Pterophoridae 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".Description and ecology The forewings of plume moths usually consist of two curved spars with more or less bedraggled bristles trailing behind . This resembles the closely related Alucitidae at first glance, but the latter have a greater number of symmetrical plumes. The hindwings are similarly constructed, but have three spars. A few genera have normal lepidopteran wings. The usual resting posture is with the wings extended laterally and narrowly rolled up. Often they resemble a piece of dried grass, and may pass unnoticed by potential predators even when resting in exposed situations in daylight. Some species have larvae which are stem- or root-borers while others are leaf-browsers. Economically important pterophorids include the artichoke plume moth , an artichoke pest in California , while the geranium plume moth and the snapdragon plume moth can cause damage to the ornamental plants garden geranium and common snapdragon , respectively. Other plume moths have been used as biological control agents against invasive plant species - Lantanophaga pusillidactyla against West Indian lantana , Oidaematophorus beneficus against mistflower, Hellinsia balanotes against groundsel bush , and Wheeleria spilodactylus against horehound.Evolution A fossil species from the extant genus Merrifieldia is known from the Oligocene of France .Taxonomy The small group of moths in the genus Agdistopis has often been treated as a subfamily Macropiratinae within the Pterophoridae, but recent research indicates that this group should be considered a separate family. The family is divided into the following subfamilies , tribes and genera, some species are also listed:Subfamily Agdistinae Genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 * Agdistis bouyeri * Agdistis linnaei Subfamily Ochyroticinae Subfamily Deuterocopinae Gielis, 1993 Genus Deuterocopus Genus Heptaloba Genus Hexadactilia Genus Leptodeuterocopus Subfamily Pterophorinae Zeller, 1841 Tribe Tetraschalini * Genus Tetraschalis * Genus Titanoptilus * Genus Walsinghamiella Tribe 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 ** Platyptilia aarviki ** Platyptilia carduidactyla - artichoke plume moth ** 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 - snapdragon plume moth * Genus Stockophorus * Genus Uroloba * Genus Vietteilus * Genus Xyroptila Tribe Exelastini * Genus Arcoptilia * Genus Exelastis ** Exelastis caroli * Genus Fuscoptilia * Genus Marasmarcha * Genus Parafuscoptilia Tribe Oxyptilini * Genus Apoxyptilus Alipanah et al ., 2010 * Genus Buckleria Tutt, 1905 ** Buckleria vanderwolfi * Genus Capperia * Genus Crombrugghia' * 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' * Genus Stenodacma * Genus Tomotilus * Genus Trichoptilus Tribe 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 Tribe 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 - white plume moth * Genus Septuaginta * Genus Singularia * Genus Tabulaephorus * Genus Wheeleria Tutt, 1905 ** Wheeleria spilodactylus Footnotes
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