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".
Pterophorus pentadactyla, commonly known as the white plume moth, is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the West Palearctic including North Africa and Europe. The wingspan is 26–34 mm (1.0–1.3 in). It is uniformly white, with the hind wing pair divided in three feathery plumes and the front pair in another two. The moths fly from June to August. The larvae feed on bindweed.
Pterophorus albidus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is distributed in Africa, south and south-east Asia, including New Guinea and Australia, as well as Japan (Kyushu) and the Ryukyu Islands.
Pterophorus lacteipennis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in south and southeast Asia, including Taiwan, Burma, Borneo, the Solomon Islands, Australia and New Guinea.
Pterophorus denticulata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It known from New Guinea and Micronesia.
Pterophorus niveus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found from Indonesia to the Solomon Islands and north to Luzon.
Pterophorus niveodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Taiwan, China, India, Sri Lanka, Malaya, Java, Sumatra, the Philippines, Borneo, New Guinea, Micronesia, the Bismarck Islands, the Solomon Islands and São Tomé & Principe.
Pterophorus leucadactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Sri Lanka, Sumba, New Guinea, India, China, Taiwan, Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, Micronesia, the Bismarck Islands, the Solomon Islands, Australia and Vietnam.
Pterophorus aliubasignum is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.
Pterophorus ebbei is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from New Guinea.
Pterophorus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae.
Merrifieldia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. It has an Old World distribution, with species known from Asia, Africa and Europe.
Pterophorus rhyparias is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.
Pterophorus ischnodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from South Africa, Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Pakistan, Mongolia, Libya, Algeria, Ukraine and southern Europe.
Pterophorus ceraunia is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Pterophorus volgensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Russia.
Pterophorus monospilalis, the white plume moth, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand and occurs throughout the country. It inhabits native forest, parks and domestic gardens. Larvae are active during the day, are slow moving, and feed exposed. They feed on Araliaceae species as well as on Hedera helix, Meryta sinclairii, and Schefflera digitata. There are several broods in a year. Adult moths are on the wing from November until May and are attracted to light.
Merrifieldia diwani is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Iran.
Wheeleria parviflorellus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Afghanistan. It was described by Ernst Arenberger in 1981.
