The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera".
Gillmeria ochrodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian entomologists, Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
Platyptilia gonodactyla, also known as the triangle plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in temperate Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian entomologists, Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
Platyptilia omissalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1926. It is found in Australia from southern Queensland to Victoria, south-western Australia and Tasmania.
Platyptilia isodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in China, Europe and was introduced to Australia and New Zealand for biological control. It was first described by the German entomologists, Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852.
Fuscoptilia emarginatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu islands of Japan, the Kuril Islands, Korea, China and Amur. It is also known from Mongolia.
Platyptilia farfarellus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1867. It is found from central and southern Europe to Asia Minor, Micronesia and Japan. It is also known from Africa, where it has been recorded from Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, São Tomé & Principe, Tanzania, Uganda, the Seychelles and Malawi.
Platyptilia ainonis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Japan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Platyptilia montana is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Honshu island, Japan.
Platyptilia nemoralis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found from Europe, through Russia to Japan.
Platyptilia profunda is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Honshu island of Japan.
Platyptilia ignifera is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Japan and India.
Nippoptilia vitis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, that is known from Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China and Thailand.
Hellinsia nigridactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Japan, Korea, China and Russia.
Pselnophorus vilis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It known from Japan, Amur, Korea and China.
Platyptilia vilema is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Galápagos Islands.
Platyptilia molopias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has a very wide distribution in the Old World tropics, ranging from Africa through India and Sri Lanka, east to Indonesia. It is also found in the Philippines on Luzon, Mindoro, Negros and Mindanao.
Platyptilia williamsii is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from western North America, including California.
Platyptilia tesseradactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in the Palearctic, and North America. It was first described by the Swedish taxonomist, Carl Linnaeus in 1761.
Platyptilia calodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by the Austrian entomologists, Michael Denis & Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
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