Ed.): Fauna of St. Helena. (Pterophoridae: pag. 193).
Species: Hellinsia subochraceus (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Lioptilus subochraceus Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Lioptilus subochraceus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 53
= Subspecies: Pterophorus subochraceus australis Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 318
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. ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Hellinsia sucrei Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 616
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B05): Gielis, C. (2011), 616
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 sulphureodactylus (Packard, 1873)
Has basionym: Pterophorus sulphureodactylus Packard, 1873
= Species: Pterophorus sulphureodactylus Packard, 1873
Page reference (Original description): Packard, A.S. (1874 (1873)), 266
= Species: Lioptilus sulphureus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 48
Distribution:
United States
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. ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Hellinsia swammerdami Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
Page reference (Original description, imago and male genitalia): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. (2021), 675
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 tacanasensis 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 tariensis Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 367
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 tatianae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2019
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kozlov, A. (2019), 434
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 taurina 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 tenera Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 113
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 tephradactyla (Hübner, [1813])
Has basionym: Alucita tephradactyla Hübner, [1813]
= Species: Alucita tephradactyla Hübner, [1813]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 9: 4, figure 17 ↗
Is type for (Subsequent designation): Leioptilus Wallengren, 1862
Is type for (Original designation): Euleioptilus Bigot & Picard, 1996
= Species: Pterophorus inframaculella Bruand d'Uzelle, 1850
Page reference (Original description): Bruand d'Uzelle, M. (1850), 91
= Species (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J., 1996): Euleioptilus tephradactyla (Hübner, [1813])
Page reference: Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996), 165
= Species: Cnaemidophorus urbicella Zagulajev, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (2002), 360
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
France (Corsica)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Ireland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Romania
Russia
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Slovenia
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Hellinsia tephradactyla)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Solidago virgaurea L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Bellidiastrum michelii Cass. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Bellis perennis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Ligeria angusticornis ↗
Bruand d'Uzelle, M. (1850) Catalogue des lépidoptères du Doubs. Mem. Soc. emul. Doubs (1) 3 (3): 90-93.
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 of 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.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)) Skandinaviens Fjädermott. Till. K. Vet. Akad. Handl. 3 (7): 1-25. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (2002) New and little known species of moths (Lepidoptera: Tineidae, Psychidae, Pterophoridae) of the fauna of Russia and neighbouring territories: XIII. Entom. Obozr. (Rev. Russe Ent.) 81: 356-369. ↗
Species: Hellinsia tepidus (Meyrick, 1926)
Has basionym: Pterophorus tepidus Meyrick, 1926
= Species: Pterophorus tepidus Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 299 ↗
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Meyrick, E. (1926) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 289-320. ↗
Species: Hellinsia tetraonipennis (Walsingham, 1915)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C07): Gielis, C. (2011), 630
Has basionym: Pterophorus tetraonipennis Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus tetraonipennis Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 442 ↗
Distribution:
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.
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 thor (McDunnough, 1939)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus thor McDunnough, 1939
= Species: Oidaematophorus thor McDunnough, 1939
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1939), 110
Distribution:
United States
McDunnough, J. (1939) Pterophorid descriptions and notes. Can. Ent. 71: 109-112.
Species: Hellinsia thoracicus (McDunnough, 1939)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus thoracicus McDunnough, 1939
= Species: Oidaematophorus thoracicus McDunnough, 1939
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1939), 110
Distribution:
United States
McDunnough, J. (1939) Pterophorid descriptions and notes. Can. Ent. 71: 109-112.
Species: Hellinsia tinctus (Walsingham, 1915)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group D03): Gielis, C. (2011), 651
Has basionym: Pterophorus tinctus Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus tinctus Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 443 ↗
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.
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 trachyphloeus (Meyrick, 1926)
Has basionym: Pterophorus trachyphloeus Meyrick, 1926
= Species: Pterophorus trachyphloeus Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 300 ↗
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Guatemala
Panama
Meyrick, E. (1926) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 289-320. ↗
Species: Hellinsia triadias (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Pterophorus triadias Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus triadias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 494
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Hellinsia triton (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus triton Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus triton Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 406 ↗
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 tumeo 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 tupaci Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 677
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group J05): Gielis, C. (2011), 677
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 ulfi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Streltzov, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2022), 13
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 umrani Kovtonovich, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. (2003), 753
Distribution:
India
Kovtunovich, V. (2003) New species of Plume moths from India. Entomologischeskoe obozrenie 82: 752-757.
Species: Hellinsia unicolor (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus unicolor Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
= Species: Oidaematophorus unicolor 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)
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
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. ↗
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 urbanus (Walsingham, 1915)
Has basionym: Pterophorus urbanus Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Pterophorus urbanus Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 444 ↗
Distribution:
Guatemala
Jamaica
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 varioides (McDunnough, 1939)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus varioides McDunnough, 1939
= Species: Oidaematophorus varioides McDunnough, 1939
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1939), 111
Distribution:
United States
McDunnough, J. (1939) Pterophorid descriptions and notes. Can. Ent. 71: 109-112.
Species: Hellinsia varius (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus varius Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Oidaematophorus varius Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 437 ↗
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 vasnetsovi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2018
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2018), 407
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 venapunctus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Edematophorus venapunctus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Edematophorus venapunctus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W., & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 827
Note: Note: This species is published in: Heinrich, 1921: 827, dd. Mar. 1st, 1921. and later on Aug. 31st,, 1921, again by the same authors. The misspelling of the genus name occurred in the original publication
Distribution:
United States
Barnes, W., & Lindsey, A.W. (1921) In Heinrich, C.: Some lepidoptera likely to be confused with the pink Boll worm. Journ. Agr. Res. 20: 807-836.
Species: Hellinsia viridia Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 78
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 wamenae Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 358
= Species: Hellinsia agassizi Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 368
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 wojtusiaki Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 92
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 yacumbae 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 yalae Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 97
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 zetes (Meyrick, 1930)
Has basionym: Pterophorus zetes Meyrick, 1930
= Species: Pterophorus zetes Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 569 ↗
Distribution:
Brazil
Costa Rica
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576. ↗
Species: Hellinsia zurilinae Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2026
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2026), 66
sp. nov.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2026) New species of Pterophoridae from the Philippines (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 54 (213): 65-70. ↗
Genus: Helpaphorus Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 109
Has type (Original designation): Aciptilia griveaudi Bigot, 1964
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Helpaphorus boby Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 112
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Helpaphorus festivus (Bigot, 1964)
Has basionym: Pselnophorus festivus Bigot, 1964
= Species: Pselnophorus festivus Bigot, 1964
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1964), 32
Distribution:
Madagascar
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Helichrysum cordifolium DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Bigot, L. (1964) Les Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. ent. France 69: 25-37.
Species: Helpaphorus griveaudi (Bigot, 1964)
Has basionym: Aciptilia griveaudi Bigot, 1964
= Species: Aciptilia griveaudi Bigot, 1964
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1964), 35
Is type for (Original designation): Helpaphorus Gibeaux, 1994
Distribution:
Madagascar
Bigot, L. (1964) Les Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. ent. France 69: 25-37.
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Helpaphorus imaitso Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 113
Distribution:
Madagascar
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Helichrysum triplinerve DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Helpaphorus testaceus Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 112
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Genus: Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 1862
Page reference (Original description): Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)), 19
Has type (Monotypy): Alucita lithodactyla Treitschke, 1833
Has superfluous replacement (Emendation): Oedaematophorus Zeller, 1867
= Genus: Oedaematophorus Zeller, 1867
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1867), 331
= Genus: Pterophorus Fernald, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Fernald, C.H. (1898), 39 ↗
= Genus: Ovendenia Tutt, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
Has type (Original designation): Alucita septodactyla Treitschke, 1833
Fernald, C.H. (1898) The Pterophoridae of North America. Hatch Exp. Station Mass. Agricult. Coll. 1-83. ↗
Tutt, J.W. (1905) Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Orneodid plume moths. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 17: 34-37. ↗
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: Oidaematophorus andresi Vargas, 2022
Page reference (sp. nov.): Vargas, H.A. (2022), 4
Distribution:
Chile (Vargas, H.A. 2022)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (Vargas, H.A. 2022): Stevia philippiana Hieron. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Vargas, H.A. (2022) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) reared from the Chilean endemic Stevia philippiana (Asteraceae). Biodiversity Data Journal 10 (e94358): 1-14. ↗
Species: Oidaematophorus androsensis Matthews, 2019
Page reference (Original description): Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019), 12
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: Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae McDunnough, 1939
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1939), 109
Distribution:
Canada
United States
McDunnough, J. (1939) Pterophorid descriptions and notes. Can. Ent. 71: 109-112.
Species: Oidaematophorus castor Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 394 ↗
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: Oidaematophorus cineraceus (Fish, 1881)
Has basionym: Oedaematophorus cineraceus Fish, 1881
= Species: Oedaematophorus cineraceus Fish, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Fish, C. (1881), 73
= Species: Oedaematophorus lugubris Fish, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Fish, C. (1881), 55
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Fish, C. (1881) Pterophoridae. Can. Ent. 13: 70-74, 140-143.
Species: Oidaematophorus constanti (Ragonot, 1875)
Has basionym: Oedematophorus constanti Ragonot, 1875
= Species: Oedematophorus constanti Ragonot, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Ragonot, E.L. (1875), 230 ↗
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Slovenia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (as Inula montana): Pentanema montanum (L.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Inula vaillantii
Feeds on: Inula racemosa Hook. fil. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Pentanema helenioides (DC.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Inula oculus-christi): Pentanema oculus-christi (L.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Inula conyza): Pentanema conyzae (Griess.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Ligeria angusticornis ↗
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.
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 24 Novembre 1875. Bulletin des Séances de la Société Entomologique de France 5 (64): 225-232. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Species: Oidaematophorus cretidactylus (Fitch, 1854)
Has basionym: Pterophorus cretidactylus Fitch, 1854
= Species: Pterophorus cretidactylus Fitch, 1854
Page reference (Original description): Fitch, A. (1854), 849
= Species: Oedaematophorus gypsodactylus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 35
Distribution:
United States
Fitch, A. (1854) The gartered or grape-vine plume. Trans. New York Agr. Soc. 14: 843-849.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Oidaematophorus downesi McDunnough, 1927
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1927), 185
Distribution:
Canada
McDunnough, J. (1927) Pterophoridae, the list of canadian plume moths. Rep. ent. Soc. Ontario 57: 49-50.
Species: Oidaematophorus espeletiae Hernandez, Fuentes, Fajardo & Matthews, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Hernandez, L.C., Fuentes, L.S., Fajardo, G.E. & Matthews, D.L. (2014), 16
Distribution:
Colombia
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Espeletia grandiflora Humb. & Bonpl. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Espeletia uribei Cuatrec. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Hernandez, L.C., Fuentes, L.S., Fajardo, G.E. & Matthews, D.L. (2014) A new species of Oidaematophorus from Chingaza National Park in Colombia. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 24: 15-21.
Species: Oidaematophorus eupatorii (Fernald, 1893)
Has basionym: Alucita eupatorii Fernald, 1893
= Species: Alucita eupatorii Fernald, 1893
Page reference (Original description): Fernald, C.H. (1893), 87 ↗
Distribution:
Canada
Guatemala
Mexico
Panama
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Campuloclinium purpurascens (Sch. Bip. ex Baker) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Eupatorium purpureum
Feeds on: Epilobium L. (Myrtales: Onagraceae) ↗
Fernald, C.H. (1893) New North American microlepidoptera. Can. Ent. 25: 94-96. ↗
Species: Oidaematophorus giganteus (Mann, 1855)
Has basionym: Pterophorus giganteus Mann, 1855
= Species: Pterophorus giganteus Mann, 1855
Page reference (Original description): Mann, J. (1855), 570
Distribution:
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)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Inula racemosa Hook. fil. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Pulicaria odora (L.) Rchb. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Pulicaria dysenterica (L.) Bernh. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Mann, J. (1855) Die Lepidoptera gesammelt auf einer entomologischen Reise in Corsika im Jahre 1855. Wien. zool.-bot. Ges. 5 Abh.: 529-572.
Species: Oidaematophorus grisescens (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Oedaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Oedaematophorus grisescens Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 34
= Species: Pterophorus acrias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 500
= Species: Pterophorus behrii Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 319
Distribution:
Canada
Mexico
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. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Oidaematophorus guttatus (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Oedaematophorus guttatus Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Oedaematophorus guttatus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 35
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Oidaematophorus iwatensis (Matsumura, 1931)
Has basionym: Pterophorus iwatensis Matsumura, 1931
= Species: Pterophorus iwatensis Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2075
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
South Korea
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Species: Oidaematophorus lindseyi McDunnough, 1923
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1923), 87
Distribution:
Canada
McDunnough, J. (1923) Notes on Pterophoridae with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 55: 85-87.
Species: Oidaematophorus lithodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)
Has basionym: Alucita lithodactyla Treitschke, 1833
= Species: Alucita lithodactyla Treitschke, 1833
Page reference (Original description): Treitschke, F. (1833), 245
Is type for (Monotypy): Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 1862
= Species: Alucita septodactyla Treitschke, 1833
Page reference (Original description): Treitschke, F. (1833), 246
Is type for (Original designation): Ovendenia Tutt, 1905
= Species: Pterophorus similidactylus Dale, 1834
Page reference (Original description): Dale, J.C. (1834), 263 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus phaeodactylus Stephens, 1834
Page reference (Original description): Stephens, J.F. (1834), 375
= Species: Pterophorus lithoxylodactylus Duponchel, 1840
Page reference (Original description): Duponchel, P.A.J. (1840), 670 ↗
Distribution:
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belarus
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Ireland (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)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (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)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Uzbekistan
Åland Islands (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (as Inula salicina): Pentanema salicinum (L.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Inula conyza, Conyza squarrosa): Pentanema conyzae (Griess.) 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 germanica): Pentanema germanicum (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: Pentanema helenioides (DC.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Pulicaria dysenterica (L.) Bernh. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Buphthalmum salicifolium L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Cotesia jucunda (Marshall, 1885) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Ligeria angusticornis ↗
Has parasitoid: Pales pavida (Meigen, 1824) (Diptera: Tachinidae) ↗
Has parasitoid (cf. magnicornis): Phryxe (Diptera: Tachinidae) ↗
Dale, J.C. (1834) Notes on Pteróphori , with a Description of P. similidáctylus. Magazine of natural history and journal of zoology, botany, mineralogy, geology and meteorology 7: 263-264. ↗
Duponchel, P.A.J. (1840) Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France, Tome 11. 1-720. ↗
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 of 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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Stephens, J.F. (1834) Illustrations of British Entomology: or, a synopsis of indigenous insects,... etc. Haustellata 4: 1-433. Baldwin & Cradock, London. ↗
Treitschke, F. (1833) Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. 9 (2): 1-294 pp. Leipzig. ↗
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 & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)) Skandinaviens Fjädermott. Till. K. Vet. Akad. Handl. 3 (7): 1-25. ↗
Species: Oidaematophorus mathewianus (Zeller, 1874)
Has basionym: Leioptilus mathewianus Zeller, 1874
= Species: Leioptilus mathewianus Zeller, 1874
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1874), 445
= Species: Pterophorus gorgoniensis Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 318
= Species: Pterophorus hilda Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 320
Distribution:
Canada
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. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1874) Lepidoptera der Westküste Amerika's. Verh. k. zool.-bot. Ges. 24: 423-448, plate 12.
Species: Oidaematophorus nigrofuscus Gibeaux, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1986), 45
Distribution:
Venezuela
Gibeaux, C. (1986) Oidaematophorus nigrofuscus n. sp. (Lep., Pter.). Nouv. Revue Ent. (N.S.) 3: 45-46.
Species: Oidaematophorus occidentalis (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Oedaematophorus occidentalis Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Oedaematophorus occidentalis Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 37
= Species: Stenoptilia californica Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 321
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Balsamorrhiza sagittata
Grinnell, F. (1909) Notes on the Pterophoridae or plume-moths of Southern California, with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 40: 313-321. ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Oidaematophorus ochricostatus (Zeller, 1877)
Page reference: Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 11
= Species: Leioptilus ochricostatus Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 484
Is basionym for: Hellinsia ochricostatus (Zeller, 1877)
= Species (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., 2024): Hellinsia ochricostatus (Zeller, 1877)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group E05): Gielis, C. (2011), 663
Has basionym: Leioptilus ochricostatus Zeller, 1877
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.
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 77: 1-11. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates. ↗
Species: Oidaematophorus papallacta (Gielis, 2011)
Has basionym: Hellinsia papallacta Gielis, 2011
= Species: Hellinsia papallacta Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 660
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group E02): Gielis, C. (2011), 660
Distribution:
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.
Species: Oidaematophorus pelospilus (Zeller, 1877)
Page reference: Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 11
= Species: Leioptilus pelospilus Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 481
Is basionym for: Hellinsia pelospilus (Zeller, 1877)
= Species (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., 2024): Hellinsia pelospilus (Zeller, 1877)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group B03): Gielis, C. (2011), 609
Has basionym: Leioptilus pelospilus Zeller, 1877
Distribution:
Colombia (Landry, B. & Gielis, C. 2022)
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.
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 77: 1-11. ↗
Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (2022) On the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Colombia. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 32 (2): 100-108. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates. ↗
Species: Oidaematophorus phaceliae McDunnough, 1938
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1938), 129
Distribution:
Canada
Mexico
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Phacelia heterophylla Pursh (Boraginales: Hydrophyllaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Narcissus concolor (Haw.) LinkN. jonquilla subsp. fernandesii × N. lusitanicus ? (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae)
McDunnough, J. (1938) Notes on certain of Walsingham's species of Oidaematophorus with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 70: 128-132.
Species: Oidaematophorus praenigratus (Meyrick, 1921)
Page reference: Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 11
= Species: Pterophorus praenigratus Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 421
Is basionym for: Hellinsia praenigratus (Meyrick, 1921)
= Species (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., 2024): Hellinsia praenigratus (Meyrick, 1921)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group J03): Gielis, C. (2011), 675
Has basionym: Pterophorus praenigratus Meyrick, 1921
Distribution:
Argentina
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
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.
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 77: 1-11. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Oidaematophorus pseudotrachyphloeus Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 697
Distribution:
Argentina
Chile (Vargas, H.A. 2021)
Colombia (Landry, B. & Gielis, C. 2022)
Ecuador
Peru
Species interactions:
Feeds on (Vargas, H.A. 2021): Ambrosia cumanensis Kunth
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. ↗
Vargas, H.A. (2021) New distribution records, first host plant record and DNA barcoding of the Neotropical plume moth Oidaematophorus pseudotrachyphloeus Gielis (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e77167. ↗
Species: Oidaematophorus quechua Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2024
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 3
Distribution:
Ecuador (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. 2024)
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 77: 1-11. ↗
Species: Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi (Mann, 1871)
Has basionym: Pterophorus rogenhoferi Mann, 1871
= Species: Pterophorus rogenhoferi Mann, 1871
Page reference (Original description): Mann, J. (1871), 79
= Variety: Pterophorus rogenhoferi var. sibiricus Caradja, 1920
Page reference: Caradja, A. (1920), 86 ↗
= Species: Oidaematophorus alaskensis Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 389 ↗
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Canada
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Russia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tajikistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
United States
United States (Alaska)
Uzbekistan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Narcissus concolor (Haw.) LinkN. jonquilla subsp. fernandesii × N. lusitanicus ? (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae)
Feeds on: Erigeron alpinus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Narcissus concolor (Haw.) LinkN. jonquilla subsp. fernandesii × N. lusitanicus ? (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae)
Feeds on: Erigeron glabratus (Phil.) comb. ined. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Erigeron uniflorus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
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. ↗
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.
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 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Mann, J. (1871) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Lepidopteren-Fauna des Glockner-Gebietes, nebst Beschreibung drei neuer Arten. Wien. zool.-bot. Ges. 21: 71-82.
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. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Species: Oidaematophorus surinamensis (Sepp, 1855)
Page reference: Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 11
= Subspecies: Phalaena didactyla surinamensis Sepp, 1855
Page reference (Original description): Sepp, J. (1855), 311
Is basionym for: Hellinsia surinamensis (Sepp, 1855)
= Species: Oedaematophorus pelodactylus Berg, 1885
Page reference (Original description): Berg, C. (1885), 284
= Species: Pterophorus sacrificus Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 299 ↗
= Species (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., 2024): Hellinsia surinamensis (Sepp, 1855)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group C08): Gielis, C. (2011), 639
Has basionym: Phalaena didactyla surinamensis Sepp, 1855
Distribution:
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Solanum bonariense L. (Solanales: Solanaceae) ↗
Berg, C. (1885) Quindecim Lepidoptera Nova faunae Reipublicae Argentinae et Uruguayensis. Anales Soc. Cient. Argentina 19: 283-285.
Gielis, C. (2011) Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 85: 589-824.
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 77: 1-11. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1926) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 289-320. ↗
Sepp, J. (1855) De Vlinders van Suriname,. III.: 311-312, plate 144. Amsterdam.
Species: Oidaematophorus suspiciosus (Meyrick, 1921)
Page reference: Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 11
= Species: Pterophorus suspiciosus Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 422
Is basionym for: Emmelina suspiciosus (Meyrick, 1921)
= Species (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., 2024): Emmelina suspiciosus (Meyrick, 1921)
Has basionym: Pterophorus suspiciosus Meyrick, 1921
Distribution:
Ecuador
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 77: 1-11. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Oidaematophorus uruguayensis (Gielis, 2013)
Has basionym: Hellinsia uruguayensis Gielis, 2013
= Species: Hellinsia uruguayensis Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 101
Distribution:
Brazil
Uruguay
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: Oidaematophorus vafradactylus Svensson, 1966
Page reference (Original description): Svensson, I. (1966), 183
Distribution:
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Pentanema britannicum (L.) D. Gut. Larr., Santos-Vicente, Anderb., E. Rico & M. M. Mart. Ort. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Svensson, I. (1966) New and confusing species of microlepidoptera. Opusc. Ent. 31: 183-185.
Genus: Picardia Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 120
Has type (Original designation): Pterophorus imerinae Bigot, 1964
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Picardia andreikante Kovtunovich, Ustjuzhanin, Pototski & Haverinen, 2023
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2023), 134
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: Picardia bassi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022), 16
Distribution:
Kenya (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Overview of the species of the genus Picardia Gibeaux, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in the world fauna, with description of new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 52: 12-23. ↗
Species: Picardia betsileo Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 122
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Picardia bunga Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022), 17
sp. nov.
Distribution:
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Overview of the species of the genus Picardia Gibeaux, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in the world fauna, with description of new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 52: 12-23. ↗
Species: Picardia delospilus (Meyrick, 1921)
Has basionym: Pterophorus delospilus Meyrick, 1921
= Species: Pterophorus delospilus Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 421
= Species: Hellinsia delospilus (Meyrick, 1921)
Page reference (Placed in male genitalia group G07): Gielis, C. (2011), 666
Page reference (New combination): Gielis, C. (2011), 666
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: Picardia eparches (Meyrick, 1931)
Has basionym: Pterophorus eparches Meyrick, 1931
= Species: Pterophorus eparches Meyrick, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 176
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Tanzania (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Zambia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
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. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Overview of the species of the genus Picardia Gibeaux, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in the world fauna, with description of new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 52: 12-23. ↗
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Picardia leza Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 489
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: Picardia negus (Gibeaux, 1994)
Page reference (comb. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022), 13
comb. nov.
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A., 2022): Hellinsia negus (Gibeaux, 1994)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus negus Gibeaux, 1994
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A., 2022): Oidaematophorus negus Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 435
Is basionym for: Hellinsia negus (Gibeaux, 1994)
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Contribution à la connaissance des Ptérophores d'Ethiopie et identification de Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1907, du sud de l'Inde. Bull. Soc. ent. France 99: 423-436.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Overview of the species of the genus Picardia Gibeaux, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in the world fauna, with description of new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 52: 12-23. ↗
Species: Picardia orchatias (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Pterophorus orchatias Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Pterophorus orchatias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 511
= Species: Pterophorus imerinae Bigot, 1964
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1964), 34
Is type for (Original designation): Picardia Gibeaux, 1994
= Species (Bippus 2020 confirms identity by female genitalia): Oidaematophorus mineti Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 127
Is basionym for: Hellinsia mineti (Gibeaux, 1994)
= Species (Bippus 2020 treats Hellinsia imerinae as a separate species for the time being): Hellinsia imerinae (Bigot, 1964)
Page reference (New combination): Bippus, M. (2020), 90
= Species (Bippus 2020 confirms identity by female genitalia): Hellinsia mineti (Gibeaux, 1994)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus mineti Gibeaux, 1994
Distribution:
Kenya (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Madagascar
South Africa
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Species interactions:
Feeds on (Bippus 2020 confirms host plant for Hellinsia imerinae): Gymnanthemum appendiculatum (Less.) H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Bigot, L. (1964) Les Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. ent. France 69: 25-37.
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. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Overview of the species of the genus Picardia Gibeaux, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in the world fauna, with description of new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 52: 12-23. ↗
Species: Picardia raymondi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 489
Distribution:
Kenya (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Overview of the species of the genus Picardia Gibeaux, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in the world fauna, with description of new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 52: 12-23. ↗
Species: Picardia ruwenzoricus (Gielis, 1991)
Has basionym: Oidaematophorus ruwenzoricus Gielis, 1991
= Species: Oidaematophorus ruwenzoricus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 13
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Overview of the species of the genus Picardia Gibeaux, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in the world fauna, with description of new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 52: 12-23. ↗
Species: Picardia tropeki Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022), 20
sp. nov.
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Overview of the species of the genus Picardia Gibeaux, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in the world fauna, with description of new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 52: 12-23. ↗
Species: Picardia tumbuka Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 490
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. ↗
Genus: Pselnophorus Wallengren, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Wallengren, H.D.J. (1881), 96
Has type (Monotypy): Alucita brachydactyla Kollar, 1832
= Genus: Crasimetis Meyrick, 1890
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1890), 489
Has type (Subsequent designation): Alucita brachydactyla Kollar, 1832
Meyrick, E. (1890) On the classification of the Pyralidina of the European fauna. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1890: 429-492.
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1881) Genera nova Tinearum. Ent. Tidskr. 2: 94-97. ↗
Species: Pselnophorus albitarsella (Walsingham, 1900)
Has basionym: Alucita albitarsella Walsingham, 1900
= Species: Alucita albitarsella Walsingham, 1900
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1900), 542
Distribution:
India
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1900) Microlepidoptera. In: Christmas Island Monograph,. III: 75-80.
Species: Pselnophorus baoulei Bigot & Boireau, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Boireau, P. (2002), 35
Distribution:
Côte d'Ivoire
Bigot, L. & Boireau, P. (2002) Nouvelles données sur le peuplement des lépidoptères Pterophoridae de la Côte d'Ivoire. Bull. Soc. linn. Provence 53: 33-37.
Species: Pselnophorus belfragei (Fish, 1881)
Has basionym: Aciptilus belfragei Fish, 1881
= Species: Aciptilus belfragei Fish, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Fish, C. (1881), 142
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Dichondra caroliniensis
Fish, C. (1881) Pterophoridae. Can. Ent. 13: 70-74, 140-143.
Species: Pselnophorus boldyrevae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2017
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., De Morney, M., Udovichenko, P. & Bezverkhov, Yu. (2017), 576
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: Pselnophorus brevispinus Hao & Li, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S., & Li, H. (2008), 62
Hao, S., & Li, H. (2008) The genus Pselnophorus Wallengren from Mainland China, with description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 1755: 61-67. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1934) Materalien zu einer Microlepidopteren-Fauna Kwangtungs. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34: 28.
Species: Pselnophorus busoroensis Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 51
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Rwanda
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis Matthews, Gielis & Watkins, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Matthews, D.L., Gielis, C. & Watkins, R.A. (2014), 4
Distribution:
United States (Texas)
Matthews, D.L., Gielis, C. & Watkins, R.A. (2014) Three new species of Pselnophorus plume moths from southern United States. Insecta Mundi 364: 1-18.
Species: Pselnophorus emeishanensis Arenberger, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2002), 237
Distribution:
China
Arenberger, E. (2002) Eine neue Art aus der Unterfamilie Pterophorinae: Pselnophorus emeishanensis sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Enromologische Zeitschrift 112(8): 237-238.
Species: Pselnophorus heterodactyla (Müller, 1764)
Has basionym: Phalaena heterodactyla Müller, 1764
= Species: Phalaena heterodactyla Müller, 1764
Page reference (Original description): Müller, F.O. (1764), 59
= Species: Alucita brachydactyla Kollar, 1832
Page reference (Original description): Kollar, V. (1832), 100
Is type for (Monotypy): Pselnophorus Wallengren, 1881
Is type for (Subsequent designation): Crasimetis Meyrick, 1890
= Species: Alucita brachydactyla Treitschke, 1833
Page reference (Original description): Treitschke, F. (1833), 238 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus aetodactylus Duponchel, 1840
Page reference (Original description): Duponchel, P.A.J. (1840), 659 ↗
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
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)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Ukraine
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Åland Islands (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Mycelis muralis (L.) Dumort. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Prenanthes purpurea L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lapsana communis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lactuca sativa L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lactuca viminea (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Duponchel, P.A.J. (1840) Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France, Tome 11. 1-720. ↗
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.
Kollar, V. (1832) Systematisches Verzeichniss der Schmetterlinge im Erzherzogthume Oesterreich. Beiträge zur Landeskunde Oesterreich's unter der Enns 2: 1-101. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1890) On the classification of the Pyralidina of the European fauna. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1890: 429-492.
Müller, F.O. (1764) Fauna Insectorum Fridrichsdalina, sive methodica descriptio insectorum agri Fridrichsdalensis. 1-96. ↗
Treitschke, F. (1833) Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. 9 (2): 1-294 pp. Leipzig. ↗
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1881) Genera nova Tinearum. Ent. Tidskr. 2: 94-97. ↗
Species: Pselnophorus hodgesi Matthews, Gielis & Watkins, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Matthews, D.L., Gielis, C. & Watkins, R.A. (2014), 10
Distribution:
United States (Arizona)
Matthews, D.L., Gielis, C. & Watkins, R.A. (2014) Three new species of Pselnophorus plume moths from southern United States. Insecta Mundi 364: 1-18.
Species: Pselnophorus huntii Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015), 139
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Pselnophorus hunti Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015
= Species: Pselnophorus hunti Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015
Page reference (Misspelling): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015), 139
Page reference (Identifies Pselnophorus huntii as correct spelling): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015), 600
Distribution:
Zambia
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015) New species of African Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3957: 137-142. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015) P. USTJUZHANIN, V. KOVTUNOVICH & A. USTJUZHANINA (2015) New species of African Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zootaxa, 3957 (1): 137–142. Zootaxa 3994 (4): 600. ↗
Species: Pselnophorus jaechi (Arenberger, 1993)
Has basionym: Pterophorus jaechi Arenberger, 1993
= Species: Pterophorus jaechi Arenberger, 1993
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1993), 2
= Species: Pselnophorus meruensis Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 50
Distribution:
Kenya
Tanzania
Arenberger, E. (1993) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pterophoridae-Fauna Kenyas. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 45: 1-5.
Gielis, C. (2008) Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 82: 43-57. ↗
Species: Pselnophorus japonicus Marumo, 1923
Page reference (Original description): Marumo, N. (1923), 197
= Species: Stenoptilia hirayamai Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2081
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Taiwan
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Marumo, N. (1923) List of lepidoptera of the Islands Tanegashima and Yakushima. Journ. Coll. Agric. 8: 135-206, 1 plate.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Species: Pselnophorus kutisi Matthews, Gielis & Watkins, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Matthews, D.L., Gielis, C. & Watkins, R.A. (2014), 6
Distribution:
United States (Florida)
Matthews, D.L., Gielis, C. & Watkins, R.A. (2014) Three new species of Pselnophorus plume moths from southern United States. Insecta Mundi 364: 1-18.
Species: Pselnophorus laudatus Bigot, 1964
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1964), 32
= Species: Pselnophorus ducis Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 104
Distribution:
Madagascar
Bigot, L. (1964) Les Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. ent. France 69: 25-37.
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Pselnophorus poggei (Mann, 1862)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus brachydactylus var. poggei Mann, 1862
= Variety: Oxyptilus brachydactylus var. poggei Mann, 1862
Page reference (Original description): Mann, J. (1862), 409 ↗
= Species: Leioptilus minutus Alphéraky, 1876
Page reference (Original description): Alphéraky, S. (1876), 32 ↗
= Species: Pselnophorus borzhomi Zagulajev, 1987
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1987), 363
Distribution:
Azerbaijan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Iran
Russia
Turkey
Ukraine
Alphéraky, S. (1876) Lepidoptera Causasi septentrionalis. Trudy Russkago entomologicheskago obshchestva 10: 3-34. ↗
Mann, J. (1862) Verzeichniss der im Jahre 1851 bei Brussa in Kleinasien gesammelten Schmetterlinge. Wien. ent. Monatschr. 6: 356-409, 1 plate. ↗
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. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (1987) New and little known moths of the fauna of the USSR. III. Entom. Obozr. (Rev. Russe Ent.) 66: 353-368, 18 figs.
Species: Pselnophorus tanzanicus Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015), 139
Distribution:
Tanzania
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015) New species of African Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3957: 137-142. ↗
Species: Pselnophorus vilis (Butler, 1881)
Has basionym: Aciptilus vilis Butler, 1881
= Species: Aciptilus vilis Butler, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Butler, A.G. (1881), 594
= Species: Aciptilia amurensis Christoph, 1882
Page reference (Original description): Christoph, H. (1882), 43
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Russia
South Korea
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Farfugium japonicum (L.) Kitam. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Ligularia fischeri (Ledeb.) Turcz. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Petasites japonicus (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Butler, A.G. (1881) Descriptions of new genera and species of heterocerous Lepidoptera from Japan. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1881: 594.
Christoph, H. (1882) Neue Lepidopteren des Amurgebietes. Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc. 57: 43-44.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Species: Pselnophorus zulu 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: Puerphorus Arenberger, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1990), 18
Has type (Original designation): Pterophorus olbiadactylus Millière, 1859
Arenberger, E. (1990) Zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Pterophorinae. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 18: 127-131.
Species: Puerphorus olbiadactylus (Millière, 1859)
Has basionym: Pterophorus olbiadactylus Millière, 1859
= Species: Pterophorus olbiadactylus Millière, 1859
Page reference (Original description): Millière, P. (1859-1864), 89
Is type for (Original designation): Puerphorus Arenberger, 1990
= Species: Pselnophorus hemiargus Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 491
= Species: Gypsochares leptodactyla Staudinger
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 85 ↗
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Algeria
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)
Iran
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Jordan
Lebanon
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Morocco
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey
Yemen
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Phagnalon rupestre (L.) DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Phagnalon saxatile (L.) Cass. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Phagnalon sordidum (L.) Rchb. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Phagnalon telonense Jord. & Fourr. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Arenberger, E. (1990) Zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Pterophorinae. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 18: 127-131.
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. ↗
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. ↗
Millière, P. (1859-1864) Iconographie et description de chenilles et Lépidoptères inédits, Tome Premier. 1: 1-424. ↗
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.
Genus: Setosipennula Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 105
Has type (Original designation): Setosipennula viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Setosipennula viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 107
Is type for (Original designation): Setosipennula Gibeaux, 1994
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Tribe: Oxyptilini Bigot, Gibeaux, Nel & Picard, 1998
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L., Gibeaux, C., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (1998), 294
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: Antarches Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 75
Page reference (Phylogenetic review indicated close relationship of Antarches with Oxyptilus group of genera): Alipanah, H., Gielis, C., Sari, A., Sarafrazi, A. & Manzari, S. (2011), 522-524
Page reference (Antarches was synonymised with Megalorhipida based on structure of genitalia and external characters of imago): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 697
Has type (Original designation): Antarches luqueti Gibeaux, 1994
Alipanah, H., Gielis, C., Sari, A., Sarafrazi, A. & Manzari, S. (2011) Phylogenetic relationships in the tribe Oxyptilini (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Pterophorinae) based on morphological data of adults. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 484-547. ↗
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
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. (2010) On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic). Euroasian Entomological Journal 9: 689-719. ↗
Species: Antarches tessmanni (Strand, 1913)
Page reference (comb n.): Gielis, C. (2011), 36
= Species: Oxyptilus tessmanni Strand, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Strand, E. (1913), 66
Is basionym for: Megalorhipida tessmanni (Strand, 1913)
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Oxyptilus aguessei Bigot, 1964
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1964), 178
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Antarches luqueti Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 77
Is type for (Original designation): Antarches Gibeaux, 1994
= Species (Gielis, C., 2011): Megalorhipida tessmanni (Strand, 1913)
Page reference: Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 698
Has basionym: Oxyptilus tessmanni Strand, 1913
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ghana
Guinea (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Reunion
Rwanda
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Yemen
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Cinchona pubescens Vahl (Gentianales: Rubiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Synsepalum dulcificum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Daniell (Ericales: Sapotaceae) ↗
Bigot, L. (1964) Les Pterophoridae de Guinée. Bull. l'I.F.A.N. 26: 176-179.
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63. ↗
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Strand, E. (1913) Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Sued-Kamerun und Spanish-Guinea. Lepidoptera IV. Arch. Naturgesch. A.12: 63-67.
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Genus: Apoxyptilus Alipanah, Sari, Sarafrat, Gielis & Manzari, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Alipanah, H., Sari, A., Sarafrazi, A., Gielis, C. & Manzari, S. (2010), 25
Has type (Original designation): Oxyptilus anthites Meyrick, 1936
Alipanah, H., Sari, A., Sarafrazi, A., Gielis, C. & Manzari, S. (2010) Key to the genera of Oxyptilini, with descriptions of two new genera. Zootaxa 2693: 21-34.
Species: Apoxyptilus anthites (Meyrick, 1936)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus anthites Meyrick, 1936
= Species: Oxyptilus anthites Meyrick, 1936
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1925), 63
Is type for (Original designation): Apoxyptilus Alipanah, Sari, Sarafrat, Gielis & Manzari, 2010
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Tanzania
Uganda
Alipanah, H., Sari, A., Sarafrazi, A., Gielis, C. & Manzari, S. (2010) Key to the genera of Oxyptilini, with descriptions of two new genera. Zootaxa 2693: 21-34.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1925) Descriptions of twenty-four new Egyptian Microlepidoptera. Bull. Soc. roy. Ent. Egypt 25: 206-219.
Species: Apoxyptilus steineri Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 49
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63. ↗
Species: Apoxyptilus uzumarus Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 477
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. ↗
Genus: Buckleria Tutt, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
Has type (Original designation): Pterophorus paludum Zeller, 1839
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: Buckleria brasilia Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 201
Distribution:
Brazil
French Guiana
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: Buckleria girardi Gibeaux, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1992), 14
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Guinea (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Gibeaux, C. (1992) Etude des Pterophoridae (29e note). Première étude de la faune des Ptérophores des Monts Nimba, Guinée. Revue Fr. ent. (N. S.) 14: 13-20.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
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: Buckleria madecassea Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 88
Distribution:
Madagascar (Gibeaux, C. 1994)
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Buckleria negotiosus (Meyrick, 1926)
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 697
Has basionym: Trichoptilus negotiosus Meyrick, 1926
= Species: Trichoptilus negotiosus Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 325
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Buckleria vanderwolfi Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 49
Distribution:
South Africa
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Gielis, C. (2008) Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 82: 43-57. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1926) New South African micro-lepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 23: 325.
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Species: Buckleria paludum (Zeller, 1839)
Has basionym: Pterophorus paludum Zeller, 1839
Has superfluous replacement (Emendation): Pterophorus paludidactyla Bruand & dUzelle, 1858
= Species: Pterophorus amaurodactylus Zeller, 1839
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1839), 277
= Species: Pterophorus paludum Zeller, 1839
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1839), 277 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Buckleria Tutt, 1905
= Species: Pterophorus paludidactyla Bruand & dUzelle, 1858
Page reference (Original description): Bruand d'Uzelle, M. (1858), 893
= Species: Trichoptilus paludicola Fletcher, 1907
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1907), 20 ↗
= Species: Pselnophorus dolichos Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2071
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belarus
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
India
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)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sri Lanka
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Drosera rotundifolia L. (Caryophyllales: Droseraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Drosera burmannii Vahl (Caryophyllales: Droseraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Drosera aliciae R.Hamet (Caryophyllales: Droseraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Drosera indica L. (Caryophyllales: Droseraceae) ↗
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.
Fletcher, T.B. (1907) Description of a new plume-moth from Ceylon, with some remarks upon its life-history. Spolia Zeylanica 5: 20-32. ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of 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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
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.
Zeller, P.C. (1839) Kritische Bestimmung der in Degeers Abhandlungen zur Geschichte der Insekten enthaltenen Lepidopteren. Isis von Oken 32: 243-347. ↗
Species: Buckleria parvulus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Trichoptilus parvulus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Trichoptilus parvulus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 289
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Drosera capillaris Poir. (Caryophyllales: Droseraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Drosera brevifolia Pursh (Caryophyllales: Droseraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Drosera intermedia Hayne (Caryophyllales: Droseraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Narcissus concolor (Haw.) LinkN. jonquilla subsp. fernandesii × N. lusitanicus ? (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae)
Has parasitoid: Cotesia (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) ↗
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: Buckleria tridens Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 72
Distribution:
French Guiana
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.
Genus: Capperia Tutt, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
Has type (Original designation): Phalaena heterodactyla Villers, 1789
= Genus: Anacapperia Bigot & Picard, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1986), [17]
Has type (Original designation): Alucita trichodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1986) Notes sur les espèces européennes du genre Capperia et création de deux nouveax sous-genres. Alexanor 14 Suppl.: [21]-[24].
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: Capperia agadirensis Arenberger, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2002), 85
Distribution:
Morocco
Arenberger, E. (2002) Microlepidoptera Palaearctica Volume 11: Pterophoridae 2. 1-287 pp., plates 1-96.
Species: Capperia bonneaui Bigot, 1987
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1987), [35]
Distribution:
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bigot, L. (1987) Une espèce de Capperia dans le nord-est de l'Espagne: C. bonneaui nova species. Alexanor 15 Suppl.: [35]-[37].
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Capperia britanniodactylus (Gregson, 1869)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus britanniodactylus Gregson, 1869
= Species: Phalaena heterodactyla Villers, 1789
Page reference (Original description): Villers, C. de (1789), 535
Is type for (Original designation): Capperia Tutt, 1905
= Species: Oxyptilus britanniodactylus Gregson, 1869
Page reference (Original description): Gregson, C.S. (1869), 305
= Species: Pterophorus teucrii Jordan, 1869
Page reference (Original description): Jordan, R.C.R. (1869), 14
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Czech Republic
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Portugal
Russia
Slovakia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Switzerland
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Teucrium scorodonia L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Salvia officinalis L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Salvia glutinosa L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid (Possible): Agrypon varitarsum (Wesmael, 1849) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Hyposoter (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Gregson, C.S. (1869) Oxyptilus britanniodactylus, a new plume. The Entomologist 4: 305-306.
Jordan, R.C.R. (1869) Pterophorus hieracii. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 6: 14-15.
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. ↗
Villers, C. de (1789) Caroli Linnaei Entomologia, faunae Suecicae descriptionibus aucta. 2.
Species: Capperia browni Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 198
Distribution:
Mexico (Veracruz)
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: Capperia celeusi (Frey, 1886)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus celeusi Frey, 1886
= Species: Oxyptilus celeusi Frey, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Frey, H. (1886), 18
= Species: Oxyptilus intercisus Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 565 ↗
= Species: Capperia belutschistanella Amsel, 1959
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1959), 29
= Species: Capperia taurica Zagulajev, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1986), 360
= Species: Capperia karakalensis Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 434
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Azerbaijan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: Unconfirmed)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Lebanon
Liechtenstein
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Poland
Romania
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Teucrium chamaedrys L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Amsel, H.G. (1959) Microlepidoptera aus Iran. Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. 28: 29-30.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Frey, H. (1886) Einige Micros aus Regensburg. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 47: 16-18.
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576. ↗
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. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (1986) Opredelitel' nasekomych evropejskoj časti SSSR, 4 (3). 52. Pterophoridae. 144: 26-215, Tables 18-242.
Species: Capperia evansi (McDunnough, 1923)
Has basionym: Pterophorus evansi McDunnough, 1923
= Species: Pterophorus evansi McDunnough, 1923
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1923), 85
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Scutellaria (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
McDunnough, J. (1923) Notes on Pterophoridae with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 55: 85-87.
Species: Capperia fletcheri Adamczewski, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Adamczewski, S. (1951), 378
Distribution:
Israel
Turkey
Adamczewski, S. (1951) On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep., Alucitidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 1: 301-388, plates 9-20.
Species: Capperia fusca (Hofmann, 1898)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus leonuri var. fusca Hofmann, 1898
= Variety: Oxyptilus leonuri var. fusca Hofmann, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Hofmann, O. (1898), 339
= Form: Capperia fusca f. marrubii Adamczewski, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Adamczewski, S. (1951), 365
= Species: Capperia marrubii Adamczewski, 1951
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Azerbaijan
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete)
Iran (Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2013)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Capperia fusca)
Romania
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tajikistan
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Stachys alpina L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Stachys cretica subsp. cassia (Boiss.) Rech.f. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Marrubium vulgare L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Adamczewski, S. (1951) On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep., Alucitidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 1: 301-388, plates 9-20.
Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2013) New findings of the tribe Oxyptilini Arenberger, 1995 in Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Pterophorinae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 41 (164): 559-563. ↗
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.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Capperia hellenica Adamczewski, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Adamczewski, S. (1951), 371
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily)
Lebanon
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta (Sammut, P. 2004)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Stachys recta L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Adamczewski, S. (1951) On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep., Alucitidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 1: 301-388, plates 9-20.
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.
Sammut, P. (2004) Capperia hellenica Adamczewski, 1951,new to the Maltese Islands (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 32 (127): 195-197. ↗
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: Capperia jozana (Matsumura, 1931)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus jozana Matsumura, 1931
= Species: Oxyptilus jozana Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2062
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Species: Capperia loranus (Fuchs, 1895)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus loranus Fuchs, 1895
= Species: Oxyptilus loranus Fuchs, 1895
Page reference (Original description): Fuchs, A. (1895), 48
= Species: Capperia sequanensis Gibeaux, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1990), 73
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: Unconfirmed)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Capperia loranus)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Teucrium botrys L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Fuchs, A. (1895) Kleinschmetterlinge der Loreley-Gegend. 4te Besprechung. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 56: 21-52.
Gibeaux, C. (1990) Etude des Pterophoridae (23e note). Description de Stenoptilia arenbergeri n. sp., taxon du groupe graphodactyla (Treitschke, 1833). Bull. Ass. Nat. Vallée Loing 66: 219-225.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Capperia maratonica Adamczewski, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Adamczewski, S. (1951), 377
Distribution:
Armenia
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (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)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides (Schreb.) Arcang. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Adamczewski, S. (1951) On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep., Alucitidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 1: 301-388, plates 9-20.
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.
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: Capperia marginellus (Zeller, 1847)
Has basionym: Pterophorus marginellus Zeller, 1847
= Species: Pterophorus marginellus Zeller, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 903 ↗
Distribution:
Cyprus
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
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: Capperia meyi Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 410
Distribution:
Philippines
Gielis, C. (2003) Review of the Pterophoridae from the Philippines. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77: 409-424. ↗
Species: Capperia morogoroa Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 48
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: Capperia ningoris (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus ningoris Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Oxyptilus ningoris Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 26
= Species: Oxyptilus bernardinus Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 314 ↗
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Stachys rigida Nutt. ex Benth. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scutellaria bolanderi A.Gray (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hieracium albiflorum Hook. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Grinnell, F. (1909) Notes on the Pterophoridae or plume-moths of Southern California, with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 40: 313-321. ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Capperia pluschi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovick, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011), 273
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011) The Fauna of Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kyrgyzstan. Amurian Zoological Journal III(3): 268-277.
Species: Capperia polonica Adamczewski, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Adamczewski, S. (1951), 376
Distribution:
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Teucrium flavum L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Adamczewski, S. (1951) On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep., Alucitidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 1: 301-388, plates 9-20.
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: Capperia raptor (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus raptor Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Oxyptilus raptor Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 78
Distribution:
United States
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Capperia salanga Arenberger, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1995), 55
= Species: Procapperia tadzhica Zagulajev, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (2002), 366
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Iran
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Arenberger, E. (1995) Die Pteophoridae der öster-reichischen Turkmenistan-Expedition 1993. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 47: 55-58. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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. (2002) New and little known species of moths (Lepidoptera: Tineidae, Psychidae, Pterophoridae) of the fauna of Russia and neighbouring territories: XIII. Entom. Obozr. (Rev. Russe Ent.) 81: 356-369. ↗
Species: Capperia trichodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Has basionym: Alucita trichodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Species: Alucita trichodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Page reference (Original description): Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775), 145
Is type for (Original designation): Anacapperia Bigot & Picard, 1986
= Species: Oxyptilus leonuri Stange, 1882
Page reference (Original description): Stange, G. (1882), 514
= Species: Oxyptilus affinis Müller-Rutz, 1933
Page reference (Original description): Müller-Rutz, J. (1933), 553
= Species: Capperia irkutica Arenberger, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1989), 158
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Mongolia
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Leonurus cardiaca L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Cotesia brachycera (Thomson, 1895) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) ↗
Arenberger, E. (1989) Die Pterophoriden (Lepidoptera) der sowjetisch-finnischen Sibirienexpeditionen 1982-1984 mit Beschreibung einer neuen Art. Annls. Ent. Fennici 55: 153-160.
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1986) Notes sur les espèces européennes du genre Capperia et création de deux nouveax sous-genres. Alexanor 14 Suppl.: [21]-[24].
Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775) Ankündigung eines Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. 1-322 pp., 2 plates. Bernardi, Wien.
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Müller-Rutz, J. (1933) Über Microlepidopteren. Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 16: 118-119.
Stange, G. (1882) Lepidopterologische Beobachtungen. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 43: 512-517.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Species: Capperia washbourni Adamczewski, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Adamczewski, S. (1951), 355
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Iran
Israel
Jordan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. 2026: native)
Syria
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Adamczewski, S. (1951) On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep., Alucitidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 1: 301-388, plates 9-20.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. (2026) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Jordan, with description of a new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 98: 108-114. ↗
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: Capperia zelleri Adamczewski, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Adamczewski, S. (1951), 375
Distribution:
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Adamczewski, S. (1951) On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep., Alucitidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 1: 301-388, plates 9-20.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Genus: Crombrugghia Tutt, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1906), 449
Has type (Subsequent designation): Pterophorus distans Zeller, 1847
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Combrugghia Neave, 1939
= Genus: Combrugghia Neave, 1939
Page reference (Original description): Neave (1939), 808
Neave (1939) Nomenclator Zoologicus. 1: 808. London.
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin. ↗
Species: Crombrugghia distans (Zeller, 1847)
Has basionym: Pterophorus distans Zeller, 1847
= Species: Pterophorus distans Zeller, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 902 ↗
Is type for (Subsequent designation): Crombrugghia Tutt, 1906
= Species: Oxyptilus distans (Zeller, 1847)
= Species: Oxyptilus geodactyla Fuchs, 1903
Page reference (Original description): Fuchs, A. (1903), 15
= Species: Oxyptilus lactucae Fletcher, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1921 (1920)), 13
= Species: Oxyptilus clarisignis Meyrick, 1924
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1924), 93 ↗
= Species: Oxyptilus buvati Bigot & Picard, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1988), 242
= Subspecies: Oxyptilus buvati propedistans Bigot & Picard, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1988), 244
= Species: Oxyptilus pravieli Bigot, Nel & Picard, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (1989), 15
= Species: Oxyptilus gibeauxi Bigot, Nel & Picard, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (1990), 47
= Species: Oxyptilus jaeckhi Bigot & Picard, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1991), 236
= Species: Oxyptilus supplementum Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 432
= Species: Oxyptilus zhengi Hao, Li & Wang, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S., Li, H. & Wang, S. (2002), 141
= Species: Oxyptilus propedistans Bigot & Picard, 1988
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: As Crombrugghia distans)
Azerbaijan
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
India
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Morocco
Nepal
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Russia
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Slovenia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Tajikistan
Tunisia
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia distans)
Uzbekistan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Crepis tectorum L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Crepis succifolia
Feeds on: Crepis conyzaefolia
Feeds on: Crepis alpestris (Jacq.) Tausch (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Crepis succisaefolia
Feeds on: Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Pilosella officinarum Vaill. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hieracium amplexicaule L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Sonchus asper (L.) Hill (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Sonchus arvensis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cichorium intybus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Picris hieracioides L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Andryale pinnatifida
Feeds on: Andryale integrifolia
Feeds on: Lactuca dregeana DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lactuca sativa L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1988) Remarques sur les Oxyptilus (1ere partie). Généralités, Problèmes liés à O. hieracii (Zeller, 1841). Descriptions d' O. buvati et d' O. adamczewskii, nouvelles espèces. Alexanor 15: 239-248.
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1991) Remarques sur les Oxyptilus (3e partie). Compléments et rectifications. Description d' O. jaeckhi, nouvelle espèce. Réflexions sur les espèces de la section distans. Modifications à apporter aux clés de determination. Alexanor 17: 233-246.
Bigot, L., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (1989) Oxyptilus pravieli nova species. Alexanor 16: 15-21.
Bigot, L., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (1990) Oxyptilus gibeauxi nova species en fôret de Fontainebleau. Bull. Ass. Nat. Vall. Loing Massif Fontainebleau 66: 47-58.
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.
Fletcher, T.B. (1921 (1920)) Life-Histories of Indian Insects, Microlepidoptera. Mem. Dep. Agric. India (Ent. Ser.) 6: i-ii, 1-217, plates 1-68. (Dated Nov. 1920, but correct date is Jan. 1921).
Fuchs, A. (1903) Neue Kleinfalter des Mittelmeergebiets. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 64: 3-16. ↗
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Hao, S., Li, H. & Wang, S. (2002) A taxonomic study on the genus Oxyptilus Zeller from China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoidae). Animal Science 140-143.
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 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1924) Exotic microlepidoptera. 3: 65-96. ↗
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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. ↗
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: Crombrugghia kollari (Stainton, 1851)
Has basionym: Pterophorus kollari Stainton, 1851
= Species: Pterophorus kollari Stainton, 1851
Page reference (Original description): Stainton, H.T. (1851), 28
= Species: Oxyptilus kollari (Stainton, 1851)
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia kollari)
France
France (Corsica)
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia kollari)
Russia
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Hieracium laschii (C. Hieracium & F. W. Schultz) Zahn (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Stainton, H.T. (1851) A supplementary Catalogue of British Tineina and Pterophorini.
Species: Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)
Has basionym: Pterophorus laetus Zeller, 1847
= Species: Pterophorus laetus Zeller, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 903 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus laetidactylus Bruand d'Uzelle, 1859
Page reference (Original description): Bruand d'Uzelle, M. (1858), 700 ↗
= Species: Oxyptilus andryalae Millière, 1863
Page reference (Original description): Millière, P. (1859-1864), 333 ↗
= Species: Oxyptilus lantoscanus Millière, 1883
Page reference (Original description): Millière, P. (1883), 176
= Species: Oxyptilus laetus (Zeller, 1847)
= Species: Crombrugghia lantoscana (Millière, 1882)
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Algeria
Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia laetus)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia laetus)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Iran
Iraq
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia laetus)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia laetus)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia laetus)
Lebanon
Libya
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia laetus)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Morocco
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia laetus)
Russia (Daghestan) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. 2022)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia laetus)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Tunisia
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Turkmenistan
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia laetus)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Andryala integrifolia L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hieracium lanatum
Bruand d'Uzelle, M. (1858) Classification des tinéides et examen des caractères et de leur importance relative, d'après la méthode naturelle. Annls. Soc. ent. France 3(6): 601-702. ↗
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. (1859-1864) Iconographie et description de chenilles et Lépidoptères inédits, Tome Premier. 1: 1-424. ↗
Millière, P. (1883) Lépidoptérologie. Annls. Soc. linnéenne Lyon 8: 176.
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: Crombrugghia reichli (Arenberger, 1998)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus reichli Arenberger, 1998
= Species: Oxyptilus reichli Arenberger, 1998
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1998), 306
Distribution:
Cyprus
Turkey
Arenberger, E. (1998) Zwei neue Mikrolepidopteren aus Zypern. Stapfia 55: 305-311.
Species: Crombrugghia richardi (Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010)
Has basionym: Stenodacma richardi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010
= Species: Stenodacma richardi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 697
Distribution:
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Zimbabwe
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. ↗
Species: Crombrugghia tristis (Zeller, 1839)
Has basionym: Pterophorus tristis Zeller, 1839
= Species: Pterophorus tristis Zeller, 1839
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1839), 277 ↗
= Species: Oxyptilus adamczewskii Bigot & Picard, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1988), 246
= Species (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X., 2003): Crombrugghia brachycerus Qin & Zheng, 1997
Page reference (Original description, male genitalia): Qin, H. & Zheng, Z. (1997), 12
Page reference (Synonymy with Crombrugghia tristis): Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003)
= Species: Oxyptilus tristis (Zeller, 1839)
Distribution:
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia tristis)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia tristis)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia tristis)
France (Corsica)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia tristis)
Greece
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia tristis)
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia tristis)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia tristis)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Liechtenstein
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia tristis)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia tristis)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia tristis)
Romania
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Serbia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia tristis)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Crombrugghia tristis)
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Pilosella echioides subsp. echioides (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hieracium umbelliferum
Feeds on: Pilosella dubia (L.) F. W. Schultz & Sch. Bip. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Pilosella cymosa subsp. cymosa (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hieracium piloselloides
Feeds on: Pilosella cymosiformis subsp. cymosiformis (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Pilosella officinarum Vaill. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hieracium amplexicaule L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1988) Remarques sur les Oxyptilus (1ere partie). Généralités, Problèmes liés à O. hieracii (Zeller, 1841). Descriptions d' O. buvati et d' O. adamczewskii, nouvelles espèces. Alexanor 15: 239-248.
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Qin, H. & Zheng, Z. (1997) One new species and one new recorded species and one new recorded genus of Pterophoridae from China (Lepidoptera). Acta Agriculturae Boreali-occidentalis Sinica 6(1): 11-13.
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1839) Kritische Bestimmung der in Degeers Abhandlungen zur Geschichte der Insekten enthaltenen Lepidopteren. Isis von Oken 32: 243-347. ↗
Genus: Dejongia Gielis, 1993
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1993), 16
Has type (Original designation): Pterophorus lobidactylus Fitch, 1854
Gielis, C. (1993) Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea. Zool. Verh. Leiden 290: 1-139, figs. 1-241. ↗
Species: Dejongia californicus (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Aciptilus californicus Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Aciptilus californicus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 60
= Species: Trichoptilus wrightii Grinnell, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 314 ↗
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Isocoma veneta (Kunth) Greene (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Grindelia canyiorum
Grinnell, F. (1909) Notes on the Pterophoridae or plume-moths of Southern California, with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 40: 313-321. ↗
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. ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Dejongia lobidactylus (Fitch, 1854)
Has basionym: Pterophorus lobidactylus Fitch, 1854
= Species: Pterophorus lobidactylus Fitch, 1854
Page reference (Original description): Fitch, A. (1854), 847
Is type for (Original designation): Dejongia Gielis, 1993
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Has parasitoid: Tachinidae (Diptera: Tachinidae) ↗
Fitch, A. (1854) The gartered or grape-vine plume. Trans. New York Agr. Soc. 14: 843-849.
Gielis, C. (1993) Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea. Zool. Verh. Leiden 290: 1-139, figs. 1-241. ↗
Genus: Eucapperia Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 78
Has type (Original designation): Lantanophaga longiductus Gibeaux, 1992
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Eucapperia bullifera (Meyrick, 1918)
Has basionym: Platyptilia bullifera Meyrick, 1918
= Species: Platyptilia bullifera Meyrick, 1918
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1918), 1
= Species: Eucapperia continentalis Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 48
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Lantanophaga longiductus Gibeaux, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1992), 105
Is type for (Original designation): Eucapperia Gibeaux, 1994
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Eucapperia longiductus (Gibeaux, 1992)
Distribution:
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
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.
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Gielis, C. (2008) Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 82: 43-57. ↗
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1918) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 6: 1-59.
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: Geina Tutt, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1906), 411
Has type (Monotypy): Phalaena didactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin. ↗
Species: Geina buscki (McDunnough, 1933)
Has basionym: Pterophorus buscki McDunnough, 1933
= Species: Pterophorus buscki McDunnough, 1933
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1933), 206
Distribution:
Canada
United States
McDunnough, J. (1933) Notes on North American lepidoptera with description of new species. Can. Ent. 65: 200-208.
Species: Geina didactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Has basionym: Phalaena didactyla Linnaeus, 1758
= Species: Phalaena didactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Page reference (Original description): Linnaeus, C. (1758), 542 ↗
Is type for (Monotypy): Geina Tutt, 1906
= Species: Pterophorus brunneodactylus Millière, 1854
Page reference (Original description): Millière, P. (1854), 65
Distribution:
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (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)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily)
Kazakhstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (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
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Geum rivale L. (Rosales: Rosaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Geum urbanum L. (Rosales: Rosaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Potentilla rupestris
Has parasitoid (Bergström, C. 1999: as Ceranthia lichtwardtiana): Siphona lichtwardtiana (Villeneuve, 1931) (Diptera: Tachinidae) ↗
Has parasitoid (Bergström, C. 1999: as Apanteles pilicornis): Cotesia pilicornis (Thomson, 1895) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) ↗
Bergström, C. (1999) Ceranthia lichtwardtiana (Vill.) (Dipt., Tachinidae) and Apanteles pilicornis Thoms. (Hym., Braconidae) two parasitoids of Geina didactyla (L.) (Lep., Pterophoridae). Studia Dipterologica 6: 219-232.
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.
Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. 1-824. ↗
Millière, P. (1854) Description de nouvelles espèces de microlépidoptères. Annls. Soc. Ent. France 1854: 59-68, 1 plate.
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin. ↗
Species: Geina integumentum Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 197
Distribution:
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
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: Geina periscelidactylus (Fitch, 1854)
Has basionym: Pterophorus periscelidactylus Fitch, 1854
= Species: Pterophorus periscelidactylus Fitch, 1854
Page reference (Original description): Fitch, A. (1854), 843
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Vitis labrusca L. (Vitales: Vitaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Hemisturmia tortricis (Coquillett, 1897) (Diptera: Tachinidae) ↗
Fitch, A. (1854) The gartered or grape-vine plume. Trans. New York Agr. Soc. 14: 843-849.
Species: Geina sheppardi Landry, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Landry, B. (1989), 764
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Landry, B. (1989) Geina sheppardi, a new species of grape-feeding Platyptiliinae from eastern North America, with notes on related species. Can. Ent. 121: 763-770.
Species: Geina tenuidactylus (Fitch, 1854)
Has basionym: Pterophorus tenuidactylus Fitch, 1854
= Species: Pterophorus tenuidactylus Fitch, 1854
Page reference (Original description): Fitch, A. (1854), 848
= Species: Oxyptilus nigrociliatus Zeller, 1873
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1873), 322 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus cygnus Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 304
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Rubus nutkanus Moc. ex Ser. (Rosales: Rosaceae) ↗
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. ↗
Fitch, A. (1854) The gartered or grape-vine plume. Trans. New York Agr. Soc. 14: 843-849.
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. ↗
Genus: Intercapperia Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 26
Has type (Original designation): Intercapperia scindia Arenberger, 1988
Arenberger, E. (1988) Pterophoridae aus Kaschmir. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 40: 23-32.
Species: Intercapperia scindia Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 27
Is type for (Original designation): Intercapperia Arenberger, 1988
Distribution:
India
Arenberger, E. (1988) Pterophoridae aus Kaschmir. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 40: 23-32.
Genus: Megalorhipida Amsel, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1935), 293
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Megalorrhipida Amsel, 1935
Has type (Monotypy): Megalorhipida palaestinensis Amsel, 1935
= Genus: Megalorrhipida Amsel, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1935), 293
Amsel, H.G. (1935) Neue palästinensische Lepidopteren. Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 20: 271-319, 10 pl.
Species: Megalorhipida angusta Arenberger, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2002), 55
Distribution:
Tanzania
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (2002) Microlepidoptera Palaearctica Volume 11: Pterophoridae 2. 1-287 pp., plates 1-96.
Species: Megalorhipida bahiaensis (Gielis, 2006)
Has basionym: Michaelophorus bahiaensis Gielis, 2006
= Species: Michaelophorus bahiaensis Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 186
Distribution:
Brazil (BA)
Paraguay (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2022)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2022) To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 59: 38-45. ↗
Species: Megalorhipida dubiosa Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 206
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: Megalorhipida dulcis (Walsingham, 1915)
Has basionym: Trichoptilus dulcis Walsingham, 1915
= Species: Trichoptilus dulcis Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 435 ↗
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Mexico
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: Megalorhipida festus (Meyrick, 1920)
Has basionym: Trichoptilus festus Meyrick, 1920
= Species: Trichoptilus festus Meyrick, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1920), 273
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Trichoptilus animosus Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 49 ↗
Distribution:
Kenya
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1920) Descriptions of South African micro-lepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 17: 273-275.
Meyrick, E. (1921) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8 (2): 49-148. ↗
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: Megalorhipida fissa Arenberger, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2002), 56
Distribution:
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (2002) Microlepidoptera Palaearctica Volume 11: Pterophoridae 2. 1-287 pp., plates 1-96.
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: Megalorhipida gielisi Rose & Pooni, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Rose, H.S. & Pooni, H.S. (2005), 1798
Distribution:
India
Rose, H.S. & Pooni, H.S. (2005) Taxonomic studies on the superfamily Pterophoroidea from Northwestern India. Zoos’ print Journal 20: 1787-1803. ↗
Species: Megalorhipida leptomeres (Meyrick, 1886)
Has basionym: Trichoptilus leptomeres Meyrick, 1886
= Species: Trichoptilus leptomeres Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 15
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Reunion
Seychelles
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Yemen
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. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21. ↗
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: Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
Has basionym: Pterophorus leucodactylus Fabricius, 1794
= Species: Pterophorus leucodactylus Fabricius, 1794
Page reference (Original description): Fabricius, J.C. (1794), 346
= Species: Pterophorus congrualis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 943
= Species: Pterophorus defectalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 943
= Species: Pterophorus oxydactylus Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 944
= Species: Aciptilia hawaiiensis Butler, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Butler, A.G. (1881), 408
= Species: Trichoptilus ochrodactylus Fish, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Fish, C. (1881), 142
= Species: Trichoptilus centetes Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 16
= Species: Trichoptilus compsochares Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 16
= Species: Trichoptilus adelphodes Meyrick, 1887
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1887), 266
= Species: Trichoptilus ralumensis Pagenstecher, 1900
Page reference (Original description): Pagenstecher, A. (1900), 239
= Species: Trichoptilus derelictus Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 276
= Species: Megalorhipida palaestinensis Amsel, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1935), 283
Is type for (Monotypy): Megalorhipida Amsel, 1935
= Species: Megalorrhipida defectalis (Walker, 1864)
Page reference (Redescription): Gielis, C. (1989), 108 ↗
Distribution:
Argentina
Australia
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Brazil
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Cape Verde
Chad
Chile
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Colombia
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dubai
Ecuador
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
French Guiana
Gambia
Guadeloupe
Guinea (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
India
Indonesia
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Iran
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Kiribati
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
Lebanon
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. 2024)
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Namibia
Nigeria
Northern Mariana Islands
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)
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
Reunion
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Uganda
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands (Wake Island)
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Yemen
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (as Acacia neovernicosa): Vachellia vernicosa (Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Boerhavia diffusa L. (Caryophyllales: Nyctaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Boerhavia coccinea Mill. (Caryophyllales: Nyctaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Boerhavia erecta L. (Caryophyllales: Nyctaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Boerhavia chinensis
Feeds on: Commicarpus plumbagineus (Cav.) Standl. (Caryophyllales: Nyctaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Commicarpus tuberosus (Lam.) Standl. (Caryophyllales: Nyctaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Okenia hypogaea Schltdl. & Cham. (Caryophyllales: Nyctaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Amaranthus L. (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poir. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scaevola sericea G. Forst. (Asterales: Goodeniaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Conura debilis (Say, 1836) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae)
Amsel, H.G. (1935) Neue palästinensische Lepidopteren. Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 20: 271-319, 10 pl.
Butler, A.G. (1881) On a collection of nocturnal lepidoptera from the Hawaiian Islands. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5th series) 7: 407-408.
Fabricius, J.C. (1794) Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. 3(1): 1-349.
Fish, C. (1881) Pterophoridae. Can. Ent. 13: 70-74, 140-143.
Gielis, C. (1989) Neotropical Pterophoridae 1. The genus Megalorrhipida Amsel, 1935. Phegea 17: 107-117. ↗
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
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. ↗
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kenya. Ecologica Montenegrina 67: 127-138. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. (1887) On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1887: 185-268. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1926) Microlepidoptera from the Galapagos Islands and Rapa. Trans. ent. Soc. London 74: 276.
Pagenstecher, A. (1900) Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-Archipels. Zoologica, Stuttg. 27: 238-242.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
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. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. (2024) The Pterophoridae fauna of Mali (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 52 (206): 395-403. ↗
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Megalorhipida madoris Gielis & De Vos, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007), 193
Distribution:
Indonesia
Indonesia (Irian Jaya)
Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007) Additions to the Pterophoridae fauna of Papua. Entomofauna 28: 185-200. ↗
Species: Megalorhipida monsa Bippus, 2020
Page reference (Original description): Bippus, M. (2020), 92
Page reference (Photographs: adult, larva, male and female genitlia, underside abdomen): Bippus, M. (2020), 89
Distribution:
Reunion
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Dombeya ciliata Cordem. (Malvales: Malvaceae) ↗
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. ↗
Species: Megalorhipida paradefectalis Rose & Pooni, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Rose, H.S. & Pooni, H.S. (2005), 1797
Distribution:
India
Rose, H.S. & Pooni, H.S. (2005) Taxonomic studies on the superfamily Pterophoroidea from Northwestern India. Zoos’ print Journal 20: 1787-1803. ↗
Species: Megalorhipida paraiso Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 205
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: Megalorhipida parvula Arenberger, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2010), 138
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: Megalorhipida pseudodefectalis (Gielis, 1989)
Has basionym: Megalorrhipida pseudodefectalis Gielis, 1989
= Species: Megalorrhipida pseudodefectalis Gielis, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1989), 110 ↗
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Brazil
Chile
Paraguay
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Barrosoa betoniciformis (DC.) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Senecio oleosus Vell. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Gielis, C. (1989) Neotropical Pterophoridae 1. The genus Megalorrhipida Amsel, 1935. Phegea 17: 107-117. ↗
Gielis, C. (1989) Taxonomy of the Ochyrotica concursa group (Lepidoptera : Pterophoridae, Agdistinae). Phegea 17: 67-73. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41. ↗
Species: Megalorhipida subtilis (Rebel, 1907)
Has basionym: Trichoptilus subtilis Rebel, 1907
= Species: Trichoptilus subtilis Rebel, 1907
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1907), 114
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Trichoptilus maceratus Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 2
Distribution:
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mozambique
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Yemen
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. ↗
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. (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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
Species: Megalorhipida umbra Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 50
Distribution:
Kenya
South Africa
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63. ↗
Species: Megalorhipida varius (Meyrick, 1909)
Has basionym: Trichoptilus varius Meyrick, 1909
= Species: Trichoptilus varius Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 2
Distribution:
Namibia
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1909) Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 2: 1-28, 8 plates. ↗
Species: Megalorhipida viduus (Meyrick, 1917)
Has basionym: Trichoptilus viduus Meyrick, 1917
= Species: Trichoptilus viduus Meyrick, 1917
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1917), 1
Distribution:
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1917) Descriptions of South African microlepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 17: 1-2.
Species: Megalorhipida vivax (Meyrick, 1909)
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 698
Has basionym: Trichoptilus vivax Meyrick, 1909
= Species: Trichoptilus vivax Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 1
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gambia
Lesotho
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. (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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Species: Megalorrhipida prolai Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 93
Distribution:
Comoros
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Genus: Oxyptilus Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 765
Has type (Subsequent designation): Pterophorus pilosellae Zeller, 1841
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Species: Oxyptilus catathectes Meyrick, 1933
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1933), 425 ↗
Distribution:
Indonesia
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Lagerstroemia L. (Myrtales: Lythraceae) ↗
Meyrick, E. (1933) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 417-448. ↗
Species: Oxyptilus causodes Meyrick, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1905), 582
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
India
Indonesia
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2018)
Sri Lanka
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Dillenia retusa Thunb. (Dilleniales: Dilleniaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Dillenia indica L. (Dilleniales: Dilleniaceae) ↗
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Meyrick, E. (1905) Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 16: 580-619. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2018) The Lepidoptera fauna of Laos (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 8 (4): 504-507. ↗
Species: Oxyptilus chrysodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Has basionym: Alucita chrysodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Species: Alucita chrysodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Page reference (Original description): Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775), 320
= Species: Pterophorus hieracii Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 827
= Species: Oxyptilus perunovi Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 385
Distribution:
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
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)
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Hieracium umbellatum L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hieracium sabaudum L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Picris hieracioides L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775) Ankündigung eines Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. 1-322 pp., 2 plates. Bernardi, Wien.
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 of 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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Species: Oxyptilus delawaricus Zeller, 1873
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1873), 320 ↗
= Form: Oxyptilus bernardinus f. finitimus Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 315
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Hieracium scouleri Hook. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Grinnell, F. (1909) Notes on the Pterophoridae or plume-moths of Southern California, with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 40: 313-321. ↗
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: Oxyptilus eleanerae Matthews, 2017
Page reference (Original description): Matthews, D. (2017), 77
Distribution:
United States (Matthews, D. 2017)
Matthews, D. (2017) A new species of Oxyptilus Zeller from the southwestern United States (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zookeys 698: 75-95. ↗
Species: Oxyptilus epidectis Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 476
Distribution:
India
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC. (Oxalidales: Oxalidaceae) ↗
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Oxyptilus erebites Meyrick, 1937
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 118
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Meyrick, E. (1926) New South African micro-lepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 23: 325.
Species: Oxyptilus ericetorum (Stainton, 1851)
Has basionym: Pterophorus ericetorum Stainton, 1851
= Species: Pterophorus ericetorum Zeller, 1844
= Species: Pterophorus ericetorum Stainton, 1851
Page reference (Original description): Stainton, H.T. (1851), 28
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (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)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Åland Islands (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Pilosella officinarum Vaill. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hieracium murorum L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hieracium lanatum
Feeds on: Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull (Ericales: Ericaceae) ↗
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.
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. ↗
Stainton, H.T. (1851) A supplementary Catalogue of British Tineina and Pterophorini.
Species: Oxyptilus idonealis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 935
Distribution:
Malaysia (Sarawak)
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Oxyptilus maleficus Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 296 ↗
Distribution:
Mexico
Peru
Meyrick, E. (1926) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 289-320. ↗
Species: Oxyptilus mycites Meyrick, 1914
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1914), 46
Distribution:
Taiwan
Meyrick, E. (1914) H. Sauter's Formosa Ausbeute: Pterophoridae, Tortricidae, Eucosmidae, Gelechidae, Oecop horidae, Cosmopterygidae, Hyponomeutidae, heliodinidae, Sesiadae, Glyphipterygidae, Plutellidae, Tinei dae, Adelidae. Suppl. Entomologica 3: 45-47.
Species: Oxyptilus oberthuri Bigot & Picard, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2004), 438
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: Oxyptilus parvidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Has basionym: Alucita parvidactyla Haworth, 1811
= Species: Alucita parvidactyla Haworth, 1811
Page reference (Original description): Haworth, A.H. (1811), 480
= Species: Pterophorus obscurus Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 793
= Species: Oxyptilus hoffmannseggi Möschler, 1866
Page reference (Original description): Möschler, H.B. (1866), 145
= Species: Oxyptilus maroccanensis Amsel, 1956
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1956), 22
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belarus
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
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)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Ireland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lebanon
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Morocco
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (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)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Ukraine
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Pilosella officinarum Vaill. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hieracium dollineri subsp. dollineri (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hieracium umbellatum L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Stachys alpina L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Amsel, H.G. (1956) Über die von Herrn E. de Bros in Spanisch-Marokko gesammelten Klein-Schmetterlinge. Z. wien. ent. Ges. 41: 17-31.
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.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Möschler, H.B. (1866) Aufzählung der in Andalusien 1865 von Herrn Graf v. Hoffmannsegg gesammelten Schmetterlinge. Berl. ent. Z. 10: 136-146.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Species: Oxyptilus pilosellae (Zeller, 1841)
Has basionym: Pterophorus pilosellae Zeller, 1841
= Species: Pterophorus pilosellae Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 789
Is type for (Subsequent designation): Oxyptilus Zeller, 1841
= Variety: Pterophorus pilosellae var. bohemanni Wallengren, 1862
Page reference (Original description): Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)), 16
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal
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)
Turkey
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Pilosella officinarum Vaill. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)) Skandinaviens Fjädermott. Till. K. Vet. Akad. Handl. 3 (7): 1-25. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Species: Oxyptilus praedator Meyrick, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1910), 217
Distribution:
India
Meyrick, E. (1910) Notes and descriptions of Indian Microlepidoptera. Rec. of Indian Mus. 5: 217-232.
Species: Oxyptilus scutifer Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 564 ↗
Distribution:
Ecuador
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576. ↗
Species: Oxyptilus wallecei Fletcher, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1911), 346
Distribution:
Indonesia
Fletcher, T.B. (1911) Four new Pterophoridae. The Entomologist 44: 281-283, 346-348. ↗
Genus: Paracapperia Bigot & Picard, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1986), [17]
Has type (Original designation): Oxyptilus anatolicus Caradja, 1920
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1986) Notes sur les espèces européennes du genre Capperia et création de deux nouveax sous-genres. Alexanor 14 Suppl.: [21]-[24].
Species: Paracapperia anatolicus (Caradja, 1920)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus anatolicus Caradja, 1920
= Species: Oxyptilus anatolicus Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 79 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Paracapperia Bigot & Picard, 1986
= Species: Capperia tamsi Adamczewski, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Adamczewski, S. (1951), 368
= Species: Capperia anatolicus (Caradja, 1920)
Distribution:
Armenia
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Iran
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Paracapperia anatolicus)
Syria
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Adamczewski, S. (1951) On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep., Alucitidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 1: 301-388, plates 9-20.
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1986) Notes sur les espèces européennes du genre Capperia et création de deux nouveax sous-genres. Alexanor 14 Suppl.: [21]-[24].
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.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Species: Paracapperia esuriens (Meyrick, 1932)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus esuriens Meyrick, 1932
= Species: Oxyptilus esuriens Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 108
= Species: Trichoptilus infernus Meyrick, 1938
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1938), 3
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1932) Entomological expedition to Abyssinia 1926-27. Microlepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. London 80: 107-109.
Meyrick, E. (1938) Pterophoridae, Tortricina and Tineina. Explor. Parc Nat. Albert 14: 1-28, 3 plates.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Genus: Prichotilus Rose & Pooni, 2005
Page reference (Original description): Rose, H.S. & Pooni, H.S. (2005), 1799
Has type (Monotypy): Trichoptilus bidens Meyrick, 1930
Rose, H.S. & Pooni, H.S. (2005) Taxonomic studies on the superfamily Pterophoroidea from Northwestern India. Zoos’ print Journal 20: 1787-1803. ↗
Species: Prichotilus archaeodes (Meyrick, 1913)
Has basionym: Trichoptilus archaeodes Meyrick, 1913
= Species: Trichoptilus archaeodes Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 105 ↗
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Trichoptilus archeaodes Meyrick, 1913
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Trichoptilus archeodes Meyrick, 1913
= Species (Misspelling of Trichoptilus archaeodes in Gielis 2003; Gielis, C., 2003): Trichoptilus archeaodes Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Misspelling of Trichoptilus archaeodes in Gielis 2003): Gielis, C. (2003), 68
Is superfluous replacement for (Misspelling): Trichoptilus archaeodes Meyrick, 1913
= Species (Misspelling of Trichoptilus archaeodes in Gielis 2003; Gielis, C., 2003): Trichoptilus archeodes Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Misspelling of Trichoptilus archaeodes in Gielis 2003): Gielis, C. (2003), 68
Is superfluous replacement for (Misspelling): Trichoptilus archaeodes Meyrick, 1913
Distribution:
India
Gielis, C. (2003) Pterophoroidea and Alucitoidea (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects 4: 1-198.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128. ↗
Species: Prichotilus bidens (Meyrick, 1930)
Has basionym: Trichoptilus bidens Meyrick, 1930
= Species: Trichoptilus bidens Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 564 ↗
Is type for (Monotypy): Prichotilus Rose & Pooni, 2005
Distribution:
India
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Species: Prichotilus tara Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011), 358
= Species: Prichotilus tanzanicus Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 49
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mali (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. 2024)
Tanzania
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63. ↗
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011) The first report of Prichotilus Rose & Pooni, 2005 from Africa with description of two new species. Amurian Zoological Journal 3: 358-359.
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. (2024) The Pterophoridae fauna of Mali (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 52 (206): 395-403. ↗
Species: Prichotilus yakovlevi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011), 358
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011) The first report of Prichotilus Rose & Pooni, 2005 from Africa with description of two new species. Amurian Zoological Journal 3: 358-359.
Genus: Procapperia Adamczewski, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Adamczewski, S. (1951), 338
Has type (Original designation): Oxyptilus maculatus Constant, 1865
Adamczewski, S. (1951) On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep., Alucitidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 1: 301-388, plates 9-20.
Species: Procapperia amira Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 66
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Iran (Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2013)
Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2013) New findings of the tribe Oxyptilini Arenberger, 1995 in Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Pterophorinae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 41 (164): 559-563. ↗
Arenberger, E. (1988) Weitere palaearktische Pterophoridae. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 39: 65-70.
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: Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956)
Has basionym: Capperia insomnis Townsend, 1956
= Species: Capperia insomnis Townsend, 1956
Page reference (Original description): Townsend, A.L.H. (1956), 93
= Species: Procapperia hackeri Arenberger, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2002), 74
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Namibia
Yemen
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Tinnea ethiopica
Arenberger, E. (2002) Microlepidoptera Palaearctica Volume 11: Pterophoridae 2. 1-287 pp., plates 1-96.
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. ↗
Townsend, A.L.H. (1956) A new species of African plume moths. Occ. Paper Nat. Mus. South Rhodesia 3 (nr 21B): 93-94.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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: Procapperia kuldschaensis (Rebel, 1914)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus kuldschaensis Rebel, 1914
= Species: Oxyptilus kuldschaensis Rebel, 1914
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1914), 272
= Species: Procapperia asiatica Zagulajev, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1986), 87
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Tajikistan
Turkey
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Rebel, H. (1914) Über eine Microlepidopterenausbeute aus dem westlicher Thian-Schan-Gebiet. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 28: 272.
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (1986) Pterophoridae of Central Asia. Trudy zool. Ent. Obshch. 67: 76-94.
Species: Procapperia linariae (Chrétien, 1922)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus linariae Chrétien, 1922
= Species: Oxyptilus linariae Chrétien, 1922
Page reference (Original description): Chrétien, P. (1922), 338
= Species: Procapperia croatica Adamczewski, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Adamczewski, S. (1951), 342
= Species: Procapperia ankaraica Fazekas, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Fazekas, I. (2003), 18
Distribution:
Armenia
Bulgaria
Croatia
France
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Greece
Iran (Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2013)
Morocco
Russia
Turkey
Ukraine
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Scutellaria alpina L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Apanteles (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) ↗
Adamczewski, S. (1951) On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep., Alucitidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 1: 301-388, plates 9-20.
Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2013) New findings of the tribe Oxyptilini Arenberger, 1995 in Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Pterophorinae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 41 (164): 559-563. ↗
Chrétien, P. (1922) Les Lépidoptères du Maroc.In (Oberthür Ed.): Etude lépidopterologie comparée. 19: 13-403, pls. 74-124.
Fazekas, I. (2003) Federmotten aus der Mongolei, Russland, der Türkei, der Balkanhalbinsel und Afrika, mit Beschreibung neuer Arten. Folia comloensis 12: 5-24. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Species: Procapperia maculatus (Constant, 1865)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus maculatus Constant, 1865
= Species: Oxyptilus maculatus Constant, 1865
Page reference (Original description): Constant, M.A. (1865), 193
Is type for (Original designation): Procapperia Adamczewski, 1951
Distribution:
Armenia
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Scutellaria alpina L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Adamczewski, S. (1951) On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep., Alucitidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. Hist. (Ent.) 1: 301-388, plates 9-20.
Constant, M.A. (1865) Description de quelques Lépidoptères nouveaux. Annls. Soc. ent. France 45: 193.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Species: Procapperia orientalis Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 24
Distribution:
India
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Arenberger, E. (1988) Pterophoridae aus Kaschmir. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 40: 23-32.
Species: Procapperia pelecyntes (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus pelecyntes Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Oxyptilus pelecyntes Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 477
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Scutellaria indica L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scutellaria discolor Colebr. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Procapperia processidactyla Nupponen, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Nupponen, K. (2022), 58
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (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. ↗
Genus: Pseudoxyptilus Alipanah, Sari, Sarafrat, Gielis & Manzari, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Alipanah, H., Sari, A., Sarafrazi, A., Gielis, C. & Manzari, S. (2010), 29
Has type (Original designation): Oxyptilus secutor Meyrick, 1911
Alipanah, H., Sari, A., Sarafrazi, A., Gielis, C. & Manzari, S. (2010) Key to the genera of Oxyptilini, with descriptions of two new genera. Zootaxa 2693: 21-34.
Species: Pseudoxyptilus secutor (Meyrick, 1911)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus secutor Meyrick, 1911
= Species: Oxyptilus secutor Meyrick, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1911), 218 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Pseudoxyptilus Alipanah, Sari, Sarafrat, Gielis & Manzari, 2010
= Species: Oxyptilus variegatus Meyrick, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1920), 274
Distribution:
Lesotho
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Swaziland
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Alipanah, H., Sari, A., Sarafrazi, A., Gielis, C. & Manzari, S. (2010) Key to the genera of Oxyptilini, with descriptions of two new genera. Zootaxa 2693: 21-34.
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. (1920) Descriptions of South African micro-lepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 17: 273-275.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Genus: Sphenarches Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 8
Page reference (Phylogenetic review places Sphenarches in Oxyptilini near Geina): Alipanah, H., Gielis, C., Sari, A., Sarafrazi, A. & Manzari, S. (2011), 519-520
Has type (Original designation): Sphenarches synophrys Meyrick, 1886
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Sphenarctes Carus, 1887
= Genus: Sphenarctes Carus, 1887
Page reference (Original description): Carus, J.V. (1887), 113 ↗
Alipanah, H., Gielis, C., Sari, A., Sarafrazi, A. & Manzari, S. (2011) Phylogenetic relationships in the tribe Oxyptilini (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Pterophorinae) based on morphological data of adults. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 484-547. ↗
Carus, J.V. (1887) X. Jahrgang. 1887, No. 241-268. Zoologischer Anzeiger 1-688. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21. ↗
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus anisodactylus Walker, 1864
= Species: Oxyptilus anisodactylus Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 934 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus diffusalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 945
= Species: Sphenarches synophrys Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 17
Is type for (Original designation): Sphenarches Meyrick, 1886
= Species: Sphenarches chroesus Strand, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Strand, E. (1913), 66
= Species: Platyptilia pygmaeana Strand, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Strand, E. (1913), 64
= Species: Megalorhipida rishwani Makhan, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Makhan, D. (1994), 353
Distribution:
Australia
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Brazil
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Chad
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominica
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guam
Guinea
India
Indonesia
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Iran (Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2013)
Japan
Kenya
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Malaysia
Mali (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. 2024)
Mauritius (uncertain, Bippus, M. 2020: Mauritius, Bambous)
Nepal
New Caledonia
Nigeria
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2026: native)
Puerto Rico
Reunion
Seychelles
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Swaziland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Tonga
United States
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Caperonia regales
Feeds on: Caperonia corchoroides Müll.Arg. (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Thalia geniculata L. (Zingiberales: Marantaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Centratherum punctatum Cass. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Eupatorium betoniciforme): Barrosoa betoniciformis (DC.) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Dolichos lablab): Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Narcissus concolor (Haw.) LinkN. jonquilla subsp. fernandesii × N. lusitanicus ? (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae)
Feeds on: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Narcissus concolor (Haw.) LinkN. jonquilla subsp. fernandesii × N. lusitanicus ? (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae)
Feeds on: Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae)
Feeds on: Pelargonium L'Hér. (Geraniales: Geraniaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Geranium maculatum L. (Geraniales: Geraniaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cucurbita pepo L. (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. (Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Mimosa pudica L. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hibiscus mutabilis L. (Malvales: Malvaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Passiflora foetida L. (Malpighiales: Passifloraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Antirrhinum majus L. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Theobroma cacao L. (Malvales: Malvaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lantana camara L. (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Averrhoa bilimbi L. (Oxalidales: Oxalidaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Biophytum sensitivum (L.) DC. (Oxalidales: Oxalidaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Brillantaisia lamium (Nees) Benth. (Lamiales: Acanthaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Conura quadrilineata Cameron, 1913 (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae)
Feeds on (Bippus, M. 2020: Abundantly on this plant in Réunion): Cynorkis lowiana Rchb.f. (Asparagales: Orchidaceae) ↗
Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2013) New findings of the tribe Oxyptilini Arenberger, 1995 in Iran (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Pterophorinae). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 41 (164): 559-563. ↗
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. ↗
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Makhan, D. (1994) Two new Pterophoridae from Surinam. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 22: 353-355.
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. ↗
Strand, E. (1913) Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Sued-Kamerun und Spanish-Guinea. Lepidoptera IV. Arch. Naturgesch. A.12: 63-67.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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. (2026) New species of Pterophoridae from the Philippines (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 54 (213): 65-70. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. (2024) The Pterophoridae fauna of Mali (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 52 (206): 395-403. ↗
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Sphenarches bifurcatus Gielis, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2009), 235
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: Sphenarches bilineatus Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 868
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Samoa
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.
Yano, K. (1963) Notes on South Pacific Pterophoridae. Pacific Insects 5: 849-871.
Species: Sphenarches caffer (Zeller, 1852)
Has basionym: Pterophorus caffer Zeller, 1852
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Sphenarches cafer Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010
= Species: Pterophorus caffer Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 348
= Species: Oxyptilus walkeri Walsingham, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1881), 279
= Species: Sphenarches cafer Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 696
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Namibia
Rwanda
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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.
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Sphenarches cafferoides Gibeaux, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1996), 55
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1996) Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. Ent. France 101: 53-58.
Species: Sphenarches erythrodactylus (Fletcher, 1911)
Page reference (New combination): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Udovichenko, P., Armstrong, A. & Streltsov, A. (2020), 20
Has basionym: Oxyptilus erythrodactylus Fletcher, 1911
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Udovichenko, P., Armstrong, A. & Streltsov, A., 2020): Oxyptilus erythrodactylus Fletcher, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1911), 281 ↗
Distribution:
Guinea (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Sierra Leone (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. 2020)
South Africa (Fletcher, T.B. 1911: Transvaal)
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Udovichenko, P., Armstrong, A. & Streltsov, A. 2020)
Fletcher, T.B. (1911) Four new Pterophoridae. The Entomologist 44: 281-283, 346-348. ↗
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., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020) Fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Sierra Leone (Western Africa). Ecologica Montenegrina 35: 26-30. ↗
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: Sphenarches gilloni Bigot & Boireau, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Boireau, P. (2006), 15
Distribution:
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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.
Species: Sphenarches languidus (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus languidus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
= Species: Oxyptilus languidus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 47 ↗
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: Sphenarches mulanje Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 467
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: Sphenarches nanellus (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus nanellus Walker, 1864
= Species: Oxyptilus nanellus Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 933
Distribution:
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Paraguay
Peru
Species interactions:
Feeds on (as Eupatorium betoniciforme): Barrosoa betoniciformis (DC.) R. King & H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Sphenarches ontario (McDunnough, 1927)
Has basionym: Pterophorus ontario McDunnough, 1927
= Species: Pterophorus ontario McDunnough, 1927
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1927), 176
Distribution:
Canada
McDunnough, J. (1927) Pterophoridae, the list of canadian plume moths. Rep. ent. Soc. Ontario 57: 49-50.
Species: Sphenarches zanclistes (Meyrick, 1905)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus zanclistes Meyrick, 1905
= Species: Oxyptilus zanclistes Meyrick, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1905), 582
= Species: Megalorhipida deboeri Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 357
Distribution:
Australia
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
India
Indonesia
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Japan
Myanmar
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Vigna unguiculata subsp. cylindrica (L.) Verdc. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Vigna (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Dolichos lablab): Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Clerodendrum trichotomum Thunb. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Gielis, C. (2003) Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77: 349-391. ↗
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Meyrick, E. (1905) Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 16: 580-619. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
Genus: Stangeia Tutt, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1906), 492
Has type (Monotypy): Pterophorus siceliota Zeller, 1847
Tutt, J.W. (1905) Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Orneodid plume moths. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 17: 34-37. ↗
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin. ↗
Species: Stangeia distantia Clarke, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Clarke, J.F.G. (1986), 16
Distribution:
French Polynesia
Clarke, J.F.G. (1986) Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smiths. Contr. Zool. 416: 1-485.
Species: Stangeia rapae Clarke, 1971
Page reference (Original description): Clarke, J.F.G. (1971), 97
Distribution:
Chile
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Stipa kamelinii KotukhovS. orientalis × S. lessingiana (Poales: Poaceae)
Clarke, J.F.G. (1971) Lepidoptera of Rapa Island. Smiths. Contr. Zool. 56: 96-97.
Species: Stangeia siceliota (Zeller, 1847)
Has basionym: Pterophorus siceliota Zeller, 1847
= Species: Pterophorus siceliota Zeller, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 907 ↗
Is type for (Monotypy): Stangeia Tutt, 1906
= Species: Pterophorus ononidis Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 401
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Algeria
Armenia
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Jordan
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Morocco
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Saudi Arabia
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Switzerland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tunisia
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Turkmenistan
Yemen
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Cistus monspeliensis L. (Malvales: Cistaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cistus albidus L. (Malvales: Cistaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cistus creticus subsp. creticus (Malvales: Cistaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Sanguisorba L. (Rosales: Rosaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Dittrichia graveolens (L.) Greuter (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Helichrysum angustifolium (Lam.) DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Ononis natrix L. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
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., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2019) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Oman. Zoology in the Middle East 65:1, 75-78. ↗
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. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Stangeia xerodes (Meyrick, 1886)
Has basionym: Trichoptilus xerodes Meyrick, 1886
= Species: Trichoptilus xerodes Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 14
= Species: Trichoptilus dryites Meyrick, 1936
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1936), 625 ↗
= Species: Trichoptilus esakii Hori, 1936
Page reference (Original description): Hori, H. (1936), 79
Distribution:
Australia
China
Fiji
Indonesia
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
New Caledonia
Sri Lanka
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Vietnam
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Lepisanthes Blume (Sapindales: Sapindaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gynandropsis DC. (Brassicales: Cleomaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cleome L. (Brassicales: Cleomaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Acacia (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Hori, H. (1936) Studies on the Japanese Pterophoridae (III). On the genus Trichoptilus and notes on Platyptilia rhododactyla and Oidaematophorus lithodactylus. Sci. Bull. Fak. Terk. Kjusu Imp. Univ. 7: 73-91.
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1936) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 609-642. ↗
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. ↗
Genus: Stenodacma Amsel, 1959
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1959), 29
Has type (Original designation): Stenodacma iranella Amsel, 1959
Amsel, H.G. (1959) Microlepidoptera aus Iran. Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. 28: 29-30.
Species: Stenodacma cognata Gielis, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2009), 241
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: Stenodacma pyrrhodes (Meyrick, 1889)
Has basionym: Trichoptilus pyrrhodes Meyrick, 1889
= Species: Trichoptilus pyrrhodes Meyrick, 1889
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1889), 1113 ↗
= Species: Oxyptilus kinbane Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2063
Distribution:
Australia
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2018)
Nepal
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Vietnam
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Oxalis corniculata L. (Oxalidales: Oxalidaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Oxalis L. (Oxalidales: Oxalidaceae) ↗
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Meyrick, E. (1889) Descriptions of additional Australian Pyralidina. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 4 (2nd series): 1105-1116. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2018) The Lepidoptera fauna of Laos (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 8 (4): 504-507. ↗
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: Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852)
Has basionym: Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1852
= Species: Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 346
= Species: Crombrugghia wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852)
= Species: Pterophorus rutilalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 943
= Species: Oxyptilus rutilans Wollaston, 1879
Page reference (Original description): Wollaston, T.V. (1879), 441
= Species: Stenodacma iranella Amsel, 1959
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1959), 30
Is type for (Original designation): Stenodacma Amsel, 1959
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Comoros
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Ghana
Iran
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mauritius
Namibia
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Reunion
Rodriguez Island
Saint Helena
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Vitis indica
Feeds on: Gymnanthemum appendiculatum (Less.) H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Amsel, H.G. (1959) Microlepidoptera aus Iran. Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. 28: 29-30.
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. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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. ↗
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
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. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Genus: Tomotilus Yano, 1961
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1961), 87
Has type (Original designation): Tomotilus saitoi Yano, 1961
Yano, K. (1961) A new genus of Pterophoridae from Japan. Mushi 35: 87-90.
Species: Tomotilus celebratus (Meyrick, 1932)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus celebratus Meyrick, 1932
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Tomotilus celebrates Kim, et & al, 2012
= Species: Oxyptilus celebratus Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 249 ↗
= Species: Tomotilus saitoi Yano, 1961
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1961), 88
Is type for (Original designation): Tomotilus Yano, 1961
= Species: Tomotilus celebrates Kim, et & al, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Kim, S., Park, K., Byun, B. & Lee, S. (2012), 35
Distribution:
Australia (Arenberger, E. 2006)
India
Indonesia
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
South Korea
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Dunbaria villosa (Thunb.) Makino (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Arenberger, E. (2006) Beitrag zur Fauna Australiens (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zeitschrift Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 58: 111-124. ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Kim, S., Park, K., Byun, B. & Lee, S. (2012) Taxonomic review of the tribe Oxyptilini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 15: 35-43.
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
Yano, K. (1961) A new genus of Pterophoridae from Japan. Mushi 35: 87-90.
Genus: Trichoptilus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 62
Has type (Monotypy): Trichoptilus pygmaeus Walsingham, 1880
= Genus (Tutt, J.W., 1906): Trichoptylus Barrett, 1904
Page reference (Original description): Barrett, C.G. (1893-1907), 9: 396 ↗
Page reference: Tutt, J.W. (1906), 491 ↗
Barrett, C.G. (1893-1907) The Lepidoptera of the British Islands : a descriptive account of the families, genera, and species indigenous to Great Britain and Ireland, their preparatory states, habits, and localities. ↗
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin. ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Trichoptilus ceramodes Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 14
Distribution:
Australia
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21. ↗
Species: Trichoptilus cryphias Meyrick, 1912
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1912), 53
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. (1912) New South African microlepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 10: 53-74.
Species: Trichoptilus inclitus T.P. Lucas, 1892
Page reference (Original description): Lucas, T.P. (1892), 94 ↗
Generic placement marked as uncertain
Distribution:
Australia
Lucas, T.P. (1892) On 34 new species of Australian Lepidoptea, with additional localities, &c. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 8: 68-94. ↗
Species: Trichoptilus pelias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 472
Distribution:
India
Nepal
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Trichoptilus potentellus Lange, 1940
Page reference (Original description): Lange, W.H. (1940), 164 ↗
Note: NOTE: Gielis (2003) synonymized potentellus with T. pygmaeus. However, Matthews (2006) found potentellus to be distinct from T. pygmaeus based on larval characters. It is formally returned to species status herein (rev. stat.)
Lange, W.H. (1940) Two new California plume-moths. Bull. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 38: 157-168. ↗
Pohl, G.R. & Nanz, S.R. (2023) Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. i-xiii, 1-580.
Species: Trichoptilus pygmaeus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 64
Is type for (Monotypy): Trichoptilus Walsingham, 1880
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Chrysopsis scabrella Torr. & A. Gray (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Ceanothus papillosus Torr. & A. Gray (Rosales: Rhamnaceae) ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Trichoptilus regalis (Fletcher, 1909)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus regalis Fletcher, 1909
= Species: Oxyptilus regalis Fletcher, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1909), 25
= Species: Oxyptilus chordites Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 106 ↗
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Indonesia
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2018)
Sri Lanka
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Caesalpinia sappan L. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Getonia floribunda Roxb. (Myrtales: Combretaceae) ↗
Fletcher, T.B. (1909) The plume-moths of Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica 6: 1-39, 5 pl. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2018) The Lepidoptera fauna of Laos (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 8 (4): 504-507. ↗
Species: Trichoptilus scythrodes Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 13
Distribution:
Australia
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21. ↗
Tribe: Platyptiliini Bigot, Gibeaux, Nel & Picard, 1998
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L., Gibeaux, C., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (1998), 292
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: Amblyptilia Hübner, [1825]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]), 430 ↗
Has type (Subsequent designation): Alucita acanthadactyla Hübner, [1813]
Has superfluous replacement (Emendation): Amblyptilus Wallengren, 1862
= Genus: Amplyptilia Hübner, [1825]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]), 430 ↗
= Genus: Amblyptilus Wallengren, 1862
Page reference (Original description): Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)), 13 ↗
Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]) Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. 1-431, 1-72. ↗
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)) Skandinaviens Fjädermott. Till. K. Vet. Akad. Handl. 3 (7): 1-25. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, [1813])
Has basionym: Alucita acanthadactyla Hübner, [1813]
= Species: Alucita acanthadactyla Hübner, [1813]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 9: 5, figures 23,24 ↗
Is type for (Subsequent designation): Amblyptilia Hübner, [1825]
= Species: Amblyptilia calaminthae Frey, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Frey, H. (1886), 16
= Species: Amblyptilia tetralicella Hering, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Hofmann, O. (1896), 86 ↗
= Variety: Platyptilia acanthodactyla var. phoenicodactyla Chrétien, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Chrétien, P. (1915), 295
= Species (Misspelling): Amblyptilia acanthodactyla (Hübner, 1813)
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Azerbaijan (Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. 2025)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
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)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iceland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Ireland (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)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Morocco
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
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
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Slovenia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Balearic Islands)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tajikistan
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Stachys sylvatica L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Ononis natrix L. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Ononis spinosa subsp. procurrens (Wallr.) Briq. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Mentha (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Salvia (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Euphrasia L. (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Teucrium scorodonia L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Chenopodium L. (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull (Ericales: Ericaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Erica tetralix L. (Ericales: Ericaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Geranium robertianum L. (Geraniales: Geraniaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Bartsia L. (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Carlina L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lavandula stoechas L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Vaccinium oxycoccos L. (Ericales: Ericaceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Calamintha nepeta): Clinopodium nepeta (L.) Kuntze (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Jurinea Cass. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Nepeta (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Chrétien, P. (1915) Contribution à la connaissance des Lépidoptères du nord de l'Afrique. Annls. Soc. Ent. France 84: 289-401.
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.
Frey, H. (1886) Einige Micros aus Regensburg. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 47: 16-18.
Hofmann, O. (1896) Die deutschen Pterophorinen, systematisch und biologisch bearbeitet. Ber. naturw. Ver. Regensburg 5: 25-219, 3 plates. ↗
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.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Ya., Kovtunovich, V.N., Snegovaya, N.Yu., Shapoval, N.A., Humbatov, M.F.-O., Mammadov, I.B.-O. & Yakovlev, R.V. (2025) New data on the Lepidoptera of Azerbaijan. Family Pterophoridae Latreille, 1802. Russian Entomological Journal 34 (2): 274-277. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia acanthadactyloides Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 425
Distribution:
Uzbekistan
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Species: Amblyptilia aeolodes (Meyrick, 1902)
Has basionym: Platyptilia aeolodes Meyrick, 1902
= Species: Platyptilia aeolodes Meyrick, 1902
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1902), 278
Distribution:
New Zealand
Meyrick, E. (1902) Lepidoptera from the Chatham Islands. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1902: 273-279.
Species: Amblyptilia atrodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
Page reference (Original description): Pagenstecher, A. (1900), 239
Distribution:
Papua New Guinea
Pagenstecher, A. (1900) Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-Archipels. Zoologica, Stuttg. 27: 238-242.
Species: Amblyptilia bowmani (McDunnough, 1923)
Has basionym: Stenoptilia bowmani McDunnough, 1923
= Species: Stenoptilia bowmani McDunnough, 1923
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1923), 86
Distribution:
Canada
McDunnough, J. (1923) Notes on Pterophoridae with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 55: 85-87.
Species: Amblyptilia clavata Hao, Li & Wu, 2005
Page reference (sp. nov.): Hao, S, Li, H. & Wu, C. (2005), 224
Hao, S, Li, H. & Wu, C. (2005) A review of the genus Amblyptilia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from China, with descriptions of two new species. Oriental Insects 39: 221-227. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia deprivatalis (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Pterophorus deprivatalis Walker, 1864
= Species: Pterophorus deprivatalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 946
Distribution:
New Zealand
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus direptalis Walker, 1864
= Species: Oxyptilus direptalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 934
= Species: Platyptilia amblydectis Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 108
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
India
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Teucrium quadrifarium Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scutellaria discolor Colebr. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1932) Entomological expedition to Abyssinia 1926-27. Microlepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. London 80: 107-109.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia epotis (Meyrick, 1905)
Has basionym: Platyptilia epotis Meyrick, 1905
= Species: Platyptilia epotis Meyrick, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1905), 231
Distribution:
New Zealand
Meyrick, E. (1905) Notes on New Zealand Lepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1905: 231-232.
Species: Amblyptilia falcatalis (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Platyptilus falcatalis Walker, 1864
= Species: Platyptilus falcatalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 931
= Species: Platyptilia haasti Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 58 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia indubitata Philpott, 1929
Page reference (Original description): Philpott, A. (1928), 485
Replaces: Platyptilia ferruginea Philpott, 1923
Replaces (Homonym): Platyptilia ferruginea Philpott, 1923
Distribution:
New Zealand
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Veronica salicifolia G. Forst. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Veronica elliptica G. Forst. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Veronica speciosa R. Cunn. ex A. Cunn. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Veronica stricta Banks & Sol. ex Benth. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Trigonospila brevifacies (Hardy, 1934) (Diptera: Tachinidae) ↗
Duponchel, P.A.J. (1840) Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France, Tome 11. 1-720. ↗
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. ↗
Philpott, A. (1928) Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. Trans. New Zealand Inst. 59: 485.
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia fibigeri Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 85
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Nepal
Gielis, C. (1999) New Pterophoridae from Nepal. Phegea, Antwerpen 27: 85-91.
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Species: Amblyptilia forcipatus (Zeller, 1867)
Has basionym: Pterophorus forcipatus Zeller, 1867
= Species: Pterophorus forcipatus Zeller, 1867
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1867), 412
Distribution:
India
Nepal
Zeller, P.C. (1867) Einige ostindische Microlepidoptera. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 28: 387-415, plate 2. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia galactostacta (Diakonoff, 1952)
Has basionym: Stenoptilia galactostacta Diakonoff, 1952
= Species: Stenoptilia galactostacta Diakonoff, 1952
Page reference (Original description): Diakonoff, A. (1952), 21
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: Amblyptilia grisea Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 424
Distribution:
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Russia
Tajikistan
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia hebeata Hao, Li & Wu, 2005
Page reference (sp. nov.): Hao, S, Li, H. & Wu, C. (2005), 225
Hao, S, Li, H. & Wu, C. (2005) A review of the genus Amblyptilia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from China, with descriptions of two new species. Oriental Insects 39: 221-227. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia heliastis (Meyrick, 1884)
Has basionym: Platyptilia heliastis Meyrick, 1884
= Species: Platyptilia heliastis Meyrick, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1884), 129
Distribution:
New Zealand
Meyrick, E. (1884) On New Zealand microlepidoptera. Trans. Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 122-129.
Species: Amblyptilia incerta Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 41
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia iriana (Diakonoff, 1952)
Has basionym: Stenoptilia iriana Diakonoff, 1952
= Species: Stenoptilia iriana Diakonoff, 1952
Page reference (Original description): Diakonoff, A. (1952), 22
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: Amblyptilia japonica (Yano, 1963)
Has basionym: Platyptilia japonica Yano, 1963
= Species: Platyptilia japonica Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 125
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
South Korea
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of 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: Amblyptilia kara Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 85
Distribution:
Ecuador
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Ecologica Montenegrina 46: 84-97. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia kosteri Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 128
Distribution:
Argentina
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: Amblyptilia landryi Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 127
Distribution:
Honduras
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: Amblyptilia lithoxestus (Meyrick, 1884)
Has basionym: Mimaeseoptilus lithoxestus Meyrick, 1884
= Species: Mimaeseoptilus lithoxestus Meyrick, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1884), 126
Distribution:
New Zealand
Meyrick, E. (1884) On New Zealand microlepidoptera. Trans. Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 122-129.
Species: Amblyptilia natali Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov A. (2022), 174
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: Amblyptilia pica (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Amblyptilus pica Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Amblyptilus pica Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 21
= Species: Platyptilia monticola Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 316
= Species: Platyptilia crataea Fletcher, 1940
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1940), 99
= Subspecies: Platyptilia pica calisequoiae Lange, 1950
Page reference (Original description): Lange, W.H. (1950), 611
= Subspecies: Platyptilia pica marina Lange, 1950
Page reference (Original description): Lange, W.H. (1950), 612
= Subspecies: Platyptilia pica sierra Lange, 1950
Page reference (Original description): Lange, W.H. (1950), 613
= Species: Platyptilia pica (Walsingham, 1880)
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Castilleja lutescens (Greenm.) Rydb. (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Castilleja integra A. Gray (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Castilleja latifolia Hook. & Arn. (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scrophularia californica Cham. & Schltdl. (Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Antirrhinum L. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Dodecatheon pulchellum subsp. pauciflorum (Durand) Hultén (Ericales: Primulaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Stachys rigida Nutt. ex Benth. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Stachys bullata Benth. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Stachys (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Mimulus guttatus
Feeds on: Erythranthe lewisii (Pursh) G. L. Nesom & N. S. Fraga (Lamiales: Phrymaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Penstemon Schmidel (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lonicera involucrata (Richards.) Banks ex Spreng. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Heterischnus huardi (Provancher, 1875) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Campopleginae Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Has parasitoid: Apanteles insignis Muesebeck, 1938 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) ↗
Fletcher, T.B. (1940) A new California Plume-moth. Bull. South Californ. Acad. Science 39: 99-102.
Grinnell, F. (1909) Notes on the Pterophoridae or plume-moths of Southern California, with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 40: 313-321. ↗
Lange, W.H. (1950) Biology and systematics of plume moths of the genus Platyptilia in California. Hilgardia 19: 561-652, 16 plates.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Amblyptilia punctidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Has basionym: Alucita punctidactyla Haworth, 1811
= Species: Alucita punctidactyla Haworth, 1811
Page reference (Original description): Haworth, A.H. (1811), 479
= Species: Alucita cosmodactyla Hübner, [1819]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 9: 5, figures 35,36 ↗
= Species: Alucita ulodactyla Zetterstedt, 1840
Page reference (Original description): Zetterstedt, J.W. (1840), 1012
= Variety: Platyptilus cosmodactylus var. stachydalis Frey, 1872
Page reference (Original description): Frey, H. (1872), 290
= Species: Platyptilus moerens Snellen, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884), 182 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia jezoensis Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2067
= Species: Platyptilia bella Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 124
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Andorra
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
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)
France (Corsica)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Ireland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Mongolia
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
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)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Stachys sylvatica L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Stachys affinis Bunge (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Aquilegia flabellata Siebold & Zucc. (Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Aquilegia flabellata Siebold & Zucc. (Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Geranium pratense L. (Geraniales: Geraniaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér. (Geraniales: Geraniaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Salvia glutinosa L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Primula L. (Ericales: Primulaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Ononis spinosa subsp. spinosa (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Prunella ↗
Feeds on: Allium fistulosum L. (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae) ↗
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.
Frey, H. (1872) Ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Microlepidopteren. Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 3: 277-296.
Haworth, A.H. (1811) Lepidoptera Britannica. III: pp. 377-511 (1812). J. Murray, London.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of 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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 27: 151-196. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Yano, K. (1963) Taxonomic and biological studies of Pterophoridae of Japan. Pacific Insects 5: 65-209.
Zetterstedt, J.W. (1840) Insecta Lapponica descripta. 1-1140.
Species: Amblyptilia punoica Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 92
Distribution:
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Amblyptilia repletalis (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Platyptilus repletalis Walker, 1864
= Species: Platyptilus repletalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 931
Distribution:
New Zealand
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia scutellaris (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Has basionym: Platyptilia scutellaris Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
= Species: Platyptilia scutellaris Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 57 ↗
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: Amblyptilia shirozui (Yano, 1965)
Has basionym: Platyptilia shirozui Yano, 1965
= Species: Platyptilia shirozui Yano, 1965
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1965), 36
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Taiwan
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Yano, K. (1965) Some plume moths from Formosa. Spec. Bull. Lep. Soc. Japan 1: 36-39.
Species: Amblyptilia skoui Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 87
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Nepal
Gielis, C. (1999) New Pterophoridae from Nepal. Phegea, Antwerpen 27: 85-91.
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Species: Amblyptilia viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 39
Distribution:
Kenya
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Amblyptilia zhdankoi Ustjuzhanin, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (2001), 17
Distribution:
Kazakhstan
Ustjuzhanin, P. (2001) New species, distribution records and synonymies of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from the Palaearctic region. Nota Lepidopterologica 24 (3): 11-32. ↗
Genus: Anstenoptilia Zimmerman, 1958
Page reference (Original description): Zimmerman, E.C. (1958), 404
Has type (Original designation): Platyptilia marmarodactyla Dyar, 1902
Zimmerman, E.C. (1958) Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. Insects of Hawaii 8: i-xi, 1-456, ill. Honolulu.
Species: Anstenoptilia brevianellus Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 68
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: Anstenoptilia hugoiella Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 86
= Species: Platyptilia pediculosa Walsingham
Distribution:
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla (Dyar, 1902)
Has basionym: Platyptilia marmarodactyla Dyar, 1902
= Species: Platyptilia marmarodactyla Dyar, 1902
Page reference (Original description): Dyar, H.G. (1902), 442
Is type for (Original designation): Anstenoptilia Zimmerman, 1958
= Species: Platyptilia pasadenensis Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 317
= Species (Misapplied): Platyptilia fuscicornis auct. [nec Zeller, 1877]
Distribution:
United States
United States (Hawaii Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ageratum conyzoides L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lantana (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Salvia spathacea Greene (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Salvia dorrii (Kellogg) Abrams (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Salvia mellifera Greene (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Salvia dorrii var. incana (Benth.) Strachan (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Salvia cultivar): Salvia (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scrophularia californica Cham. & Schltdl. (Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Mentha spicata L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lepechinia calycina (Benth.) Epling (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Pycnanthemum californicum Torr. ex Durand (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Monardella odoratissima Benth. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Monardella villosa Benth. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid (as Posocentrus): Heterischnus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Dyar, H.G. (1902) Descriptions of the larvae of some moths from Colorado. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 25: 369-412.
Grinnell, F. (1909) Notes on the Pterophoridae or plume-moths of Southern California, with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 40: 313-321. ↗
Zimmerman, E.C. (1958) Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. Insects of Hawaii 8: i-xi, 1-456, ill. Honolulu.
Genus: Asiaephorus Gielis, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2000), 367
Has type (Original designation): Platyptilia sythoffi Snellen, 1903
Gielis, C. (2000) Asiaephorus gen. nov., a review and description of a new species. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 74: 367-374. ↗
Species: Asiaephorus bharata Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003), 96
Page reference (Male genitalia drawing): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003), 98
Distribution:
India (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2003)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003) New species of plume moths of the genus Asiaephorus from South Asia and Oriental Region. Entomological Problems 33: 95-103.
Species: Asiaephorus extremus Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 415
Distribution:
Philippines
Gielis, C. (2003) Review of the Pterophoridae from the Philippines. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77: 409-424. ↗
Species: Asiaephorus fukuoi Gielis & Mano, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & Mano, T. (2013), 151
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Lysionotus pauciflorus Maxim. (Lamiales: Gesneriaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Conandron ramondioides Siebold & Zucc. (Lamiales: Gesneriaceae) ↗
Gielis, C. & Mano, T. (2013) Additions to the Pterophoridae fauna of Japan. Tinea 22 (3): 149-155. ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Species: Asiaephorus ganesha Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003), 96
Page reference (Male genitalia drawing): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003), 98
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Sri Lanka (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2003)
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003) New species of plume moths of the genus Asiaephorus from South Asia and Oriental Region. Entomological Problems 33: 95-103.
Species: Asiaephorus longicucullus Gielis, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2000), 371
Distribution:
India
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Nepal
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Salvia japonica Thunb. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scutellaria indica L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Gielis, C. (2000) Asiaephorus gen. nov., a review and description of a new species. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 74: 367-374. ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Species: Asiaephorus meyricki Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003), 95
Page reference (Male genitalia drawing): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003), 96
Page reference (Female genitalia drawing): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003), 97
Distribution:
India (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2003)
Sri Lanka (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2003)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003) New species of plume moths of the genus Asiaephorus from South Asia and Oriental Region. Entomological Problems 33: 95-103.
Species: Asiaephorus narada Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003), 97
Page reference (Male genitalia drawing): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003), 99
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
India (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2003)
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003) New species of plume moths of the genus Asiaephorus from South Asia and Oriental Region. Entomological Problems 33: 95-103.
Species: Asiaephorus papuana Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2003
Page reference (Original description, female genitalia drawing): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003), 100
Distribution:
Indonesia (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2003)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003) New species of plume moths of the genus Asiaephorus from South Asia and Oriental Region. Entomological Problems 33: 95-103.
Species: Asiaephorus ratri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2003
Page reference (Original description, male genitalia drawing): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003), 99
Distribution:
India (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2003)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003) New species of plume moths of the genus Asiaephorus from South Asia and Oriental Region. Entomological Problems 33: 95-103.
Species: Asiaephorus sythoffi (Snellen, 1903)
Page reference (Male genitalia drawing): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003), 101
Has basionym: Platyptilia sythoffi Snellen, 1903
= Species: Platyptilia sythoffi Snellen, 1903
Page reference (Original description): Snellen, P.C.T. (1903), 54
Is type for (Original designation): Asiaephorus Gielis, 2000
= Species: Amblyptilia sythoffi (Snellen, 1903)
Page reference: Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003), 173
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Indonesia
Philippines (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2026: native)
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Gielis, C. (2000) Asiaephorus gen. nov., a review and description of a new species. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 74: 367-374. ↗
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2003) New species of plume moths of the genus Asiaephorus from South Asia and Oriental Region. Entomological Problems 33: 95-103.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Snellen, P.C.T. (1903) Beschrijvingen van nieuwe exotische Tortricinen, Tineinen en Pterophornen. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 46: 54-56.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2026) New species of Pterophoridae from the Philippines (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 54 (213): 65-70. ↗
Genus: Bigotilia Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 32
Has type (Original designation): Platyptilia centralis Bigot, 1964
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Bigotilia centralis (Bigot, 1964)
Has basionym: Platyptilia centralis Bigot, 1964
= Species: Platyptilia centralis Bigot, 1964
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1964), 30
Is type for (Original designation): Bigotilia Gibeaux, 1994
Distribution:
Madagascar
Bigot, L. (1964) Les Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. ent. France 69: 25-37.
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Bigotilia melitroctis (Meyrick, 1924)
Has basionym: Platyptilia melitroctis Meyrick, 1924
= Species: Platyptilia melitroctis Meyrick, 1924
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1924), 2
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Meyrick, E. (1924) Zoological results of the Swedish expedition to Central Africa, 1921. Insecta 4: Micro-lepidoptera. Ark. f. Zool. 16 (14): 1-2.
Species: Bigotilia montana Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 35
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Genus: Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 55
Has type (Original designation): Bipunctiphorus etiennei Gibeaux, 1994
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Bipunctiphorus dimorpha (Fletcher, 1910)
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 693 ↗
Has basionym: Platyptilia dimorpha Fletcher, 1910
= Species: Platyptilia dimorpha Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 401
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Bipunctiphorus etiennei Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 57
Is type for (Original designation): Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 1994
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Platyptilia patriarcha Meyrick, 1912
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1912), 54
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Reunion
Seychelles
Sierra Leone (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. 2020)
South Africa
Tanzania
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. Trans. Linn. Soc. London (II Zool.) 13: 397-403, figs. 1-4. ↗
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. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1912) New South African microlepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 10: 53-74.
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020) Fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Sierra Leone (Western Africa). Ecologica Montenegrina 35: 26-30. ↗
Species: Bipunctiphorus dissipata (Yano, 1963)
Has basionym: Stenoptilia dissipata Yano, 1963
= Species: Stenoptilia dissipata Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 103
= Species (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X., 2003): Nippoptilia dissipata (Yano, 1963)
Page reference: Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003), 182
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
Nepal
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
Yano, K. (1963) Taxonomic and biological studies of Pterophoridae of Japan. Pacific Insects 5: 65-209.
Species: Bipunctiphorus euctimena (Turner, 1913)
Page reference (New combination): Arenberger, E. (2006), 114
Has basionym: Platyptilia euctimena Turner, 1913
= Species: Platyptilia euctimena Turner, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Turner, A.J. (1913), 160
= Subspecies: Bipunctiphorus euctimena kanakensis Bigot & Drouet, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Drouet, E. (2014), 387
Distribution:
Australia (Arenberger, E. 2006)
New Caledonia
Arenberger, E. (2006) Beitrag zur Fauna Australiens (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zeitschrift Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 58: 111-124. ↗
Bigot, L. & Drouet, E. (2014) Données complémentaires sur les Ptérophores de Nouvelle-Calédonie et description d’une nouvelle sous-espèce.Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 119: 387-390.
Turner, A.J. (1913) Australian Lepidoptera. Proc. roy. Soc. Queensland 24: 160-162.
Species: Bipunctiphorus nigroapicalis (Landry & Gielis, 1992)
Has basionym: Platyptilia nigroapicalis Landry & Gielis, 1992
= Species: Platyptilia nigroapicalis Landry & Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (1992), 9
Distribution:
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Venezuela
Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (1992) A synopsis of the Pterophoridae of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Zool. Verh. Leiden 276: 1-42, 39 figs.
Species: Bipunctiphorus pelzi Gielis, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2002), 298
Distribution:
Brazil
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (2002) Neotropical Pterophoridae 18: The genus Bipunctiphorus Gibeaux, 1994. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 30: 297-300.
Genus: Buszkoiana Koçak, 1981
Page reference (Original description): Koçak, A.O. (1981), 10
Has type (Original designation): Pterophorus capnodactylus Zeller, 1841
= Genus: Richardia Buszko, 1978
Page reference (Original description): Buszko, J. (1978), 77
Is later homonym of (Homonym): Richardia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Buszko, J. (1978) Über systematische Stellung der Gattungen in der Gattungs-Gruppe Stenoptilia-Platyptilia. Polskie Pismo ent. 48: 67-79.
Koçak, A.O. (1981) Buszkoiana (Nom. nov.) A replacement name in the family Pterophoridae. Priamus 1: 10.
Species: Buszkoiana capnodactylus (Zeller, 1841)
Has basionym: Pterophorus capnodactylus Zeller, 1841
= Species: Pterophorus capnodactylus Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 774
Is type for (Original designation): Buszkoiana Koçak, 1981
= Species: Platyptilia diversicilia Filipjev, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Filipjev, N. (1931), 340
= Species: Platyptilia capnodactylus (Zeller, 1841)
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Buszkoiana capnodactylus)
Belgium
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Buszkoiana capnodactylus)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Buszkoiana capnodactylus)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Buszkoiana capnodactylus)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Buszkoiana capnodactylus)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Buszkoiana capnodactylus)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Buszkoiana capnodactylus)
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Buszkoiana capnodactylus)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Turkey
Ukraine
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Petasites hybridus (L.) G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
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.
Filipjev, N. (1931) Ledidopterologische Notizen. XI. Comptes Rendues de l'Acad. Sci. U.R.S.S. 10: 337-342, 5 figs.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Koçak, A.O. (1981) Buszkoiana (Nom. nov.) A replacement name in the family Pterophoridae. Priamus 1: 10.
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Genus: Cnaemidophorus Wallengren, 1862
Page reference (Original description): Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)), 10
Has type (Monotypy): Alucita rhododactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Euenemidophorus Pierce & Metcalfe, 1938
= Genus: Cnemidophorus Zeller, 1867
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1867), 332 ↗
Is later homonym of (Homonym): Cnemidophorus Wagler, 1830
= Genus: Eucnemidophorus Wallengren, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Wallengren, H.D.J. (1881), 96 ↗
= Genus: Euenemidophorus Pierce & Metcalfe, 1938
Page reference (Original description): Pierce, F.N. & Metcalfe, J.W. (1938), 46
Pierce, F.N. & Metcalfe, J.W. (1938) The genitalia of the british Pyrales with the deltoids and plumes. i-xiii, 1-67 pp., 29 plates. Liverpool.
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)) Skandinaviens Fjädermott. Till. K. Vet. Akad. Handl. 3 (7): 1-25. ↗
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1881) Genera nova Tinearum. Ent. Tidskr. 2: 94-97. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1867) Skandinaviens Fjaedermott beskrifna af H.D.J. Wallengren besprochen. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 28: 321-339. ↗
Species: Cnaemidophorus horribilis Gibeaux, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1996), 53
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1996) Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. Ent. France 101: 53-58.
Species: Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Has basionym: Alucita rhododactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Species: Alucita rhododactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Page reference (Original description): Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775), 146
Is type for (Monotypy): Cnaemidophorus Wallengren, 1862
= Species: Platyptilia koreana Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2068
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Andorra
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Azerbaijan
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Canada
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
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)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
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)
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 (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lebanon
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
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)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
South Korea
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tajikistan
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Rosa canina L. (Rosales: Rosaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Rosa spinosissima L. (Rosales: Rosaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Rosa rugosa Thunb. (Rosales: Rosaceae)
Feeds on: Rosa L. (Rosales: Rosaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid (as Apanteles spurius): Cotesia spuria (Wesmael, 1837) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) ↗
Has parasitoid (Özbek, H. 2008: as Sinophorus turionus): Sinophorus turionum (Ratzeburg, 1844) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid (Özbek, H. 2008): Scambus brevicornis (Gravenhorst, 1829) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid (Özbek, H. 2008: as Pseudoperichaeta palesoidea): Nilea palesoidea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1863 (Diptera: Tachinidae) ↗
Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775) Ankündigung eines Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. 1-322 pp., 2 plates. Bernardi, Wien.
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 of 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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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. ↗
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)) Skandinaviens Fjädermott. Till. K. Vet. Akad. Handl. 3 (7): 1-25. ↗
Özbek, H. (2008) Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller) a rare new Rosa spp. pest for Turkey and its new parasitoids.manuscript.
Species: Cnaemidophorus smithi Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1992), 98
Distribution:
Colombia
Gielis, C. (1992) Neotropical Pterophoridae 7: Cnaemidophorus smithi n. sp. from Colombia. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 52: 98-100.
Genus: Crocydoscelus Walsingham, 1897
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1897), 35
Has type (Original designation): Crocydoscelus ferrugineum Walsingham, 1897
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1897) Western Equatorial African microlepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1897: 33-67, 2 plates. ↗
Species: Crocydoscelus castaneum Gielis, 2011
Has basionym: Crocydoscelis castaneum Gielis, 2011
= Species: Crocydoscelis castaneum Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 40
Distribution:
Kenya
Tanzania
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63. ↗
Species: Crocydoscelus ferrugineum Walsingham, 1897
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1897), 35 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Crocydoscelus Walsingham, 1897
Has later homonym (Homonym): Platyptilia ferruginea Philpott, 1923
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Nigeria
Uganda
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1897) Western Equatorial African microlepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1897: 33-67, 2 plates. ↗
Genus: Fletcherella Diakonoff, 1952
Page reference (Original description): Diakonoff, A. (1952), 12
Has type (Original designation): Fletcherella niphadothysana Diakonoff, 1952
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: Fletcherella niphadarcha (Meyrick, 1930)
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 566
Has basionym: Platyptilia niphadarcha Meyrick, 1930
= Species: Platyptilia niphadarcha Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 566 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia heterolicma Meyrick, 1936
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1925), 64
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Uganda
Meyrick, E. (1925) Descriptions of twenty-four new Egyptian Microlepidoptera. Bull. Soc. roy. Ent. Egypt 25: 206-219.
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Fletcherella niphadothysana Diakonoff, 1952
Page reference (Original description): Diakonoff, A. (1952), 14
Is type for (Original designation): Fletcherella Diakonoff, 1952
Distribution:
Indonesia
Philippines
Diakonoff, A. (1952) Microlepidoptera of New Guinea. Results 3th Archbold Expedtion (Pterophoridae). Kon. Ned. Ak. v. Wet., Verh. Afd. Nat. (2) 44: 1-167.
Genus: Gillmeria Tutt, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
Has type (Original designation): Alucita ochrodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
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: Gillmeria albertae (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Platyptilia albertae Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Platyptilia albertae Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 346
Distribution:
Canada
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: Gillmeria cuneiformis Hao, Li & Wu, 2005
Has basionym: Gillmerria cuneiformis Hao, Li & Wu, 2005
= Species: Gillmerria cuneiformis Hao, Li & Wu, 2005
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S., Li, H., & Wu, C. (2005), 139
Distribution:
China
Hao, S., Li, H., & Wu, C. (2005) A study on the genus Gillmeria Tutt from China, with descriptions of three new species. Acta Zootaxonomia Sinica 30: 135-143.
Species: Gillmeria fopingensis Hao, Li & Wu, 2005
Has basionym: Gillmerria fopingensis Hao, Li & Wu, 2005
= Species: Gillmerria fopingensis Hao, Li & Wu, 2005
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S., Li, H., & Wu, C. (2005), 141
Distribution:
China
Hao, S., Li, H., & Wu, C. (2005) A study on the genus Gillmeria Tutt from China, with descriptions of three new species. Acta Zootaxonomia Sinica 30: 135-143.
Species: Gillmeria fuscata Hao, Li & Wu, 2005
Has basionym: Gillmerria fuscata Hao, Li & Wu, 2005
= Species: Gillmerria fuscata Hao, Li & Wu, 2005
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S., Li, H., & Wu, C. (2005), 141
Distribution:
China
Hao, S., Li, H., & Wu, C. (2005) A study on the genus Gillmeria Tutt from China, with descriptions of three new species. Acta Zootaxonomia Sinica 30: 135-143.
Species: Gillmeria irakella (Amsel, 1959)
Has basionym: Platyptilia irakella Amsel, 1959
= Species: Platyptilia irakella Amsel, 1959
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1959), 55
Distribution:
Iran
Iraq
Turkey
Amsel, H.G. (1959) Irakische Kleinschmetterlinge II. Bull. Soc. ent. Egypt 43: 41-83, 10 pl.
Species: Gillmeria macrornis (Meyrick, 1930)
Has basionym: Platyptilia macrornis Meyrick, 1930
= Species: Platyptilia macrornis Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 567 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia kerzhneri Zagulajev & Pentschukowskaja, 1972
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. & Pentschukovskaya, T.A. (1972), 688
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Turkmenistan
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576. ↗
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: Gillmeria melanoschista (Fletcher, 1940)
Has basionym: Platyptilia melanoschista Fletcher, 1940
= Species: Platyptilia manchurica Buszko, 1977
Page reference (Original description): Buszko, J. (1977), 334
= Species (Sinev, S.Yu., 2008): Platyptilia euridactyla Zagulajev & Filippova, 1976
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. & Filippova, V.V. (1976), 39
= Species (Sinev, S. Yu, Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2019): Platyptilia alexandri Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 358
= Species (Sinev, S. Yu, Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2019): Platyptilia melanoschista Fletcher, 1940
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1940), 139
= Species (Sinev, S. Yu, Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2019): Platyptilia ussuriensis Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Based on error in Gielis 2003 - reference to Caradja, 1920 is for Alucita ussuriensis.): Caradja, A. (1920), 81
= Species (Sinev, S. Yu, Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2019): Gillmeria ussuriensis (Caradja, 1920)
Page reference (Presented with synonymy in Sinev et al. 2019, but name based on mistake in Gielis, 2003): Sinev, S. Yu, Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2019)
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Buszko, J. (1977) Manchurian Pterophoridae from the collection of the Intitute of systematic and experimental zoology, Polish academy of sciences, Cracov. Polskie Pismo ent. 44: 333-337.
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. ↗
Fletcher, T.B. (1940) On some microlepidoptera recorded by Prince Aristide Caradja. Proc. Roy. ent. Soc. London (B) 9: 137-141. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Sinev, S. Yu, Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2019) Pterophoridae. - In: Sinev, S. Yu (ed.), Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Russia, Edition 2. 1-448. ↗
Sinev, S.Yu. (2008) Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. 1-424.
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
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: Gillmeria miantodactylus (Zeller, 1841)
Has basionym: Pterophorus miantodactylus Zeller, 1841
= Species: Pterophorus miantodactylus Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 767
= Species: Platyptilia miantodactylus (Zeller, 1841)
Distribution:
Armenia
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria miantodactylus)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria miantodactylus)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Romania
Russia
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Ukraine
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Scabiosa ochroleuca L. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
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. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Species: Gillmeria ochrodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Has basionym: Alucita ochrodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Species: Phalaena tetradactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Page reference (Phalaena Alucita tetradactyla): Linnaeus, C. (1758), 542 ↗
Is rejected for (Conserved by designation of neotype for Phalaena tetradactyla Linnaeus, 1758): Alucita ochrodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Species: Platyptilia tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1761)
= Species: Alucita ochrodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Page reference (Original description): Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775), 145
Is type for (Original designation): Gillmeria Tutt, 1905
Is conserved against (Conserved by designation of neotype for Phalaena tetradactyla Linnaeus, 1758): Phalaena tetradactyla Linnaeus, 1758
= Species: Platyptilia ochrodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
= Species: Platyptilus dichrodactylus Mühlig, 1863
Page reference (Original description): Mühlig, G.G. (1863), 213
= Variety: Platyptilia ochrodactyla var. borgmanni Rössler, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Rössler, A. (1864), 220
= Variety: Platyptilia ochrodactyla var. bosniaca Rebel, 1904
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1904), 323
= Species: Gillmeria tetradactyla (Linnaeus, 1761)
Page reference (Tutt established Gillmeria ochrodactyla as the type species of Gillmeria in 1905, but ochrodactyla is preceded by tetradactyla): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
= Species: Platyptilia pallida Dufrane, 1949
Page reference (Original description): Dufrane, A. (1949), 2
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Great Britain
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Russia
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: Unconfirmed (as Platyptilia tetradactyla))
Tajikistan
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria ochrodactyla)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Tanacetum vulgare L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775) Ankündigung eines Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. 1-322 pp., 2 plates. Bernardi, Wien.
Dufrane, A. (1949) Microlépidoptères de la faune Belge (6ieme note). Bull. Inst. Sci. nat. Belg. 25: 1-11.
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.
ICZN (2003) Opinion 2041 (Case 3081) Alucita ochrodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller 1775 (currently Gillmeria or Platyptilia ochrodactyla; Insecta, Lepidoptera): specific name conserved by the designation of a neotype for Phalaena tetradactyla Linnaeus, 1758. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 60 (2): 167-168. ↗
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. ↗
Mühlig, G.G. (1863) Eine neue Pterophoride, Platyptilia dichrodactylus. Stett. ent. Ztg. 24: 213-214.
Rebel, H. (1904) Studien über die Lepidopteren-Fauna der Balkanlaender. II. Annln. Naturk. Hofmus. Wien 19: 323-326.
Rössler, A. (1864) Über die neue neben Platyptilus ochrodactylus H.-S. einzureihende Art. Wien. ent. Mo natschr. 8: 53-54.
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: Gillmeria pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
Has basionym: Alucita pallidactyla Haworth, 1811
= Species: Alucita pallidactyla Haworth, 1811
Page reference (Original description): Haworth, A.H. (1811), 478
= Species: Platyptilia pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811)
= Species: Pterophorus migadactylus Curtis, 1827
Page reference (Original description): Curtis, J. (1823-1840), 4: 375 ↗
= Species: Alucita ochrodactyla Treitschke, 1833
Page reference (Original description): Treitschke, F. (1833), 225
= Species: Pterophorus marginidactylus Fitch, 1854
Page reference (Original description): Fitch, A. (1854), 848
= Species: Pterophorus nebulaedactylus Fitch, 1854
Page reference (Original description): Fitch, A. (1854), 849
= Species: Platyptilus bertrami Rössler, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Rössler, A. (1864), 54
= Species: Platyptilus bischoffi Zeller, 1867
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1867), 333
= Species: Pterophorus cervinidactylus Packard, 1873
Page reference (Original description): Packard, A.S. (1874 (1873)), 266
= Species: Platyptilus adustus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 5
= Species: Platyptilia chapmani Tutt, 1896
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1896), 293
= Variety: Platyptilia bertrami var. foculella Fuchs, 1901
Page reference (Original description): Fuchs, A. (1901), 71
= Species: Platyptilia sachalinensis Matsumura, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1911), 58
= Species: Platyptilia pallidiola Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2069
Distribution:
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Brazil
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Canada
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Iran
Ireland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
South Korea
Spain
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
Turkmenistan
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Gillmeria pallidactyla)
United States
Uzbekistan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Achillea ptarmica L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Achillea millefolium L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Tanacetum vulgare L. (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.
Fitch, A. (1854) The gartered or grape-vine plume. Trans. New York Agr. Soc. 14: 843-849.
Fuchs, A. (1901) Bemerkungen zu zwei Nassauischen Pterophoriden. Jahrbuch Nass. Ver. Nat. 54: 70-72.
Haworth, A.H. (1811) Lepidoptera Britannica. III: pp. 377-511 (1812). J. Murray, London.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of 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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Matsumura, S. (1911) Erster Beitrag zur Insekten-Fauna von Sachalin. J. Coll. Agriculture Tohoku Imp. Univ. 4: 1-145.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
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. ↗
Rössler, A. (1864) Über die neue neben Platyptilus ochrodactylus H.-S. einzureihende Art. Wien. ent. Mo natschr. 8: 53-54.
Treitschke, F. (1833) Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. 9 (2): 1-294 pp. Leipzig. ↗
Tutt, J.W. (1896) A small collection of Lepidoptera from Lapland. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 8: 293.
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Zeller, P.C. (1867) Skandinaviens Fjaedermott beskrifna af H.D.J. Wallengren besprochen. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 28: 321-339. ↗
Species: Gillmeria rhusiodactyla (Fuchs, 1903)
Has basionym: Platyptilia rhusiodactyla Fuchs, 1903
= Species: Platyptilia rhusiodactyla Fuchs, 1903
Page reference (Original description): Fuchs, A. (1903), 14 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia armeniaca Zagulajev, 1984
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1984), 46
Page reference (Platyptilia armeniaca synonymised with Gillmeria rhusiodactyla): Sinev, S. Yu, Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2019), 376
= Species: Gillmeria uralskiensis Gibeaux, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1995), 91
Page reference (Synonymy of Gillmeria uralskiensis with Gillmeria armeniaca): Ustjuzhanin, P. (2001), 25 ↗
Distribution:
Armenia
Iran
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Fuchs, A. (1903) Neue Kleinfalter des Mittelmeergebiets. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 64: 3-16. ↗
Gibeaux, C. (1995) Étude des Pterophoridae (37e note). Sur quelques espèces de Pterophoridae d'Asie Centrale. Phegea 23: 91-104.
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. ↗
Sinev, S. Yu, Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2019) Pterophoridae. - In: Sinev, S. Yu (ed.), Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Russia, Edition 2. 1-448. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. (2001) New species, distribution records and synonymies of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from the Palaearctic region. Nota Lepidopterologica 24 (3): 11-32. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (1984) A new species of the plume moths from the Armenian SSR. Doklady Akad. Nauk Armenyan SSR. 79: 46-48.
Species: Gillmeria scutata (Yano, 1961)
Has basionym: Platyptilia scutata Yano, 1961
= Species: Platyptilia scutata Yano, 1961
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1961), 151
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of 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: Gillmeria stenoptiloides (Filipjev, 1927)
Has basionym: Amblyptilia stenoptiloides Filipjev, 1927
= Species: Amblyptilia stenoptiloides Filipjev, 1927
Page reference (Original description): Filipjev, N. (1927), 30
Distribution:
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Mongolia
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Filipjev, N. (1927) Microheterocera des Minussinsk Bezirks. Nachtrag II. Zool. Mus. Akad. Wiss. U.S.S.R. 5: 1-32.
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. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Species: Gillmeria vesta Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 349
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Russia
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Genus: Inferuncus Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 42
Has type (Original designation): Inferuncus nigreus Gibeaux, 1994
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Inferuncus infesta (Meyrick, 1934)
Has basionym: Platyptilia infesta Meyrick, 1934
= Species: Platyptilia infesta Meyrick, 1934
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1934), 403
Distribution:
Sao Tome and Principe (São Tomé)
Meyrick, E. (1934) The Percy Sladen and Goodman Trusts expedition to the Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, October 1932-March 1933. II. Microlepidoptera. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 14 (Series 10): 402-403.
Species: Inferuncus interpres (Meyrick, 1922)
Has basionym: Platyptilia interpres Meyrick, 1922
= Species: Platyptilia interpres Meyrick, 1922
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1922), 548 ↗
Distribution:
Uganda
Meyrick, E. (1922) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 481-576. ↗
Species: Inferuncus nigreus Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 43
Is type for (Original designation): Inferuncus Gibeaux, 1994
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Inferuncus stoltzei (Gielis, 1990)
Has basionym: Amblyptilia stoltzei Gielis, 1990
= Species: Amblyptilia stoltzei Gielis, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1990), 118
Distribution:
Tanzania
Gielis, C. (1990) Neue Pterophoridae der aethiopischen Fauna. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 100: 113-125.
Species: Inferuncus strictiformis (Meyrick, 1932)
Has basionym: Platyptilia strictiformis Meyrick, 1932
= Species: Platyptilia strictiformis Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 251 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia spiculivalva Gielis, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1990), 120
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
Tanzania
Uganda
Gielis, C. (1990) Neue Pterophoridae der aethiopischen Fauna. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 100: 113-125.
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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: Inferuncus toxochorda (Meyrick, 1934)
Has basionym: Platyptilia toxochorda Meyrick, 1934
= Species: Platyptilia toxochorda Meyrick, 1934
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1934), 402
= Species: Platyptilia pentheres Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 191
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe (São Tomé)
Tanzania
Bigot, L. (1969) Les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale, à Tervuren. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 165-206.
Meyrick, E. (1934) The Percy Sladen and Goodman Trusts expedition to the Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, October 1932-March 1933. II. Microlepidoptera. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 14 (Series 10): 402-403.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Genus: Koremaguia Hampson, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Hampson, G.F. (1891), 142
Has type (Monotypy): Koremaguia aurantidactylus Hampson, 1891
Hampson, G.F. (1891) The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri district. Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 8: 1-144, plates CXXXIX-CLVI. ↗
Species: Koremaguia alticola (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Has basionym: Cnemidophorus alticola Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
= Species: Cnemidophorus alticola Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 59 ↗
= Species: Koremaguia aurantidactylus Hampson, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Hampson, G.F. (1891), 142 ↗
Is type for (Monotypy): Koremaguia Hampson, 1891
Distribution:
India
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. ↗
Hampson, G.F. (1891) The Lepidoptera Heterocera of the Nilgiri district. Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 8: 1-144, plates CXXXIX-CLVI. ↗
Genus: Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 1958
Page reference (Original description): Zimmerman, E.C. (1958), 400
Has type (Original designation): Oxyptilus pusillidactylus Walker, 1864
Zimmerman, E.C. (1958) Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. Insects of Hawaii 8: i-xi, 1-456, ill. Honolulu.
Species: Lantanophaga anellatus Rose & Pooni, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Rose, H.S. & Pooni, H.S. (2005), 1791
Distribution:
India
Rose, H.S. & Pooni, H.S. (2005) Taxonomic studies on the superfamily Pterophoroidea from Northwestern India. Zoos’ print Journal 20: 1787-1803. ↗
Species: Lantanophaga dubitationis Gielis & De Vos, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007), 190
Distribution:
Indonesia (Irian Jaya)
Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007) Additions to the Pterophoridae fauna of Papua. Entomofauna 28: 185-200. ↗
Species: Lantanophaga minima (Landry & Gielis, 1992)
Has basionym: Postplatyptilia minima Landry & Gielis, 1992
= Species: Postplatyptilia minima Landry & Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (1992), 13
Distribution:
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Paraguay (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2022: Lantanophaga aff. minima)
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. (2022) To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 59: 38-45. ↗
Species: Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus pusillidactylus Walker, 1864
= Species: Oxyptilus pusillidactylus Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 933
Is type for (Original designation): Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 1958
= Species: Platyptilia tecnidion Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 13
= Species: Platyptilia hemimetra Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 18
= Species: Platyptilia lantana Busck, 1914
Page reference (Original description): Busck, A. (1914), 103
= Species: Platyptilia teleacma Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 250 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia lantanadactyla Amsel, 1951
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1951), 66
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Platyptilia amphiloga Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 365 ↗
Distribution:
Argentina
Australia (alien, Julien, M.H. 1992: Introduced for biocontrol)
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Bermuda
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Brazil
Cape Verde
Chile
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Cuba
Cyprus
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominica
Ecuador
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Federated States of Micronesia (Pohnpei)
Federated States of Micronesia (Yap)
Greece
Guadeloupe
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Italy (Sicily)
Jamaica
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023: As Lantanophaga pusillidactylus)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mexico
Morocco
Namibia
Palau
Paraguay
Peru
Portugal (Madeira and Selvagens Islands)
Puerto Rico
Reunion
Saint Helena
Seychelles
South Africa
Spain
Spain (Canary Islands)
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Tanzania
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
United States
United States (Hawaii Islands)
Vietnam
Virgin Islands
Zimbabwe
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Lantana camara L. (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lantana peduncularis Andersson (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lantana indica Roxb. (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lantana angustifolia Mill. (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Caperonia palustris (L.) A.St.-Hil. (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Mentha (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Utricularia L. (Lamiales: Lentibulariaceae) ↗
Amsel, H.G. (1951) Neue Maroccanische Kleinschmetterlinge. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 31: 65-74.
Busck, A. (1914) New microlepidoptera from Hawaii. Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus 2: 103-104.
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Julien, M.H. (1992) Biological control of weeds: A world catalogue of agents and their target weeds. viii + 186 pp. (3rd edn.).
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. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. (1909) New South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Annals of the South African Museum 5: 349-379. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256. ↗
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., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates. ↗
Zimmerman, E.C. (1958) Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. Insects of Hawaii 8: i-xi, 1-456, ill. Honolulu.
Genus: Leesi Gibeaux, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1996), 56
Has type (Original designation): Leesi masoala Gibeaux, 1996
Gibeaux, C. (1996) Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. Ent. France 101: 53-58.
Species: Leesi masoala Gibeaux, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1996), 57
Is type for (Original designation): Leesi Gibeaux, 1996
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1996) Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. Ent. France 101: 53-58.
Genus: Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 1958
Page reference (Original description): Zimmerman, E.C. (1958), 399
Has type (Original designation): Lioptilus parvus Walsingham, 1880
= Genus (Misapplied): Utuca auct. [nec Walker, 1864]
Zimmerman, E.C. (1958) Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. Insects of Hawaii 8: i-xi, 1-456, ill. Honolulu.
Species: Lioptilodes aguilaicus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 23
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Chile
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41. ↗
Species: Lioptilodes albistriolatus (Zeller, 1871)
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus albistriolatus Zeller, 1871
= Species: Mimeseoptilus albistriolatus Zeller, 1871
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 469, pl. 6
= Species: Lioptilus parvus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 55
Is type for (Original designation): Lioptilodes Zimmerman, 1958
= Species: Stenoptilia insperata Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 422
= Species: Stenoptilia partiseca Meyrick, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1931), 380
= Species: Stenoptilia trigonometra Meyrick, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1931), 277
Distribution:
Argentina
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
United States
United States (Hawaii Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Aster subulatus): Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) Nesom (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Symphyotrichum elliottii (Torr. & A. Gray) Nesom (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Solidago tortifolia Elliott (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Leptostelma maxima D. Don (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Erigeron bonariensis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Diplostephium ericoides (Lam.) Cabrera (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Erigeron primulifolius (Lam.) Greuter (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Baccharis salicina Torr. & A. Gray (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Baccharis trinervis (Lam.) Pers. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Baccharis discolor
Feeds on (as Baccharis 'vinoso' fem.): Baccharis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Baccharis serrulata (Lam.) Pers. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Baccharis serrulata (Lam.) Pers. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Baccharis glutinosa
Feeds on: Jacobaea othonnae (M. Bieb.) C. A. Mey. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Noticastrum decumbens (Baker) Cuatrec. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Pluchea Cass. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Minasia H. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
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. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1931) Microlepidoptera from South Chile and Argentina. Anales Museo Nacional Hist. Natur. Buenos Aires 36: 377-415.
Meyrick, E. (1931) Reports of an expedition to Brazil and Paraguay in 1926-27: Microlepidoptera. Journ. Linn. Soc. London 37: 277-284.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates. ↗
Zimmerman, E.C. (1958) Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. Insects of Hawaii 8: i-xi, 1-456, ill. Honolulu.
Species: Lioptilodes alolepidodactylus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 25
Distribution:
Argentina
Chile
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Lioptilodes altivolans Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 132
Distribution:
Peru
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: Lioptilodes antarcticus (Staudinger, 1899)
Has basionym: Mimaesoptilus antarcticus Staudinger, 1899
= Species: Mimaesoptilus antarcticus Staudinger, 1899
Page reference (Original description): Staudinger, O. (1899), 114
Distribution:
Argentina
Chile
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Adesmia (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Staudinger, O. (1899) Lepidoptera: 1-117, 1 plate. In: Ergebnisse der Hamburger Magalhaenischen Sammelreise 1892/93. II.: (4): 1-117 pp., 1 pl. Arthropoden.Naturhistorischen Museum zu Hamburg & L. Friederchsen & Co., Hamburg.
Species: Lioptilodes arcabuco Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov A. (2022), 175
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: Lioptilodes arequipa Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 135
Distribution:
Chile
Peru
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: Lioptilodes brasilicus Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 83
Distribution:
Argentina
Brazil
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Lioptilodes cocodrilo Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 152
Distribution:
Colombia (Landry, B. & Gielis, C. 2022)
Ecuador
Peru
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. ↗
Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (2022) On the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Colombia. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 32 (2): 100-108. ↗
Species: Lioptilodes cuzcoicus Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 86
Distribution:
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Lioptilodes doeri Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 84
Distribution:
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Lioptilodes fetisi Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 24
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: Lioptilodes friasi Vargas & Parra, 2005
Page reference (Original description): Vargas, H.A. & Parra, L.E. (2005), 404
Distribution:
Chile
Species interactions:
Feeds on (Vargas, H.A. & Parra, L.E. 2005): Haplopappus foliosus DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (Vargas, H.A., Rasmann, S., Ramirez-Verdugo, P. & Villagra, C.A. 2017): Haplopappus chrysanthemifolius (Less.) DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (Vargas, H.A., Rasmann, S., Ramirez-Verdugo, P. & Villagra, C.A. 2017): Haplopappus decurrens J. Rémy (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (Vargas, H.A., Rasmann, S., Ramirez-Verdugo, P. & Villagra, C.A. 2017): Haplopappus multifolius Phil. ex Reiche (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (Vargas, H.A., Rasmann, S., Ramirez-Verdugo, P. & Villagra, C.A. 2017): Haplopappus schumannii (Kuntze) G. K. Br. & W. D. Clark (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (Vargas, H.A., Rasmann, S., Ramirez-Verdugo, P. & Villagra, C.A. 2017): Haplopappus scrobiculatus (Nees) DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Vargas, H.A. & Parra, L.E. (2005) Una nueva especie de Lioptilodes Zimmerman de Chile. Neotropical Entomology 34: 403-406. ↗
Vargas, H.A., Rasmann, S., Ramirez-Verdugo, P. & Villagra, C.A. (2017) Lioptilodes friasi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Niche Breadth in the Chilean Mediterranean Matorral Biome: Trophic and Altitudinal Dimensions. Neotropical Entomology 47: 62–68. ↗
Species: Lioptilodes gielisi Vargas, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Vargas, H.A. (2010), 428
Distribution:
Chile
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Archibaccharis schiedeana (Benth.) J. D. Jacks. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Vargas, H.A. (2010) A new species of Lioptilodes Zimmerman from northern Chile. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 54(3): 428-430. ↗
Species: Lioptilodes gualaceo Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 70
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: Lioptilodes karinupponeni Ustjuzhanin, Kovtunovich & Pototski, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A., Nupponen, K., Haverinen. R. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 17
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: Lioptilodes lauri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022), 30
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: Lioptilodes limbani Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 84
Distribution:
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Lioptilodes macubajia Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 71
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: Lioptilodes neuquenicus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 21
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Chile
Peru
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41. ↗
Species: Lioptilodes ockendeni Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 85
Distribution:
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Lioptilodes parafuscicostatus Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 85
Distribution:
Ecuador
Peru
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Lioptilodes prometopa (Meyrick, 1909)
Has basionym: Utuca prometopa Meyrick, 1909
= Species: Utuca prometopa Meyrick, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1909), 13
Distribution:
Peru
Meyrick, E. (1909) Descriptions of Micro-lepidoptera from Bolivia and Peru. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1909: 13-43.
Species: Lioptilodes rionegroicus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 20
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Bolivia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Chile
Falkland Islands
Peru
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
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., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41. ↗
Species: Lioptilodes salarius Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 133
Distribution:
Argentina
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: Lioptilodes subantarcticus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 15
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Brazil
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Graphistylis itatiaiae (Dusén) B. Nord. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Senecio juergensi
Feeds on: Senecio conyzaefolius
Feeds on: Jacobaea othonnae (M. Bieb.) C. A. Mey. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Senecio oleosus Vell. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41. ↗
Species: Lioptilodes testaceus (Blanchard, 1852)
Has basionym: Pterophorus testaceus Blanchard, 1852
= Species: Pterophorus testaceus Blanchard, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Blanchard, E. (1852), 112
Distribution:
Chile
Blanchard, E. (1852) Fauna Chilena - Insectos - Orden VI - Lepidópteros. Historia fisica y politica de Chile (Ed. Gay, C.) 7: 1-112, plates 1-7.
Species: Lioptilodes topali Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 28
Distribution:
Argentina
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Lioptilodes tribonia (Meyrick, 1921)
Has basionym: Stenoptilia tribonia Meyrick, 1921
= Species: Stenoptilia tribonia Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 423
Distribution:
Chile
Peru
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Lioptilodes yanachagae Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 71
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: Lioptilodes yungas Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 148
Distribution:
Bolivia
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: Lioptilodes zapalaicus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 18
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Bolivia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Chile
Peru
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
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., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41. ↗
Genus: Melanoptilia Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 33
Has type (Original designation): Platyptilia arsenica Meyrick, 1921
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: Melanoptilia arsenica (Meyrick, 1921)
Has basionym: Platyptilia arsenica Meyrick, 1921
= Species: Platyptilia arsenica Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 420
Is type for (Original designation): Melanoptilia Gielis, 2006
Distribution:
Bolivia
Brazil
Costa Rica
Peru
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. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Melanoptilia chalcogastra (Meyrick, 1921)
Has basionym: Platyptilia chalcogastra Meyrick, 1921
= Species: Platyptilia chalcogastra Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 420
Distribution:
Brazil
Costa Rica
Guyana
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Melanoptilia haemogastra (Meyrick, 1926)
Has basionym: Platyptilia haemogastra Meyrick, 1926
= Species: Platyptilia haemogastra Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 297 ↗
Distribution:
Peru
Meyrick, E. (1926) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 289-320. ↗
Species: Melanoptilia nigra Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 34
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. ↗
Genus: Michaelophorus Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 149
Has type (Original designation): Oxyptilus nubilus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
= Genus: Shafferia Gielis, 1993
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1993), 36
Is later homonym of (Homonym): Shafferia Walcott, 1917
Gielis, C. (1993) Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea. Zool. Verh. Leiden 290: 1-139, figs. 1-241. ↗
Gielis, C. (1999) Neotropical Pterophoridae 13: Michaelophorus, a new name for Shafferia Gielis, 1993, with a review of the genus and description of two new species. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 59: 149-154. ↗
Species: Michaelophorus dentiger (Meyrick, 1916)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus dentiger Meyrick, 1916
= Species: Oxyptilus dentiger Meyrick, 1916
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1916), 557 ↗
Distribution:
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Cuba
Curaçao
Ecuador
Guyana
Honduras
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Venezuela
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Hippomane mancinella L. (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae) ↗
Meyrick, E. (1916) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 545-576. ↗
Species: Michaelophorus hodgesi Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 151
Distribution:
Puerto Rico
Gielis, C. (1999) Neotropical Pterophoridae 13: Michaelophorus, a new name for Shafferia Gielis, 1993, with a review of the genus and description of two new species. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 59: 149-154. ↗
Species: Michaelophorus indentatus (Meyrick, 1930)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus indentatus Meyrick, 1930
= Species: Oxyptilus indentatus Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 564 ↗
Distribution:
Brazil
Costa Rica
Mexico
United States
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576. ↗
Species: Michaelophorus margaritae Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 157
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: Michaelophorus maria Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (sp. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2022), 40
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. ↗
Species: Michaelophorus nubilus (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus nubilus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
= Species: Oxyptilus nubilus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 53 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Michaelophorus Gielis, 1999
= Species: Platyptilia virilis Meyrick, 1916
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1916), 558 ↗
Distribution:
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Trinidad and Tobago
Species interactions:
Feeds on (as Cocoa leaves): Theobroma cacao L. (Malvales: Malvaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Actia panamensis Curran, 1933 (Diptera: Tachinidae) ↗
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. ↗
Gielis, C. (1999) Neotropical Pterophoridae 13: Michaelophorus, a new name for Shafferia Gielis, 1993, with a review of the genus and description of two new species. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 59: 149-154. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1916) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 545-576. ↗
Species: Michaelophorus salensis Matthews, 2019
Page reference (Original description): Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. (2019), 6
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: Michaelophorus shafferi Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 155
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (1999) Neotropical Pterophoridae 13: Michaelophorus, a new name for Shafferia Gielis, 1993, with a review of the genus and description of two new species. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 59: 149-154. ↗
Genus: Nippoptilia Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2060
Has type (Monotypy): Stenoptilia vitis Sasaki, 1913
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Species: Nippoptilia cinctipedalis (Walker, 1864)
Page reference (New combination): Arenberger, E. (2006), 112
Has basionym: Oxyptilus cinctipedalis Walker, 1864
= Species: Oxyptilus cinctipedalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 935
= Species: Oxyptilus caryornis Meyrick, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1935), 46
= Species (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X., 2003): Nippoptilia eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)
Page reference: Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003), 182
= Species (Arenberger, E., 2006): Trichoptilus eochrodes Meyrick, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1935), 45
= Species (Arenberger, E., 2006): Nippoptilia minor Hori, 1933
Page reference (Original description): Hori, H. (1933), 68
Distribution:
Australia (Arenberger, E. 2006: p. 112)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2018)
Palau
South Korea
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Vietnam
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Cayratia japonica (Thunb.) Gagnep. (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Arenberger, E. (2006) Beitrag zur Fauna Australiens (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zeitschrift Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 58: 111-124. ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Hori, H. (1933) On the species and distribution of plume-moths infesting grape and its allied plants in Japan. Japan. J. Applied Zool 5: 64-71.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1935) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 545-576. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2018) The Lepidoptera fauna of Laos (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 8 (4): 504-507. ↗
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Nippoptilia distigmata Kim, Byun, Park & Lee, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Kim, S., Byun, B-K., Park, K-T. & Lee, S. (2010), 608
Distribution:
South Korea
Kim, S., Byun, B-K., Park, K-T. & Lee, S. (2010) A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia from Korea, with description of a new species. Journal of Natural History 44: 601-613.
Species: Nippoptilia issikii Yano, 1961
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1961), 73
Distribution:
Japan
Nepal
South Korea
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Vitis vinifera L. (Vitales: Vitaceae) ↗
Yano, K. (1961) On the species of the genus Nippoptilia Matsumura from Japan, with description of a new species. Pub. ent. Lab. Univ. Osaka Pref. 6: 71-78, plate 18.
Species: Nippoptilia jakobi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2026
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2026), 66
sp. nov.
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2025) Three new species of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Colombia Part 2. Zootaxa 5715 (1): 218-224. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2026) New species of Pterophoridae from the Philippines (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 54 (213): 65-70. ↗
Species: Nippoptilia philippensea Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 416
Distribution:
Philippines
Gielis, C. (2003) Review of the Pterophoridae from the Philippines. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77: 409-424. ↗
Species: Nippoptilia pullum Gielis & De Vos, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007), 192
Distribution:
Indonesia
Indonesia (Irian Jaya)
Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007) Additions to the Pterophoridae fauna of Papua. Entomofauna 28: 185-200. ↗
Species: Nippoptilia regulus (Meyrick, 1906)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus regulus Meyrick, 1906
= Species: Oxyptilus regulus Meyrick, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1906), 135
Distribution:
Australia
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Vietnam
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Vitis vinifera L. (Vitales: Vitaceae) ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Meyrick, E. (1906) Descriptions of Indian Microlepidoptera, II. Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 17: 133-136.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
Species: Nippoptilia rutteni Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 356
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: Nippoptilia spinosa Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 859
Distribution:
Indonesia
Yano, K. (1963) Notes on South Pacific Pterophoridae. Pacific Insects 5: 849-871.
Species: Nippoptilia vitis (Sasaki, 1913)
Has basionym: Stenoptilia vitis Sasaki, 1913
= Species: Stenoptilia vitis Sasaki, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Sasaki (1913), 3
Is type for (Monotypy): Nippoptilia Matsumura, 1931
= Species: Oxyptilus formosanus Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2061
Distribution:
Australia (uncertain, Queensland and Northern Territory)
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Nepal
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Vietnam
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ampelopsis heterophylla var. brevipedunculata (Maxim. ex Trautv.) C. L. Li (Vitales: Vitaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cayratia japonica (Thunb.) Gagnep. (Vitales: Vitaceae)
Feeds on (as Vitis thunbergii): Vitis ficifolia Bunge (Vitales: Vitaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Vitis vinifera L. (Vitales: Vitaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. (Vitales: Vitaceae) ↗
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Sasaki (1913) Stenoptilia vitis n. sp. Gifu, Insect World 3-5.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Genus: Paraamblyptilia Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 68
Has type (Original designation): Platyptilia eutalanta Meyrick, 1931
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Paraamblyptilia eutalanta (Meyrick, 1931)
Has basionym: Platyptilia eutalanta Meyrick, 1931
= Species: Platyptilia eutalanta Meyrick, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1931), 379
Is type for (Original designation): Paraamblyptilia Gielis, 1991
Distribution:
Argentina
Chile
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1931) Microlepidoptera from South Chile and Argentina. Anales Museo Nacional Hist. Natur. Buenos Aires 36: 377-415.
Species: Paraamblyptilia ridouti Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 87
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Genus: Paraplatyptilia Bigot & Picard, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1986), [17]
Has type: Pterophorus metzneri Zeller, 1841
= Genus: Mariana Tutt, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1906), 160
Is later homonym of (Homonym): Mariana Locard, 1899
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1986) Notes sur les espèces européennes du genre Capperia et création de deux nouveax sous-genres. Alexanor 14 Suppl.: [21]-[24].
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin. ↗
Species: Paraplatyptilia albiciliatus (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Platyptilus albiciliatus Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Platyptilus albiciliatus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 17
= Species: Platyptilus orthocarpi Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 11
= Species: Platyptilia canadensis McDunnough, 1927
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1927), 180
= Species: Platyptilia rubricans Lange, 1950
Page reference (Original description): Lange, W.H. (1950), 627
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Castilleja latifolia Hook. & Arn. (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Lange, W.H. (1950) Biology and systematics of plume moths of the genus Platyptilia in California. Hilgardia 19: 561-652, 16 plates.
McDunnough, J. (1927) Pterophoridae, the list of canadian plume moths. Rep. ent. Soc. Ontario 57: 49-50.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Paraplatyptilia albidorsellus (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Platyptilus albidorsellus Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Platyptilus albidorsellus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 13
Distribution:
United States
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Paraplatyptilia albidus (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Platyptilus albidus Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Platyptilus albidus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 10
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Castilleja lutescens (Greenm.) Rydb. (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Paraplatyptilia albui Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 3
Distribution:
United States
Gielis, C. (2008) Additions to the species complex Paraplatyptilia auriga (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) in the USA. Entomologische Zeitschrift 118: 3-7.
Species: Paraplatyptilia atlantica Landry & Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (2008), 144
Distribution:
Canada
Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (2008) Key to the Paraplatyptilia species of eastern Canada with description of a new species.Canadian Entomologist. 140: 143-148.
Species: Paraplatyptilia auriga (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Platyptilia auriga Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Platyptilia auriga Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 330
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Stenandrium dulce (Cav.) Nees (Lamiales: Acanthaceae) ↗
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: Paraplatyptilia azteca Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 89
Distribution:
Mexico
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Paraplatyptilia baueri (Lange, 1950)
Has basionym: Platyptilia baueri Lange, 1950
= Species: Platyptilia baueri Lange, 1950
Page reference (Original description): Lange, W.H. (1950), 623
Distribution:
United States
Lange, W.H. (1950) Biology and systematics of plume moths of the genus Platyptilia in California. Hilgardia 19: 561-652, 16 plates.
Species: Paraplatyptilia bifida (Lange, 1950)
Has basionym: Platyptilia bifida Lange, 1950
= Species: Platyptilia bifida Lange, 1950
Page reference (Original description): Lange, W.H. (1950), 645
Distribution:
United States
Lange, W.H. (1950) Biology and systematics of plume moths of the genus Platyptilia in California. Hilgardia 19: 561-652, 16 plates.
Species: Paraplatyptilia camacan Gielis, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2016), 34
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: Paraplatyptilia carolina (Kearfott, 1907)
Has basionym: Platyptilia carolina Kearfott, 1907
= Species: Platyptilia carolina Kearfott, 1907
Page reference (Original description): Kearfott, W.D. (1907), 155
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Kearfott, W.D. (1907) Microlepidoptera from the Black Mountain region of North Carolina, with descriptions of new species. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 23: 153-167.
Species: Paraplatyptilia catharodactyla (Gaj, 1959)
Has basionym: Platyptilia catharodactyla Gaj, 1959
= Species: Platyptilia catharodactyla Gaj, 1959
Page reference (Original description): Gaj, A.J. (1959), 155
Distribution:
Russia
Gaj, A.J. (1959) Notes on Pterophoridae. Platyptilia metzneri Zeller and related species. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 19: 150-158.
Species: Paraplatyptilia cooleyi (Fernald, 1898)
Has basionym: Platyptilia cooleyi Fernald, 1898
= Species: Platyptilia cooleyi Fernald, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Fernald, C.H. (1898), 30 ↗
Distribution:
United States
Fernald, C.H. (1898) The Pterophoridae of North America. Hatch Exp. Station Mass. Agricult. Coll. 1-83. ↗
Species: Paraplatyptilia dugobae Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 425
Distribution:
Uzbekistan
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Species: Paraplatyptilia edwardsii (Fish, 1881)
Has basionym: Platyptilus edwardsii Fish, 1881
= Species: Platyptilus edwardsii Fish, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Fish, C. (1881), 72
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Pedicularis canadensis L. (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Fish, C. (1881) Pterophoridae. Can. Ent. 13: 70-74, 140-143.
Species: Paraplatyptilia fragilis (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Platyptilus fragilis Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Platyptilus fragilis Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 16
Distribution:
Canada
Mexico
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Penstemon cyananthus Hook. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Paraplatyptilia glacialis Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 4
Distribution:
United States
Gielis, C. (2008) Additions to the species complex Paraplatyptilia auriga (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) in the USA. Entomologische Zeitschrift 118: 3-7.
Species: Paraplatyptilia grandis (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Platyptilus grandis Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Platyptilus grandis Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 6
Distribution:
United States
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Paraplatyptilia hedemanni (Snellen, 1884)
Has basionym: Pterophorus hedemanni Snellen, 1884
= Species: Pterophorus hedemanni Snellen, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884), 184 ↗
Distribution:
Mongolia
Russia
Tajikistan
Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884) Nieuwe of weinig bekende Microlepidoptera van Noord - Azië. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 27: 151-196. ↗
Species: Paraplatyptilia immaculata (McDunnough, 1939)
Has basionym: Platyptilia immaculata McDunnough, 1939
= Species: Platyptilia immaculata McDunnough, 1939
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1939), 112
Distribution:
United States
McDunnough, J. (1939) Pterophorid descriptions and notes. Can. Ent. 71: 109-112.
Species: Paraplatyptilia inanis (Caradja, 1920)
Has basionym: Platyptilia inanis Caradja, 1920
= Species: Platyptilia inanis Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Refers without description to earlier (manuscript?) name from Christoph: P. inanis Chr. (1332 bis)): Caradja, A. (1920), 80
Page reference (Detailed redescription): Fletcher, T.B. (1940), 137-139
Distribution:
Russia
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. ↗
Fletcher, T.B. (1940) On some microlepidoptera recorded by Prince Aristide Caradja. Proc. Roy. ent. Soc. London (B) 9: 137-141. ↗
Species: Paraplatyptilia lutescens (Lange, 1950)
Has basionym: Platyptilia lutescens Lange, 1950
= Species: Platyptilia lutescens Lange, 1950
Page reference (Original description): Lange, W.H. (1950), 630
Distribution:
United States (California)
Lange, W.H. (1950) Biology and systematics of plume moths of the genus Platyptilia in California. Hilgardia 19: 561-652, 16 plates.
Species: Paraplatyptilia maea (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)
Has basionym: Platyptilia maea Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
= Species: Platyptilia maea Barnes & Lindsey, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & Lindsey, A.W. (1921), 337
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Castilleja lutescens (Greenm.) Rydb. (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
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: Paraplatyptilia metzneri (Zeller, 1841)
Has basionym: Pterophorus metzneri Zeller, 1841
= Species: Pterophorus metzneri Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 783
Is type for: Paraplatyptilia Bigot & Picard, 1986
= Species: Pterophorus bollii Frey, 1856
Page reference (Original description): Frey, H. (1856), 403
= Species: Mariana gaji Zagulajev, 1983
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1983), 119
= Species (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X., 2003): Paraplatyptilia gaji (Zagulajev, 1983)
Page reference: Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003), 184
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Mongolia
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tajikistan
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Astragalus L. (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1986) Notes sur les espèces européennes du genre Capperia et création de deux nouveax sous-genres. Alexanor 14 Suppl.: [21]-[24].
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Frey, H. (1856) Die Tineen und Pterophoren der Schweiz. i-xi, 1-430 pp. Meyer & Zeller Verlag, Zürich.
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 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (1983) New and little known species of moths, (Tineidae, Micropterygidae, Pterophoridae) of the USSR. and adjacent territories. Ent. Rev. Washinghton 62: 93-112.
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Species: Paraplatyptilia modesta (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Platyptilus modesta Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Platyptilus modesta Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 18
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Paraplatyptilia nana (McDunnough, 1927)
Has basionym: Platyptilia nana McDunnough, 1927
= Species: Platyptilia nana McDunnough, 1927
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1927), 179
Distribution:
Canada
McDunnough, J. (1927) Pterophoridae, the list of canadian plume moths. Rep. ent. Soc. Ontario 57: 49-50.
Species: Paraplatyptilia optata (Yano, 1963)
Has basionym: Platyptilia optata Yano, 1963
= Species: Platyptilia optata Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 126
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
South Korea
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of 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: Paraplatyptilia petrodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Pterophorus petrodactylus Walker, 1864
= Species: Pterophorus petrodactylus Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 940
Distribution:
Canada
United States (Alaska)
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Paraplatyptilia sabourini Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 5
Distribution:
United States
Gielis, C. (2008) Additions to the species complex Paraplatyptilia auriga (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) in the USA. Entomologische Zeitschrift 118: 3-7.
Species: Paraplatyptilia sahlbergi (Poppius, 1906)
Has basionym: Stenoptilia sahlbergi Poppius, 1906
= Species: Stenoptilia sahlbergi Poppius, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Poppius (1906), 9
= Species: Mariana lineata Arenberger, 1984
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1984), 13
Distribution:
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Arenberger, E. (1984) Neue palaeaktischen Pterophoridae. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 36: 8-14.
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. ↗
Poppius (1906) Lepidopteren der Halb-Insel Kanin. Acta Soc. Fauna Flora Fennica 28: 8-11.
Species: Paraplatyptilia shastae (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Platyptilus shastae Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Platyptilus shastae Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 10
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum (Fernald) Holmgren (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Castilleja parviflora Bong. (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Paraplatyptilia sibirica (Zagulajev, 1983)
Has basionym: Mariana sibirica Zagulajev, 1983
= Species: Mariana sibirica Zagulajev, 1983
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1983), 120
Distribution:
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (1983) New and little known species of moths, (Tineidae, Micropterygidae, Pterophoridae) of the USSR. and adjacent territories. Ent. Rev. Washinghton 62: 93-112.
Species: Paraplatyptilia terminalis (Erschoff, 1877)
Has basionym: Platyptilia terminalis Erschoff, 1877
= Species: Platyptilia terminalis Erschoff, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Erschoff, N. (1877), 347
= Subspecies: Mariana terminalis carelica Zagulajev, 1983
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1983), 121
Distribution:
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Mongolia
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Erschoff, N. (1877) Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus den verschiedenen Provinzen des Russischen Reiches. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 12: 347-348.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (1983) New and little known species of moths, (Tineidae, Micropterygidae, Pterophoridae) of the USSR. and adjacent territories. Ent. Rev. Washinghton 62: 93-112.
Species: Paraplatyptilia terskeyiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 427
Distribution:
Kazakhstan
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Species: Paraplatyptilia vacillans (Snellen, 1884)
Has basionym: Pterophorus vacillans Snellen, 1884
= Species: Pterophorus vacillans Snellen, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884), 187 ↗
Distribution:
Kazakhstan
Russia
Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884) Nieuwe of weinig bekende Microlepidoptera van Noord - Azië. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 27: 151-196. ↗
Species: Paraplatyptilia watkinsi Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 6
Distribution:
United States
Gielis, C. (2008) Additions to the species complex Paraplatyptilia auriga (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) in the USA. Entomologische Zeitschrift 118: 3-7.
Species: Paraplatyptilia xylopsamma (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Platyptilia xylopsamma Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Stenoptilia schwarzi Dyar, 1903
Page reference (Original description): Dyar, H.G. (1903), 228
= Species: Platyptilia xylopsamma Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 488
= Species: Stenoptilia gorgoniensis Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 321
Distribution:
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.
Grinnell, F. (1909) Notes on the Pterophoridae or plume-moths of Southern California, with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 40: 313-321. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Genus: Platyptilia Hübner, [1825]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]), 429 ↗
Has type (Subsequent designation): Alucita megadactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Has superfluous replacement (Emendation): Platyptilus Zeller, 1841
= Genus: Platyptilus Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 764
= Genus: Fredericina Tutt, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
Has type (Original designation): Alucita calodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]) Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. 1-431, 1-72. ↗
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. ↗
Species: Platyptilia aarviki Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 46
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Kenya
Gielis, C. (2008) Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 82: 43-57. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Species: Platyptilia ainonis Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2064
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Tajikistan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Species: Platyptilia albicans Fish, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Fish, C. (1881), 71
Distribution:
United States
Fish, C. (1881) Pterophoridae. Can. Ent. 13: 70-74, 140-143.
Species: Platyptilia albifimbriata Arenberger, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2002), 59
Distribution:
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (2002) Die Pterophoridae der 2. Jemen-Expedition durchgeführt im Frühjahr 1998 etcetera. Esperiana 9: 57-60.
Species: Platyptilia albilobata Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 42
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: Platyptilia anjuta Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. (2022), 47
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
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: Platyptilia anniei Gielis, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1997), 40
Distribution:
Bolivia
Ecuador
Peru
Venezuela
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Baccharis latifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Gielis, C. (1997) Neotropical Pterophoridae 14: The species complex Platyptilia thyellopa Meyrick, 1926. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 57: 38-41.
Species: Platyptilia archimedon Meyrick, 1938
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1938), 503
Distribution:
Indonesia
Meyrick, E. (1938) Papuan microlepidoptera. Trans. roy. ent. Soc. London 87: 503-504.
Species: Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1927), 177
Distribution:
Canada
Russia
McDunnough, J. (1927) Pterophoridae, the list of canadian plume moths. Rep. ent. Soc. Ontario 57: 49-50.
Species: Platyptilia avicennai Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2016), 109
Distribution:
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Tajikistan
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2016) On the plume moth fauna of Tajikistan. Entomologist’s Gazette 67: 107-118.
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: Platyptilia azuayensis Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2024
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 86
Distribution:
Ecuador (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. 2024)
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 2. Zoosystematica Rossica 33 (1): 85-91. ↗
Species: Platyptilia barbarae Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 693
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: Platyptilia benitensis Strand, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Strand, E. (1913), 64
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Nigeria
Sao Tome and Principe (São Tomé)
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Uncaria rhynchophylla (Miq.) Miq. (Gentiales: Rubiaceae) ↗
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Strand, E. (1913) Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Sued-Kamerun und Spanish-Guinea. Lepidoptera IV. Arch. Naturgesch. A.12: 63-67.
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Platyptilia bowkeri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2011), 169
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2011) On the fauna of the plume moths of Lesotho. African Invertebrates 52: 167-175.
Species: Platyptilia butvila Ustjuzhanin, Kovtunovich & Salidaitis, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 323
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: Platyptilia cacaliae Fletcher, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1921 (1920)), 23
Distribution:
India
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Emilia coccinea (Sims) G. Don (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Fletcher, T.B. (1921 (1920)) Life-Histories of Indian Insects, Microlepidoptera. Mem. Dep. Agric. India (Ent. Ser.) 6: i-ii, 1-217, plates 1-68. (Dated Nov. 1920, but correct date is Jan. 1921).
Species: Platyptilia calamicola Meyrick, 1937
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1927), 135
Distribution:
Indonesia
Meyrick, E. (1927) A revised handbook of British lepidoptera. 1-914.
Species: Platyptilia calodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Has basionym: Alucita calodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Species: Alucita calodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Page reference (Original description): Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775), 146
Is type for (Original designation): Fredericina Tutt, 1905
= Species: Alucita petradactyla Hübner, [1819]
Page reference (Original description): Curtis, J. (1823-1840), 9:VII: 37-38 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus zetterstedtii Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 777
= Species: Platyptilia taeniadactyla South, 1882
Page reference (Original description): South, R. (1882), 34
= Form: Platyptilia calodactyla f. doronicella Fuchs, 1902
Page reference (Original description): Fuchs, A. (1902), 329 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia leucorrhyncha Meyrick, 1902
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1902), 217
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belarus
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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
France (Corsica)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Hungary
Iran
Ireland (Huggins, H.C. 1971)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Mongolia
Morocco
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
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
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Solidago virgaurea L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Senecio nemorensis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Senecio sylvaticus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Doronicum L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Narcissus concolor (Haw.) LinkN. jonquilla subsp. fernandesii × N. lusitanicus ? (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae)
Curtis, J. (1823-1840) British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. Volumes 1-16. ↗
Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775) Ankündigung eines Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. 1-322 pp., 2 plates. Bernardi, Wien.
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.
Fuchs, A. (1902) Neue Geometriden und Kleinfalter des europaïschen Faunngebiets. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 63: 317-330. ↗
Huggins, H.C. (1971) Dingle, 1971. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 83: 343-346. ↗
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 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1902) A new European species of Pterophoridae. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 38: 217.
South, R. (1882) Contributions to the history of the British Pterophorini. The Entomologist 15: 31-36.
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 & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Species: Platyptilia campsiptera Meyrick, 1907
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1907), 113 ↗
Distribution:
New Zealand
Meyrick, E. (1907) Notes and descriptions of Lepidoptera. Trans. Proc. New Zealand Institute 39: 106-121. ↗
Species: Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)
Has basionym: Pterophorus carduidactylus Riley, 1869
= Species: Pterophorus carduidactylus Riley, 1869
Page reference (Original description): Riley, C.V. (1869), 180
= Species: Platyptilia cardui Zeller, 1873
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1873), 318 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia hesperis Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 316
Distribution:
Canada
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
New Zealand
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Cirsium Mill. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Cirsium lanceolatum): Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cirsium edule Nutt. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cirsium occidentale (Nutt.) Jeps. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cirsium quercetorum (A. Gray) Jeps. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cirsium ciliatum subsp. ciliatum (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cirsium undulatum (Nutt.) Spreng. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cirsium scariosum var. americanum (A. Gray) D. J. Keil (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cynara scolymus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cynara cardunculus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Centaurea melitensis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Has parasitoid (as Elfia): Phytomyptera (Diptera: Tachinidae) ↗
Has parasitoid (as Hyalomyodes triangulifer): Strongygaster triangulifer (Loew, 1863) (Diptera: Tachinidae) ↗
Has parasitoid (as Angitia platyptiliae): Diadegma acutum (Viereck, 1925) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Gelis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Dibrachys cavus (Walker, 1835) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) ↗
Has parasitoid (as Epiurus bicoloripes): Dusona seamansi (Viereck, 1925) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Phaeogenes (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Pachyneuron albutius Walker, 1843 (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Colpognathus helvus (Cresson, 1867) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid (as Microbracon nevadensis): Bracon nevadensis Ashmead, 1889 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) ↗
Has parasitoid (as Hyalomyodes triangulifer): Strongygaster triangulifer (Loew, 1863) (Diptera: Tachinidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Lispidea Coquillett, 1895 (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Has parasitoid: Plectops Coquillett, 1895 (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Grinnell, F. (1909) Notes on the Pterophoridae or plume-moths of Southern California, with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 40: 313-321. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Riley, C.V. (1869) The Thistle Plume. 1st. Annual Report Noxious Benificial and other Insects State Missouri 180-181, 1 plate.
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. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1873) Lepidopterologische Beobachtungen vom Jahre 1872. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 34: 121-140. ↗
Species: Platyptilia celidotus (Meyrick, 1884)
Has basionym: Lioptilus celidotus Meyrick, 1884
= Species: Pterophorus tinctidactylus Newman, 1856
Page reference (Original description): Newman, E. (1856), 300 ↗
= Species: Lioptilus celidotus Meyrick, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1884), 125
Distribution:
Australia
New Zealand
Meyrick, E. (1884) On New Zealand microlepidoptera. Trans. Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 122-129.
Newman, E. (1856) Characters of a few Australian Lepidoptera, collected by Mr. Thomas R. Oxley. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (2) 3: 281-300. ↗
Species: Platyptilia censoria Meyrick, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1910), 367
Distribution:
Mauritius
Meyrick, E. (1910) Descriptions of microlepidoptera from Mauritius and the Chagos Isles. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1910: 366-377.
Species: Platyptilia charadrias (Meyrick, 1884)
Has basionym: Mimaeseoptilus charadrias Meyrick, 1884
= Species: Mimaeseoptilus charadrias Meyrick, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1884), 126
Distribution:
New Zealand
Meyrick, E. (1884) On New Zealand microlepidoptera. Trans. Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 122-129.
Species: Platyptilia chondrodactyla Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 80 ↗
Distribution:
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. ↗
Species: Platyptilia chosokeiella Strand, 1922
Page reference (Original description): Strand, E. (1922), 15
Distribution:
Cambodia
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Taiwan
Vietnam
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Strand, E. (1922) H. Sauter's Formosa-Ausbeute. Nachträge zu den Lepidoptera. Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 36: 15.
Species: Platyptilia citropleura Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 482
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Sri Lanka
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Begonia L. (Cucurbitales: Begoniaceae) ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Platyptilia comorensis Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 32
Distribution:
Comoros
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Platyptilia comstocki Lange, 1939
Page reference (Original description): Lange, W.H. (1939), 27
Distribution:
United States
Lange, W.H. (1939) A new plume moth from Arizona. Bull. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 38: 26-29.
Species: Platyptilia cretalis Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 487
= Species: Platyptilia kiiensis Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2082
= Species (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y., 2013): Xenopterophorus cretalis (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference: Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013)
= Species (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y., 2013): Stenoptilia cretalis (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference: Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013)
= Species: Tetraschalis cretalis (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference: Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013)
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Hylodesmum podocarpum subsp. oxyphyllum (DC.) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill (Fabales: Fabaceae) ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Platyptilia daemonica Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 109
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Rwanda
Meyrick, E. (1932) Entomological expedition to Abyssinia 1926-27. Microlepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. London 80: 107-109.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Platyptilia davisi Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 38
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: Platyptilia dschambija Arenberger, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1999), 249
Distribution:
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (1999) Die Pterophoridae des Jemen. Esperiana 7: 245-262.
Species: Platyptilia duda Ustjuzhanin, Kovtunovich & Saldaitis, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 324
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: Platyptilia eberti Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 414
Distribution:
Philippines
Gielis, C. (2003) Review of the Pterophoridae from the Philippines. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77: 409-424. ↗
Species: Platyptilia enargota 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: Platyptilia exaltatus (Zeller, 1867)
Has basionym: Platyptilus exaltatus Zeller, 1867
= Species: Platyptilus exaltatus Zeller, 1867
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1867), 411
= Species: Platyptilia dejecta Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 334
Distribution:
India
Nepal
Meyrick, E. (1921) The North American species of Orneodes ; Synonymy of North American Pterophoridae. The Entomologist 54: 274-276.
Zeller, P.C. (1867) Einige ostindische Microlepidoptera. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 28: 387-415, plate 2. ↗
Species: Platyptilia farfarellus (Zeller, 1867)
Has basionym: Platyptilus farfarellus Zeller, 1867
= Species: Platyptilus farfarellus Zeller, 1867
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1867), 334
= Species: Platyptilia claripicta Fletcher, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1910), 400
= Species: Platyptilia periacta Meyrick, 1910
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1910), 411
= Species: Platyptilia petila Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 851
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Platyptilia molopias Meyrick, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1906), 135
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Estonia
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Ghana
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
India
Indonesia
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Madagascar
Mauritius
Mongolia
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
New Caledonia
Philippines (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2026)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Seychelles
Sierra Leone (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. 2020)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Korea (Kim, S.-S., Jin, D.-H. & Choi, S.-W. 2026: native)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sri Lanka
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Vanuatu
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Senecio vernalis Waldst. & Kit. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Senecio viscosus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Pericallis cruenta (L'Hér.) Webb & Berthel. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Erigeron canadensis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) Nesom (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Calendula arvensis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Calendula officinalis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Callistephus chinensis (L.) Nees (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Centaurea cyanus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Dahlia pinnata Cav. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on: Emilia javanica (Burm. fil.) C. B. Rob. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Xerochrysum bracteatum (Vent.) Tzvelev (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (As Teucrium tomentosum, an ambiguous name for several Teucrium species): Teucrium L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae)
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.
Fletcher, T.B. (1910) The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. Trans. Linn. Soc. London (II Zool.) 13: 397-403, figs. 1-4. ↗
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 of 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.
Kim, S.-S., Jin, D.-H. & Choi, S.-W. (2026) New records of six microlepidopteran species (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1906) Descriptions of Indian Microlepidoptera, II. Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 17: 133-136.
Meyrick, E. (1910) New South African microlepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 5: 411.
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2026) New species of Pterophoridae from the Philippines (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 54 (213): 65-70. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020) Fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Sierra Leone (Western Africa). Ecologica Montenegrina 35: 26-30. ↗
Yano, K. (1963) Notes on South Pacific Pterophoridae. Pacific Insects 5: 849-871.
Zeller, P.C. (1867) Skandinaviens Fjaedermott beskrifna af H.D.J. Wallengren besprochen. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 28: 321-339. ↗
Species: Platyptilia fletcheri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2016), 2
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Rwanda
Uganda
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2016) New species of “giant” plume moths of the genus Platyptilia from Uganda. European Journal of Taxonomy 172: 1-6.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Platyptilia fulva Bigot, 1964
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1964), 28
Distribution:
Madagascar
Mauritius
Reunion
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Emilia citrina DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cosmos Cav. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Bigot, L. (1964) Les Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. ent. France 69: 25-37.
Species: Platyptilia galicicaensis Junnilainen & Kaitila, 2017
Page reference (Original description): Junnilainen, J. & Kaitila J.-P. (2017), 110
Distribution:
Macedonia (Junnilainen, J. & Kaitila J.-P. 2017)
Junnilainen, J. & Kaitila J.-P. (2017) A new species of Platyptilia Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from Europe. Nota Lepidopterologica 40 (1): 109-117. ↗
Species: Platyptilia gandaki Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 89
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Nepal
Gielis, C. (1999) New Pterophoridae from Nepal. Phegea, Antwerpen 27: 85-91.
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Species: Platyptilia gatamaiyua Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 43
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: Platyptilia gentiliae Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 37
Distribution:
Argentina
Chile
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Platyptilia gondarensis Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 424
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Kenya
Uganda
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Contribution à la connaissance des Ptérophores d'Ethiopie et identification de Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1907, du sud de l'Inde. Bull. Soc. ent. France 99: 423-436.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Platyptilia gonodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Has basionym: Alucita gonodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Species: Alucita gonodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Page reference (Original description): Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775), 320
= Species: Alucita megadactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Page reference (Original description): Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775), 145
Is type for (Subsequent designation): Platyptilia Hübner, [1825]
= Species: Alucita diptera Sulzer, 1776
Page reference (Original description): Sulzer, J.H. (1776), 163
= Species: Alucita trigonodactyla Haworth, 1811
Page reference (Original description): Haworth, A.H. (1811), 478
= Species: Platyptilia farfara Gregson, 1885
Page reference (Original description): Gregson, C.S. (1885), 151
= Variety: Platyptilia gonodactyla var. albidior Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 80 ↗
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Ireland (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)
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Mongolia
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (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
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Uzbekistan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Tussilago farfara L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Petasites L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Microgaster stictica Ruthe, 1858 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Microgaster alebion Nixon, 1968 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Oedemopsis scabricula (Gravenhorst, 1829) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
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. ↗
Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775) Ankündigung eines Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. 1-322 pp., 2 plates. Bernardi, Wien.
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.
Gregson, C.S. (1885) Mimaeseoptilus scabiodactylus. The Entomologist 18: 150-151.
Haworth, A.H. (1811) Lepidoptera Britannica. III: pp. 377-511 (1812). J. Murray, London.
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 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Sulzer, J.H. (1776) Dr. Sulzers abgekürzte Geschichte der Insekten nach dem Linaeischen System. 274, 71 pp., 37 plates. Winterthur, H. Steiner.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Species: Platyptilia gravior Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 250 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia juanvinas Gielis, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1999), 306
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Gielis, C. (1999) Neotropical Pterophoridae 16: New Pterophoridae from Costa Rica. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 27: 305-317.
Meyrick, E. (1932) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 225-256. ↗
Species: Platyptilia grisea Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 25
Distribution:
Madagascar
Reunion
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Platyptilia hokowhitalis Hudson, 1939
Page reference (Original description): Hudson, G.V. (1939), 430
Distribution:
New Zealand
Hudson, G.V. (1939) A supplement to the butterflies and moths of New Zealand. 429-430.
Species: Platyptilia humida Meyrick, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1917), 39 ↗
Distribution:
Kenya
Meyrick, E. (1917) Descriptions of South African microlepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 17: 1-2.
Species: Platyptilia iberica Rebel, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1935), 10
= Subspecies: Platyptilia iberica nevadensis Rebel, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1935), 10
Distribution:
France (uncertain, Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Senecio L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Rebel, H. (1935) Neue Pterophoriden und Tineen aus der Sierra de Gredos (Kastilien). Z. öst. ent. Ver. 20: 9-11.
Species: Platyptilia ignifera Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 481
Distribution:
India
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
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.
Species: Platyptilia implacata Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 109
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Meyrick, E. (1932) Entomological expedition to Abyssinia 1926-27. Microlepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. London 80: 107-109.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Species: Platyptilia isocrates Meyrick, 1924
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1924), 94 ↗
Distribution:
India
Meyrick, E. (1924) Exotic microlepidoptera. 3: 65-96. ↗
Species: Platyptilia isodactylus (Zeller, 1852)
Has basionym: Pterophorus isodactylus Zeller, 1852
= Species: Stenoptilia similidactylus Stephens, 1834
Page reference (Original description): Stephens, J.F. (1834), 372 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus isodactylus Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 328
= Species: Platyptilia brunneodactyla Lucas, 1955
Page reference (Original description): Lucas, D. (1955), 255
Distribution:
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Ireland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Japan
Morocco
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: Unconfirmed)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Senecio L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Senecio aquaticus): Jacobaea aquatica (Hill) G. Gaertn., B. Mey. & Scherb. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Senecio nemorensis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Senecio jacobaea): Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Lucas, D. (1955) Nouveaux lépidoptères Nord-Africains. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. et Phys. Maroc 15: 251-258.
Stephens, J.F. (1834) Illustrations of British Entomology: or, a synopsis of indigenous insects,... etc. Haustellata 4: 1-433. Baldwin & Cradock, London. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Platyptilia isoterma Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 10
Distribution:
New Zealand
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Platyptilia johnstoni Lange, 1940
Page reference (Original description): Lange, W.H. (1940), 84
= Species: Platyptilia tshukotka Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 354
Distribution:
Russia
United States (Alaska)
Lange, W.H. (1940) An apparently new Alaskan Platyptilia. Canadian Entomologist 72: 84-85. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Species: Platyptilia junkeri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015), 137
Distribution:
Zambia
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015) New species of African Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3957: 137-142. ↗
Species: Platyptilia kaijadoensis Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 43
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: Platyptilia kasulua Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 44
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: Platyptilia kozanica Fazekas, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Fazekas, I. (2003), 7
Distribution:
Turkey
Fazekas, I. (2003) Federmotten aus der Mongolei, Russland, der Türkei, der Balkanhalbinsel und Afrika, mit Beschreibung neuer Arten. Folia comloensis 12: 5-24. ↗
Species: Platyptilia longalis (Walker, 1864)
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 692
= Species: Pterophorus longalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 943
Is basionym for: Stenoptilia longalis (Walker, 1864)
= Species: Stenoptilia longalis (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Pterophorus longalis Walker, 1864
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Swaziland
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. ↗
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Platyptilia longiloba Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 422
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Species: Platyptilia lusi Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 352
Distribution:
Russia
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Species: Platyptilia microbscura Gielis & De Vos, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007), 188
Distribution:
Indonesia (Misool)
Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007) Additions to the Pterophoridae fauna of Papua. Entomofauna 28: 185-200. ↗
Species: Platyptilia montana Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 113
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of 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: Platyptilia morophaea Meyrick, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1920), 38 ↗
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Kenya
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. ↗
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Platyptilia mugesse Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 459
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Platyptilia naminga Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 355
Distribution:
Russia
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Species: Platyptilia nemoralis Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 778
= Variety: Platyptilia nemoralis var. saracenica Wocke, 1871
Page reference (Original description): Staudinger, O., & Wocke, M. (1871), 342 (No. 3127a) ↗
= Species: Platyptilia grafii Zeller, 1873
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1873), 139 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia sinuosa Yano, 1960
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1960), 137
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Mongolia
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Slovenia
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Senecio ovatus subsp. ovatus (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Senecio sarracenicus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Senecio ovatus subsp. ovatus (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Senecio nemorensis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Scambus brevicornis (Gravenhorst, 1829) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
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 of 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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Staudinger, O., & Wocke, M. (1871) Catalog der lepidopteren des europaeischen Faunengebietes. i-xxxviii, 1-426 pp. Dresden. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Yano, K. (1960) New or little known species of the genus Platyptilia Hübner from Japan. Mushi 34: 137-141.
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1873) Lepidopterologische Beobachtungen vom Jahre 1872. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 34: 121-140. ↗
Species: Platyptilia nussi Gielis, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2003), 413
Distribution:
Philippines
Gielis, C. (2003) Review of the Pterophoridae from the Philippines. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 77: 409-424. ↗
Species: Platyptilia nyungwea Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 44
Distribution:
Kenya
Rwanda
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63. ↗
Species: Platyptilia odiosa Meyrick, 1924
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1924), 93 ↗
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
South Africa
Tanzania
Meyrick, E. (1924) Exotic microlepidoptera. 3: 65-96. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Species: Platyptilia onias Meyrick, 1916
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1916), 559 ↗
Distribution:
Peru
Meyrick, E. (1916) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 545-576. ↗
Species: Platyptilia pauliani Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 30
Distribution:
Madagascar
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Calendula L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Emilia citrina DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Platyptilia percnodactylus (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Platyptilus percnodactylus Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Platyptilus percnodactylus Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 8
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Helenium bigelovii A. Gray (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Erigeron L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Platyptilia peyrierasi Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 31
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Platyptilia phanerozona Diakonoff, 1952
Page reference (Original description): Diakonoff, A. (1952), 16
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: Platyptilia picta Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 109 ↗
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
South Africa
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128. ↗
Species: Platyptilia postbarbata Meyrick, 1938
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1938), 4
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Meyrick, E. (1938) Pterophoridae, Tortricina and Tineina. Explor. Parc Nat. Albert 14: 1-28, 3 plates.
Species: Platyptilia profunda Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 118
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Senecio nemorensis L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of 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: Platyptilia pseudofulva Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 26
Distribution:
Madagascar
Reunion
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Platyptilia pulverulenta Philpott, 1923
Page reference (Original description): Philpott, A. (1923), 149
Distribution:
New Zealand
Philpott, A. (1923) Notes and descriptions of New Zealand Lepidoptera. Trans. New Zealand Inst. 54: 148-154. ↗
Species: Platyptilia resoluta Meyrick, 1937
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1927), 154
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1927) A revised handbook of British lepidoptera. 1-914.
Species: Platyptilia rhyncholoba Meyrick, 1924
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1924), 1
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Meyrick, E. (1924) Zoological results of the Swedish expedition to Central Africa, 1921. Insecta 4: Micro-lepidoptera. Ark. f. Zool. 16 (14): 1-2.
Species: Platyptilia roberti Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. (2022), 49
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
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: Platyptilia romanorum Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2017
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017), 267
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan)
Russia (Altai)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from highlands of the Altai-Sayan mountainous country. Russian Entomological Journal 26: 267-268.
Species: Platyptilia romieuxi Gielis, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2009), 224
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Gielis, C. (2009) On a collection of Pterophoridae from Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 116: 223-256.
Species: Platyptilia rufamaculata Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 45
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: Platyptilia rwandae Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 45
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: Platyptilia sabius (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus sabius Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
= Species: Mimeseoptilus sabius Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 60 ↗
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Lesotho
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. ↗
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Species: Platyptilia sciophaea Meyrick, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1920), 40 ↗
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Kenya
Lesotho
South Africa
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Platyptilia sedata Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 334
= Species: Platyptilia semnocharis Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 335
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
India
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Meyrick, E. (1921) The North American species of Orneodes ; Synonymy of North American Pterophoridae. The Entomologist 54: 274-276.
Species: Platyptilia semnopis Meyrick, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 176
= Species: Platyptilia jonesi Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 88
Distribution:
Brazil
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Meyrick, E. (1921) Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8 (2): 49-148. ↗
Species: Platyptilia sochivkoi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2011), 170
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2011) On the fauna of the plume moths of Lesotho. African Invertebrates 52: 167-175.
Species: Platyptilia sogai Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 29
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Platyptilia spicula Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 43
Distribution:
Suriname
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: Platyptilia stanleyi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2016), 4
Distribution:
Uganda
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2016) New species of “giant” plume moths of the genus Platyptilia from Uganda. European Journal of Taxonomy 172: 1-6.
Species: Platyptilia suigensis Matsumura, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Matsumura, S. (1931), No. 2070
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
South Korea
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Matsumura, S. (1931) 6000 illustrated insects of Japan-Empire. ii, ii, iii, 23, 1497, 191, 2, 6 pp., 10 plates. Tokohshoin, Tokyo.
Species: Platyptilia superscandens Fletcher, 1940
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1940), 11
Distribution:
India
Fletcher, T.B. (1940) A new Indian plume-moth. Indian Journ. Ent. 2: 11-12.
Species: Platyptilia swynnertoni Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2013
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013), 155
sp. nov.
Distribution:
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Species: Platyptilia tajikistana Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2016), 110
Distribution:
Tajikistan
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2016) On the plume moth fauna of Tajikistan. Entomologist’s Gazette 67: 107-118.
Species: Platyptilia tesseradactyla (Linnaeus, 1761)
Has basionym: Phalaena tesseradactyla Linnaeus, 1761
= Species: Phalaena tesseradactyla Linnaeus, 1761
Page reference (Original description): Linnaeus, C. (1761), 370 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus fischeri Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 781
= Species: Platyptilia hibernica Tutt, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1906), 177
Distribution:
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belarus
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Canada
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)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Ireland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Mongolia
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
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)
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Helichrysum arenarium (L.) Moench (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertn. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
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.
Linnaeus, C. (1761) Fauna Svecica : sistens animalia sveciae regni: mammalia, aves, amphibia, pisces, insecta, vermes, distributa per classes & ordines, genera & species, cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, locis natalium, descriptionibus insectorum. Pars Lepidoptera: 267-371. ↗
Tutt, J.W. (1906) A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera. V.: i-xiii, 1-558 pp. London & Berlin. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Species: Platyptilia thiosoma Meyrick, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1920), 39 ↗
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: Platyptilia thyellopa Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 298 ↗
Distribution:
Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
Meyrick, E. (1926) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 289-320. ↗
Species: Platyptilia triphracta Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 334
Distribution:
India
Meyrick, E. (1921) The North American species of Orneodes ; Synonymy of North American Pterophoridae. The Entomologist 54: 274-276.
Species: Platyptilia vilema Landry, 1993
Page reference (Original description): Landry, B. (1993), 475
Distribution:
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Landry, B. (1993) Additions to the knowledge of the Pterophoridae of the Galápagos archipelago, Ecuador, with descriptions of two new species. Zool. Med. Leiden 67: 473-485, figs. 1-7.
Species: Platyptilia vinsoni Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 25
Distribution:
Mauritius
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Platyptilia violacea Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 27
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Platyptilia washburnensis McDunnough, 1929
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1929), 269
Distribution:
United States
McDunnough, J. (1929) Some apparently new microlepidoptera. Can. Ent. 61: 268-269.
Species: Platyptilia williamsii Grinnell, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Grinnell, F. (1909), 315
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Grindelia hirsutula Hook. & Arn. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Erigeron glaucus Ker Gawl. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Calendula L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Achillea millefolium L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Chrysanthemum L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Eriophyllum staechadifolium Lag. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Eriophyllum confertiflorum (DC.) A. Gray (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cynara scolymus L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Tanacetum bipinnatum subsp. bipinnatum (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Layia hieracioides (DC.) Hook. & Arn. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Artemisia keiskeana Miq. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Artemisia douglasiana Besser (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (Ambiguous name for Pseudognaphlium californicum/macounii): Pseudognaphalium Kirp. (Asterales: Asteraceae)
Feeds on (as Franseria bipinnatifida): Ambrosia camphorata (Greene) Payne (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Senecio aronicoides DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Senecio blochmaniae Greene (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Has parasitoid (as Epiurus bicoloripes): Dusona seamansi (Viereck, 1925) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid (as Angitia): Diadegma (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Campoplex (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Hemiteles (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Grinnell, F. (1909) Notes on the Pterophoridae or plume-moths of Southern California, with descriptions of new species. Can. Ent. 40: 313-321. ↗
Species: Platyptilia wojtusiaki Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 68
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: Platyptilia yakovlevi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov A. (2022), 173
Original description
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. ↗
Genus: Platyptiliodes Strand, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Strand, E. (1913), 65
Has type (Monotypy): Platyptiliodes albisignatula Strand, 1913
Strand, E. (1913) Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Sued-Kamerun und Spanish-Guinea. Lepidoptera IV. Arch. Naturgesch. A.12: 63-67.
Species: Platyptiliodes albisignatula Strand, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Strand, E. (1913), 65
Is type for (Monotypy): Platyptiliodes Strand, 1913
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Strand, E. (1913) Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Sued-Kamerun und Spanish-Guinea. Lepidoptera IV. Arch. Naturgesch. A.12: 63-67.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Genus: Postplatyptilia Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 39
Has type (Original designation): Platyptilia camptosphena Meyrick, 1931
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Postplatyptilia aestuosa (Meyrick, 1916)
Has basionym: Platyptilia aestuosa Meyrick, 1916
= Species: Platyptilia aestuosa Meyrick, 1916
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1916), 558 ↗
Distribution:
Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Ecuador
Peru
Meyrick, E. (1916) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 545-576. ↗
Species: Postplatyptilia akerbergsi Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 51
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: Postplatyptilia alexisi Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 49
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: Postplatyptilia andromeda Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2024
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024), 1
Distribution:
Ecuador (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. 2024)
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 77: 1-11. ↗
Species: Postplatyptilia antillae Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 92
Distribution:
Cuba
Jamaica
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: Postplatyptilia biobioica Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 52
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: Postplatyptilia boletus Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 99
Distribution:
Peru
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: Postplatyptilia camptosphena (Meyrick, 1931)
Has basionym: Platyptilia camptosphena Meyrick, 1931
= Species: Platyptilia camptosphena Meyrick, 1931
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1931), 379
Is type for (Original designation): Postplatyptilia Gielis, 1991
Distribution:
Argentina
Chile
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1931) Microlepidoptera from South Chile and Argentina. Anales Museo Nacional Hist. Natur. Buenos Aires 36: 377-415.
Species: Postplatyptilia carchi Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 97
Distribution:
Ecuador
Venezuela
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: Postplatyptilia caribica Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 95
Distribution:
Dominica
Puerto Rico
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Gesneria pauciflora Urb. (Lamiales: Gesneriaceae) ↗
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: Postplatyptilia chicaquensis Landry & Gielis, 2022
Page reference (sp. nov.): Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (2022), 101
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: Postplatyptilia corticis Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 115
Distribution:
Venezuela
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: Postplatyptilia eelkoi Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 43
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: Postplatyptilia flinti Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 55
Distribution:
Argentina
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Brazil
Paraguay
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
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: Postplatyptilia fuscicornis (Zeller, 1877)
Has basionym: Platyptilia fuscicornis Zeller, 1877
= Species: Platyptilia fuscicornis Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 460
Distribution:
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates. ↗
Species: Postplatyptilia genisei (Pastrana, 1989)
Has basionym: Stenoptilia genisei Pastrana, 1989
= Species: Stenoptilia genisei Pastrana, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Pastrana, J.A. (1989), 253
Distribution:
Argentina
Pastrana, J.A. (1989) Una especie nueva de Pterophoridae de la Provincia de Cordoba, Argentina (Lepidoptera). Rev. Soc. ent. Argentina 45: 253-255. ↗
Species: Postplatyptilia huigraica Landry & Gielis, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (1992), 11
Distribution:
Brazil
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Peru
Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (1992) A synopsis of the Pterophoridae of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Zool. Verh. Leiden 276: 1-42, 39 figs.
Species: Postplatyptilia lastukhini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 502
Distribution:
Venezuela
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: Postplatyptilia machupicchu Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 94
Distribution:
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Postplatyptilia naranja Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 45
Distribution:
Argentina
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Postplatyptilia nebuloarbustum Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 94
Distribution:
Ecuador
Venezuela
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: Postplatyptilia nielseni (Gielis, 1991)
Has basionym: Lantanophaga nielseni Gielis, 1991
= Species: Lantanophaga nielseni Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 33
Distribution:
Argentina
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Postplatyptilia nubleica Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 48
Distribution:
Argentina
Chile
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Postplatyptilia oxapampa Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 69
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: Postplatyptilia palmeri Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 94
Distribution:
Mexico
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Lantana horrida subsp. horrida (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Postplatyptilia paraglyptis (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Platyptilia paraglyptis Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Platyptilia paraglyptis Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 484
Distribution:
Argentina
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Postplatyptilia parana Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 92
Distribution:
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia (Landry, B. & Gielis, C. 2022)
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (2022) On the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Colombia. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 32 (2): 100-108. ↗
Species: Postplatyptilia pluvia Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 103
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: Postplatyptilia pusillus (Philippi, 1860)
Has basionym: Pterophorus pusillus Philippi, 1860
= Species: Pterophorus pusillus 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: Postplatyptilia saeva (Meyrick, 1930)
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 566
Has basionym: Platyptilia saeva Meyrick, 1930
= Species: Platyptilia saeva Meyrick, 1930
Distribution:
Ecuador
Peru
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576. ↗
Species: Postplatyptilia sandraella Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 95
Distribution:
Bolivia
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Postplatyptilia sangayae Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 70
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: Postplatyptilia seitetazas Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 116
Distribution:
Chile
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: Postplatyptilia stekolnikovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2021
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2021), 503
Distribution:
Venezuela
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: Postplatyptilia storozhenkoi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2025
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2025), 218
sp. nov.
Distribution:
Colombia (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2025: native)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2025) Three new species of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Colombia Part 2. Zootaxa 5715 (1): 218-224. ↗
Species: Postplatyptilia talcaica Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 53
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: Postplatyptilia transversus Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 106
Distribution:
Brazil
Colombia
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: Postplatyptilia triangulocosta Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 93
Distribution:
Argentina
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Postplatyptilia ugartei Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 102
Distribution:
Chile
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: Postplatyptilia uruguayensis Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 99
Distribution:
Uruguay
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: Postplatyptilia vorbecki Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 98
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: Postplatyptilia willinki Gielis, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2013), 95
Distribution:
Argentina
Chile
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: Postplatyptilia zongoensis Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 100
Distribution:
Bolivia
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. ↗
Genus: Quadriptilia Gielis, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1994), 181
Has type (Original designation): Platyptilia philorectis Meyrick, 1926
Gielis, C. (1994) Neotropical Pterophoridae 10: The genus Quadriptilia nov. Phegea 22: 181-188. ↗
Species: Quadriptilia obscurodactyla Gielis, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1994), 184
Distribution:
Colombia (Landry, B. & Gielis, C. 2022)
Ecuador (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. 2024)
Gielis, C. (1994) Neotropical Pterophoridae 10: The genus Quadriptilia nov. Phegea 22: 181-188. ↗
Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 2. Zoosystematica Rossica 33 (1): 85-91. ↗
Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (2022) On the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Colombia. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 32 (2): 100-108. ↗
Species: Quadriptilia philorectis (Meyrick, 1926)
Has basionym: Platyptilia philorectis Meyrick, 1926
= Species: Platyptilia philorectis Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 298 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Quadriptilia Gielis, 1994
Distribution:
Ecuador
Peru
Gielis, C. (1994) Neotropical Pterophoridae 10: The genus Quadriptilia nov. Phegea 22: 181-188. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1926) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 289-320. ↗
Species: Quadriptilia rectangulodactyla Gielis, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1994), 185
Distribution:
Peru
Gielis, C. (1994) Neotropical Pterophoridae 10: The genus Quadriptilia nov. Phegea 22: 181-188. ↗
Genus: Sinpunctiptilia Arenberger, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2006), 116
Has type (Original designation): Platyptilus emissalis Walker, 1864
Arenberger, E. (2006) Beitrag zur Fauna Australiens (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zeitschrift Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 58: 111-124. ↗
Species: Sinpunctiptilia emissalis (Walker, 1864)
Page reference (New combination): Arenberger, E. (2006), 116
Has basionym: Platyptilus emissalis Walker, 1864
= Species: Platyptilus emissalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 930 ↗
Page reference (Redescription and discussion of types): Fletcher, T.B. (1926), 601 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Sinpunctiptilia Arenberger, 2006
= Species: Platyptilia omissalis Fletcher, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1926), 607 ↗
= Species (Matthews, D.L. & Lott, T.A., 2005): Paraplatyptilia omissalis (Fletcher, 1926)
Page reference (New combination): Matthews, D.L. & Lott, T.A. (2005), 246
Distribution:
Australia
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Veronica perfoliata (R. Br.) comb. ined. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Arenberger, E. (2006) Beitrag zur Fauna Australiens (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zeitschrift Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 58: 111-124. ↗
Fletcher, T.B. (1926) On Walker's types of Plume-moths in the National collection: Redescriptions and Notes. Trans. Ent. Soc. London 1925 (3&4): 599-639, figs. 1-23. ↗
Matthews, D.L. & Lott, T.A. (2005) Larval hostplants of the Pterophoridae. Mem. American Ent. Institute 76: 1-324.
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Sinpunctiptilia tasmaniae Arenberger, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2006), 118
Distribution:
Australia
Arenberger, E. (2006) Beitrag zur Fauna Australiens (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zeitschrift Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 58: 111-124. ↗
Genus: Sochchora Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 952
Has type (Monotypy): Sochchora donatella Walker, 1864
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Sochchora albipunctella Fletcher, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1911), 347
Distribution:
Brazil
Paraguay (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2022)
Fletcher, T.B. (1911) Four new Pterophoridae. The Entomologist 44: 281-283, 346-348. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2022) To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 59: 38-45. ↗
Species: Sochchora donatella Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 952
Is type for (Monotypy): Sochchora Walker, 1864
Distribution:
Brazil
Guyana
Venezuela
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Sochchora dotina Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 436 ↗
Distribution:
Brazil
French Guiana
Panama
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: Sochchora mulinus Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 29
Distribution:
Brazil (PA)
French Guiana
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. ↗
Genus: Stenoptilia Hübner, [1825]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]), 430
Has type: Phalaena pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761
Has superfluous replacement (Emendation): Mimeseoptilus Zeller, 1867
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Mimaesoptilus Snellen, 1884
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Mimaesioptilus Barrett, 1904
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Adkina Yano, 1963
= Genus: Mimaeseoptilus Wallengren, 1862
Page reference (Original description): Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)), 18
Has type: Alucita mictodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Genus: Mimeseoptilus Zeller, 1867
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1867), 326 ↗
= Genus: Mimaesoptilus Snellen, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884), 184 ↗
= Genus: Doxosteres Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 10
Has type (Monotypy): Pterophorus canalis Walker, 1864
= Genus: Mimaesioptilus Barrett, 1904
Page reference (Original description): Barrett, C.G. (1904), 85 ↗
= Genus: Adkinia Tutt, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
Has type (Original designation): Phalaena bipunctidactyla Scopoli, 1763
= Genus: Adkina Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 88
Barrett, C.G. (1904) Lepidoptera (Butterflies). The Victoria History of the County of Bedford 1: 78-88. ↗
Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]) Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. 1-431, 1-72. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21. ↗
Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884) Nieuwe of weinig bekende Microlepidoptera van Noord - Azië. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 27: 151-196. ↗
Tutt, J.W. (1905) Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Orneodid plume moths. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 17: 34-37. ↗
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)) Skandinaviens Fjädermott. Till. K. Vet. Akad. Handl. 3 (7): 1-25. ↗
Yano, K. (1963) Taxonomic and biological studies of Pterophoridae of Japan. Pacific Insects 5: 65-209.
Zeller, P.C. (1867) Skandinaviens Fjaedermott beskrifna af H.D.J. Wallengren besprochen. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 28: 321-339. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia admiranda Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 92
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Mongolia
Russia
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Yano, K. (1963) Taxonomic and biological studies of Pterophoridae of Japan. Pacific Insects 5: 65-209.
Species: Stenoptilia aethiopica Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 430
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Kenya
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Contribution à la connaissance des Ptérophores d'Ethiopie et identification de Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1907, du sud de l'Inde. Bull. Soc. ent. France 99: 423-436.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia aktashiensis Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 430
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia alaii Gibeaux, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1995), 98
Distribution:
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Gibeaux, C. (1995) Étude des Pterophoridae (37e note). Sur quelques espèces de Pterophoridae d'Asie Centrale. Phegea 23: 91-104.
Species: Stenoptilia albilimbata Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 89
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
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 of 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: Stenoptilia amharae Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 46
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
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. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia amseli Arenberger, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1990), 98
Distribution:
Saudi Arabia
Arenberger, E. (1990) Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Gattung Stenoptilia Hübner, 1825. Nota lepid. 13: 90-107.
Species: Stenoptilia annadactyla Sutter, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Sutter, R. (1988), 181
= Species: Stenoptilia annickana Gibeaux, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1989), 222
Distribution:
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Sutter, R. 1988)
Great Britain
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Switzerland
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Scabiosa columbaria L. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
Gibeaux, C. (1989) Etude des Pterophoridae (11e note). Une très belle découverte à Fontainebleau: Stenoptilia annickana n. sp. Bull. Ass. Nat. Vallée Loing Massif Fontainebleau 64: 222-229.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Sutter, R. (1988) Stenoptilia annadactyla sp. n. (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Reichenbachia 25: 181-184.
Species: Stenoptilia aridus (Zeller, 1847)
Has basionym: Pterophorus aridus Zeller, 1847
= Species: Pterophorus aridus Zeller, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 904 ↗
= Species: Stenoptilia oxyactis Meyrick, 1922
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1922), 550 ↗
= Species: Stenoptilia grisescens (Schawerda, 1933)
= Variety: Stenoptilia stigmatodactyla var. grisescens Schawerda, 1933
Page reference (Original description): Schawerda, K. (1933), 74
= Species: Stenoptilia csanadyi Gozmány, 1959
Page reference (Original description): Gozmány, L.A. (1959), 367
= Species: Stenoptilia gallobritannidactylus Gibeaux, 1985
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1985), 248
= Species: Stenoptilia inopinata Bigot & Picard, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2002), 305
= Species: Stenoptilia mariaeluisiae Bigot & Picard, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2002), 304
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Russia
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Switzerland
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Succisa pratensis Moench (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Erinus alpinus L. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Chaenorhinum origanifolium subsp. origanifolium (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Misopates orontium subsp. orontium (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Coris monspeliensis L. (Ericales: Primulaceae) ↗
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2002) Les Stenoptilia de la section grisescens en France. Stenoptilia mariaeluisae nov. sp. et Stenoptilia inopinata nov. sp. Alexanor 21: 301-311.
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. (1985) Révision des Stenoptilia de France avec la description de deux nouvelles (1e note). Ent. gall. 1: 237-265.
Gozmány, L.A. (1959) The results of the zoological collecting trip to Egypt in 1957, of the Natural History Museum, Budapest. 6. Egyptian Microlepidoptera. Part I. Ann. Hist. Nat. Mus. Nat. Hungar. 51: 367-368.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Meyrick, E. (1922) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 481-576. ↗
Schawerda, K. (1933) Meine achtste Lepidopterenausbeute aus dem Hochgebirge Korsikas. Z. öst. ent. Ver. 18: 74-77.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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.
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: Stenoptilia asclepiadeae Bigot & Picard, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2008), 95
Distribution:
France
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2008) Les Stenoptilia français de la section graphodactyla : S. asclepiadeae sp. n. et S. failiei sp. n. L’Entomologiste 64: 91-102.
Species: Stenoptilia atlanticola Zerny, 1935
Has basionym: Stenoptilia stigmatodactyla f. atlanticola Zerny, 1935
= Form: Stenoptilia stigmatodactyla f. atlanticola Zerny, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Zerny, H. (1935), 42
Distribution:
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Morocco
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Zerny, H. (1935) Die Lepidopteren-Fauna des grossen Atlas in Marokko und seiner Randgebiete. Mem. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 42: 1-157, 2 plates.
Species: Stenoptilia balsami Arenberger, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2010), 140
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: Stenoptilia bandamae Bigot, 1964
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1964), 113
Distribution:
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bigot, L. (1964) Les Pterophoridae de Côte d'Ivoire. Bull. Soc. Sci. Nat. Nimes 50: 112-115.
Species: Stenoptilia bassii Arenberger, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2002), 128
Arenberger, E. (2002) Einführung einer Determinationshilfe bei den Stenoptilia - Arten mit der Beschribung von Stenoptilia bassii sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 54: 127-131, figures 1-4. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763)
Has basionym: Phalaena bipunctidactyla Scopoli, 1763
= Species: Phalaena bipunctidactyla Scopoli, 1763
Page reference (Original description): Scopoli, J.A. (1763), 257
Is type for (Original designation): Adkinia Tutt, 1905
= Species: Alucita mictodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Page reference (Original description): Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775), 320
Is type for: Mimaeseoptilus Wallengren, 1862
= Species: Pterophorus plagiodactylus Stainton, 1851
Page reference (Original description): Stainton, H.T. (1851), 28
= Species: Pterophorus serotinus Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 361
= Species: Pterophorus hodgkinsonii Gregson, 1868
Page reference (Original description): Gregson, C.S. (1868), 178
= Species: Pterophorus hirundodactyla Gregson, 1871
Page reference (Original description): Gregson, C.S. (1871), 364
= Species: Pterophorus scabiodactylus Gregson, 1871
Page reference (Original description): Gregson, C.S. (1871), 363
= Species: Stenoptilia picardi Gibeaux, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1986), 328
= Species: Stenoptilia succisae Gibeaux & Nel, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. & Nel, J. (1991), 104
= Species: Stenoptilia tourlani Gibeaux, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1992), 195
= Species: Stenoptilia scabiodactylus (Gregson, 1871)
= Species: Stenoptilia serotinus (Zeller, 1852)
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Egypt
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Faroe Islands
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Ireland (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)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lebanon
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Mongolia
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
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)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Madeira and Selvagens Islands)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Slovenia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Ukraine
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Åland Islands (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Knautia arvensis (L.) Coult. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scabiosa columbaria L. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scabiosa pyrenaica All. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Scabiosa arvensis): Knautia arvensis (L.) Coult. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scabiosa lucida Vill. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Linaria vulgaris Mill. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cymbalaria muralis subsp. muralis (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Succisa pratensis Moench (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Misopates orontium (L.) Raf. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Galium mollugo L. (Gentianales: Rubiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Saxifraga sibirica L. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Euphrasia L. (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scutellaria galericulata L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentiana asclepiadea L. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Coris monspeliensis L. (Ericales: Primulaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Globularia alypum L. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775) Ankündigung eines Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. 1-322 pp., 2 plates. Bernardi, Wien.
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. (1986) Révision de quelques types; S. elkefi Arenberger en France; description de taxa nouveaux dans le groupe bipunctidactyla. 14: Etude des Stenoptilia français (3e note). Alexanor 323-335.
Gibeaux, C. (1992) Etude des Pterophoridae (33e note). Stenoptilia tourlani, espèce nouvelle dans la section bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763). Ent. gall. 3: 195-197.
Gibeaux, C. & Nel, J. (1991) Révision des espèces françaises du complexe bipunctidactyla (Scopoli, 1763) dans le genre Stenoptilia Hübner, 1825. Alexanor 17: 103-119.
Gregson, C.S. (1868) A hitherto unpublished description of a new Pterophorus. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 4: 178-179.
Gregson, C.S. (1871) Pterophorus scabiodactylus, Gregson, a new British plume. The Entomologist 4: 363-364.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Scopoli, J.A. (1763) Entomologia Carniolica exhibens insecta carnioliae indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species varietates methodo Linnaeana. 1-420 pp., figs. 1-815. J.T. Trattner, Vindobonae.
Stainton, H.T. (1851) A supplementary Catalogue of British Tineina and Pterophorini.
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 & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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. ↗
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)) Skandinaviens Fjädermott. Till. K. Vet. Akad. Handl. 3 (7): 1-25. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Stenoptilia caradjai Gibeaux, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1995), 96
Distribution:
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Tajikistan
Gibeaux, C. (1995) Étude des Pterophoridae (37e note). Sur quelques espèces de Pterophoridae d'Asie Centrale. Phegea 23: 91-104.
Species: Stenoptilia caroli Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 69
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Arenberger, E. (1988) Weitere palaearktische Pterophoridae. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 39: 65-70.
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Species: Stenoptilia cinnamalta Gielis, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2014), 69
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: Stenoptilia coenei Gielis, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2000), 127
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Gielis, C. (2000) Stenoptilia coenei sp. n. from Kyrgyzstan. Phegea, Antwerpen 28: 127-130.
Species: Stenoptilia coloradensis Fernald, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Fernald, C.H. (1898), 61 ↗
Distribution:
Canada
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on (as Gentiana quinquefolia): Gentianella quinquefolia (L.) Small (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Fernald, C.H. (1898) The Pterophoridae of North America. Hatch Exp. Station Mass. Agricult. Coll. 1-83. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia columbia McDunnough, 1927
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1927), 183
Distribution:
Canada
McDunnough, J. (1927) Pterophoridae, the list of canadian plume moths. Rep. ent. Soc. Ontario 57: 49-50.
Species: Stenoptilia conicephala Gielis, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1990), 122
Distribution:
Kenya
Gielis, C. (1990) Neue Pterophoridae der aethiopischen Fauna. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 100: 113-125.
Species: Stenoptilia convexa Arenberger, 1998
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1998), 282
Distribution:
Russia
Arenberger, E. (1998) Pterophoridae aus dem Kaukasus-Gebiet. Quadrifina 1: 277-284.
Species: Stenoptilia coprodactylus (Stainton, 1851)
Has basionym: Pterophorus coprodactylus Stainton, 1851
= Species: Pterophorus coprodactylus Stainton, 1851
Page reference (Original description): Stainton, H.T. (1851), 28
= Species: Stenoptilia zalocrossa Meyrick, 1907
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1907), 146
= Species: Stenoptilia pseudocoprodactyla Gibeaux, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1992), 467
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Mongolia
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Morocco
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Gentiana verna L. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentiana clusii Perr. & Songeon (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentiana acaulis L. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentianella incurva (Hook.) Fabris (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Gibeaux, C. (1992) Etude des Pterophoridae (27e note). Caractérisation de taxa nouveaux dans le genre Stenoptilia entraînant la création d'une section coprodactyla Stainton. Bull. Soc. ent. France 96: 463-471.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Meyrick, E. (1907) A new european species of Pterophoridae. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 43: 146-147.
Stainton, H.T. (1851) A supplementary Catalogue of British Tineina and Pterophorini.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia dolini Arenberger, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2007), 62
Distribution:
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Arenberger, E. (2007) Eine kleine Pterophoridae-Ausbeute aus Georgien. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 59: 61-64.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia dubatolovi Ustjuzhanin, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (2001), 15
Distribution:
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
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: Stenoptilia eborinodactyla Zagulajev, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Müller, F.O. (1764), 113
= Species (Bigot, L., Nel, J. & Picard, J., 2009): Stenoptilia gratiolae Gibeaux & Nel, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. & Nel, J. (1989), 200
Page reference (New synonym): Bigot, L., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (2009), 333
= Species (Misapplied): Stenoptilia paludicola auct. [nec Wallengren, 1862]
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia eborinodactyla)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia eborinodactyla)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia eborinodactyla)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia eborinodactyla)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia eborinodactyla)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia eborinodactyla)
Kazakhstan
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia eborinodactyla)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia eborinodactyla)
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia eborinodactyla)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia eborinodactyla)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Gratiola officinalis L. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Bigot, L., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (2009) Classification actualisée du genre Stenoptilia Hübner, 1825. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 114: 327-336. ↗
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Gibeaux, C. & Nel, J. (1989) Description de Stenoptilia gratiolae n. sp. Etude des Pterophoridae (14e note). Bull. Ass. Nat. Vallée Loing 65: 199-209.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Müller, F.O. (1764) Fauna Insectorum Fridrichsdalina, sive methodica descriptio insectorum agri Fridrichsdalensis. 1-96. ↗
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: Stenoptilia elkefi Arenberger, 1984
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1984), 10
Distribution:
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
France
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete)
Italy
Jordan
Morocco
Spain
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Yemen
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Sixalix atropurpurea subsp. atropurpurea (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
Arenberger, E. (1984) Neue palaeaktischen Pterophoridae. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 36: 8-14.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Species: Stenoptilia etcetera Arenberger, 1998
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1998), 297
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Arenberger, E. (1998) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pterophoridae: Festlegen von Lectotypen und Beschreibung von Stenoptilia etcetera sp. n. Quadrifina 1: 295-300.
Species: Stenoptilia exclamationis (Walsingham, 1880)
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus exclamationis Walsingham, 1880
= Species: Mimeseoptilus exclamationis Walsingham, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880), 32
Distribution:
United States
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1880) Pterophoridae of California and Oregon. i-xvi, 1-66 pp., 3 plates. London.
Species: Stenoptilia failliei Bigot & Picard, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2008), 96
Distribution:
France
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2008) Les Stenoptilia français de la section graphodactyla : S. asclepiadeae sp. n. et S. failiei sp. n. L’Entomologiste 64: 91-102.
Species: Stenoptilia fogoa Arenberger & Aistleitner, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. & Aistleitner, E. (2012), 24
Distribution:
Cape Verde
Arenberger, E. & Aistleitner, E. (2012) Die Pterophoridae der Kapverdischen Inseln, 2. Beitrag, mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Art der Gattung Stenoptilia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). NachrBl. Bayer. Ent. 61: 23-25. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia friedeli Arenberger, 1984
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1984), 9
Distribution:
Morocco
Arenberger, E. (1984) Neue palaeaktischen Pterophoridae. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 36: 8-14.
Species: Stenoptilia garrevoeti Gielis, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2010), 149
Distribution:
Nepal
Gielis, C. (2010) Additions to the Pterophoridae from Nepal. Phegea 38: 149-151.
Species: Stenoptilia grandipuncta McDunnough, 1939
Page reference (Original description): McDunnough, J. (1939), 112
Distribution:
Canada
McDunnough, J. (1939) Pterophorid descriptions and notes. Can. Ent. 71: 109-112.
Species: Stenoptilia graphodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)
Has basionym: Alucita graphodactyla Treitschke, 1833
= Species: Alucita graphodactyla Treitschke, 1833
Page reference (Original description): Treitschke, F. (1833), 233
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Gentianella incurva (Hook.) Fabris (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentiana verna L. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentiana clusii Perr. & Songeon (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentiana asclepiadea L. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentiana linearis Froel. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Treitschke, F. (1833) Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. 9 (2): 1-294 pp. Leipzig. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia hahni Arenberger, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1989), 327
Distribution:
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Arenberger, E. (1989) Stenoptilia hahni nov. sp. ein Neufund aus Spanien. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 17: 327-331.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Stenoptilia harhorina Fazekas, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Fazekas, I. (2003), 13
Distribution:
Mongolia
Fazekas, I. (2003) Federmotten aus der Mongolei, Russland, der Türkei, der Balkanhalbinsel und Afrika, mit Beschreibung neuer Arten. Folia comloensis 12: 5-24. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia hautatlasi Arenberger, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2002), 210
Distribution:
Morocco
Arenberger, E. (2002) Neue Pterophoridae aus Marokko. Quadrifina 5: 209-214.
Species: Stenoptilia himachala Arenberger, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1999), 218
Distribution:
India
Arenberger, E. (1999) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien. 2. Teil. Quadrifina 2: 215-226. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia ionota Meyrick, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1920), 43 ↗
Distribution:
Kenya
Tanzania
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: Stenoptilia islandicus (Staudinger, 1857)
Has basionym: Pterophorus islandicus Staudinger, 1857
= Species: Pterophorus islandicus Staudinger, 1857
Page reference (Original description): Staudinger, O. (1857), 280
= Variety: Pterophorus pelidnodactylus var. borealis Wocke, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Wocke, M.F. (1864), 217
Distribution:
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Great Britain
Iceland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Russia
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (As Saxifraga caespitosa, an ambiguous synonym for several Saxifraga species): Saxifraga Tourn. ex L. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae)
Feeds on: Saxifraga adscendens L. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Staudinger, O. (1857) Reise nach Island. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 18: 280-281.
Wocke, M.F. (1864) Ein Beitrag zur Lepidopterenfauna Norwegens. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 25: 217-218.
Species: Stenoptilia jacutica Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 369
Distribution:
Russia
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Species: Stenoptilia johnistella Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 694
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Swaziland
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. ↗
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: Stenoptilia juniper Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014), 464
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: Stenoptilia karsholti Gielis, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1995), 146
Distribution:
Argentina
Peru
Gielis, C. (1995) Neotropical Pterophoridae 11: The genus Stenoptilia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 23: 141-152.
Species: Stenoptilia kasyi Arenberger, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2002), 209
Distribution:
Morocco
Arenberger, E. (2002) Neue Pterophoridae aus Marokko. Quadrifina 5: 209-214.
Species: Stenoptilia kiitulo Gielis, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2008), 47
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Tanzania
Gielis, C. (2008) Ten new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 82: 43-57. ↗
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia kirghizica Zagulajev, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (2002), 362
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Zagulajev, A.K. (2002) New and little known species of moths (Lepidoptera: Tineidae, Psychidae, Pterophoridae) of the fauna of Russia and neighbouring territories: XIII. Entom. Obozr. (Rev. Russe Ent.) 81: 356-369. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia kopetdagi Zagulajev, 2002
Zagulajev, A.K. (2002) New and little known species of moths (Lepidoptera: Tineidae, Psychidae, Pterophoridae) of the fauna of Russia and neighbouring territories: XIII. Entom. Obozr. (Rev. Russe Ent.) 81: 356-369. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia kosterini Ustjuzhanin, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (2001), 12
= Species: Stenoptilia chukchi Arenberger, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2002), 135
Distribution:
Russia (Magadan) (Ustjuzhanin, P. 2018)
Russia
Arenberger, E. (2002) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien (5. Teil) (Lepidoptera). Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 54: 133-143. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. (2001) New species, distribution records and synonymies of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from the Palaearctic region. Nota Lepidopterologica 24 (3): 11-32. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. (2018) The First Record of Stenoptilia kosterini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) for the Magadan Region, Russia. Entomologists's Gazette 70: 56-57. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia kurushensis Kovtunovich, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. (2000), 877
Distribution:
Russia (Daghestan)
Kovtunovich, V. (2000) A new species of the plume moths from the North Caucasus. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 79: 876-879.
Species: Stenoptilia lasani Ustjuzhanin, Rekelj & Kovtunovich, 2017
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Rekelj, J, Kovtunovich, V & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2017), 322
Distribution:
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Rekelj, J, Kovtunovich, V & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2017) Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) fauna of the Republic of Tuva. Zootaxa 4319(2): 317-328. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia latistriga Rebel, 1916
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1916), 188 ↗
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Mongolia
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. (1916) Über eine Mikrolepidopteren Ausbeute aus dem östlichen Tannuola-Gebirge. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 30: 186-195. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia leuconephes (Meyrick, 1886)
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus leuconephes Meyrick, 1886
= Species: Mimeseoptilus leuconephes Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 20
Distribution:
Australia
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia lucasi Arenberger, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1990), 101
Distribution:
Armenia
Cyprus
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Iran
Turkey
Arenberger, E. (1990) Neufunde von Pterophoridae in Österreich. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 42: 55-57.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Species: Stenoptilia luteocinereus (Snellen, 1884)
Has basionym: Pterophorus luteocinereus Snellen, 1884
= Species: Pterophorus luteocinereus Snellen, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884), 191 ↗
Distribution:
Russia
Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884) Nieuwe of weinig bekende Microlepidoptera van Noord - Azië. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 27: 151-196. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia lutescens (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Has basionym: Pterophorus lutescens Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
= Species: Pterophorus lutescens Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Page reference (Original description): Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. (1855), 377
= Species: Mimaesoptylus arvernicus Peyerimhoff, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Peyerimhoff, H. de (1875), 515 ↗
Page reference (Established Stenoptilia arvernicus as a species with S. grandis as a synonym): Gielis, C. (1988), 57 ↗
= Species: Stenoptilia grandis Chapman, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Chapman, T.A. (1908), 318
= Species (Gielis, C., 1988): Stenoptilia arvernicus (Peyerimhoff, 1875)
Page reference (Established Stenoptilia arvernicus as a species with S. grandis as a synonym): Gielis, C. (1988), 57 ↗
= Subspecies: Stenoptilia arvernica jurassica Bigot & Picard, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2004), 71
= Subspecies: Stenoptilia lutescens centralis Bigot & Picard, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2004), 70
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Gentianella incurva (Hook.) Fabris (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Heterischnus bicolorator (Aubert, 1965) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
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. ↗
Chapman, T.A. (1908) On Stenoptilia grandis (sp. nov.). Trans. Ent. Soc. London 1908: 317-320; plates 14-17.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Gielis, C. (1988) Synonyms in the European genus complex Stenoptilia-Platyptilia and the reestablishment of Stenoptilia arvernicus (de Peyerimhoff, 1875). Phegea 16: 51-58.
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.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Peyerimhoff, H. de (1875) Chasses lépidoptèrologiques en Auvergne et diagnose d'une espèce nouvelle. Petites Nouvelles Entomologiques 7(129): 515-516. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia madyana Arenberger, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1999), 219
Distribution:
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Arenberger, E. (1999) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien. 2. Teil. Quadrifina 2: 215-226. ↗
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: Stenoptilia mannii (Zeller, 1852)
Has basionym: Pterophorus mannii Zeller, 1852
= Species: Pterophorus mannii Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 375
= Species: Stenoptilia megalochra Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 570 ↗
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Armenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Iran
Iraq
Kyrgyzstan
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Russia
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Stenoptilia melanoloncha Meyrick, 1927
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1927), 301 ↗
Distribution:
Kenya
Meyrick, E. (1927) A revised handbook of British lepidoptera. 1-914.
Species: Stenoptilia melgarejoae Gielis, 2012
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2012), 105
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: Stenoptilia mengeli Fernald, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Fernald, C.H. (1898), 60 ↗
Distribution:
Canada
Greenland
Fernald, C.H. (1898) The Pterophoridae of North America. Hatch Exp. Station Mass. Agricult. Coll. 1-83. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia meyeri Gielis, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1997), 79
Distribution:
Portugal (Azores)
Gielis, C. (1997) Stenoptilia meyeri spec. nov., a new endemic species of the Azores (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ent. Ber. Amst. 57(5): 79-81.
Species: Stenoptilia millieridactylus (Bruand d'Uzelle, 1861)
Has basionym: Pterophorus millieridactylus Bruand d'Uzelle, 1861
= Species: Pterophorus millieridactylus Bruand d'Uzelle, 1861
Page reference (Original description): Bruand d'Uzelle, M. (1861), 36
= Species: Stenoptilia saxifragae Fletcher & Pierce, 1940
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. & Pierce, F.N. (1940), 25
Distribution:
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia millieridactylus)
Great Britain
Ireland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia millieridactylus)
Italy
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia millieridactylus)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia millieridactylus)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Saxifraga fragosoi Sennen (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Saxifraga sibirica L. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Saxifraga hypnoides L. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Bruand d'Uzelle, M. (1861) Note sur quelques espèces du genre Pterophorus. Annls. Soc. ent. France 41: 33-38.
Fletcher, T.B. & Pierce, F.N. (1940) A new Irish plume-moth, with a note on its genitalia. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 52: 25-29.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Stenoptilia mimula Gibeaux, 1985
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1985), 246
Distribution:
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy
Spain
Gibeaux, C. (1985) Révision des Stenoptilia de France avec la description de deux nouvelles (1e note). Ent. gall. 1: 237-265.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Stenoptilia molleti Gibeaux, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1992), 469
Distribution:
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Gibeaux, C. (1992) Etude des Pterophoridae (27e note). Caractérisation de taxa nouveaux dans le genre Stenoptilia entraînant la création d'une section coprodactyla Stainton. Bull. Soc. ent. France 96: 463-471.
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: Stenoptilia monikae Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. (2022), 51
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
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: Stenoptilia murzini Gibeaux, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1995), 101
Distribution:
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Gibeaux, C. (1995) Étude des Pterophoridae (37e note). Sur quelques espèces de Pterophoridae d'Asie Centrale. Phegea 23: 91-104.
Species: Stenoptilia naryna Arenberger & Buchsbaum, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. & Buchsbaum, U. (2000), 275
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Arenberger, E. & Buchsbaum, U. (2000) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.3. Teil. Quadrifina 3: 273-277.
Species: Stenoptilia natalensis Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 695
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
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. ↗
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia neblina Gielis, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1995), 147
Distribution:
Venezuela
Gielis, C. (1995) Neotropical Pterophoridae 11: The genus Stenoptilia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 23: 141-152.
Species: Stenoptilia nepetellae Bigot & Picard, 1983
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1983), 21
= Species: Stenoptilia cyrnea Nel, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Nel, J. (1991), 170
Distribution:
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia nepetellae)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia nepetellae)
Spain
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Nepeta nepetella L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Nepeta agrestis Loisel. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1983) Une espèce nouvelle de Stenoptilia dans le sud-est de la France: S. nepetellae n. sp. Alexanor 13: 21-24.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Nel, J. (1991) Deuxième note sur les Pterophoridae de la Corse. Stenoptilia cyrnea n. sp. et Merrifieldia moulignieri n. sp. 21ième contribution à la connaissance de la biologie des Pterophoridae du sud de la France. Alexanor 17: 167-182.
Species: Stenoptilia nivea Sahlberg, 1912
Page reference (Original description): Sahlberg, J. (1912), 209 ↗
Distribution:
Finland
Sahlberg, J. (1912) Vermischte Notizen. Lepidoptera. Medd. Soc. Fauna Fenn. 38: 209-210. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia nolckeni (Tengström, 1869)
Has basionym: Pterophorus nolckeni Tengström, 1869
= Species: Pterophorus nolckeni Tengström, 1869
Page reference (Original description): Tengström, J.M.J. (1869), 366 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus caesius Snellen, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Snellen, P.C.T. & Leeuwen, J.V. (1884), 189 ↗
= Species: Stenoptilia altaica Arenberger, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2002), 137
Distribution:
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Mongolia
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
South Korea
Tajikistan
Arenberger, E. (2002) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien (5. Teil) (Lepidoptera). Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 54: 133-143. ↗
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
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. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 27: 151-196. ↗
Tengström, J.M.J. (1869) Catalogus lepidopterorum faunae Fennicae praecursorius. Notiser ur Sällskapets pro Fauna et Flora Fennica förhandlingar 10: 287-367. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia nurolhaki Amsel, 1967
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1967), 15
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Mongolia
Amsel, H.G. (1967) Eine neue afghanische Stenoptilia Art (Lep., Pter.). Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdW.Dtl. 26: 15-16.
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: Stenoptilia orites (Meyrick, 1884)
Has basionym: Mimaeseoptilus orites Meyrick, 1884
= Species: Mimaeseoptilus orites Meyrick, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1884), 126
Distribution:
New Zealand
Meyrick, E. (1884) On New Zealand microlepidoptera. Trans. Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 122-129.
Species: Stenoptilia pallistriga Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & McDunnough, J.H. (1913), 186 ↗
Distribution:
Dominica
Jamaica
Paraguay
Suriname
United States
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. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia parnasia Arenberger, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1986), 80
Distribution:
Armenia
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Iran
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Arenberger, E. (1986) Ergänzende Bemerkungen zur Familie Pterophoridae. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 37: 76-80. ↗
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Species: Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla (Stein, 1837)
Has basionym: Alucita pelidnodactyla Stein, 1837
= Species: Alucita pelidnodactyla Stein, 1837
Page reference (Original description): Stein (1837), 98
= Subspecies: Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla alpinalis Burmann, 1954
Page reference (Original description): Burmann, K. (1954), 187
= Species: Stenoptilia bigoti Gibeaux, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1986), 332
= Species: Stenoptilia gibeauxi Nel, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Nel, J. (1989), 468
= Species: Stenoptilia cebennica Nel & Gibeaux, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Nel, J. & Gibeaux, C. (1991), 134
= Species: Stenoptilia cerdanica Nel & Gibeaux, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Nel, J. & Gibeaux, C. (1991), 134
= Species: Stenoptilia mercantourica Nel & Gibeaux, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Nel, J. & Gibeaux, C. (1991), 134
= Species: Stenoptilia brigantiensis Nel & Gibeaux, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Nel, J. & Gibeaux, C.A. (1992), 53
= Species: Stenoptilia buvati Nel & Gibeaux, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Nel, J. & Gibeaux, C.A. (1992), 56
= Species: Stenoptilia alpinalis Burmann, 1954
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Andorra
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla)
Belarus
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (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 Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla)
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Morocco
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Saxifraga magellanica Poir. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Saxifraga sibirica L. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Saxifraga bryoides L. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Saxifraga pedemontana subsp. cervicornis (Viv.) Engl. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Saxifraga hypnoides L. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Saxifraga intricata Lapeyr. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Saxifraga pedemontana subsp. prostii (Sternb.) D. A. Webb (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Saxifraga irrigua M. Bieb. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Saxifraga petraea L. (Saxifragales: Saxifragaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Plantago sempervirens Crantz (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Globularia ↗
Feeds on: Gentiana verna L. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentiana acaulis L. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Burmann, K. (1954) Stenoptilia pelidnodactyla Stein n. ssp. alpinalis. Z. wien. ent. Ges. 39: 187-191.
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. (1986) Révision de quelques types; S. elkefi Arenberger en France; description de taxa nouveaux dans le groupe bipunctidactyla. 14: Etude des Stenoptilia français (3e note). Alexanor 323-335.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Nel, J. (1989) Notes sur les Ptérophores de la Corse. Description de Stenoptilia gibeauxi n. sp. 13e contribution à la connaissance de la biologie des Pterophoridae du sud de la France. Alexanor 15: 467-478.
Nel, J. & Gibeaux, C. (1991) Les Stenoptilia inféodés aux saxifrages. I. Révision des taxa décrits et caractérisa tion d'espèces nouvelles dans le groupe pelidnodactyla (Stein, 1837). Ent. gall. 2: 131-150.
Nel, J. & Gibeaux, C.A. (1992) Les Stenoptilia inféodés aux saxifrages. II S. brigantiensis et S. buvati, espèces nouvelles. Ent. gall. 3: 53-57.
Stein (1837) Isis von Oken : 98-105.
Species: Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 504
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
India
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. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia phaeonephes (Meyrick, 1886)
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus phaeonephes Meyrick, 1886
= Species: Mimeseoptilus phaeonephes Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 19
Distribution:
Australia (Tasmania)
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia pinarodactyla (Erschoff, 1877)
Has basionym: Mimaeseoptilus pinarodactyla Erschoff, 1877
= Species: Mimaeseoptilus pinarodactyla Erschoff, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Erschoff, N. (1877), 348
Distribution:
Japan
Russia
Erschoff, N. (1877) Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus den verschiedenen Provinzen des Russischen Reiches. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 12: 347-348.
Species: Stenoptilia pinkeri Arenberger, 1984
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1984), 11
Distribution:
Armenia
Turkey
Arenberger, E. (1984) Neue palaeaktischen Pterophoridae. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 36: 8-14.
Species: Stenoptilia plagiodactylus (Stainton, 1851)
= Species: Pterophorus plagiodactylus Stainton, 1851
Page reference (Original description): Stainton, H.T. (1851), 28
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
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.
Stainton, H.T. (1851) A supplementary Catalogue of British Tineina and Pterophorini.
Species: Stenoptilia platanodes Meyrick, 1914
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1914), 47
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Taiwan
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1914) H. Sauter's Formosa Ausbeute: Pterophoridae, Tortricidae, Eucosmidae, Gelechidae, Oecop horidae, Cosmopterygidae, Hyponomeutidae, heliodinidae, Sesiadae, Glyphipterygidae, Plutellidae, Tinei dae, Adelidae. Suppl. Entomologica 3: 45-47.
Species: Stenoptilia pneumonanthes (Büttner, 1880)
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus pneumonanthes Büttner, 1880
= Species: Mimeseoptilus pneumonanthes Büttner, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Büttner, F.O. (1880), 472
= Species: Stenoptilia nelorum Gibeaux, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1989), [13]
= Species: Stenoptilia arenbergeri Gibeaux, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1990), 220
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: Unconfirmed (as Stenoptilia nelorum))
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia pneumonanthes)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Kazakhstan
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Stenoptilia pneumonanthes)
Russia
Slovakia (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: Gentiana linearis Froel. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentiana cruciata L. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Büttner, F.O. (1880) Die Pommerschen, insbesondere die Stettiner Microlepidopteren. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 41: 471-473.
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. (1989) Etude des Pterophoridae (8e note). Description d'un Stenoptilia nouveau dans le groupe graphodactyla Treitschke. Alexanor 15 Suppl.: [13]-[19]. ↗
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.
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 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia poculi Arenberger, 1998
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1998), 281
Distribution:
Armenia
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Russia
Arenberger, E. (1998) Pterophoridae aus dem Kaukasus-Gebiet. Quadrifina 1: 277-284.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia pterodactyla (Linnaeus, 1761)
Has basionym: Phalaena pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761
= Species: Phalaena pterodactyla Linnaeus, 1761
Page reference (Original description): Linnaeus, C. (1761), 370 ↗
Is type for: Stenoptilia Hübner, [1825]
= Species: Pterophorus fuscus Retzius, 1783
Page reference (Original description): Retzius, A.J. (1783), 35
= Species: Alucita fuscodactyla Haworth, 1811
Page reference (Original description): Haworth, A.H. (1811), 476
= Species: Alucita ptilodactyla Hübner, [1813]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 9: 5, figure 25 ↗
= Species: Stenoptilia paludicola Wallengren, 1862
Page reference (Original description): Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)), 18
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Andorra
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belarus
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia
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)
France (Corsica)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Ireland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Mongolia
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Serbia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Veronica chamaedrys L. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
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.
Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]) Sammlung europaïsche Schmetterlinge. 78 pages, 71 plates. ↗
Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]) Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. 1-431, 1-72. ↗
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Linnaeus, C. (1761) Fauna Svecica : sistens animalia sveciae regni: mammalia, aves, amphibia, pisces, insecta, vermes, distributa per classes & ordines, genera & species, cum differentiis specierum, synonymis auctorum, nominibus incolarum, locis natalium, descriptionibus insectorum. Pars Lepidoptera: 267-371. ↗
Retzius, A.J. (1783) Caroli de Geerii genera et species Insectorum.
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Wallengren, H.D.J. (1862 (dated 1859)) Skandinaviens Fjädermott. Till. K. Vet. Akad. Handl. 3 (7): 1-25. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia reisseri Rebel, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1935), 11
Distribution:
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Rebel, H. (1935) Neue Pterophoriden und Tineen aus der Sierra de Gredos (Kastilien). Z. öst. ent. Ver. 20: 9-11.
Species: Stenoptilia rougeoti Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 426
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Contribution à la connaissance des Ptérophores d'Ethiopie et identification de Stenoptilia petraea Meyrick, 1907, du sud de l'Inde. Bull. Soc. ent. France 99: 423-436.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia saigusai Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 93
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of 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: Stenoptilia sanaa Arenberger, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1999), 249
Distribution:
Yemen
Arenberger, E. (1999) Die Pterophoridae des Jemen. Esperiana 7: 245-262.
Species: Stenoptilia satoi Gielis & Mano, 2013
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & Mano, T. (2013), 149
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Gielis, C. & Mano, T. (2013) Additions to the Pterophoridae fauna of Japan. Tinea 22 (3): 149-155. ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Species: Stenoptilia scoprodactyla Zagulajev, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1986), 85
Distribution:
Russia
Zagulajev, A.K. (1986) Pterophoridae of Central Asia. Trudy zool. Ent. Obshch. 67: 76-94.
Species: Stenoptilia socoromaensis Vargas & Gielis, 2020
Page reference (Original description): Vargas, H.A., Vargaz-Ortiz, M. & Gielis, C. (2020), 2
Distribution:
Chile (Vargas, H.A., Vargaz-Ortiz, M. & Gielis, C. 2020)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (Vargas, H.A., Vargaz-Ortiz, M. & Gielis, C. 2020): Neobartsia peruviana (Walp.) Uribe-Convers & Tank (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Vargas, H.A., Vargaz-Ortiz, M. & Gielis, C. (2020) A new species of Stenoptilia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) associated with Neobartsia peruviana (Orobanchaceae) in the Andes of northern Chile. Revista Brasileira De Entomologia 64(2): e20190028. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia stenodactyla Turati & Fiori, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Turati, E. & Fiori, A. (1930), 210
Distribution:
Greece
Turati, E. & Fiori, A. (1930) Lepidotteri di Rodi. Mem. Soc. ent. ital. 9: 210.
Species: Stenoptilia stigmatodactylus (Zeller, 1852)
Has basionym: Pterophorus stigmatodactylus Zeller, 1852
= Species: Pterophorus oreodactylus Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 374
= Species: Pterophorus stigmatodactylus Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 374
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
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
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Mongolia
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Pakistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V.V., Evdoschenko, S.I. & Streltzov, A.N. 2021)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Slovenia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Thymus vulgaris L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scabiosa ochroleuca L. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scabiosa lucida Vill. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Knautia arvensis (L.) Coult. (Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae) ↗
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.
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
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. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Stenoptilia stigmatoides Sutter & Skyva, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Sutter, R. & Skyva, J. (1992), 81
Distribution:
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Sutter, R. & Skyva, J. (1992) Stenoptilia stigmatoides sp. n. aus der Slowakei. Reichenbachia 29: 81-82.
Species: Stenoptilia suprema Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 301 ↗
Distribution:
Colombia (Landry, B. & Gielis, C. 2022)
Ecuador
Peru
Landry, B. & Gielis, C. (2022) On the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Colombia. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 32 (2): 100-108. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1926) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 289-320. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia tenuis (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Has basionym: Mimeseoptilus tenuis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
= Species: Mimeseoptilus tenuis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 50 ↗
= Species: Mimeseoptilus gilvidorsis Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 471
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Colombia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Peru
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia transversata Gibeaux, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1995), 99
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Gibeaux, C. (1995) Étude des Pterophoridae (37e note). Sur quelques espèces de Pterophoridae d'Asie Centrale. Phegea 23: 91-104.
Species: Stenoptilia tyropiesta Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1932), 109
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Meyrick, E. (1932) Entomological expedition to Abyssinia 1926-27. Microlepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. London 80: 107-109.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia uwinkae Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 46
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: Stenoptilia veronicae Karvonen, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Karvonen, V.J. (1932), 79
= Species: Stenoptilia inexpectata Gibeaux, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1995), 103
= Species: Stenoptilia agutsana Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 374
= Species: Stenoptilia cercelegica Fazekas, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Fazekas, I. (2003), 14
Distribution:
Estonia
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Mongolia
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Veronica longifolia L. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fazekas, I. (2003) Federmotten aus der Mongolei, Russland, der Türkei, der Balkanhalbinsel und Afrika, mit Beschreibung neuer Arten. Folia comloensis 12: 5-24. ↗
Gibeaux, C. (1995) Étude des Pterophoridae (37e note). Sur quelques espèces de Pterophoridae d'Asie Centrale. Phegea 23: 91-104.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Karvonen, V.J. (1932) Vier neue Kleinschmetterlinge aus Finland. Notul. ent. 12: 79-81.
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia viettei Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 50
Distribution:
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
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. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia wagneri Zerny, 1940
Page reference (Original description): Zerny, H. (1940), 22
Distribution:
Armenia
Iran
Zerny, H. (1940) Mikrolepidopteren aus dem Elburs-Gebirge in Nord-Iran. Z. wien. ent. Ver. 25: 22.
Species: Stenoptilia wieringai Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 47
Distribution:
Gabon
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63. ↗
Species: Stenoptilia zophodactylus (Duponchel, 1840)
Has basionym: Pterophorus zophodactylus Duponchel, 1840
= Species: Pterophorus zophodactylus Duponchel, 1840
Page reference (Original description): Duponchel, P.A.J. (1840), 668 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus loewii Zeller, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 38 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus canalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 944
Is type for (Monotypy): Doxosteres Meyrick, 1886
= Species: Mimeseoptilus semicostatus Zeller, 1873
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1873), 323 ↗
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Andorra
Australia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Ecuador
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
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)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
India
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Iran
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)
Kenya
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Mexico
Mongolia
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Nepal
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
New Zealand
Paraguay
Philippines
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Azores)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Daghestan) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. 2022)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Tajikistan
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
United States
Vietnam
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Centaurium erythraea Rafn (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Centaurium erythraea subsp. erythraea (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Centaurium littorale (Turner) Gilmour (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Centaurium pulchellum (Sw.) Druce (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Blackstonia perfoliata (L.) Huds. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentianella germanica (Willd.) E. F. Warb. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentianella diemensis (Griseb.) J. H. Willis (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Gentianella incurva (Hook.) Fabris (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Zeltnera venusta (A. Gray) G. Mans. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Sopubia trifida Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Duponchel, P.A.J. (1840) Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France, Tome 11. 1-720. ↗
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.
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 of 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.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
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. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1847) Verzeichniss der vom Prof. Dr Loew in der Türkeij und Asien gesammelten Lepidoptera. Isis von Oken 40: 3-39. ↗
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. ↗
Genus: Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 1958
Page reference (Original description): Zimmerman, E.C. (1958), 407
Has type (Original designation): Platyptilia littoralis Butler, 1882
Zimmerman, E.C. (1958) Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. Insects of Hawaii 8: i-xi, 1-456, ill. Honolulu.
Species: Stenoptilodes agricultura Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 62
Distribution:
Venezuela
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: Stenoptilodes antirrhina (Lange, 1940)
Has basionym: Platyptilia antirrhina Lange, 1940
= Species: Platyptilia antirrhina Lange, 1940
Page reference (Original description): Lange, W.H. (1940), 157 ↗
Distribution:
United States
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Antirrhinum L. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Lange, W.H. (1940) Two new California plume-moths. Bull. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 38: 157-168. ↗
Species: Stenoptilodes bernali Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2025
Page reference (sp. nov.): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2025), 220
sp. nov.
Distribution:
Colombia (Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. 2025: native)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2025) Three new species of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Colombia Part 2. Zootaxa 5715 (1): 218-224. ↗
Species: Stenoptilodes brevipennis (Zeller, 1874)
Has basionym: Platyptilia brevipennis Zeller, 1874
= Species: Platyptilia brevipennis Zeller, 1874
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1874), 442
= Species: Platyptilia crenulata Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Barnes, W. & McDunnough, J.H. (1913), 185 ↗
= Species: Stenoptilodes amrishi Makhan, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Makhan, D. (1994), 354
= Species (Misapplied): Platyptilia taprobanes auct. [nec Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875]
Distribution:
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Bolivia
Cuba
Ecuador (Kovtunovich, V.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. 2024)
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
French Guiana
Guadeloupe
Mexico
Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico
Suriname
United States
Venezuela (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Coutoubea reflexa Benth. (Gentianales: Gentianaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Capraria biflora L. (Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae) ↗
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.N. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2024) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Ecuador. Part 2. Zoosystematica Rossica 33 (1): 85-91. ↗
Makhan, D. (1994) Two new Pterophoridae from Surinam. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 22: 353-355.
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. & 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. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1874) Lepidoptera der Westküste Amerika's. Verh. k. zool.-bot. Ges. 24: 423-448, plate 12.
Species: Stenoptilodes debbiei Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 90
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Stenoptilodes drechseli (Gielis, 2006)
Has basionym: Postplatyptilia drechseli Gielis, 2006
= Species: Postplatyptilia drechseli Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 114
Distribution:
Brazil
Paraguay
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: Stenoptilodes duckworthi Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 63
Distribution:
Argentina
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Stenoptilodes gielisi Landry, 1993
Page reference (Original description): Landry, B. (1993), 477
Distribution:
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Landry, B. (1993) Additions to the knowledge of the Pterophoridae of the Galápagos archipelago, Ecuador, with descriptions of two new species. Zool. Med. Leiden 67: 473-485, figs. 1-7.
Species: Stenoptilodes gilvicolor (Zeller, 1877)
Has basionym: Platyptilia gilvicolor Zeller, 1877
= Species: Platyptilia gilvicolor Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 462
Distribution:
Bolivia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V & Streltzov, A. 2021)
Chile
Colombia
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. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates. ↗
Species: Stenoptilodes heppneri Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 71
Distribution:
Venezuela
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: Stenoptilodes huanacoicus Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 90
Distribution:
Ecuador
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Stenoptilodes hypsipora (Meyrick, 1916)
Has basionym: Platyptilia hypsipora Meyrick, 1916
= Species: Platyptilia hypsipora Meyrick, 1916
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1916), 559 ↗
Distribution:
Peru
Meyrick, E. (1916) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 545-576. ↗
Species: Stenoptilodes juanfernandicus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 60
Page reference (Larval and pupal descriptions, male and female genitalia): Espinoza-Donoso, S., Parra, L.E., González-Espinoza, C., Vargas-Ortiz, M. & Vargas H.A. (2018), 416
Distribution:
Chile
Ecuador
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on (Espinoza-Donoso, S., Parra, L.E., González-Espinoza, C., Vargas-Ortiz, M. & Vargas H.A. 2018): Verbena hispida Ruiz & Pav. (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Espinoza-Donoso, S., Parra, L.E., González-Espinoza, C., Vargas-Ortiz, M. & Vargas H.A. (2018) Morphology of the immature stages and notes on the natural history of the little-known plume moth Stenoptilodes juanfernandicus Gielis (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 4426(3): 415-425. ↗
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Stenoptilodes limaicus Gielis, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1996), 91
Distribution:
Peru
Gielis, C. (1996) Neotropical Pterophoridae 12: New species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 81-110.
Species: Stenoptilodes littoralis (Butler, 1882)
Has basionym: Platyptilia littoralis Butler, 1882
= Species: Platyptilia littoralis Butler, 1882
Page reference (Original description): Butler, A.G. (1882), 44
Is type for (Original designation): Stenoptilodes Zimmerman, 1958
= Species: Platyptilia rhynchophora Meyrick, 1888
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1888), 239
= Species: Platyptilia insularis Walsingham, 1907
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1907), 475
= Species: Platyptilia inceptrix Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 111
Distribution:
United States (Hawaii Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Narcissus concolor (Haw.) LinkN. jonquilla subsp. fernandesii × N. lusitanicus ? (Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae)
Feeds on: Vaccinium dentatum Sm. (Ericales: Ericaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Vaccinium reticulatum Sm. (Ericales: Ericaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Horogenes blackburni (Cameron, 1883) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)
Has parasitoid: Hyposoter exiguae (Viereck, 1912) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Butler, A.G. (1882) On a small collection of Lepidoptera from the Hawaiian Islands. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1882: 31-45.
Meyrick, E. (1888) On the Pyralidina of the Hawaiian Islands. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1888: 239-241.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128. ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1907) Microlepidoptera. In: Fauna Hawaiiaensis, David Sharp, Ed.,. 1 (5): 469-759 pp., Plates 10-25. Cambridge.
Zimmerman, E.C. (1958) Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. Insects of Hawaii 8: i-xi, 1-456, ill. Honolulu.
Species: Stenoptilodes maculatus Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 69
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: Stenoptilodes medius Gielis, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2006), 73
Distribution:
Ecuador
Peru
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: Stenoptilodes posticus (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Has basionym: Mimaesoptilus posticus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
= Species: Mimaesoptilus posticus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 51 ↗
Distribution:
Colombia
Peru
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: Stenoptilodes sematodactyla (Berg, 1885)
Has basionym: Platyptilia sematodactyla Berg, 1885
= Species: Platyptilia sematodactyla Berg, 1885
Page reference (Original description): Berg, C. (1885), 283
= Species: Platyptilia epidelta Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 486
Distribution:
Argentina
Paraguay (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2022)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Mentha (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Berg, C. (1885) Quindecim Lepidoptera Nova faunae Reipublicae Argentinae et Uruguayensis. Anales Soc. Cient. Argentina 19: 283-285.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2022) To the Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay (Lepidoptera). Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 59: 38-45. ↗
Species: Stenoptilodes sordipennis (Zeller, 1877)
Has basionym: Platyptilia sordipennis Zeller, 1877
= Species: Platyptilia sordipennis Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 466
Distribution:
Colombia
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates. ↗
Species: Stenoptilodes stigmatica (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Has basionym: Platyptilia stigmatica Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
= Species: Platyptilia stigmatica Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 55 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia pyrrhina Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 464
Distribution:
Colombia
Ecuador
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. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates. ↗
Species: Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Page reference (Additional example of feeding on Antirrhinum majus): Bippus, M. (2020), 92
Has basionym: Amblyptilia taprobanes Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
= Species: Amblyptilia taprobanes Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 54 ↗
= Species: Platyptilia brachymorpha Meyrick, 1888
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1888), 240
= Species: Platyptilia seeboldi Hofmann, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Hofmann, O (1898), 33
= Species: Platyptilia terlizzii Turati, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Turati, E. (1926), 67
= Species: Platyptilia monotrigona Diakonoff, 1952
Page reference (Original description): Diakonoff, A. (1952), 15
= Species: Amblyptilia zavatterii Hartig, 1953
Page reference (Original description): Hartig, F.G. (1953), 67
= Species: Platyptilia legrandi Bigot, 1962
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1962), 86
= Species: Stenoptilodes vittata Service, 1966
Page reference (Original description): Service, M.W. (1966), 11
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Australia
Bahamas (Matthews, D.L., Miller, J.Y., Simon, M.J. & Goss, G. 2019)
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
Bolivia
Botswana
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Cape Verde
Chad
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Cyprus
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
French Guiana
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Guinea (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
India
Indonesia
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mali (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. 2024)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Namibia
Nigeria
Paraguay
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Reunion
Russia (Daghestan) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. 2022)
Sao Tome and Principe (São Tomé)
Seychelles
Sierra Leone (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. 2020)
South Africa
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
United States
United States (Hawaii Islands)
Vietnam
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Spergularia media (L.) J. Presl (Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Entomobrya lanuginosa -maritima Denis, 1948 (Entomobryomorpha: Entomobryidae)
Feeds on: Spergularia marina (L.) Besser (Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Antirrhinum majus L. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Clinopodium vulgare L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Vaccinium L. (Ericales: Ericaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Campylanthus salsoloides Roth (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Centipeda minima (L.) A. Br. & Asch. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Plectranthus (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Penstemon Schmidel (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Mecardonia acuminata (Walter) Small (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Phyla lanceolata (Michx.) Greene (Lamiales: Verbenaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Verbascum coromandelianum subsp. coromandelianum (Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Limnophila heterophylla (Roxb.) Benth. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Veronica americana (Raf.) Schwein. ex Benth. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Russelia equisetiformis Schltdl. & Cham. (Lamiales: Plantaginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hypoestes betsiliensis S. Moore (Lamiales: Acanthaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Ocimum (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Scutellaria discolor Colebr. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Samolus L. (Ericales: Primulaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Striga asiatica (L.) Kuntze (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Striga densiflora (Benth.) Benth. (Lamiales: Orobanchaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Sabatia ↗
Feeds on: Hydrolea L. (Solanales: Hydroleaceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Pristomerus hawaiiensis Perkins, 1910 (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Bigot, L. (1962) Les Pterophoridae des îles Seychelles. Bull. Soc. ent. France 67: 79-88, 9 figs.
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. ↗
Diakonoff, A. (1952) Microlepidoptera of New Guinea. Results 3th Archbold Expedtion (Pterophoridae). Kon. Ned. Ak. v. Wet., Verh. Afd. Nat. (2) 44: 1-167.
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.
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. ↗
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Hartig, F.G. (1953) Descrizione di tre specie di lepidotteri dell'isola de Zannore. Boll. Soc. ent. Ital. 83: 67-69.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Hofmann, O (1898) Eine neue Amblyptilia. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 1898: 33-34.
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. ↗
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kenya. Ecologica Montenegrina 67: 127-138. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. (1888) On the Pyralidina of the Hawaiian Islands. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1888: 239-241.
Service, M.W. (1966) A new species of Stenoptilodes from Northern Nigeria, with notes on its biology. Proc. roy. ent. Soc. London 35 (B): 139-142.
Turati, E. (1926) Novita di lepidotterologica in Cirenaica. Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 65: 25-83.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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., 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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. (2024) The Pterophoridae fauna of Mali (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 52 (206): 395-403. ↗
Species: Stenoptilodes thrasydoxa (Meyrick, 1926)
Has basionym: Platyptilia thrasydoxa Meyrick, 1926
= Species: Platyptilia thrasydoxa Meyrick, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1926), 297 ↗
Distribution:
Colombia
Meyrick, E. (1926) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 289-320. ↗
Species: Stenoptilodes umbrigeralis (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Pterophorus umbrigeralis Walker, 1864
= Species: Pterophorus umbrigeralis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 942
Distribution:
Colombia
Peru
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Genus: Stockophorus Gielis, 1993
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1993), 40
Has type (Original designation): Platyptilia charitopa Meyrick, 1908
Gielis, C. (1993) Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea. Zool. Verh. Leiden 290: 1-139, figs. 1-241. ↗
Species: Stockophorus charitopa (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Platyptilia charitopa Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Platyptilia charitopa Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 483
Is type for (Original designation): Stockophorus Gielis, 1993
Distribution:
Bolivia
Gielis, C. (1993) Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea. Zool. Verh. Leiden 290: 1-139, figs. 1-241. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Genus: Uroloba Walsingham, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891), 262 ↗
Has type (Original designation): Uroloba fuscicostata Walsingham, 1891
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891) Miscellaneous notes from the entomological section of the Indian Museum. Indian Mus. Notes 2: 1-48.
Species: Uroloba calycospila (Meyrick, 1932)
Has basionym: Utuca calycospila Meyrick, 1932
= Species: Utuca calycospila Meyrick, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 336
Distribution:
Argentina (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2022)
Meyrick, E. (1921) The North American species of Orneodes ; Synonymy of North American Pterophoridae. The Entomologist 54: 274-276.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pototski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2022) New species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Argentina. Ecologica Montenegrina 58: 29-41. ↗
Species: Uroloba fuscicostata Walsingham, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891), 262 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Uroloba Walsingham, 1891
Distribution:
Chile
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891) Miscellaneous notes from the entomological section of the Indian Museum. Indian Mus. Notes 2: 1-48.
Genus: Vietteilus Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 51
Has type (Original designation): Platyptilia borbonica Viette, 1957
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Vielleilus Gielis, 2000
= Genus: Vielleilus Gielis, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2000), 58
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Gielis, C. (2000) Division of the Pterophoridae into tribes. Quadrifina 3: 57-60. ↗
Species: Vietteilus borbonica (Viette, 1957)
Has basionym: Platyptilia borbonica Viette, 1957
= Species (Gielis, C., 2011): Platyptilia borbonica Viette, 1957
Page reference (Original description): Viette, P.E.L. (1957), 170
Is type for (Original designation): Vietteilus Gibeaux, 1994
Note: Bona sp. according to Gielis, 2011
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Reunion
Tanzania
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Viette, P.E.L. (1957) Lépidoptères (Excepté les tordeuses et les géometrides). Mem. Inst. Sci. Madagascar (E) 8: 169-171.
Species: Vietteilus stenoptilioides Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 54
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Vietteilus vigens (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 693 ↗
Has basionym: Oxyptilus vigens Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
= Species: Oxyptilus vigens Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 49 ↗
= Species: Amblyptilus africae Walsingham, 1881
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1881), 278
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Platyptilia maligna Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 110 ↗
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Rwanda
South Africa
Swaziland
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. ↗
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128. ↗
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. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1881) On the Tortricidae, Tineidae, and Pterophoridae of South Africa. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1881: 219-285, Plate 13.
Genus: Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 479
Has type (Original designation): Xyroptila oenophanes Meyrick, 1908
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Xyroptilia Bigot, 1969
= Genus: Pseudoxyroptila Hori, 1933
Page reference (Original description): Hori, H. (1933), 390
Has type (Original designation): Xyroptila tectonica Meyrick, 1914
= Genus: Xyroptilia Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 180
Bigot, L. (1969) Les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale, à Tervuren. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 165-206.
Hori, H. (1933) Studies on the Japanese Pterophoridae II. On the genera Deuterocopus, Adaina and Marasmarcha, with descriptions of two new genera and a new species. Bult. Sci. Fak. Terk. Kjusû Imp. Univ. Fukuoka 5: 386-401.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Xyroptila aenea Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 263
Distribution:
Indonesia
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Species: Xyroptila africana (Bigot, 1969)
Has basionym: Xyroptilia africana Bigot, 1969
= Species: Xyroptilia africana Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 180
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ghana
Nigeria
Bigot, L. (1969) Les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale, à Tervuren. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 165-206.
Species: Xyroptila aritai Gielis & Mano, 2013
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Gielis, C. & Mano, T. (2013) Additions to the Pterophoridae fauna of Japan. Tinea 22 (3): 149-155. ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Species: Xyroptila caminites (Meyrick, 1908)
Page reference (Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin exclude caminites from Xyroptila but do not propose a new genus.): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 250
Has basionym: Oxyptilus caminites Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Oxyptilus caminites Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description (dated 1907, but published in 1908)): Meyrick, E. (1908), 478 ↗
Distribution:
India
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Xyroptila colluceo Gielis & De Vos, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007), 191
Distribution:
Indonesia (Irian Jaya)
Gielis, C. & De Vos, R (2007) Additions to the Pterophoridae fauna of Papua. Entomofauna 28: 185-200. ↗
Species: Xyroptila dohertyi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 263
Distribution:
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Species: Xyroptila elegans Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 258
Distribution:
Australia
Indonesia
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Species: Xyroptila falciformis Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 265
Distribution:
Indonesia
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Species: Xyroptila fulbae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 253
Distribution:
Guinea (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Nigeria
Sao Tome and Principe (Principe)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
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: Xyroptila irina Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 255
Distribution:
Madagascar
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Species: Xyroptila kuranda Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 266
Distribution:
Australia
Indonesia
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Species: Xyroptila kuznetzovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2009
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2009), 6
Distribution:
Australia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2009)
Vietnam
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2009) The plume moths of Vietnam, with description of a new species of Xyroptila. Suppl. 16: Entomofauna 3-9, 282-283.
Species: Xyroptila maklaia Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 264
Distribution:
Indonesia
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Species: Xyroptila marmarias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 480
Distribution:
Australia
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea (Milne Bay)
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Xyroptila masaia Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 257
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Species: Xyroptila monomotapa Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 260
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
Mozambique
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
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: Xyroptila naiwasha Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 255
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Xyroptila naivasha Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
= Species: Xyroptila naivasha Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 249
Distribution:
Kenya
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Species: Xyroptila oenophanes Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 480
Is type for (Original designation): Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Xyroptila tectonica Meyrick, 1914
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1914), 46
Is type for (Original designation): Pseudoxyroptila Hori, 1933
= Species (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X., 2003): Pseudoxyroptila tectonica (Meyrick, 1914)
Page reference: Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003), 187
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Indonesia
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Malaysia
Myanmar
Taiwan
Vietnam
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Bridelia tomentosa Blume (Malpighiales: Phyllanthaceae) ↗
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Hori, H. (1933) Studies on the Japanese Pterophoridae II. On the genera Deuterocopus, Adaina and Marasmarcha, with descriptions of two new genera and a new species. Bult. Sci. Fak. Terk. Kjusû Imp. Univ. Fukuoka 5: 386-401.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1914) H. Sauter's Formosa Ausbeute: Pterophoridae, Tortricidae, Eucosmidae, Gelechidae, Oecop horidae, Cosmopterygidae, Hyponomeutidae, heliodinidae, Sesiadae, Glyphipterygidae, Plutellidae, Tinei dae, Adelidae. Suppl. Entomologica 3: 45-47.
Species: Xyroptila oksana Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 259
Distribution:
India
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Species: Xyroptila peltastes (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus peltastes Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Oxyptilus peltastes Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 479
Distribution:
Australia
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Xyroptila ruvenzori Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 256
Distribution:
Ghana
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Uganda
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Species: Xyroptila siami Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 262
Distribution:
China
India
Myanmar
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Species: Xyroptila soma Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 261
Distribution:
India
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Species: Xyroptila sumatrana Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2023
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023), 31
Distribution:
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
Species: Xyroptila sybylla Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 267
Distribution:
Peru
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Species: Xyroptila uluru Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 267
Distribution:
Australia
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Species: Xyroptila variegata Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 264
Distribution:
Indonesia
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Species: Xyroptila vaughani (Fletcher, 1909)
Has basionym: Oxyptilus vaughani Fletcher, 1909
= Species: Oxyptilus vaughani Fletcher, 1909
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1909), 23
Distribution:
Sri Lanka
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Dimorphocalyx glabellus Thwaites (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae) ↗
Fletcher, T.B. (1909) The plume-moths of Ceylon. Spolia Zeylanica 6: 1-39, 5 pl. ↗
Species: Xyroptila zambesi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006), 261
Distribution:
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2006) The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the world fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments. Atalanta 37: 249-276.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Tribe: Pterophorini Bigot, Gibeaux, Nel & Picard, 1998
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L., Gibeaux, C., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (1998), 296
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: Calyciphora Kasy, 1960
Page reference (Original description): Kasy, F. (1960), 175
Has type (Original designation): Alucita xanthodactyla Treitschke, 1833
Kasy, F. (1960) Calyciphora, ein neues Subgenus; klimeschi, ivae, homoiodactyla, drei neue Arten des Genus Aciptilia Hb. Z. wien. ent. Ges. 45: 174-187, 1 plate.
Species: Calyciphora acarnella (Walsingham, 1898)
Has basionym: Alucita acarnella Walsingham, 1898
= Species: Alucita acarnella Walsingham, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1898), 131
Distribution:
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)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Picnomon acarna (L.) Cass. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Ptilostemon casabonae (L.) Greuter (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1898) New Corsican microlepidoptera. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 34: 131.
Species: Calyciphora adamas (Constant, 1895)
Has basionym: Aciptilia adamas Constant, 1895
= Species: Aciptilia adamas Constant, 1895
Page reference (Original description): Constant, M.A. (1895), 54
Distribution:
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Staehelina dubia L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Constant, M.A. (1895) Microlépidoptères nouveaux de la faune française. Bull. Soc. Ent. France 1895: l-liv.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
Has basionym: Pterophorus albodactylus Fabricius, 1794
= Species: Pterophorus albodactylus Fabricius, 1794
Page reference (Original description): Fabricius, J.C. (1794), 348
= Species: Pterophorus xerodactylus Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 860
= Variety: Aciptilia xanthodactyla var. sicula Fuchs, 1901
Page reference (Original description): Fuchs, A. (1901), 72
= Form: Alucita xerodactyla f. luteodactyla Caradja, 1928
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1928), 4
= Form: Alucita xerodactyla f. stauderi Caradja, 1928
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1928), 30
= Species (Misapplied): Pterophorus xanthodactylus auct. [nec Treitschke, 1833]
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Estonia
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Norway (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland
Turkey (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Ukraine
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Cirsium heterophyllum (L.) Hill (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cirsium ciliatum subsp. ciliatum (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Jurinea cyanoides (L.) Rchb. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Jurinea mollis subsp. mollis (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Carlina vulgaris L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Carlina acanthifolia All. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Carlina longifolia): Carlina biebersteinii Bernh. ex Hornem. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Echinops ritro L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Echinops ruthenicus
Feeds on: Echinops spinosissimus subsp. spinosissimus (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Ligeria angusticornis ↗
Caradja, A. (1928) Über eine Kleinfalter Ausbeute aus der Umgebung von Palermo. Ent. Rundschau 45: 30-31.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
Fabricius, J.C. (1794) Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. 3(1): 1-349.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Fuchs, A. (1901) Bemerkungen zu zwei Nassauischen Pterophoriden. Jahrbuch Nass. Ver. Nat. 54: 70-72.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Species: Calyciphora golestanica Alipanah & Ustjuzhanin, 2005
Page reference (Original description): Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2005), 138
Distribution:
Iran
Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2005) An annotated list of the Pterophorinae of Iran. Entomologica Fennica 16: 129-143.
Species: Calyciphora homoiodactyla (Kasy, 1960)
Has basionym: Aciptilia homoiodactyla Kasy, 1960
= Species: Aciptilia homoiodactyla Kasy, 1960
Page reference (Original description): Kasy, F. (1960), 185
Distribution:
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Russia
Slovakia
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Echinops ritro L. (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.
Kasy, F. (1960) Calyciphora, ein neues Subgenus; klimeschi, ivae, homoiodactyla, drei neue Arten des Genus Aciptilia Hb. Z. wien. ent. Ges. 45: 174-187, 1 plate.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Species: Calyciphora korbi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2020
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltsov, A. (2020), 20
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltsov, A. 2020)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltsov, A. (2020) New plume moth species of the genus Calyciphora Kasy, 1960 (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from Kyrgyzstan. Ecologica Montenegrina 31: 20-22. ↗
Species: Calyciphora ludmilae Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovick, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011), 275
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan (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. & Kovtunovich, V. (2011) The Fauna of Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kyrgyzstan. Amurian Zoological Journal III(3): 268-277.
Species: Calyciphora marashella Zagulajev, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1986), 176
Distribution:
Armenia
Turkey
Zagulajev, A.K. (1986) Opredelitel' nasekomych evropejskoj časti SSSR, 4 (3). 52. Pterophoridae. 144: 26-215, Tables 18-242.
Species: Calyciphora nephelodactyla (Eversmann, 1844)
Has basionym: Alucita nephelodactyla Eversmann, 1844
= Species: Alucita nephelodactyla Eversmann, 1844
Page reference (Original description): Eversmann, E. (1844), 609
= Species (Ambiguous synonym): Pterophorus subalternans Lederer, 1870
Page reference (Original description): Lederer, J. (1870), 93 ↗
= Species: Aciptilia apollina Millière, 1883
Page reference (Original description): Millière, P. (1883), 177
= Species: Calyciphora extensa Zagulajev, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1986), 180
Distribution:
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Syria
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Cirsium eriophorum (L.) Scop. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Cirsium ligulare Boiss. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Has parasitoid (as Rhexidermus): Heterischnus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Microgaster polita Marshall, 1885 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) ↗
Has parasitoid: Ligeria angusticornis ↗
Has hyperparasitoid: Mesochorus (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Eversmann, E. (1844) Fauna Lepidopterologica Volgo-Uralensis exhibens lepidopterorum species. 1-633 pp. Casani.
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.
Lederer, J. (1870) Verzeichnis von durch Hr. Haberhauer bei Astrabad in Persien gesammelte Schmetterlinge. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 6: 73-93, Pl. 5 (fig. 15). ↗
Millière, P. (1883) Lépidoptérologie. Annls. Soc. linnéenne Lyon 8: 176.
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. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (1986) Opredelitel' nasekomych evropejskoj časti SSSR, 4 (3). 52. Pterophoridae. 144: 26-215, Tables 18-242.
Species: Calyciphora xanthodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)
Has basionym: Alucita xanthodactyla Treitschke, 1833
= Species: Alucita xanthodactyla Treitschke, 1833
Page reference (Original description): Treitschke, F. (1833), 251
Is type for (Original designation): Calyciphora Kasy, 1960
= Species: Aciptilia klimeschi Kasy, 1960
Page reference (Original description): Kasy, F. (1960), 177
Distribution:
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Morocco
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Jurinea mollis subsp. mollis (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Jurinea arachnoidea Bunge (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Carlina longifolia): Carlina biebersteinii Bernh. ex Hornem. (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.
Kasy, F. (1960) Calyciphora, ein neues Subgenus; klimeschi, ivae, homoiodactyla, drei neue Arten des Genus Aciptilia Hb. Z. wien. ent. Ges. 45: 174-187, 1 plate.
Treitschke, F. (1833) Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. 9 (2): 1-294 pp. Leipzig. ↗
Genus: Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 7
Has type (Monotypy): Cosmoclostis aglaodesma Meyrick, 1886
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21. ↗
Species: Cosmoclostis aglaodesma Meyrick, 1886
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1886), 12
Is type for (Monotypy): Cosmoclostis Meyrick, 1886
Distribution:
Australia
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Meyrick, E. (1886) On the classification of the Pterophoridae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1886: 1-21. ↗
Species: Cosmoclostis auxileuca (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Diacrotricha auxileuca Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Diacrotricha auxileuca Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 471
Distribution:
India
Malaysia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltsov, A. 2020)
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
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: Cosmoclostis bivalva Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 53
Distribution:
Ethiopia
Kenya
Gielis, C. (2011) Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species. Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonese 49: 33-63. ↗
Species: Cosmoclostis brachybela Fletcher, 1947
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1947), 44
Distribution:
Kenya
South Africa (Fletcher, T.B. 1947)
Fletcher, T.B. (1947) Some species of Cosmoclostis (Lep.: Alucitidae). Royal Ent. Soc. London (B) 16: 42-52.
Species: Cosmoclostis chalconota Fletcher, 1947
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1947), 43
Distribution:
Uganda (Fletcher, T.B. 1947)
Fletcher, T.B. (1947) Some species of Cosmoclostis (Lep.: Alucitidae). Royal Ent. Soc. London (B) 16: 42-52.
Species: Cosmoclostis gmelina Hao, Li & Wu, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S., Li, H., & Wu, C. (2004), 143
Distribution:
China
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Hao, S., Li, H., & Wu, C. (2004) First record of the genus Cosmoclostis Meyrick from China, with descriptions of two new species. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 29: 142-146.
Species: Cosmoclostis hemiadelpha Fletcher, 1947
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1947), 49
Distribution:
Australia (Fletcher, T.B. 1947)
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea (Fletcher, T.B. 1947)
Fletcher, T.B. (1947) Some species of Cosmoclostis (Lep.: Alucitidae). Royal Ent. Soc. London (B) 16: 42-52.
Species: Cosmoclostis lamprosema Fletcher, 1947
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1947), 50
Distribution:
Indonesia (Fletcher, T.B. 1947)
Papua New Guinea (Fletcher, T.B. 1947)
Solomon Islands (Fletcher, T.B. 1947)
Fletcher, T.B. (1947) Some species of Cosmoclostis (Lep.: Alucitidae). Royal Ent. Soc. London (B) 16: 42-52.
Species: Cosmoclostis lanceatus (Arenberger, 1985)
Has basionym: Pselnophorus lanceatus Arenberger, 1985
= Species: Pselnophorus lanceatus Arenberger, 1985
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1985), 169
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A., 2019): Cosmoclostis gorbunovi Ustjuzhanin, Kovtunovich, Gorbunov & Kemal, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Gorbunov, O. G. & Kemal, A. (2011), 356
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023: As Cosmoclostis lanceatus)
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.
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kenya. Ecologica Montenegrina 67: 127-138. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
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. ↗
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: Cosmoclostis leucomochla Fletcher, 1947
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1947), 46
Distribution:
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2018)
Myanmar (Fletcher, T.B. 1947)
Philippines
Sri Lanka (Fletcher, T.B. 1947)
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Fletcher, T.B. (1947) Some species of Cosmoclostis (Lep.: Alucitidae). Royal Ent. Soc. London (B) 16: 42-52.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2018) The Lepidoptera fauna of Laos (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 8 (4): 504-507. ↗
Species: Cosmoclostis parauxileuca Hao, Li & Wu, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S., Li, H., & Wu, C. (2004), 143
Distribution:
China
Hao, S., Li, H., & Wu, C. (2004) First record of the genus Cosmoclostis Meyrick from China, with descriptions of two new species. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 29: 142-146.
Species: Cosmoclostis pesseuta Meyrick, 1906
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1906), 134
= Species: Cosmoclostis premnicola Fletcher, 1932
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1932), 1
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
India
Sri Lanka
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Premna latifolia
Fletcher, T.B. (1932) Life-histories of Indian microlepidoptera (second series): Alucitidae, Tortricina and Gelechiadae. Monograph Imp. counc. agric. Res. Sciences 2: 1-58.
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Meyrick, E. (1906) Descriptions of Indian Microlepidoptera, II. Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 17: 133-136.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Species: Cosmoclostis quadriquadra Walsingham, 1900
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1900), 75
Distribution:
Christmas Island
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1900) Microlepidoptera. In: Christmas Island Monograph,. III: 75-80.
Species: Cosmoclostis schouteni Gielis, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1990), 123
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Cosmoclostis shouteni Bigot & Boireau, 2006
= Species: Cosmoclostis shouteni Bigot & Boireau, 2006
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Boireau, P. (2006), 16
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Côte d'Ivoire
Nigeria
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.
Gielis, C. (1990) Neue Pterophoridae der aethiopischen Fauna. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 100: 113-125.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Genus: Diacrotricha Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 399
Has type (Monotypy): Diacrotricha fasciola Zeller, 1852
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Diacrotricha fasciola Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 399
Is type for (Monotypy): Diacrotricha Zeller, 1852
Distribution:
Australia
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Indonesia
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2018)
Malaysia
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Timor-Leste (Anderson, S.J., Bellis, G.A., Thistleton, B.M., Tran-Nguyen, L.T., Edwards, T.D., Hobern, D., Quintao V., Halling, L. & Walker, J.A. 2015)
Vietnam
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidales: Oxalidaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Averrhoa bilimbi L. (Oxalidales: Oxalidaceae) ↗
Anderson, S.J., Bellis, G.A., Thistleton, B.M., Tran-Nguyen, L.T., Edwards, T.D., Hobern, D., Quintao V., Halling, L. & Walker, J.A. (2015) New distribution records of the Star Fruit Flower Moth (Diacrotricha fasciola) (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in Australia and Timor-Leste. Northern Territory Naturalist 26: 76-84. ↗
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 of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2018) The Lepidoptera fauna of Laos (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 8 (4): 504-507. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Diacrotricha guttuligera Diakonoff, 1952
Page reference (Original description): Diakonoff, A. (1952), 11
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.
Genus: Imbophorus Arenberger, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1991), 105
Has type (Original designation): Aciptilus aptalis Walker, 1864
Arenberger, E. (1991) Der Pterophorus-Komplex der Pterophoridenfauna Australiens. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 43: 101-110.
Species: Imbophorus aptalis (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Aciptilus aptalis Walker, 1864
= Species: Aciptilus aptalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 950
Is type for (Original designation): Imbophorus Arenberger, 1991
Distribution:
Australia
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Astrotricha latifolia Benth. (Apiales: Araliaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Astrotricha floccosa DC. (Apiales: Araliaceae) ↗
Arenberger, E. (1991) Der Pterophorus-Komplex der Pterophoridenfauna Australiens. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 43: 101-110.
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Imbophorus leucophasma (Turner, 1911)
Has basionym: Alucita leucophasma Turner, 1911
= Species: Alucita leucophasma Turner, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Turner, A.J. (1911), 129
Distribution:
Australia
Turner, A.J. (1911) Studies in Australian Lepidoptera. Ann. Queensland Mus. 10: 59-135.
Species: Imbophorus pallidus Arenberger, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1991), 108
Distribution:
Australia
Arenberger, E. (1991) Der Pterophorus-Komplex der Pterophoridenfauna Australiens. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 43: 101-110.
Genus: Merrifieldia Tutt, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
Has type (Original designation): Phalaena tridactyla 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: Merrifieldia alaica (Caradja, 1920)
Has basionym: Alucita alaica Caradja, 1920
= Species: Alucita alaica Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 81 ↗
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
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. ↗
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: Merrifieldia arenbergeri Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2022
Page reference (Original description, imago, male and female genitalia): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022), 49
Distribution:
South Africa (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Merrifieldia arenbergeri - new species of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from the Republic of South Africa. Ecologica Montenegrina 50: 47-51. ↗
Species: Merrifieldia aurea Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015), 140
Distribution:
South Africa
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015) New species of African Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3957: 137-142. ↗
Species: Merrifieldia baliodactylus (Zeller, 1841)
Has basionym: Pterophorus baliodactylus Zeller, 1841
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Pterophorus daliodactilus Bruand, 1850
= Species: Alucita tridactylus Stephens, 1834
Page reference (Original description): Stephens, J.F. (1834), 373 ↗
Is later homonym of (Homonym): Phalaena tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758
= Species: Pterophorus baliodactylus Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 861
= Species: Pterophorus daliodactilus Bruand, 1850
Page reference (Original description): Bruand d'Uzelle, M. (1850), 91
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
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)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lebanon
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Morocco
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
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Ukraine
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Åland Islands (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Origanum vulgare L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Bruand d'Uzelle, M. (1850) Catalogue des lépidoptères du Doubs. Mem. Soc. emul. Doubs (1) 3 (3): 90-93.
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Stephens, J.F. (1834) Illustrations of British Entomology: or, a synopsis of indigenous insects,... etc. Haustellata 4: 1-433. Baldwin & Cradock, London. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Species: Merrifieldia brandti (Arenberger, 1981)
Has basionym: Pterophorus brandti Arenberger, 1981
= Species: Pterophorus brandti Arenberger, 1981
Page reference: Arenberger, E. (1981), 107
Distribution:
Iran
Turkey
Arenberger, E. (1981) Die Pterophorus-Arten West-und Zentralasiens. 1. Beitrag. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 32: 97-110. ↗
Species: Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)
Has basionym: Alucita bystropogonis Walsingham, 1908
= Species: Alucita bystropogonis Walsingham, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1907), 915
Distribution:
Spain (Canary Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Bystropogon plumosus (L.f.) L'Hér. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Bystropogon canariensis (L.) L'Hér. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1907) Microlepidoptera of Tenerife. Proc. zool. Soc. London 1907: 911-926, plate 51.
Species: Merrifieldia calcarius (Lederer, 1870)
Has basionym: Pterophorus calcarius Lederer, 1870
= Species: Pterophorus calcarius Lederer, 1870
Page reference (Original description): Lederer, J. (1871), 26 ↗
Distribution:
Iran
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Lederer, J. (1871) Nachtrag zum Verzeichnis der von Herrn J. Haberhauer bei Astrabad in Persien gesammelte Schmetterlinge. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 8: 3-28, 3 plates. ↗
Species: Merrifieldia cana Arenberger, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1990), 65
Distribution:
Morocco
Arenberger, E. (1990) Zwei neue Arten aus der Gattung Merrifieldia Tutt, 1905. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 42: 65-67.
Species: Merrifieldia caspius (Lederer, 1870)
Has basionym: Pterophorus caspius Lederer, 1870
= Species: Pterophorus caspius Lederer, 1870
Page reference (Original description): Lederer, J. (1871), 27 ↗
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Iran
Kyrgyzstan (Nupponen, K. 2022: As Merrifieldia caspius)
Russia
Tajikistan (Nupponen, K. 2022: As Merrifieldia caspius)
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan (Nupponen, K. 2022: As Merrifieldia caspius)
Lederer, J. (1871) Nachtrag zum Verzeichnis der von Herrn J. Haberhauer bei Astrabad in Persien gesammelte Schmetterlinge. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 8: 3-28, 3 plates. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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: Merrifieldia chordodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)
Has basionym: Pterophorus chordodactylus Staudinger, 1859
= Species: Pterophorus chordodactylus Staudinger, 1859
Page reference (Original description): Curtis, J. (1823-1840), 259 ↗
Distribution:
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Lavandula canariensis subsp. canariensis (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lavandula multifida L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
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.
Species: Merrifieldia deprinsi Arenberger, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1990), 67
Distribution:
Turkey
Arenberger, E. (1990) Zwei neue Arten aus der Gattung Merrifieldia Tutt, 1905. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 42: 65-67.
Species: Merrifieldia diwani (Arenberger, 1981)
Has basionym: Pterophorus diwani Arenberger, 1981
= Species: Pterophorus diwani Arenberger, 1981
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1981), 101
Distribution:
Iran
Turkey
Arenberger, E. (1981) Die Pterophorus-Arten West-und Zentralasiens. 1. Beitrag. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 32: 97-110. ↗
Species: Merrifieldia farsi (Arenberger, 1981)
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1981), 22
Page reference (Description of male): Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2005), 133
= Species: Pterophorus farsi Arenberger, 1981
Page reference (n. sp.): Arenberger, E. (1981), 22
Distribution:
Iran
Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2005) An annotated list of the Pterophorinae of Iran. Entomologica Fennica 16: 129-143.
Arenberger, E. (1981) Die Pterophorus-Arten West-und Zentralasiens. 2. Beitrag. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 33: 17-29. ↗
Species: Merrifieldia hedemanni (Rebel, 1896)
Has basionym: Gypsochares hedemanni Rebel, 1896
= Species: Gypsochares hedemanni Rebel, 1896
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1896), 115
= Species: Alucita hesperidella Walsingham, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1907), 917
Distribution:
Spain (Canary Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Micromeria hyssopifolia var. hyssopifolia (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Rebel, H. (1896) Dritter Beitrag zur Lepidopteren-Fauna der Canaren. Annln. Naturk. Hofmus. Wien 11: 114-116.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1907) Microlepidoptera of Tenerife. Proc. zool. Soc. London 1907: 911-926, plate 51.
Species: Merrifieldia huberti Arenberger, 1999
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1999), 216
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Arenberger, E. (1999) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien. 2. Teil. Quadrifina 2: 215-226. ↗
Species: Merrifieldia improvisa Arenberger, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2001), 32
Distribution:
Kenya
Arenberger, E. (2001) Beitrag zur Pterophoridaefauna Kenyas. Z. Arb.Gem. Öst. Ent. 53: 31-36.
Species: Merrifieldia innae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2011), 173
Distribution:
South Africa
Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanin, P. (2011) On the fauna of the plume moths of Lesotho. African Invertebrates 52: 167-175.
Species: Merrifieldia leucodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Has basionym: Alucita leucodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Species: Alucita leucodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Page reference (Original description): Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775), 146
= Species: Alucita leucodactyla Hübner, [1805]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 9: 1, figure 5 ↗
= Species: Alucita theiodactyla Hübner, [1825]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]), 431 ↗
= Species: Alucita niveidactylus Stephens, 1834
Page reference (Original description): Stephens, J.F. (1834), 373 ↗
= Species: Aciptilia wernickei Wocke, 1897
Page reference (Original description): Wocke, H. (1897), 376
= Species: Alucita fitzi Rebel, 1912
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1912), 107
= Species: Alucita dryogramma Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 567 ↗
= Species (Misapplied): Pterophorus tetradactyla auct. [nec 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)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Estonia
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran (Alipanah, H. 2014)
Ireland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: Unconfirmed)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Mongolia
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Morocco
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Norway
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. 2023)
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)
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Ukraine
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Åland Islands (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Thymus serpyllum L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Thymus vulgaris L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Thymus pulegioides L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Thymus praecox subsp. britannicus (Ronniger) Holub (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Thymus praecox subsp. britannicus (Ronniger) Holub (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Pulmonaria officinalis L. (Boraginales: Boraginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Origanum vulgare L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Alipanah, H. (2014) First record of three pterophorid species (Lep.: Pterophoridae: Pterophorinae) from Iran. Journal of Entomological Society of Iran 34 (2): 57-59. ↗
Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775) Ankündigung eines Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. 1-322 pp., 2 plates. Bernardi, Wien.
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. ↗
Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]) Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. 1-431, 1-72. ↗
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 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576. ↗
Rebel, H. (1912) Einige für die Lepidopterenfauna Österreich-Ungarns neue Arten. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 62: 107.
Stephens, J.F. (1834) Illustrations of British Entomology: or, a synopsis of indigenous insects,... etc. Haustellata 4: 1-433. Baldwin & Cradock, London. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P & Maksimov, R.E. (2023) The Pterophoridae fauna of Khakassia Republic and south of Krasnoyarsk region (Russia) (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 51 (204): 581-591. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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.
Wocke, H. (1897) Zwei neue Microlepidopteren aus dem Gross-Glockner-Gebiet. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 10: 276.
Species: Merrifieldia lonnvei Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 53
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
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. (2023) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia Part 3. Ecologica Montenegrina 61: 31-42. ↗
Species: Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)
Has basionym: Pterophorus malacodactylus Zeller, 1847
= Species: Pterophorus malacodactylus Zeller, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1847), 905 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus meristodactylus Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 396
= Variety: Aciptilia baliodactylus var. meridionalis Staudinger, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Staudinger, O. (1880), 432
= Species: Alucita indocta Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 111 ↗
= Species: Alucita subtilis Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 81 ↗
= Species: Alucita parca Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 421 ↗
= Species: Alucita subcretosa Meyrick, 1922
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1922), 549 ↗
= Species: Alucita phaeoschista Meyrick, 1923
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1923), 277
= Species: Alucita spicidactyla Chrétien, 1923
Page reference (Original description): Chrétien, P. (1923), 231
= Species: Merrifieldia spicidactyla (Chrétien, 1923)
= Species: Alucita luteodactyla Turati, 1926
Page reference (Original description): Turati, E. (1926), 66
= Species: Alucita rayatella Amsel, 1959
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1959), 55
= Subspecies: Aciptilia spicidactyla insularis Bigot, 1961
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1961), 7
= Species: Aciptilia livadiensis Zagulajev & Filippova, 1976
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. & Filippova, V.V. (1976), 40
= Subspecies: Pterophorus malacodactylus transdanubinus Fazekas, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Fazekas, I. (1986), 13
= Species: Merrifieldia garrigae Bigot & Picard, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1989), [33]
= Species: Merrifieldia moulignieri Nel, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Nel, J. (1991), 174
= Species: Merrifieldia inopinata Bigot, Nel & Picard, 1993
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (1993), 122
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Algeria
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Merrifieldia malacodactylus)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Merrifieldia malacodactylus)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Jordan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. 2026: native)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Lebanon
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Morocco
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Saudi Arabia
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Slovenia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Switzerland
Syria
Tunisia
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Ukraine
Yemen
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Origanum vulgare L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Thymus vulgaris L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Thymus herba-barona Loisel. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lavandula stoechas L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lavandula latifolia Medik. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lavandula latifolia Medik. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Calamintha nepeta): Clinopodium nepeta (L.) Kuntze (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Salvia rosmarinus Schleid. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Salvia officinalis subsp. lavandulifolia (Vahl) Gams (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Nepeta deflersiana Schweinf. ex Hedge (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Amsel, H.G. (1959) Irakische Kleinschmetterlinge II. Bull. Soc. ent. Egypt 43: 41-83, 10 pl.
Bigot, L. (1961) Une nouvelle variété d' Aciptilia: A. spicidactyla insularis nova. Lambillionea 61: 7-8.
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1989) Remarques sur les Pterophoridae français du genre Merrifieldia; M. neli et M. garrigae, espèces nouvelles. Alexanor 15 Suppl.: [25]-[40].
Bigot, L., Nel, J. & Picard, J. (1993) Merrifieldia meristodactyla (Zeller, 1852) (Mann, in litteris), stat. rev.; Merrifieldia inopinata nov. sp. du sud-est de la France. Alexanor 18: 117-128.
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. ↗
Chrétien, P. (1923) Les chenilles des lavandes. Amat. Papillons 1: 229-235.
Fazekas, I. (1986) Pterophorus malacodactylus transdanubinus n. ssp., eine neue Federmotten-Unterart aus Hungarn. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 96: 12-16.
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. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1922) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 481-576. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1923) Three new microlepidoptera from Cyprus. The Entomologist 56: 277-278.
Nel, J. (1991) Deuxième note sur les Pterophoridae de la Corse. Stenoptilia cyrnea n. sp. et Merrifieldia moulignieri n. sp. 21ième contribution à la connaissance de la biologie des Pterophoridae du sud de la France. Alexanor 17: 167-182.
Staudinger, O. (1880) Lepidopteren-Fauna Kleinasien's. Hor. Soc. ent. Ross. 15: 159-435.
Turati, E. (1926) Novita di lepidotterologica in Cirenaica. Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 65: 25-83.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. (2026) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Jordan, with description of a new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 98: 108-114. ↗
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. & 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. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1852) Revision der Pterophoriden. Linnaea Ent. 1: 319-413.
Species: Merrifieldia nigrocostata Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 440
Distribution:
Uzbekistan
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Species: †Merrifieldia oligocenicus (Bigot, Nel & Nel, 1986)
Page reference (comb. nov.): Sohn, J.-C., Labandeira, C., David, D. & Mitter, C. (2012), 59
= Species: †Pterophorus oligocenicus Bigot, Nel & Nel, 1986
Bigot, L., Nel, A. & Nel, J. (1986) Description de la première espèce fossile connue de ptérophore. Alexanor 14: 283-288.
Sohn, J.-C., Labandeira, C., David, D. & Mitter, C. (2012) An annotated catalog of fossil and subfossil Lepidoptera (Insecta: Holometabola) of the world. Zootaxa 3286: 1-132. ↗
Species: Merrifieldia particiliata (Walsingham, 1908)
Has basionym: Alucita particiliata Walsingham, 1908
= Species: Alucita particiliata Walsingham, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1907), 916
Distribution:
Spain (Canary Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Lavandula pinnata Lundmark (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Lavandula canariensis (L.) Mill. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1907) Microlepidoptera of Tenerife. Proc. zool. Soc. London 1907: 911-926, plate 51.
Species: Merrifieldia peyroni Bigot & Picard, 2004
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (2004), 440
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: Merrifieldia probolias (Meyrick, 1891)
Has basionym: Pterophorus probolias Meyrick, 1891
= Species: Pterophorus probolias Meyrick, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1891), 12
Distribution:
Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Lavandula multifida L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Meyrick, E. (1891) A fortnight in Algeria with descriptions of new lepidoptera. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 27: 9-13.
Species: Merrifieldia renatae Skyva & Elsner, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Skyva, J. & Elsner, G. (2007), 115
Distribution:
Slovenia
Skyva, J. & Elsner, G. (2007) A new species of Merrifieldia Tutt in Slovenia. Nota Lepidopterologica 30: 115-119.
Species: Merrifieldia semiodactylus (Mann, 1855)
Has basionym: Pterophorus semiodactylus Mann, 1855
= Species: Pterophorus semiodactylus Mann, 1855
Page reference (Original description): Mann, J. (1855), 570
Distribution:
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)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Mentha suaveolens subsp. suaveolens (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Mann, J. (1855) Die Lepidoptera gesammelt auf einer entomologischen Reise in Corsika im Jahre 1855. Wien. zool.-bot. Ges. 5 Abh.: 529-572.
Species: Merrifieldia tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Has basionym: Phalaena tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758
= Species: Phalaena tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Page reference (Original description): Linnaeus, C. (1758), 542 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Merrifieldia Tutt, 1905
Has later homonym (Homonym): Alucita tridactylus Stephens, 1834
= Species: Pterophorus fuscolimbatus Duponchel, 1844
Page reference (Original description): Duponchel, P.A.J. (1844), 498 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus icterodactylus Mann, 1855
Page reference (Original description): Mann, J. (1855), 571
= Aberration: Alucita icterodactyla ab. noctis Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 83 ↗
= Subspecies: Alucita spicidactyla flavella Chrétien, 1923
Page reference (Original description): Chrétien, P. (1923), 232
= Subspecies: Alucita baliodactyla menthae Chrétien, 1925
Page reference (Original description): Chrétien, P. (1925), 243
= Subspecies: Alucita icterodactyla phillipsi Huggins, 1955
Page reference (Original description): Huggins, H.C. (1955), 124
= Species: Aciptilia exilidactyla Buszko, 1975
Page reference (Original description): Buszko, J. (1975), 141
= Species: Merrifieldia neli Bigot & Picard, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1989), [31]
= Species: Merrifieldia icterodactylus (Mann, 1855)
= Species: Merrifieldia menthae (Chrétien, 1925)
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
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 Merrifieldia tridactyla)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Merrifieldia tridactyla)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Ireland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Merrifieldia tridactyla)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Merrifieldia tridactyla)
Kazakhstan
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Merrifieldia tridactyla)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Merrifieldia tridactyla)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Switzerland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Thymus serpyllum L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Thymus vulgaris L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Thymus praecox subsp. britannicus (Ronniger) Holub (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Thymus pulegioides L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Thymus praecox Opiz (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Thymus pulegioides subsp. pannonicus (All.) Kerguélen (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Mentha sylvestris
Feeds on: Mentha rotundifolia (L.) Huds. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Calamintha nepeta): Clinopodium nepeta (L.) Kuntze (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Clinopodium nepeta subsp. spruneri (Boiss.) Bartolucci & F.Conti (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Bigot, L. & Picard, J. (1989) Remarques sur les Pterophoridae français du genre Merrifieldia; M. neli et M. garrigae, espèces nouvelles. Alexanor 15 Suppl.: [25]-[40].
Buszko, J. (1975) Aciptilia exilidactyla sp. n.a new species of plume moth from Central Europe. Polskie Pismo ent. 45: 141-146.
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. ↗
Chrétien, P. (1923) Les chenilles des lavandes. Amat. Papillons 1: 229-235.
Chrétien, P. (1925) La légende de Graellsia isabellae. Amat. Papillons 2: 243.
Duponchel, P.A.J. (1844) Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France, Supplément 4. 1-534. ↗
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.
Huggins, H.C. (1955) The irish subspecies of Alucita icterodactyla Mann. Entomologists' Gaz. 6: 124-126.
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. ↗
Mann, J. (1855) Die Lepidoptera gesammelt auf einer entomologischen Reise in Corsika im Jahre 1855. Wien. zool.-bot. Ges. 5 Abh.: 529-572.
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. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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.
Genus: Oirata Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2002), 25
Has type (Original designation): Aciptilus volgensis Möschler, 1862
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2002) A new species of plume moth from southern Siberia. Entomologist's Gazette 53: 25-31.
Species: Oirata nivella (Ustjuzhanin, 2001)
Has basionym: Merrifieldia nivella Ustjuzhanin, 2001
= Species: Merrifieldia nivella Ustjuzhanin, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (2001), 22
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
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: Oirata poculidactyla (Nupponen & Nupponen, 2001)
Has basionym: Pterophorus poculidactyla Nupponen & Nupponen, 2001
= Species: Pterophorus poculidactyla Nupponen & Nupponen, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Nupponen, K. & Nupponen, T. (2001), 50
= Species: Oirata smirnovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2002), 30
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. ↗
Nupponen, K. & Nupponen, T. (2001) Pterophorus poculidactyla sp. n. from the Altai Mountains (Lepidoptera: Ptrophoridae) . Entomologica Fennica 12(1): 50-52. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2002) A new species of plume moth from southern Siberia. Entomologist's Gazette 53: 25-31.
Species: Oirata taklamakanus (Arenberger, 1995)
Has basionym: Pterophorus taklamakanus Arenberger, 1995
= Species: Pterophorus taklamakanus Arenberger, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1995), 45
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
China (Tibet)
Arenberger, E. (1995) Microlepidoptera Palaearctica Volume 9: Pterophoridae. i-xxv, 1-258 pp.; plates 1-153.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Species: Oirata volgensis (Möschler, 1862)
Has basionym: Aciptilus volgensis Möschler, 1862
= Species: Aciptilus volgensis Möschler, 1862
Page reference (Original description): Möschler, H.B. (1862), 143
Is type for (Original designation): Oirata Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2002
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Möschler, H.B. (1862) Neue südrussische Lepidopteren. Wien. ent. Monatschrift 6: 139-143, 1 plate.
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. (2002) A new species of plume moth from southern Siberia. Entomologist's Gazette 53: 25-31.
Genus: Patagonophorus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 70
Has type (Original designation): Patagonophorus murinus Gielis, 1991
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Patagonophorus murinus Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 71
Is type for (Original designation): Patagonophorus Gielis, 1991
Distribution:
Argentina
Chile
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Genus: Porrittia Tutt, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
Has type (Original designation): Alucita galactodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
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: Porrittia galactodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Has basionym: Alucita galactodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= Species: Alucita galactodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Page reference (Original description): Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775), 320
Is type for (Original designation): Porrittia Tutt, 1905
Distribution:
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Great Britain
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Sweden (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Arctium lappa L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Arctium tomentosum Mill. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Arctium nemorosum Lej. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Has parasitoid (as Rhexidermus truncator): Heterischnus truncator (Fabricius, 1798) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) ↗
Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775) Ankündigung eines Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. 1-322 pp., 2 plates. Bernardi, Wien.
Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. (2015) Fjädermott i Norden-en fälthandbok.156 pp. Entomologiska föreningen i Stockholm. Stockholm.
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. ↗
Species: Porrittia herzi Ustjuzhanin, 2001
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (2001), 20
Distribution:
Kazakhstan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. 2026)
Ustjuzhanin, P. (2001) New species, distribution records and synonymies of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) from the Palaearctic region. Nota Lepidopterologica 24 (3): 11-32. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Gorbunov, P. (2026) New and little-known species of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Kazakhstan. Zootaxa 5831 (1): 131-140. ↗
Species: Porrittia imbecilla (Meyrick, 1925)
Has basionym: Alucita imbecilla Meyrick, 1925
= Species: Alucita imbecilla Meyrick, 1925
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1925), 206
Distribution:
Egypt
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Pluchea dioscoridis (L.) DC. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Meyrick, E. (1925) Descriptions of twenty-four new Egyptian Microlepidoptera. Bull. Soc. roy. Ent. Egypt 25: 206-219.
Genus: Pterophorus Schäffer, 1766
Page reference (Original description): Schäffer, J.C. (1766), Tab. 104, figs. 2, 3 ↗
Has superfluous replacement (Unavailable): Pterophorus Geoffroy, 1762
Has type (Subsequent designation): Phalaena pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Has superfluous replacement (Unavailable): Plumiger Valmont-Bomare, 1791
Has superfluous replacement (Emendation): Aciptilus Zeller, 1841
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Ptorophorus Zeller, 1841
Has superfluous replacement (Emendation): Acoptilia Agassiz, 1847
Has superfluous replacement (Emendation): Acoptilus Agassiz, 1847
Has superfluous replacement (Misspelling): Acyptilus de Graaf, 1859
Has superfluous replacement (Unavailable): Pterophora Hübner, [1806]
= Genus: Pterophorus Geoffroy, 1762
Page reference (Original description): Geoffroy, E.L. (1762), 2: 90 ↗
= Genus: Plumiger Valmont-Bomare, 1791
Page reference (Original description): Valmont-Bomare (1791), 522
= Genus: Aciptilus Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 774 ↗
= Genus: Ptorophorus Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 768 ↗
= Genus: Acoptilia Agassiz, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Agassiz, J.L.R. (1847 (dated 1846)), 5 ↗
= Genus: Acoptilus Agassiz, 1847
Page reference (Original description): Agassiz, J.L.R. (1847 (dated 1846)), 5 ↗
= Genus: Aciptilia Hübner, [1825]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]), 430 ↗
Has type (Subsequent designation): Phalaena pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
= Genus: Acyptilus de Graaf, 1859
Page reference (Original description): Graaf, H.W. de (1859), 37
= Genus: Pterophora Hübner, [1806]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1806), 2 ↗
= Genus (Misapplied): Alucita auct. [nec Linnaeus, 1758]
Page reference (Original description): ICZN (1964), 113
Agassiz, J.L.R. (1847 (dated 1846)) Nomenclator zoologicus index universalis. In: Nomenclator Zoologicus. 2: i-viii, 1-393 pp. Soloduria,Jent & Grassmann.
Geoffroy, E.L. (1762) Histoire Abrégée des Insectes Qui Se Trouvent Aux Environs de Paris. 1: 1-523, I-X, 2: 1-690, XI-XXII. ↗
Graaf, H.W. de (1859) Over de Europesche Pterophoridae. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 2: 35-58. ↗
Hübner, J. (1806) Tentamen determinationis digestionis atque denominationis singularum stirpium lepidopterorum peritis ad inspiciendum et dijudicandum communicatum. 2 pages. ↗
Hübner, J. (1816-[1827]) Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. 1-431, 1-72. ↗
ICZN (1964) Opinion 703. Pterophorus Schäffer, 1766 (Insecta, Lepidoptera): Addition to the official list of generic names. Bull. zool. Nom. 21: 113-115. ↗
Schäffer, J.C. (1766) Elementa entomologica : CXXXV tabulae aere excusae floridisque coloribus distinctae. Plates I-CXXXV. ↗
Valmont-Bomare (1791) Dictionnaire raisonné universel d'histoire naturelle. Tome 11. 1-579. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Species: Pterophorus africanus Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 703
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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. ↗
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: Pterophorus albidus (Zeller, 1852)
Has basionym: Aciptilus albidus Zeller, 1852
= Species: Aciptilus albidus Zeller, 1852
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1852), 397
= Species: Alucita endogramma Meyrick, 1922
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1922), 549 ↗
= Species: Aciptilia suffiata Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 200
= Species (Gielis, C., 2002): Alucita endophaea Meyrick, 1930
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1930), 567 ↗
Page reference (Synonymisation after review of type specimen of Alucita endophaea Meyrick, 1930): Gielis, C. (2002), 797
Distribution:
Australia
Botswana
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Chad
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Fiji
Gambia
Indonesia
Indonesia (Irian Jaya)
Indonesia (Maluku)
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mozambique
Nigeria
Oman (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Saldaitis, A. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2019)
Philippines
Reunion
Sierra Leone (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Sinyaev, V. & Streltzov, A. 2020)
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Uganda
Vietnam
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Convolvulus L. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae) ↗
Feeds on (as Pharbitis nil): Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth (Solanales: Convolvulaceae) ↗
Gielis, C. (2002) On the identity of Alucita endophaea Meyrick, 1930. Revue Suisse de Zoology 109: 797. ↗
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of 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. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1922) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 481-576. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1930) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 545-576. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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. & Streltzov, A. (2020) Fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Sierra Leone (Western Africa). Ecologica Montenegrina 35: 26-30. ↗
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: Pterophorus aliubasignum Gielis, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2000), 64
Distribution:
Indonesia
Gielis, C. (2000) On the genus Pterophorus Schäffer, 1766 in Indonesia. Quadrifina 3: 61-69.
Species: Pterophorus aurora Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2026
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2026), 67
sp. nov.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2026) New species of Pterophoridae from the Philippines (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 54 (213): 65-70. ↗
Species: Pterophorus bacteriopa (Meyrick, 1922)
Has basionym: Alucita bacteriopa Meyrick, 1922
= Species: Alucita bacteriopa Meyrick, 1922
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1922), 44
Distribution:
Tanzania
Meyrick, E. (1922) New microlepidoptera of the German entomological institute. Ent. Mitt. 11: 44.
Species: Pterophorus baliolus Bigot & Luquet, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. & Luquet, G.C. (1991), 242
Distribution:
Madagascar
Bigot, L. & Luquet, G.C. (1991) Lépidoptères Pterophoridae de Madagascar, cinquième note. Nouv. Revue Ent. (N.S.) 8: 235-245.
Species: Pterophorus candidalis (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Aciptilus candidalis Walker, 1864
= Species: Aciptilus candidalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 948
Distribution:
Botswana
Burundi
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Chad
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Gabon
Ghana
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Namibia
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969)
Has basionym: Aciptilia ceraunia Bigot, 1969
= Species: Aciptilia ceraunia Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 204
Distribution:
Benin
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Rwanda
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Merremia hederacea (Burm. fil.) Hallier fil. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Hedyotis pruinosa Wight & Arn. (Gentianales: Rubiaceae) ↗
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Pterophorus ceylonicus Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015), 1255
Distribution:
Sri Lanka
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015) Three new species of the genus Pterophorus Schäffer from the Indo-Malayan region. Entomological Review. 95: 1251-1256.
Species: Pterophorus chosokeialis (Strand, 1922)
Has basionym: Alucita chosokeialis Strand, 1922
= Species: Alucita chosokeialis Strand, 1922
Page reference (Original description): Strand, E. (1922), 15
= Species: Pterophorus attenuatus Hao, Kendrick & Li, 2008
Page reference (Original description): Hao, S., Kendrick, R.C. & Li, H. (2008), 38
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Alucita chionadelpha Meyrick, 1929
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1929 (dated 31 December 1928)), 708
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Pterophorus chionadelpha (Meyrick, 1929)
Page reference: Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013)
Distribution:
China
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
Taiwan
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Vietnam
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae) ↗
Hao, S., Kendrick, R.C. & Li, H. (2008) Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Checklist of Pterophoridae, with description of one new species. Zootaxa 1821: 37-48.
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Meyrick, E. (1929 (dated 31 December 1928)) The Micro-Lepidoptera of the “St. George” Expedition. Trans. ent. Soc. London 76: 489-521.
Strand, E. (1922) H. Sauter's Formosa-Ausbeute. Nachträge zu den Lepidoptera. Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 36: 15.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010) On the plume moths of Vietnam. Amurian Zoological Journal 2: 245-248.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Species: Pterophorus cleronoma (Meyrick, 1920)
Has basionym: Alucita cleronoma Meyrick, 1920
= Species: Alucita cleronoma Meyrick, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1920), 41 ↗
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Pterophorus dallastai Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 7
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Zimbabwe
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Species: Pterophorus dohertyi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2020
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020), 286
Distribution:
Indonesia (North Maluku) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2020)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020) To the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of the Maluku islands with description of two new species of the genus Pterophorus Schäffer, 1766. Russian Entomological Journal 29(3): 285-288.
Species: Pterophorus ebbei Arenberger, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1989), 86
Distribution:
Indonesia
Arenberger, E. (1989) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Indo-Australischen Pterophorus-Arten. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 99: 81-88.
Species: Pterophorus elaeopa (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Alucita elaeopa Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Alucita elaeopa Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 490
Distribution:
India
Indonesia
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Laos (Ustjuzhanin, P., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. 2023)
Malaysia
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Vietnam
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., Inkhavilay, K. & Spitzyn, V. (2023) To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Laos. Russian Entomological Journal 32 (2): 207-209. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
Species: Pterophorus erratus Gielis, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2000), 68
Distribution:
Malaysia (Sabah)
Gielis, C. (2000) On the genus Pterophorus Schäffer, 1766 in Indonesia. Quadrifina 3: 61-69.
Species: Pterophorus flavus Arenberger, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1991), 18
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
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.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Species: Pterophorus furcatalis (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Aciptilus furcatalis Walker, 1864
= Species: Aciptilus furcatalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 950
Distribution:
New Zealand
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Pterophorus innotatalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 945
Distribution:
New Zealand
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Pterophorus ischnodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)
Has basionym: Alucita ischnodactyla Treitschke, 1833
= Species: Alucita ischnodactyla Treitschke, 1833
Page reference (Original description): Treitschke, F. (1833), 223
= Species: Aciptilia actinodactyla Chrétien, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Chrétien, P. (1891), 99
= Species: Aciptilia eburnella Amsel, 1968
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1968), 14
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Algeria
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bahrain
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lebanon
Libya
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Malta (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Mongolia
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)
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Russia (Daghestan) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. 2022)
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Syria
Turkey (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Ukraine
Yemen
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Convolvulus cantabrica L. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae) ↗
Amsel, H.G. (1968) Zur Kenntnis der Microlepidopteren Fauna von Karachi (Pakistan). Stuttg. Beitr. Naturk. 191: 14-15.
Chrétien, P. (1891) Description de micro-lépidoptères nouveaux. Le Naturaliste 13 (2nd serie): 99.
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.
Treitschke, F. (1833) Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. 9 (2): 1-294 pp. Leipzig. ↗
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. ↗
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: Pterophorus kuningus Arenberger, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1997), 355
Distribution:
Indonesia
Malaysia (Sabah)
Arenberger, E. (1997) Pterophorus kuningus n. sp. von Südostasien. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 107: 354-356.
Species: Pterophorus lacteipennis (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Aciptilus lacteipennis Walker, 1864
= Species: Aciptilus lacteipennis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 949
= Species: Aciptilus similalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 949
= Species: Aciptilia malacensis Zeller, 1877
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1877), 485
Distribution:
Australia
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Indonesia
Malaysia
Malaysia (Sarawak)
Myanmar
Singapore
Taiwan
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1877) Exotische Microlepidoptera. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 13: 3-493, 6 plates. ↗
Species: Pterophorus lamottei Gibeaux, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1992), 18
Distribution:
Guinea (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Gibeaux, C. (1992) Etude des Pterophoridae (29e note). Première étude de la faune des Ptérophores des Monts Nimba, Guinée. Revue Fr. ent. (N. S.) 14: 13-20.
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: Pterophorus lampra (Bigot, 1969)
Has basionym: Aciptilia lampra Bigot, 1969
= Species: Aciptilia lampra Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 204
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Ghana
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.
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Pterophorus laocaiensis Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015), 1255
Distribution:
Vietnam
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015) Three new species of the genus Pterophorus Schäffer from the Indo-Malayan region. Entomological Review. 95: 1251-1256.
Species: Pterophorus legrandi Gibeaux, 1992
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1992), 15
Distribution:
Guinea (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich V. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Gibeaux, C. (1992) Etude des Pterophoridae (29e note). Première étude de la faune des Ptérophores des Monts Nimba, Guinée. Revue Fr. ent. (N. S.) 14: 13-20.
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: Pterophorus leucadactylus (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Aciptilus leucadactylus Walker, 1864
= Species: Aciptilus leucadactylus Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 949
= Species: Pterophorus maolanensis Li, 2002
Page reference (Original description): Li, H.H. (2002), 373
= Species (misspelling; Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X., 2003): Pterophorus molanensis Li, 2002
Page reference (Misspelling): Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003), 187
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Indonesia
Sri Lanka
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Li, H.H. (2002) Pterophoridae. In: Li et al (eds): Insects from Maolan landscape. Guizhou Science and Techno logy Pubishing House 372-375.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Pterophorus lieftincki Gielis, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2000), 65
Distribution:
Indonesia
Gielis, C. (2000) On the genus Pterophorus Schäffer, 1766 in Indonesia. Quadrifina 3: 61-69.
Species: Pterophorus lindneri (Amsel, 1963)
Has basionym: Aciptilia lindneri Amsel, 1963
= Species: Aciptilia lindneri Amsel, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1963), 6
Distribution:
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
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. ↗
Species: Pterophorus massai Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 7
Distribution:
Kenya
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Pterophorus melanopoda (Fletcher, 1907)
Has basionym: Alucita melanopoda Fletcher, 1907
= Species: Alucita melanopoda Fletcher, 1907
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1907), 284
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
India
Indonesia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2017)
Fletcher, T.B. (1907) Description of a new plume moth from Ceylon. The Entomologist 40: 284.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2017) The Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Thailand. Ukrainian Journal of Ecology 7(4): 649-654.
Species: Pterophorus monospilalis (Walker, 1864)
Has basionym: Aciptilus monospilalis Walker, 1864
= Species: Aciptilus monospilalis Walker, 1864
Page reference (Original description): Walker, F. (1864), 950
= Species: Aciptilia patruelis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Page reference (Original description): Felder, R. & Rogenhofer, A.F. (1875), CXL: 56 ↗
= Species: Aciptilia lycosema Meyrick, 1884
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1884), 124
Distribution:
New Zealand
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Hedera maderensis K.Koch ex A.Rutherf. (Apiales: Araliaceae) ↗
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. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1884) On New Zealand microlepidoptera. Trans. Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 122-129.
Walker, F. (1864) List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part XXX. Tineites. ↗
Species: Pterophorus nigropunctatus Arenberger, 1989
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1989), 84
Distribution:
India
Thailand
Arenberger, E. (1989) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Indo-Australischen Pterophorus-Arten. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 99: 81-88.
Species: Pterophorus nivea (Snellen, 1903)
Has basionym: Aciptilia nivea Snellen, 1903
= Species: Aciptilia nivea Snellen, 1903
Page reference (Original description): Snellen, P.C.T. (1903), 56
= Species: Aciptilia denticulata Yano, 1963
Page reference (Original description): Yano, K. (1963), 864
Distribution:
Indonesia
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Philippines
Snellen, P.C.T. (1903) Beschrijvingen van nieuwe exotische Tortricinen, Tineinen en Pterophornen. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 46: 54-56.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
Yano, K. (1963) Notes on South Pacific Pterophoridae. Pacific Insects 5: 849-871.
Species: Pterophorus niveodactyla (Pagenstecher, 1900)
Has basionym: Aciptilia niveodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
= Species: Aciptilia niveodactyla Pagenstecher, 1900
Page reference (Original description): Pagenstecher, A. (1900), 240
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Indonesia (Sumatra) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. 2023)
Papua New Guinea
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Pagenstecher, A. (1900) Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-Archipels. Zoologica, Stuttg. 27: 238-242.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Ustjuzhanina, A. (2023) To the Pterophoridae fauna (Lepidoptera) of Sumatra (Indonesia). Ecologica Montenegrina 66: 30-35. ↗
Species: Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Has basionym: Phalaena pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
= Species: Phalaena pentadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Page reference (Original description): Linnaeus, C. (1758), 542 ↗
Is type for (Subsequent designation): Aciptilia Hübner, [1825]
Is type for (Subsequent designation): Pterophorus Schäffer, 1766
= Species: Phalaena tridactyla Scopoli, 1763
Page reference (Original description): Scopoli, J.A. (1763), 257
= Species: Alucita pentadactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Page reference (Original description): Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775), 146
= Species: Alucita pentadactyla Hübner, [1805]
Page reference (Original description): Hübner, J. (1796-[1836]), 9: 1, figure 1 ↗
= Variety: Aciptilia pentadactyla var. sulphurea Staudinger, 1880
Page reference (Original description): Staudinger, O. (1880), 433
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Andorra
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Denmark (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
England
Estonia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Finland (Elmqvist, H. & Johansson, R. 2015)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Greece (Crete) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Iran
Ireland (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)
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Lithuania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Luxembourg (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
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
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)
Syria
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Ukraine
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Convolvulus arvensis L. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Calystegia sepium (L.) R. Br. (Solanales: Convolvulaceae) ↗
Denis, J.N.C.M. & I. Schiffermüller (1775) Ankündigung eines Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend. 1-322 pp., 2 plates. Bernardi, Wien.
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 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. 1-824. ↗
Schäffer, J.C. (1766) Elementa entomologica : CXXXV tabulae aere excusae floridisque coloribus distinctae. Plates I-CXXXV. ↗
Scopoli, J.A. (1763) Entomologia Carniolica exhibens insecta carnioliae indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species varietates methodo Linnaeana. 1-420 pp., figs. 1-815. J.T. Trattner, Vindobonae.
Staudinger, O. (1880) Lepidopteren-Fauna Kleinasien's. Hor. Soc. ent. Ross. 15: 159-435.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Species: Pterophorus rhyparias (Meyrick, 1908)
Has basionym: Alucita rhyparias Meyrick, 1908
= Species: Alucita rhyparias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 489
= Species: Alucita centrocrates Meyrick, 1933
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1933), 425 ↗
= Species: Aciptilia viettei Bigot, 1964
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1964), 35
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2023)
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Madagascar
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Namibia
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Yemen
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Bigot, L. (1964) Les Pterophoridae de Madagascar. Bull. Soc. ent. France 69: 25-37.
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. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1933) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 417-448. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Pterophorus shevnini Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2020
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020), 287
Distribution:
Indonesia (North Maluku) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. 2020)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Streltzov, A. (2020) To the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of the Maluku islands with description of two new species of the genus Pterophorus Schäffer, 1766. Russian Entomological Journal 29(3): 285-288.
Species: Pterophorus spissa (Bigot, 1969)
Has basionym: Aciptilia spissa Bigot, 1969
= Species: Aciptilia spissa Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 202
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
Ghana
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Uganda (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Anikin, V. & Aarvik, L. 2016)
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
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., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
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: Pterophorus tinsuki Kovtunovich, 2003
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V. (2003), 756
= Species (Pathania, P.C., Gielis, C., Das, A. & Chandra, K., 2021): Pterophorus karmawangdii Gielis, 2019
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & Wangdi, K. (2019), 87
Page reference (New synonym): Pathania, P.C., Gielis, C., Das, A. & Chandra, K. (2021)
Distribution:
Bhutan (Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. 2022)
India
Gielis, C. & Wangdi, K. (2019) The Pterophoridae of Bhutan (Lepidoptera), with the description of a new species. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 161: 79-109. ↗
Gielis, C., Franssen, M., Groenen, F. & Wangdi, K. (2022) Moths of Bhutan. 1-420.
Kovtunovich, V. (2003) New species of Plume moths from India. Entomologischeskoe obozrenie 82: 752-757.
Pathania, P.C., Gielis, C., Das, A. & Chandra, K. (2021) Catalogue of superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov (Lepidoptera) of India. Zootaxa 4915(2): 201-236. ↗
Species: Pterophorus uzungwe Gielis, 1991
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (1991), 7
Distribution:
Tanzania
Gielis, C. (1991) A taxonomic review of the Pterophoridae from Argentina and Chile. Zool. Verh. Leiden 269: 1-164, figs. 1-178. ↗
Species: Pterophorus vikhrevi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2015
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015), 1251
Distribution:
Malaysia (Sabah)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2015) Three new species of the genus Pterophorus Schäffer from the Indo-Malayan region. Entomological Review. 95: 1251-1256.
Species: Pterophorus virgo (Strand, 1913)
Has basionym: Alucita virgo Strand, 1913
= Species: Alucita virgo Strand, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Strand, E. (1913), 63
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Strand, E. (1913) Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Sued-Kamerun und Spanish-Guinea. Lepidoptera IV. Arch. Naturgesch. A.12: 63-67.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Genus: Septuaginta Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 407
Has type (Monotypy): Septuaginta zagulajevi Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Species: Septuaginta zagulajevi Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996), 407
Is type for (Monotypy): Septuaginta Ustjuzhanin, 1996
Distribution:
Russia
Ustjuzhanin, P. (1996) Plume moths of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Atalanta (München) 27: 345-409.
Genus: Singularia Arenberger, 1988
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1988), 87
Has type (Monotypy): Alucita walsinghami Fernald, 1898
= Genus: Chocophorus Gielis & Matthews, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & Matthews, D.L. (1994), 161
Has type (Original designation): Alucita leptochorda Meyrick, 1913
Arenberger, E. (1988) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der nearktischen Pterophoridae. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 98: 87-91.
Gielis, C. & Matthews, D.L. (1994) Neotropical Pterophoridae 9: Chocophorus, a new neotropical genus. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 54: 161-170.
Species: Singularia alternaria (Zeller, 1874)
Has basionym: Aciptilia alternaria Zeller, 1874
= Species: Aciptilia alternaria Zeller, 1874
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1874), 447
Distribution:
Argentina
Chile
Ecuador
Falkland Islands
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Echium plantagineum L. (Boraginales: Boraginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Echium vulgare L. (Boraginales: Boraginaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Malus domestica Borkh. (Rosales: Rosaceae) ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1874) Lepidoptera der Westküste Amerika's. Verh. k. zool.-bot. Ges. 24: 423-448, plate 12.
Species: Singularia brechlini Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Marquez, M. & Ustjuzhanina A. (2016), 2
Distribution:
Colombia
Ecuador
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Marquez, M. & Ustjuzhanina A. (2016) Five new species of the Genus Singularia Arenberger, 1988 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 247: 1-11.
Species: Singularia carabayus (Arenberger, 1990)
Has basionym: Pterophorus carabayus Arenberger, 1990
= Species: Pterophorus carabayus Arenberger, 1990
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1990), 128
Distribution:
Argentina
Ecuador
Peru
Arenberger, E. (1990) Zur Kenntnis der neotropischen Pterophorinae. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 18: 127-131.
Species: Singularia guajiro Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Marquez, M. & Ustjuzhanina A. (2016), 5
Distribution:
Colombia
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Marquez, M. & Ustjuzhanina A. (2016) Five new species of the Genus Singularia Arenberger, 1988 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 247: 1-11.
Species: Singularia kofani Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjzhanin, P. & Streltzov, A. (2022), 63
Distribution:
Ecuador (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjzhanin, P. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjzhanin, P. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Two new species of plume moths of the genus Singularia Arenberger, 1988 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Colombia and Ecuador. Russian Entomological Journal 31 (1): 62-64. ↗
Species: Singularia leptochorda (Meyrick, 1913)
Has basionym: Alucita leptochorda Meyrick, 1913
= Species: Alucita leptochorda Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 111 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Chocophorus Gielis & Matthews, 1994
= Species: Alucita trichogramma Walsingham, 1915
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1915), 439 ↗
Distribution:
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Venezuela
Gielis, C. & Matthews, D.L. (1994) Neotropical Pterophoridae 9: Chocophorus, a new neotropical genus. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 54: 161-170.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128. ↗
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: Singularia lesya Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Marquez, M. & Ustjuzhanina A. (2016), 8
Distribution:
Colombia
Ecuador
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Marquez, M. & Ustjuzhanina A. (2016) Five new species of the Genus Singularia Arenberger, 1988 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 247: 1-11.
Species: Singularia mayaensis (Gielis, 2011)
Has basionym: Chocophorus mayaensis Gielis, 2011
= Species: Chocophorus mayaensis Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 727
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.
Species: Singularia sinjaevi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Marquez, M. & Ustjuzhanina A. (2016), 4
Distribution:
Bolivia
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Marquez, M. & Ustjuzhanina A. (2016) Five new species of the Genus Singularia Arenberger, 1988 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 247: 1-11.
Species: Singularia solisi (Gielis & Matthews, 1994)
Has basionym: Chocophorus solisi Gielis & Matthews, 1994
= Species: Chocophorus solisi Gielis & Matthews, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & Matthews, D.L. (1994), 164
Distribution:
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Gielis, C. & Matthews, D.L. (1994) Neotropical Pterophoridae 9: Chocophorus, a new neotropical genus. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 54: 161-170.
Species: Singularia tolima Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2016
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Marquez, M. & Ustjuzhanina A. (2016), 7
Distribution:
Colombia
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Marquez, M. & Ustjuzhanina A. (2016) Five new species of the Genus Singularia Arenberger, 1988 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). European Journal of Taxonomy 247: 1-11.
Species: Singularia venedictoffi (Gielis & Matthews, 1994)
Has basionym: Chocophorus venedictoffi Gielis & Matthews, 1994
= Species: Chocophorus venedictoffi Gielis & Matthews, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. & Matthews, D.L. (1994), 167
Distribution:
Ecuador
Gielis, C. & Matthews, D.L. (1994) Neotropical Pterophoridae 9: Chocophorus, a new neotropical genus. Entomologische Berichten, Amsterdam 54: 161-170.
Species: Singularia walsinghami (Fernald, 1898)
Has basionym: Alucita walsinghami Fernald, 1898
= Species: Alucita walsinghami Fernald, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Fernald, C.H. (1898), 36 ↗
Is type for (Monotypy): Singularia Arenberger, 1988
Distribution:
United States
Arenberger, E. (1988) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der nearktischen Pterophoridae. Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 98: 87-91.
Fernald, C.H. (1898) The Pterophoridae of North America. Hatch Exp. Station Mass. Agricult. Coll. 1-83. ↗
Species: Singularia zolotuhini Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2022
Page reference (Original description): Kovtunovich, V., Ustjzhanin, P. & Streltzov, A. (2022), 62
Distribution:
Colombia (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjzhanin, P. & Streltzov, A. 2022)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjzhanin, P. & Streltzov, A. (2022) Two new species of plume moths of the genus Singularia Arenberger, 1988 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Colombia and Ecuador. Russian Entomological Journal 31 (1): 62-64. ↗
Genus: Tabulaephorus Arenberger, 1993
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1993), 309
Has type (Original designation): Aciptilia punctinervis Constant, 1885
Arenberger, E. (1993) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pterophorinae: Die Gattung Tabulaephorus gen. nov. mit der Beschreibung von zwei neuen Arten. Nachr. ent. Ver. Apollo N.F. 13: 307-328.
Species: Tabulaephorus afghanus (Arenberger, 1981)
Has basionym: Pterophorus afghanus Arenberger, 1981
= Species: Pterophorus afghanus Arenberger, 1981
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1981), 27
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Arenberger, E. (1981) Die Pterophorus-Arten West-und Zentralasiens. 2. Beitrag. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 33: 17-29. ↗
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: Tabulaephorus decipiens (Lederer, 1870)
Has basionym: Pterophorus decipiens Lederer, 1870
= Species: Pterophorus decipiens Lederer, 1870
Page reference (Original description): Lederer, J. (1871), 27 ↗
= Species: Pterophorus tristanae Zagulajev, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1986), 93
Distribution:
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Iran
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Tajikistan
Lederer, J. (1871) Nachtrag zum Verzeichnis der von Herrn J. Haberhauer bei Astrabad in Persien gesammelte Schmetterlinge. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 8: 3-28, 3 plates. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
Zagulajev, A.K. (1986) Pterophoridae of Central Asia. Trudy zool. Ent. Obshch. 67: 76-94.
Species: Tabulaephorus djebeli (Arenberger, 1981)
Page reference (Description of female): Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2005), 137
Has basionym: Pterophorus djebeli Arenberger, 1981
= Species: Pterophorus djebeli Arenberger, 1981
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1981), 98
Distribution:
Iran
Alipanah, H. & Ustjuzhanin, P.Y. (2005) An annotated list of the Pterophorinae of Iran. Entomologica Fennica 16: 129-143.
Arenberger, E. (1981) Die Pterophorus-Arten West-und Zentralasiens. 1. Beitrag. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 32: 97-110. ↗
Species: Tabulaephorus hissaricus (Zagulajev, 1986)
Has basionym: Pterophorus hissaricus Zagulajev, 1986
= Species: Pterophorus hissaricus Zagulajev, 1986
Page reference (Original description): Zagulajev, A.K. (1986), 91
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Zagulajev, A.K. (1986) Pterophoridae of Central Asia. Trudy zool. Ent. Obshch. 67: 76-94.
Species: Tabulaephorus maracandicus Arenberger & Buchsbaum, 1998
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. & Buchsbaum, U. (1998), 288
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Arenberger, E. & Buchsbaum, U. (1998) Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.1. Teil. Quadrifina 1: 285-294.
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: Tabulaephorus marptys (Christoph, 1872)
Has basionym: Aciptilia marptys Christoph, 1872
= Species: Aciptilia marptys Christoph, 1872
Page reference (Original description): Christoph, H. (1872), 37
= Species (Alphéraky, S., 1876): Aciptilia taganrogensis Alphéraky, 1876
Page reference (Original description): Alphéraky, S. (1876), 225 ↗
= Species: Aciptilia kaszabi Bigot, 1967
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1967), 179
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Kazakhstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Khakassia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Maksimov, R. 2024)
Mongolia
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Russia (Daghestan) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. 2022)
Alphéraky, S. (1876) Lepidoptera of the Environs of Taganrog. Trudy Russkago entomologicheskago obshchestva 8: 150-226. ↗
Bigot, L. (1967) Ergebnisse der zoologischen Forschungen von Dr. Z. Kaszab in der Mongolei. 110, Pterophoridae. Reichenbachia 9: 175-180.
Christoph, H. (1872) Neue lepidoptera des Europäischen Faunengebietes. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 9: 1-37.
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
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. & Maksimov, R. (2024) New data on the plume moths from Khakassia and the South of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Ecological Montenegrina 80: 13-20. ↗
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: Tabulaephorus murzini Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 438
Distribution:
Uzbekistan
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Species: Tabulaephorus narynus Arenberger, 1993
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1993), 320
Distribution:
Kyrgyzstan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Tajikistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Uzbekistan (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Arenberger, E. (1993) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pterophorinae: Die Gattung Tabulaephorus gen. nov. mit der Beschreibung von zwei neuen Arten. Nachr. ent. Ver. Apollo N.F. 13: 307-328.
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: Tabulaephorus parthicus (Lederer, 1871)
Has basionym: Pterophorus parthicus Lederer, 1871
= Species: Pterophorus parthicus Lederer, 1871
Page reference (Original description): Lederer, J. (1871), 27 ↗
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Iran
Israel
Jordan
Syria
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Lederer, J. (1871) Nachtrag zum Verzeichnis der von Herrn J. Haberhauer bei Astrabad in Persien gesammelte Schmetterlinge. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 8: 3-28, 3 plates. ↗
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: Tabulaephorus punctinervis (Constant, 1885)
Has basionym: Aciptilia punctinervis Constant, 1885
= Species: Aciptilia punctinervis Constant, 1885
Page reference (Original description): Constant, M.A. (1885), 14
Is type for (Original designation): Tabulaephorus Arenberger, 1993
= Species: Alucita tyrrhenica Amsel, 1954
Page reference (Original description): Amsel, H.G. (1954), 6
= Species: Porrittia punctinervis (Constant, 1885)
= Species: Porrittia tyrrhenica (Amsel, 1954)
Distribution:
Cyprus
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Tabulaephorus punctinervis)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Tabulaephorus punctinervis)
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Tabulaephorus punctinervis)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Tabulaephorus punctinervis)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Tabulaephorus punctinervis)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Tabulaephorus punctinervis)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Tabulaephorus punctinervis)
Spain (Canary Islands)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Carlina corymbosa L. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Feeds on: Carlina salicifolia (L. fil.) Cav. (Asterales: Asteraceae) ↗
Amsel, H.G. (1954) Neue oder bemerkenswerte Kleinschmetterlinge aus Österreich, Italien, Sardinien und Corsica. Z. wien. ent. Ges. 39: 5-17.
Arenberger, E. (1993) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pterophorinae: Die Gattung Tabulaephorus gen. nov. mit der Beschreibung von zwei neuen Arten. Nachr. ent. Ver. Apollo N.F. 13: 307-328.
Constant, M.A. (1885) Notes sur quelques lépidoptères nouveaux, 3ième partie. Annls. Soc. Ent. France 50: 5-46.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Species: Tabulaephorus sagarmathai Arenberger, 2007
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (2007), 9
Distribution:
Nepal
Arenberger, E. (2007) Beitrag zur Kenntniss de Pterophoridenfauna des Himalaya-Gebietes. Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Öst. Entomologen 59: 9-12.
Species: Tabulaephorus sesamitis (Meyrick, 1905)
Has basionym: Alucita sesamitis Meyrick, 1905
= Species: Alucita sesamitis Meyrick, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1905), 582
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
India
Myanmar
Turkmenistan
Meyrick, E. (1905) Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 16: 580-619. ↗
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: Tabulaephorus thomasi Arenberger, 1993
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1993), 314
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Arenberger, E. (1993) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pterophorinae: Die Gattung Tabulaephorus gen. nov. mit der Beschreibung von zwei neuen Arten. Nachr. ent. Ver. Apollo N.F. 13: 307-328.
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: Tabulaephorus ussuriensis (Caradja, 1920)
Has basionym: Alucita ussuriensis Caradja, 1920
= Species: Alucita ussuriensis Caradja, 1920
Page reference (Original description): Caradja, A. (1920), 81 ↗
Distribution:
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Russia
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. ↗
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Genus: Wheeleria Tutt, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Tutt, J.W. (1905), 37
Has type (Original designation): Pterophorus spilodactylus Curtis, 1827
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: Wheeleria elbursi (Arenberger, 1981)
Has basionym: Pterophorus elbursi Arenberger, 1981
= Species: Pterophorus elbursi Arenberger, 1981
Page reference: Arenberger, E. (1981), 105
Distribution:
Armenia
Iran
Turkey
Arenberger, E. (1981) Die Pterophorus-Arten West-und Zentralasiens. 1. Beitrag. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 32: 97-110. ↗
Species: Wheeleria ivae (Kasy, 1960)
Has basionym: Aciptilia ivae Kasy, 1960
= Species: Aciptilia ivae Kasy, 1960
Page reference (Original description): Kasy, F. (1960), 183
Distribution:
Albania (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Jordan (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. 2026: native)
Lebanon
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Syria
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Stachys iva Griseb. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Betonica scardica Griseb. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Kasy, F. (1960) Calyciphora, ein neues Subgenus; klimeschi, ivae, homoiodactyla, drei neue Arten des Genus Aciptilia Hb. Z. wien. ent. Ges. 45: 174-187, 1 plate.
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Matuszewski, Ł. (2026) New data on plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Jordan, with description of a new species. Ecologica Montenegrina 98: 108-114. ↗
Species: Wheeleria kabuli (Arenberger, 1981)
Has basionym: Pterophorus kabuli Arenberger, 1981
= Species: Pterophorus kabuli Arenberger, 1981
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1981), 21
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Azerbaijan
Iran
Arenberger, E. (1981) Die Pterophorus-Arten West-und Zentralasiens. 2. Beitrag. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 33: 17-29. ↗
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: Wheeleria kasachstanica Arenberger, 1995
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1995), 84
= Species: Wheeleria orophila Gibeaux, 1997
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1997), 437
Distribution:
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Arenberger, E. (1995) Microlepidoptera Palaearctica Volume 9: Pterophoridae. i-xxv, 1-258 pp.; plates 1-153.
Gibeaux, C. (1997) Etude des Pterophoridae (40e note) Elements pour une faune Pterophoridae d'Asie centrale (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Alexanor 19 (7): 415-448.
Species: Wheeleria leptopsamma (Meyrick, 1925)
Has basionym: Alucita leptopsamma Meyrick, 1925
= Species: Alucita leptopsamma Meyrick, 1925
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1925), 206
Distribution:
Egypt
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Stachys aegyptiaca Pers. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Meyrick, E. (1925) Descriptions of twenty-four new Egyptian Microlepidoptera. Bull. Soc. roy. Ent. Egypt 25: 206-219.
Species: Wheeleria lyrae (Arenberger, 1983)
Has basionym: Pterophorus lyrae Arenberger, 1983
= Species: Pterophorus lyrae Arenberger, 1983
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1983), 204
Distribution:
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Arenberger, E. (1983) Records of the Lepidoptera of Greece based on the collections of G. Christensen and L. Gozmány: II Pterophoridae. Annls. Mus. Goulandris 6: 199-206.
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
Species: Wheeleria obsoletus (Zeller, 1841)
Has basionym: Pterophorus obsoletus Zeller, 1841
= Species: Pterophorus obsoletus Zeller, 1841
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1841), 859
= Species: Aciptilus confusus Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Page reference (Original description): Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. (1855), 384
= Species: Pterophorus desertorum Zeller, 1867
Page reference (Original description): Zeller, P.C. (1867), 386
= Species (Ambiguous synonym): Pterophorus subalternans Lederer, 1870
Page reference (Original description): Lederer, J. (1870), 93 ↗
= Species: Alucita gonoscia Meyrick, 1922
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1922), 549 ↗
= Species: Alucita marrubii Wasserthal, 1970
Page reference (Original description): Wasserthal, L. (1970), 214
= Species: Alucita phlomidactylus Wasserthal, 1970
Page reference (Original description): Wasserthal, L. (1970), 213
= Species: Merrifieldia obsoletus (Zeller, 1841)
Distribution:
Armenia
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria obsoletus)
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Bulgaria (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Croatia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Cyprus
Czech Republic (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria obsoletus)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria obsoletus)
Georgia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. 2025)
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Hungary (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria obsoletus)
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria obsoletus)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria obsoletus)
Italy (Sicily) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria obsoletus)
Jordan
Macedonia (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Montenegro (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Poland
Romania (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria obsoletus)
Russia
Russia (Daghestan) (Ustjuzhanin, P., Teimurov, A., Anikin, V., Naydenov, A., Streltsov, A. & Yakovlev, R. 2022)
Serbia (Fazekas, I. 2021: Unconfirmed)
Slovakia (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria obsoletus)
Turkey (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Phlomis cretica C.Presl (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Marrubium peregrinum L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Marrubium vulgare L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
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.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Lederer, J. (1870) Verzeichnis von durch Hr. Haberhauer bei Astrabad in Persien gesammelte Schmetterlinge. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. 6: 73-93, Pl. 5 (fig. 15). ↗
Meyrick, E. (1922) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 481-576. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V. & Matuszewski, L. (2025) Data to the knowledge of the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Georgia. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 21 (1): 15-20. ↗
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. ↗
Wasserthal, L. (1970) Generalisierende und metrische Analyze des primaeren Borstenmusters der Pterophoriden-Raupen. Zeitschr. zur Morphologie der Tiere 68: 177-254.
Zeller, P.C. (1841) Vorläufer einer vollständigen Naturgeschichte den Pterophoriden, einer Nachtfalterfamilie. Isis von Oken 34: 756-794, 827-891, plate 4. ↗
Zeller, P.C. (1867) Einige von Herrn Picard Cambridge besonders in Aegypten und Palaestina gesammelte Microlepidoptera. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 28: 365-387. ↗
Species: Wheeleria parviflorellus (Arenberger, 1981)
Has basionym: Pterophorus parviflorellus Arenberger, 1981
= Species: Pterophorus parviflorellus Arenberger, 1981
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1981), 20
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Phlomidoschema parviflorum (Benth.) Vved. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Arenberger, E. (1981) Die Pterophorus-Arten West-und Zentralasiens. 2. Beitrag. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 33: 17-29. ↗
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: Wheeleria phlomidis (Staudinger, 1870)
Has basionym: Aciptilus phlomidis Staudinger, 1870
= Species: Aciptilus phlomidis Staudinger, 1870
Page reference (Original description): Staudinger, O. (1870), 282
Distribution:
Armenia
Greece (Fazekas, I. 2021)
Iran
Israel
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Russia (Nupponen, K. 2022)
Syria
Turkey
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Phlomis (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Phlomis orientalis Mill. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Fazekas, I. (2021) Pterophoridae fauna of Balkan Peninsula (Lepidoptera) Distribution | Biology | Identification. 1-113.
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. ↗
Staudinger, O. (1870) Beitrag zur Lepidopteren Fauna Griechenlands. Hor. Soc. ent. Ross. 7: 279-283, Plate 3.
Species: Wheeleria raphiodactyla (Rebel, 1900)
Has basionym: Aciptilia raphiodactyla Rebel, 1900
= Species: Aciptilia raphiodactyla Rebel, 1900
Page reference (Original description): Rebel, H. (1900), 188
= Species: Merrifieldia raphiodactyla (Rebel, 1900)
Distribution:
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria raphiodactyla)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria raphiodactyla)
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria raphiodactyla)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Salvia officinalis subsp. lavandulifolia (Vahl) Gams (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Rebel, H. (1900) Neue palaearktische Tineen. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 13: 161-188.
Species: Wheeleria sobeidae (Arenberger, 1981)
Has basionym: Pterophorus sobeidae Arenberger, 1981
= Species: Pterophorus sobeidae Arenberger, 1981
Page reference: Arenberger, E. (1981), 103
Distribution:
Afghanistan (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Pljushtch, I., Skrylnik, J. & Pak, O. 2016)
Iran
Turkey
Arenberger, E. (1981) Die Pterophorus-Arten West-und Zentralasiens. 1. Beitrag. Z. ArbGem. öst. Ent. 32: 97-110. ↗
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: Wheeleria spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)
Has basionym: Pterophorus spilodactylus Curtis, 1827
= Species: Pterophorus spilodactylus Curtis, 1827
Page reference (Original description): Curtis, J. (1823-1840), 6: 161 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Wheeleria Tutt, 1905
= Species: Aciptilus xerodactyla Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Page reference (Original description): Herrich-Schäffer, G.A.W. (1855), 384
= Species: Aciptilia tuneta Staudinger, 1892
Page reference (Original description): Staudinger, O. (1892), 300
= Species: Pterophorus calamodactyla Zerny, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Zerny, H. (1935), 129
= Species: Merrifieldia spilodactylus (Curtis, 1827)
Distribution:
Algeria
Australia (alien, Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (Eds.) 1995: Introduced for biocontrol)
Austria (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria spilodactylus)
Belgium (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria spilodactylus)
France (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria spilodactylus)
France (Corsica) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria spilodactylus)
Germany (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria spilodactylus)
Great Britain
Hungary
Iran
Italy (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria spilodactylus)
Italy (Sardinia) (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria spilodactylus)
Libya
Luxembourg
Morocco
Netherlands (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria spilodactylus)
Poland (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria spilodactylus)
Portugal (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria spilodactylus)
Slovakia
Spain (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria spilodactylus)
Tunisia
Ukraine
United Kingdom (Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. 1996: As Wheeleria spilodactylus)
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Marrubium vulgare L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Feeds on: Ballota nigra L. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae) ↗
Curtis, J. (1823-1840) British Entomology: Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. Volumes 1-16. ↗
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.
Karsholt, O. & Razowski, J. (1996) The Lepidoptera of Europe. A Distribution Checklist. 380 pp. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark.
Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (Eds.) (1995) Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera 4: i-xiv, 1-529.
Staudinger, O. (1892) Lepidopteren aus Tunis. Dt. ent. Z. Iris 5: 277-300.
Tutt, J.W. (1905) Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Orneodid plume moths. Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 17: 34-37. ↗
Zerny, H. (1935) Die Lepidopteren-Fauna des grossen Atlas in Marokko und seiner Randgebiete. Mem. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 42: 1-157, 2 plates.
Tribe: Tetraschalini Gielis, 2000
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2000), 58
Description lacking
Gielis, C. (2000) Division of the Pterophoridae into tribes. Quadrifina 3: 57-60. ↗
Genus: Tetraschalis Meyrick, 1887
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1887), 267
Has type (Monotypy): Tetraschalis arachnodes Meyrick, 1887
= Genus: Xenopterophora Hori, 1933
Page reference (Original description): Hori, H. (1933), 386
Has type (Original designation): Xenopterophora mikado Hori, 1933
Hori, H. (1933) Studies on the Japanese Pterophoridae II. On the genera Deuterocopus, Adaina and Marasmarcha, with descriptions of two new genera and a new species. Bult. Sci. Fak. Terk. Kjusû Imp. Univ. Fukuoka 5: 386-401.
Meyrick, E. (1887) On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1887: 185-268. ↗
Species: Tetraschalis arachnodes Meyrick, 1887
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1887), 267
Is type for (Monotypy): Tetraschalis Meyrick, 1887
Distribution:
Australia
China (Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. 2003)
Li, H.H., Hao, S.L. & Wang, S.X. (2003) Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 31 (122): 169-192.
Meyrick, E. (1887) On Pyralidina from Australia and the South Pacific. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1887: 185-268. ↗
Species: Tetraschalis deltozela Meyrick, 1924
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1924), 92 ↗
Distribution:
India
Meyrick, E. (1924) Exotic microlepidoptera. 3: 65-96. ↗
Species: Tetraschalis ischnites Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 474
Distribution:
India
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Tetraschalis lemurodes Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 476
Distribution:
Indonesia (Maluku)
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Species: Tetraschalis mikado (Hori, 1933)
Has basionym: Xenopterophora mikado Hori, 1933
= Species: Xenopterophora mikado Hori, 1933
Page reference (Original description): Hori, H. (1933), 386
Is type for (Original designation): Xenopterophora Hori, 1933
Distribution:
Japan (Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. 2013)
South Korea (Kim, S.-S., Jin, D.-H. & Choi, S.-W. 2026: native)
Hirowatari, T., Nasu, Y., Sakamaki, Y. & Kishida, Y. (2013) The Standard of Moths in Japan IV (日本産蛾類標準図鑑 IV). 1-553.
Hori, H. (1933) Studies on the Japanese Pterophoridae II. On the genera Deuterocopus, Adaina and Marasmarcha, with descriptions of two new genera and a new species. Bult. Sci. Fak. Terk. Kjusû Imp. Univ. Fukuoka 5: 386-401.
Kim, S.-S., Jin, D.-H. & Choi, S.-W. (2026) New records of six microlepidopteran species (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Korea. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. ↗
Species: Tetraschalis ochrias Meyrick, 1908
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1908), 475
Distribution:
India
Indonesia
Indonesia (Maluku)
Malaysia
Philippines
Species interactions:
Feeds on: Leea indica (Burm. fil.) Merr. (Vitales: Vitaceae) ↗
Meyrick, E. (1908) Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1907: 471-511. ↗
Genus: Titanoptilus Hampson, 1905
Page reference (Original description): Hampson, G.F. (1905), 248 ↗
Has type (Monotypy): Titanoptilus melanodonta Hampson, 1905
= Genus (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Macrotinactis Meyrick, 1912
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1912), 55
Has type (Original designation): Oxyptilus stenodactylus Fletcher, 1911
Hampson, G.F. (1905) On three remarkable new genera of micro-lepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1905: 245-249. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1912) New South African microlepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 10: 53-74.
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: Titanoptilus bigoti Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2025
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025), 148
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Titanoptilus melanodonta Hampson, 1905
Page reference (Illustration): Hampson, G.F. (1905), 248 ↗
Page reference (Original description): Hampson, G.F. (1905), 249 ↗
Is type for (Monotypy): Titanoptilus Hampson, 1905
Distribution:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Uganda
Hampson, G.F. (1905) On three remarkable new genera of micro-lepidoptera. Trans. ent. Soc. London 1905: 245-249. ↗
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Species: Titanoptilus murkwe Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2025
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025), 149
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Titanoptilus procerus Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 182
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bigot, L. (1969) Les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale, à Tervuren. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 165-206.
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Titanoptilus rufus Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 82
Distribution:
Madagascar
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
Species: Titanoptilus serrulatus Meyrick, 1935
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1935), 554 ↗
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Mali (Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. 2024)
Nigeria
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1935) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4: 545-576. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P.Y., Kovtunovich, V.N., Prozorov, A.M., Traore, M.M. & Müller, G.C. (2024) The Pterophoridae fauna of Mali (Insecta: Lepidoptera). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 52 (206): 395-403. ↗
Species: Titanoptilus stenodactylus (Fletcher, 1911)
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 691
Has basionym: Oxyptilus stenodactylus Fletcher, 1911
= Species: Oxyptilus stenodactylus Fletcher, 1911
Page reference (Original description): Fletcher, T.B. (1911), 282 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Macrotinactis Meyrick, 1912
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Titanoptilus laniger Bigot, 1969
Page reference (Original description): Bigot, L. (1969), 183
= Species (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V., 2010): Titanoptilus patellatus Meyrick, 1913
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1913), 109 ↗
Distribution:
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethiopia (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. 2022)
Kenya (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P., Popotski, A. & Haverinen, R. 2023)
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
Tanzania
Zimbabwe (Fletcher, T.B. 1911: Mashonaland)
Bigot, L. (1969) Les lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale, à Tervuren. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 79: 165-206.
Fletcher, T.B. (1911) Four new Pterophoridae. The Entomologist 44: 281-283, 346-348. ↗
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. (1912) New South African microlepidoptera. Ann. South Afr. Mus. 10: 53-74.
Meyrick, E. (1913) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 97-128. ↗
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., Müller, G., Prozorov, A. & Streltzov A. (2022) Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia. Part 2. Ecologica Montenegrina 53: 45-55. ↗
Genus: Walsinghamiella Berg, 1898
Page reference (Original description): Berg, C. (1898), 42
Has type (Original designation): Gilbertia eques Walsingham, 1891
= Genus: Gilbertia Walsingham, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891), 259 ↗
Is later homonym of (Homonym): Gilbertia Cossman, 1889
Berg, C. (1898) Substitucion de nombres genéricos. Com. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 1: 41-43.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891) New genera of Agdistidae and Pterophoridae. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 27: 216-218, 241-243, 259-262. ↗
Species: Walsinghamiella eques (Walsingham, 1891)
Has basionym: Gilbertia eques Walsingham, 1891
= Species: Gilbertia eques Walsingham, 1891
Page reference (Original description): Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891), 259 ↗
Is type for (Original designation): Walsinghamiella Berg, 1898
= Species: Deuterocopus nigerianus Arenberger, 1996
Page reference (Original description): Arenberger, E. (1996), 82
Distribution:
Ghana
Nigeria
Arenberger, E. (1996) Die Agdistis-Arten der Äthiopischen Region. 3. Beitrag. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 24: 175-182.
Berg, C. (1898) Substitucion de nombres genéricos. Com. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 1: 41-43.
Walsingham, T. de Grey (1891) New genera of Agdistidae and Pterophoridae. Entomologist's mon. Mag. 27: 216-218, 241-243, 259-262. ↗
Species: Walsinghamiella illustris (Townsend, 1958)
Has basionym: Platyptilia illustris Townsend, 1958
= Species: Platyptilia illustris Townsend, 1958
Page reference (Original description): Townsend, A.L.H. (1958), 205
Distribution:
Kenya
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. ↗
Townsend, A.L.H. (1958) Four new species of African Heterocera. The Entomologist 91: 205-206.
Species: Walsinghamiella leifi Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 41
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: Walsinghamiella niniella Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 41
Distribution:
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Tanzania
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. ↗
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. ↗
Species: Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)
= Species: Oxyptilus orichalcias Meyrick, 1916
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1916), 557 ↗
Distribution:
Angola
Kenya
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
Swaziland
Tanzania
Zambia
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. (2014) Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Zootaxa 3847: 451-494. ↗
Meyrick, E. (1916) Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1: 545-576. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Species: Walsinghamiella peterseni Gielis, 2011
Page reference (Original description): Gielis, C. (2011), 41
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: Walsinghamiella prolai (Gibeaux, 1994)
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 691
Has basionym: Titanoptilus prolai Gibeaux, 1994
= Species: Titanoptilus prolai Gibeaux, 1994
Page reference (Original description): Gibeaux, C. (1994), 82
Distribution:
Cameroon (Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. 2025)
Comoros
Tanzania
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Gibeaux, C. (1994) Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. Faune de Madagascar 81: 1-176, 316 figs. ↗
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. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Ustjuzhanin, P., Kovtunovich, V., Delabye, S., Maicher, V., Sáfián, S, Fokam, E. & Tropek, R. (2025) Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. ZooKeys 1231: 145-168. ↗
Species: Walsinghamiella selinda Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2013
Page reference (sp. nov.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013), 154
sp. nov.
Distribution:
Zimbabwe (Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. 2013)
Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2013) On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. Amurian Zoological Journal 5 (2): 153-160. ↗
Species: Walsinghamiella vibrans (Meyrick, 1921)
Page reference (comb. n.): Ustjuzhanin, P. & Kovtunovich, V. (2010), 691
Has basionym: Oxyptilus vibrans Meyrick, 1921
= Species: Oxyptilus vibrans Meyrick, 1921
Page reference (Original description): Meyrick, E. (1921), 49 ↗
Distribution:
Angola
Malawi (Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R. 2014)
South Africa
Tanzania
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. (2010) On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic). Euroasian Entomological Journal 9: 689-719. ↗