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Family Pterophoridae - Plume Moths

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class Insecta - Insects
Order Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths
No Taxon Moths
Superfamily Pterophoroidea
Family Pterophoridae - Plume Moths

Subfamily Pterophorinae
Tribe Platyptiliini
Genus Amblyptilia
Species pica - Geranium Plume Moth - Hodges#6118
Genus Anstenoptilia
Species marmarodactyla - Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla - Hodges#6117
Genus Cnaemidophorus
Species rhododactyla - Rose Plume Moth - Hodges#6105
Genus Dejongia
Species californicus - Dejongia californicus - Hodges#6100
Species lobidactylus - Dejongia lobidactylus - Hodges#6102
Genus Exelastis
Species pumilio - Exelastis pumilio - Hodges#6099.1
Genus Geina
Species periscelidactylus - Geina periscelidactylus - Hodges#6091
Species sheppardi - Geina sheppardi - Hodges#6091.1
No Taxon tenuidactylus/buscki species group
Species buscki - Geina buscki - Hodges#6093
Species tenuidactylus - Himmelman's Plume Moth - Hodges#6092
Genus Gillmeria
Species pallidactyla - Gillmeria pallidactyla - Hodges#6107
Genus Lantanophaga
Species pusillidactyla - Lantana plume moth - Hodges#6119
Genus Lioptilodes
Species albistriolatus - Lioptilodes albistriolatus - Hodges#6120
Genus Megalorrhipida
Species leucodactylus - Megalorrhipida leucodactylus - Hodges#6104
Genus Michaelophorus
Species indentatus - Michaelophorus indentatus - Hodges#6103
Genus Platyptilia
Species albicans - Platyptilia albicans - Hodges#6115
Species carduidactyla - Artichoke Plume Moth - Hodges#6109
Genus Stenoptilodes
Tribe Pterophorini
Genus Adaina
Species ambrosiae - Ambrosia Plume Moth - Hodges#6160
Species montanus - Adaina montanus - Hodges#6157
Species simplicius - Adaina simplicius - Hodges#6155.1
Genus Emmelina
Species monodactyla - Morning-glory Plume Moth - Hodges#6234
Genus Hellinsia
Species balanotes - Groundsel Plume Moth - Hodges#6210
Species homodactyla - Hellinsia homodactyla - Hodges#6203
Species inquinatus - Hellinsia inquinatus - Hodges#6186
Species kellicottii - Hellinsia kellicottii - Hodges#6212
Species longifrons - Hellinsia longifrons - Hodges 6233 - Hodges#6233
Species paleaceus - Hellinsia paleaceus - Hodges#6207
Species sulphureodactylus - Hellinsia sulphureodactylus - Hodges#6216
Species unicolor - Hellinsia unicolor - Hodges#6226
Genus Oidaematophorus
Species eupatorii - Eupatorium Plume Moth - Hodges#6168
Species balsamorrhizae - Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae - Hodges#6162
Genus Pselnophorus
Species belfragei - Belfrage's Plume Moth - Hodges#6154