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
[thumb|upright=0.8|left|[Pupa (biologia)|Pupa *Platyptiliae tetradactylae* (Pterophorinae: Platyptiliini).]]
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
[thumb|*[Platyptilia celidotus* (Pterophorinae: Platyptiliini).]]
[thumb|*[Platyptilia falcatalis* (Pterophorinae: Platyptiliini).]]
*** *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*
[thumb|*[Stenodacma wahlbergi* (Pterophorinae: Oxyptilini).]]
** 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*
[thumb|*[Stangeia xerodes* (Pterophorinae: Oxyptilini).]]
** 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.](http://research.yale.edu/peabody/jls/pdfs/1990s/1992/1992-46(3)195-Palmer.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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