List of moths of India (Pterophoridae)
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This article is a list of the moths of family Pterophoridae which are found in India
. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of India.
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. It also acts as an index to the species articles and forms part of the full List of moths of India.
Pterophorinae
- Amblyptilia forcipataAmblyptilia forcipataAmblyptilia forcipata is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from India .The wingspan is 18-19 mm....
(Zeller, 1867) - Buckleria paludumBuckleria paludumThe European Sundew Moth is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It has a wide range in the Palearctic and Oriental Region and is found from Europe to Japan, as well as...
(Zeller,1839) - Calyciphora sesamitis (Meyrick,1905)
- Cosmoclostis auxileucaCosmoclostis auxileucaCosmoclostis auxileuca is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India ....
(Meyrick, 1907) - Cosmoclostis leucomecola Fletcher, 1947
- Cosmoclostis pesseutaCosmoclostis pesseutaCosmoclostis pesseuta is a species of moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is in India and Sri Lanka, but has also been recorded from New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago. Recently, it has also been collected in Queensland....
Meyrick,1906 - Cosmoclostis premnicola Fletcher, 1932
- Crombrugghia clarisignis (Meyrick, 1924)
- Crombrugghia distansCrombrugghia distansCrombrugghia distans is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in almost all of Europe, as well as Asia Minor, North Africa and the Canary Islands. It is also known from India, Iran and Afghanistan.The wingspan is 15-22 mm...
( Zeller, 1847) - Diacrotricha fasciolaDiacrotricha fasciolaThe Starfruit Flowermoth is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is widely distributed throughout south-east Asia....
(Zeller, 1851) - Emmelina argotelesEmmelina argotelesEmmelina argoteles is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in southern and central Europe, through Russia to India, China, Korea and Japan...
(Meyrick,1922) - Emmelina monodactylaEmmelina monodactylaThe T-Moth or Morning-glory Plume Moth is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Europe, Japan, central Asia, North Africa and North America.The wingspan is 18-27 mm...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Exelastis atomosaExelastis atomosaExelastis atomosa is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, India, Nepal and Iran....
(Walsingham, 1885) - Exelastis crepuscularisExelastis crepuscularisExelastis crepuscularis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from South Africa and São Tomé and Principe.The larvae feed on Alysicarpus vaginalis....
(Meyrick, 1910) - Exelastis phlyctaeniasExelastis phlyctaeniasExelastis phlyctaenias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from the Virgin Islands, the islands of Luzon and Palawan in thePhilippines, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Kenya and India ., Ethiopia, La Réunion, Madagascar and Malawi....
(Meyrick, 1911) - Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)
- Gypsochares catharotesGypsochares catharotesGypsochares catharotes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from South Africa, India and possibly Pakistan.The wingspan is 13-14 mm....
(Meyrick, 1907) - Gypsochares kuktiGypsochares kuktiGypsochares kukti is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India .The wingspan is about 20 mm. The ground colour of all wings is coffee brown....
Arenberger, 1989 - Hellinsia arunaHellinsia arunaHellinsia aruna is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Nepal.The wingspan is 16-20 mm. The forewings are yellowish-grey with dark scales. Adults have been recorded from April to August....
Arenberger,1991 - Hellinsia distinctusHellinsia distinctusHellinsia distinctus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found from Europe Hellinsia distinctus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found from Europe Hellinsia distinctus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found from Europe (where it is found from Germany and the Benelux...
(Herrich-Schaffer,1855) - Hellinsia fletcheriHellinsia fletcheriHellinsia fletcheri is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
Arenberger, 1992 - Hellinsia fuscomarginataHellinsia fuscomarginataHellinsia fuscomarginata is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Nepal and India .The wingspan is 21-24 mm. The forewings are bone-yellow. Adults have been recorded from July to August....
Arenberger, 1991 - Hellinsia lienigianusHellinsia lienigianusHellinsia lienigianus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone , India, south-east Asia, Africa and Queensland in Australia....
(Zeller,1852) - Hellinsia pectodactyla (Staudinger, 1859)
- Hellinsia shillongiHellinsia shillongiHellinsia shillongi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
Kovtunovich, 2003 - Hellinsia siniaeviHellinsia siniaeviHellinsia siniaevi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
Kovtunovich, 2003 - Hellinsia triadiasHellinsia triadiasHellinsia triadias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
(Meyrick, 1907) - Hellinsia umraniHellinsia umraniHellinsia umrani is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
Kovtunovich, 2003 - Intercapperia scindia Arenberger, 1988
- Koremaguia alticola (Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Koremaguia aurantidactyla Hampson, 1891
- Lantanophaga anellatusLantanophaga anellatusLantanophaga anellatus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from India .The wingspan is 12-13 mm....
Rose and Pooni, 2003 - Lantanophaga pusillidactylaLantanophaga pusillidactylaThe Lantana Plume Moth is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is native to the southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America. It was introduced to Australia accidentally in 1936 and is now found from Sydney to Cairns along the coast...
(Walker, 1864) - Megalorhipida congrualis (Walker, 1864)
- Megalorhipida defectalis (Walker, 1864)
- Megalorhipida gielisiMegalorhipida gielisiMegalorhipida gielisi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from India .The wingspan is 13-14 mm....
Rose and Pooni, 2003 - Megalorhipida paradefectalisMegalorhipida paradefectalisMegalorhipida paradefectalis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from India .The wingspan is about 10 mm....
Rose and Pooni, 2003 - Merrifieldia caspia (Lederer,1870)
- Merrifieldia flavus (Arenberger 1991)
- Oidaematophorus harpactes (Meyrick, 1908)
- Oidaematophorus hirosakianus (Matsumura, 1931)
- Oidaematophorus parshuramusOidaematophorus parshuramusOidaematophorus parshuramus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
Rose and Pooni, 2003 - Oidaematophorus procontias (Meyrick, 1908)
- Oidaematophorus sematias (Meyrick, 1908)
- Oidaematophorus triadias (Meyrick, 1908)
- Oxyptilus causodesOxyptilus causodesOxyptilus causodes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and was recently discovered in New Guinea.The wingspan is about 15 mm....
Meyrick, 1905 - Oxyptilus chordites Meyrick, 1913
- Oxyptilus epidectisOxyptilus epidectisOxyptilus epidectis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Mauritius, India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.The larvae have been recorded feeding on Biophytum sensitivum....
Meyrick, 1907 - Oxyptilus lactucae Fletcher, 1920
- Oxyptilus regalis Fletcher, 1909
- Oxyptilus regulusOxyptilus regulusThe Grape Boring Plume Moth is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Australia, but has recently also been recorded from southern India....
Meyrick, 1906 - Platyptilia cacaliaePlatyptilia cacaliaePlatyptilia cacaliae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India.The head is greyish-fuscous and the antennae are greyish, obscurely ringed with fuscous. The thorax is greyish-fuscous and the legs are whitish. The abdomen is greyish, irrorated with fuscous. The forewings are...
Fletcher, 1920 - Platyptilia citropleuraPlatyptilia citropleuraPlatyptilia citropleura is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Taiwan, India and Sri Lanka.The larvae feed on Begonia species. They feed inside the seed-capsules of their host plant. Full-grown larvae have a pale yellow head without any markings...
Meyrick, 1907 - Platyptilia dejecta Meyrick, 1932
- Platyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864)
- Platyptilia duneraensisPlatyptilia duneraensisPlatyptilia duneraensis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
Rose and Pooni, 2003 - Platyptilia euctimena Turner, 1913
- Platyptilia exaltatusPlatyptilia exaltatusPlatyptilia exaltatus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
(Zeller, 1867) - Platyptilia gonodactylus (Denis and Schiffermuller, 1775)
- Platyptilia igniferaPlatyptilia igniferaPlatyptilia ignifera is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Japan and India.The length of the forewings is 9–10 mm.The larvae feed on the fruit of Vitis vinifera.-External links:**...
Meyrick, 1908 - Platyptilia isocratesPlatyptilia isocratesPlatyptilia isocrates is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India ....
Meyrick, 1924 - Platyptilia molopiasPlatyptilia molopiasPlatyptilia molopias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It has a very wide distribution in the Old World tropics, ranging from Africa through India and Sri Lanka, east to Indonesia. It is also found in the Philippines on Luzon, Mindoro, Negros and Mindanao.The wingspan is about 15 mm.The larvae...
Meyrick, 1906 - Platyptilia rhododactylus (Denis and Schiffermuller, 1775)
- Platyptilia sedataPlatyptilia sedataPlatyptilia sedata is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India ....
Meyrick, 1932 - Platyptilia superscandensPlatyptilia superscandensPlatyptilia superscandens is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
Fletcher, 1940 - Platyptilia triphractaPlatyptilia triphractaPlatyptilia triphracta is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
Meyrick, 1932 - Procapperia pelecyntesProcapperia pelecyntesProcapperia pelecyntes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Japan , China, India and Sri Lanka.The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. Adults emerge from May to November in Japan.The larvae feed on Scutellaria indica...
(Meyrick,1907) - Procapperia orientalisProcapperia orientalisProcapperia orientalis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India and Kyrgyzstan.The wingspan is 14-17 mm. The forewings and hindwings are brown. Adults have been recorded in July....
Arenberger, 1988 - Pselnophorus albitarsellus (Walsingham, 1900)
- Pterophorus elaeopusPterophorus elaeopusPterophorus elaeopus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India, China Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia.The wingspan is 18-21 mm....
(Meyrick,1908) - Pterophorus lacteipennisPterophorus lacteipennisPterophorus lacteipennis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in south and southeast Asia, including Taiwan, Burma, Borneo, the Solomon Islands, Australia and New Guinea.-External links:**...
(Walker, 1864) - Pterophorus leucodactylus ( Walker, 1864)
- Pterophorus melanopodus (Fletcher, 1907)
- Pterophorus nigropunctatusPterophorus nigropunctatusPterophorus nigropunctatus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India .-References:, 1989: Beitrag zur kenntnis der indo-australischen Pterophorus arten . Entomologische Zeitschrift 99 : 81-96....
Arenberger, 1989 - Pterophorus niveodactylaPterophorus niveodactylaPterophorus niveodactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Taiwan, China, India, Sri Lanka, Malaya, Java, Sumatra, the Philippines, Borneo, New Guinea, Micronesia, the Bismarck Islands, the Solomon Islands and São Tomé & Principe....
(Pagenstecher, 1900) - Pterophorus tinsukiPterophorus tinsukiPterophorus tinsuki is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
Kovtunovich, 2003 - Sphenarches anisodactylusSphenarches anisodactylusThe Geranium Plume Moth is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in western Africa, Madagascar, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan, the New Hebrides and Central and South America, as well as Australia, where it has been recorded from Cape York to central New South Wales...
(Walker, 1864) - Sphenarches zanclistesSphenarches zanclistesSphenarches zanclistes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Australia.Larvae have been recorded feeding on Dolichos lablab, Vigna unguiculata and Vigna sava.-Original Description:-External links:***...
(Meyrick,1905) - Stenodacma pyrrhodesStenodacma pyrrhodesStenodacma pyrrhodes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It has a wide range and has been recorded from Australia, India, Japan, South Africa, China, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand and Korea.The wingspan is 10-11 mm.-Taxonomy:...
(Meyrick, 1889) - Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1851)
- Stenoptilia caroliStenoptilia caroliStenoptilia caroli is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Nepal, IndiaThe wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are bright brown. Adults have been recorded in July....
Arenberger, 1988 - Stenoptilia petraeaStenoptilia petraeaStenoptilia petraea is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from India and Sri Lanka.The wingspan is 19-21 mm. The wingspan is 24-27 mm. The head and thorax are greyish-ochreous, with a white line above the eyes. The thorax is sometimes white-sprinkled. The antennae are grey and the...
Meyrick, 1907 - Stenoptilodes brachymorpha (Meyrick, 1888)
- Stenoptilodes taprobanesStenoptilodes taprobanesStenoptilodes taprobanes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. This species has a pantropical distribution, which extends into subtropical areas.The wingspan is 10-20 mm....
(Felder and Rogenhofer, 1875) - Tetraschalis deltozelaTetraschalis deltozelaTetraschalis deltozela is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
Meyrick, 1924 - Tetraschalis ischnitesTetraschalis ischnitesTetraschalis ischnites is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India ....
Meyrick, 1907 - Tetraschalis ochriasTetraschalis ochriasTetraschalis ochrias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
Meyrick, 1907 - Tomotilus saitoiTomotilus saitoiTomotilus saitoi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It apparently has a wide range, since it has been reported from Australia, India and Japan .The length of the forewings is 6-8 mm....
Yano, 1961 - Trichoptilus archeodes Meyrick, 1913
- Trichoptilus bidens Meyrick, 1930
- Trichoptilus paludicola Fletcher, 1907
- Trichoptilus peliasTrichoptilus peliasTrichoptilus pelias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India....
Meyrick, 1907 - Trichoptilus xerodes Meyrick, 1886
- Xyroptila caminitesXyroptila caminitesXyroptila caminites is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India ....
Meyrick, 1908 - Xyroptila oenophanesXyroptila oenophanesXyroptila oenophanes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India and Taiwan....
Meyrick, 1908 - Xyroptila predator Meyrick, 1910
- Xyroptila somaXyroptila somaXyroptila soma is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India .-References:, 2006: The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the worlds fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments . Atalanta 37 : 249-276....
Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006 - Xyroptila tectonica Meyrick, 1914
- Xyroptila vaughaniXyroptila vaughaniXyroptila vaughani is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Sri Lanka and India.The larvae probably feed on the fruit of Dimorphocalyx glabellus....
Fletcher, 1909
Deuterocopinae
- Deuterocopus alopecodesDeuterocopus alopecodesDeuterocopus alopecodes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India.The wingspan is 10-11 mm. The head and thorax are ferruginous sprinkled with dark fuscous, although the latter is whitish-yellow beneath. The antennae are black, lined and dotted with white. The forewings are...
Meyrick, 1911 - Deuterocopus atrapexDeuterocopus atrapexDeuterocopus atrapex is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It has been recorded from Sri Lanka, Assam, Selangor, Tenasserim, south-eastern Borneo, Ternate, Ambon Island, Batian, southern Sulawesi, the Sangihe Islands, Halmahera, Neu Pommern, northern New Guinea, the Kei Islands, the...
Fletcher, 1909 - Deuterocopus dorites Meyrick, 1913
- Deuterocopus fervens Meyrick, 1913
- Deuterocopus planetaDeuterocopus planetaDeuterocopus planeta is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found from India, through south-east Asia and the Indonesian Archipelago.The wingspan is 10-11 mm.The larvae have been recorded feeding on the flowers of Leea sambucina....
Meyrick, 1908 - Deuterocopus ritsemaeDeuterocopus ritsemaeDeuterocopus ritsemae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Borneo, the Moluccas and New Guinea.The wingspan is about 11 mm. The head is ferruginous and the antennae are dull ferruginous, delicately spotted along their upper side with white. The thorax is...
Walsingham, 1884 - Deuterocopus socotranusDeuterocopus socotranusDeuterocopus socotranus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found from India and Sri Lanka to Taiwan and Japan and through south-east Asia to New Guinea and Australia, where it is found from Townsville to Brisbane in Queensland. It is also present in Africa , Oman and Jemen.The wingspan is...
Rebel,1907
Ochyroticinae
- Ochyrotica connexivaOchyrotica connexivaOchyrotica connexiva is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Burma.The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are snow-white with a golden brown pattern....
(Walshingham,1891) - Ochyrotica concursaOchyrotica concursaThe Brown leaffolder is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Sri Lanka.In the past it was also recorded from the Ryukyu Islands , as well as in Minami-Daito-jima, Taiwan, China, the Philippines, India, the Moluccas and New Guinea, but research suggest these records are not related...
(Walshingham, 1891) - Ochyrotica yanoiOchyrotica yanoiOchyrotica yanoi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from New Guinea, China , Taiwan, Vietnam and the Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines and India....
Arenberger,1988