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Hong Kong Pterophoridae species list

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Hong Kong Pterophoridae species list

Postby hkmoths » 2008 Dec 06, Sat 11:16

Shulian HAO, Roger C. KENDRICK & Houhun LI (2008). Microlepidoptera of Hong Kong: Checklist of Pterophoridae, with description of one new species (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Zootaxa 1821: 37–48.
The species listed in this paper as occurring in Hong Kong are as follows:

fields used:
Subfamily
Tribe
Species name Author(s); (Original Genus given if transferred)

Ochyroticinae
Ochryotica yanoi Arenberger, 1988

Deuterocopinae
Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907

Pterophorinae
Exelastini
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873); Mimeseoptilia
Platyptiliini
Asiaephorus sythoffi(Snellen, 1903); Platyptilia
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864); Oxyptilus
Nippoptilia minorHori, 1933
Nippoptilia vitis (Sasaki, 1913); Stenoptilia
Platyptilia calodactyla ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775); Alucita
Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864); Oxyptilus
Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875); Amblyptilia
Oidaematophorini
Adaina microdactyla (Hübner, [1813], 1796); Alucita
Hellinsia lienigiana (Zeller, 1852); Pterophorus
Hellinsia sichuana Arenberger, 1992
Pterophorini
Diacrotricha fasciola Zeller, 1851 [1852]
Pterophorus attenuatus Hao, Kendrick & Li, 2008
Pterophorus maolanensis Li, 2002
Pterophorus pentadactylus (Linnaeus, 1758); Alucita


note that several more (as yet unidentified) species of plume moth have been recorded since this paper was prepared and published.

cheers, Roger.

Dr. Roger C. KENDRICK
Director, C&R Wildlife, Tai Po, Hong Kong
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