Pterophorinae
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The Pterophorinae are a subfamily of the feather moths (Pterophoridae) within the butterflies (Lepidoptera).
features
The characteristic that defines the subfamily is a two-part signum (a thorn-shaped chitinized process) in the bursa copulatrix of the females. In addition, the fore wings of the Pterophorinae are only incised once.
Way of life
The main food plants are the composites (Asteraceae). In addition to these, plants from around 20 other very different families are eaten. The caterpillars of most species live on herbaceous plants, some also on woody plants. The species of the genus Buckleria feed on sundew plants (Droseraceae) . A few species are considered pests in agriculture , such as Platyptilia carduidactyla on artichokes .
Systematics
With 852 known species worldwide, the Pterophorinae are the largest subfamily of feather moths. In Europe, 140 species are found, of which 77 are in Central Europe. The species of the former subfamily Platyptilinae Tutt, 1907, which was defined on the basis of the wing veining of the hind wings, are now also counted among the Pterophorinae, as this feature has turned out to be paraphyletic .
Pterophorinae
The following generic overview was published by Gielis (1996).
- Platyptilia Huebner, [1825]
- Gillmeria Tutt, 1905
- Lantanophaga carpenter, 1958
- Stenoptilodes Zimmermann, 1958
- Paraplatyptilia Bigot & Picard, 1986
- Amblyptilia Huebner, [1825]
- Stenoptilia Huebner, [1825]
- Buzkoiana Kocak, 1981
- Cnaemidophorus Wallengren, 1862
- Marasmarcha Meyrick, 1886
- Geina Tutt, 1907
- Procapperia Adamczewski, 1951
- Paracapperia Bigot & Picard, 1986
- Capperia Tutt, 1905
- Buckleria Tutt, 1905
- Oxyptilus Zeller, 1841
- Crombrugghia Tutt, 1907
- Stangeia Tutt, 1905
- Megalorhipida Blackbird, 1935
- Puerophorus Arenberger, 1989
- Gypsochares Meyrick, 1890
- Pselnophorus Wallengren, 1881
- Hellinsia Tutt, 1905
- Oidaematophorus Wallengren, 1862
- Emmelina Tutt, 1905
- Adaina Tutt, 1905
- Caliciphora Kasy, 1960
- Porrittia Tutt, 1905
- Merrifieldia Tutt, 1905
- Wheeleria Tutt, 1905
- Pterophorus Schäffer, 1766
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pterophorinae. Fauna Europaea, accessed April 25, 2008 .
- ↑ a b C. Gielis: Pterophoridae. In: P. Huemer, O. Karsholt, L. Lyneborg (Eds.): Microlepidoptera of Europe 1: 1-222. , Apollo Books 1996, ISBN 87-88757-36-6
- ↑ Pterophoridae. Lepiforum eV, accessed April 25, 2008 .
literature
- NP Kristensen: Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies, 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbuch der Zoologie 4 (35) p. 224, Walter de Gruyter. Berlin, New York 2003, ISBN 3-11-015704-7
- C. Gielis: Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. In: World Catalog of Insects. Volume 4 , Apollo Books, 2003, ISBN 87-88757-68-4
