Titanoptilus

Titanoptilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Subfamily:	Pterophorinae
Genus:	Titanoptilus ; Hampson, 1905
Synonyms
	MacrotinactisMeyrick, 1912;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Titanoptilus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. It was described by George Hampson in 1905.^[2]

Species

As of version 1.1.23.125^[update], the Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World lists the following species for genus Titanoptilus:^[1]

Titanoptilus melanodonta Hampson, 1905 (type)
Titanoptilus procerus Bigot, 1969
Titanoptilus rufus Gibeaux, 1994
Titanoptilus serrulatus Meyrick, 1935
Titanoptilus stenodactylus (T. B. Fletcher, 1911) (=Titanoptilus lanigerBigot, 1969 and Titanoptilus patellatusMeyrick, 1913)

References

1 2 3 Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Genus: Titanoptilus Hampson, 1905". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Titanoptilus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

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[CPW-1] 1 2 3 Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Genus: Titanoptilus Hampson, 1905". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Titanoptilus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

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