Pterophoridae
Pterophoridae sunt familia lepidopterorum quibus sunt alae inusitate mutatae. Pertinent ad Apoditrysia, sicut maiores papiliones, sed eorum dissimiles minusculae sunt et olim inter "microlepidoptera" digerebantur. Familia a Carolo Linnaeo anno 1758 erecta est. Typus familiae est Pterophorus pentadactyla.

Descriptio et oecologia

Anteriores Pterophoridarum alae plerumque in duobus asseribus curvatis consistunt, cum laxis saetis post. Quae collocatio collocationis Alucitidarum similis leviter sunt, sed Alucitidis sunt plures plumae symmetricae. Alae posteriores similes videntur, sed eis sunt tres asseres. Alae in paucis generibus usitatiorum lepidopterorum alarum similes sunt.

Pterophoridae magni momenti oeconomici sunt Platyptilia carduidactyla, pestis Cynarae cardunculae in California, cum Platyptilia pica et Stenoptilodes antirrhina plantas ornamentales Pelargonium x hortorum et Antirrhinum majus proprie laedere possint. Aliae Pterophoridae actores continentiae biologicae adhibentur ad species plantarum invasivarum: Lantanophaga pusillidactyla contra Lantganam camaram, Oidaematophorus beneficus contra Ageratinam ripariam, Hellinsia balanotes contra Baccharem halimifoliam, et Wheeleria spilodactylus contra Marrubium vulgare.

Evolutio
Fossilia ex Merrifieldia genere ex Oligocaeno Franciae exstantia agnoscuntur.

Taxinomia
Parvus lepidopterorum grex in genere Agdistopis saepe subfamilia Macropiratinarum intra Pterophoridas esse putatur, sed investigationes recentes indicant hunc gregem esse familiam separatam.

Pterophoridae inter subfamilias, tribus, et genera sic infra digeruntur, cum aliquot speciebus.

Subfamilia Agdistinae
 Genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825
 Agdistis bouyeri
 Agdistis linnaei
Subfamilia Ochyroticinae
 Genus Ochyrotica
 Ochyrotica bjoernstadti
Subfamilia Deuterocopinae Gielis, 1993 
 Genus Deuterocopus
 Genus Heptaloba
 Genus Hexadactilia
 Genus Leptodeuterocopus
Subfamilia Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841
 Tribus Tetraschalini
 Genus Tetraschalis
 Genus Titanoptilus
 Genus Walsinghamiella
 Tribus Platyptiliini
 Genus Amblyptilia Hübner, 1825
 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
 Genus Anstenoptilia
 Genus Asiaephorus
 Genus Bigotilia
 Genus Bipunctiphorus
 Genus Buszkoiana
 Genus Cnaemidophorus Wallengren, 1862
 Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla
 Genus Crocydoscelus
 Genus Fletcherella
 Genus Gillmeria Tutt, 1905
 Gillmeria ochrodactyla
 Genus Inferuncus
 Genus Koremaguia
 Genus Lantanophaga Zimmermann, 1958
 Lantanophaga pusillidactyla
 Genus Leesi
 Genus Lioptilodes
 Genus Melanoptilia
 Genus Michaelophorus
 Genus Nippoptilia
 Genus Paraamblyptilia
 Genus Paraplatyptilia
 Genus Platyptilia Hübner, 1825

 Platyptilia aarviki
 Platyptilia carduidactyla
 Platyptilia celidotus
 Platyptilia eberti
 Platyptilia falcatalis
 Platyptilia gonodactyla
 Platyptilia nussi
 Genus Platyptiliodes
 Genus Postplatyptilia
 Genus Quadriptilia
 Genus Sinpunctiptilia
 Sinpunctiptilia emissalis
 Genus Sochchora
 Genus Sphenarches
 Genus Stenoptilia Hübner, 1825
 Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla
 Stenoptilia kiitulo
 Stenoptilia pterodactyla
 Stenoptilia zophodactylus
 Genus Stenoptilodes Zimmermann, 1958
 Stenoptilodes antirrhina
 Genus Stockophorus
 Genus Uroloba
 Genus Vietteilus
 Genus Xyroptila
 Tribus Exelastini
 Genus Arcoptilia
 Genus Exelastis
 Exelastis caroli
 Genus Fuscoptilia
 Genus Marasmarcha
 Genus Parafuscoptilia
 Tribus Oxyptilini
 Genus Apoxyptilus Alipanah et al., 2010
 Genus Buckleria Tutt, 1905
 Buckleria vanderwolfi
 Genus Capperia
 Genus Crombrugghia

 Genus Dejongia
 Genus Eucapperia
 Eucapperia continentalis
 Genus Geina
 Genus Intercapperia
 Genus Megalorhipida Amsel, 1935
 Megalorrhipida leucodactyla
 Genus Oxyptilus
 Genus Paracapperia
 Genus Prichotilus Rose and Pooni, 2003
 Genus Procapperia
 Genus Pseudoxyptilus Alipanah et al., 2010
 Genus Stangeia Tutt, 1905
 Stangeia xerodes

 Genus Stenodacma
 Genus Tomotilus
 Genus Trichoptilus
 Tribus Oidaematophorini
 Genus Adaina
 Genus Crassuncus
 Genus Emmelina Tutt, 1905
 Emmelina monodactyla
 Genus Gypsochares
 Genus Hellinsia Tutt, 1905
 Hellinsia balanotes
 Hellinsia emmelinoida
 Genus Helpaphorus
 Genus Karachia
 Genus Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 1862
 Oidaematophorus beneficus
 Genus Picardia
 Genus Pselnophorus Wallengren, 1881
 Pselnophorus meruensis
 Genus Puerphorus
 Genus Setosipennula
 Tribus Pterophorini
 Genus Calyciphora
 Genus Cosmoclostis
 Cosmoclostis aglaodesma
 Cosmoclostis hemiadelpha
 Cosmoclostis pesseuta
 Genus Diacrotricha
 Genus Imbophorus
 Imbophorus aptalis
 Imbophorus leucophasmus
 Imbophorus pallidus
 Genus Merrifieldia
 Genus Oirata
 Genus Patagonophorus
 Genus Porrittia
 Genus Pterophorus
 Pterophorus pentadactyla
 Genus Septuaginta
 Genus Singularia
 Genus Tabulaephorus
 Genus Wheeleria Tutt, 1905
 Wheeleria spilodactylus

Notae

Bibliographia
Baker, J. 2002. "Factors affecting the establishment of a classical biological control agent, the horehound plume moth (Wheeleria spilodactylus) in South Australia." Dissertatio Ph.D., Department of Applied and Molecular Ecology, Adelaide University, Australia. PDF.
Michigan Department of Agriculture. 1980. "Geranium Plume Moth Quarantine." PDF.
Palmer, W. A., et W. H. Haseler. 1992. "Foodplant Specificity and Biology of Oidaematophorus balanotes (Pterophoridae): A North American Moth Introduced into Australia for the Control of Baccharis halimifolia." Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 46 (3): 195–202). PDF.

Nexus externi

 Mathews, D. L. Plumemoth.com, Florida Museum.
 "British Insects: the Families of Lepidoptera."
 "The Plume Moths of Australia."
 Volatus, pellicula motu lente.

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