Plume moths are easily recognized by their characteristic "T"-shaped resting posture and the lobed or divided wings of most species. While the family Pterophoridae is easily identified, species determinations are more challenging, often requiring dissection and preparation of genitalia slides. There are currently 166 described species known from North America north of the Mexican border. Known species are listed below. Synonyms are available in a World Catalogue (Gielis 2003). Larval food plants are known for 76 of the described Nearctic species (Matthews & Lott 2005). Numbers in brackets {} are from Hodges' (1983) Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico. Several photographs are displayed here courtesy of the North American Moth Photographers Group.

Genus AGDISTIS Hübner

Genus LIOPTILODES Zimmerman

Genus PLATYPTILIA Hübner

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r6300111.html

Platyptilia comstocki Lange, 1939 {6111}
Platyptilia percnodactyla Walsingham, 1880 {6110}
Platyptilia tesseradactyla (Linnaeus, 1776) {6106}
http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/p/platyptilia_tesseradactyla.html
http://www.jkt.1g.fi/Sulkaperhoset/02_PLAtesse.htm

Platyptilia washburnensis McDunnough, 1929 {6114}
Platyptilia johnstoni Lange, 1940 {6108}
Platyptilia albicans Fish, 1881 {6115}
Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927 {6113}

Genus GILLMERIA Tutt

Gillmeria albertae (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6116}
Gillmeria pallidactyla (Haworth, 1811) {6107}
http://www.pbase.com/lilwings/image/30308525
http://www.pbase.com/image/18333088
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1504

Genus CNAEMIDOPHORUS Wallengren

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) {6105}
http://olegberlov.narod.ru/pterop5.html

Genus LANTANOPHAGA Zimmerman

Lantanophaga pusillidactyla (Walker, 1864) {6119}
http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_3073.htm

Genus ANSTENOPTILIA Zimmerman

Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla (Dyar [1903]) {6117}

Genus STENOPTILODES Zimmerman

Stenoptilodes antirrhina (Lange, 1939) {6123}
Stenoptilodes brevipennis (Zeller, 1874) {6122}
Stenoptilodes taprobanes (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

Genus STENOPTILIA Hübner

Stenoptilia pallistriga Barnes & McDunnough, 1913 {6145}
Stenoptilia zophodactyla (Duponchel, 1838) {6144}
Stenoptilia mengeli Fernald, 1898 {6146}
Stenoptilia columbia McDunnough, 1927 {6150}
Stenoptilia grandipuncta McDunnough, 1939 {6151}
Stenoptilia exclamationis (Walsingham, 1880) {6148}
Stenoptilia coloradensis Fernald, 1898 {6149}

Genus PARAPLATYPTILIA Bigot & Picard

Paraplatyptilia albiciliatus (Walsingham, 1880) {6130}
Paraplatyptilia auriga (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6127}
Paraplatyptilia albui Gielis, 2008
Paraplatyptilia glacialis Gielis, 2008
Paraplatyptilia sabourini Gielis, 2008
Paraplatyptilia watkinsi Gielis, 2008
Paraplatyptilia albidus (Walsingham, 1880) {6132}
Paraplatyptilia shastae (Walsingham, 1880) {6133}
Paraplatyptilia edwardsii (Fish, 1881) {6128}
Paraplatyptilia fragilis (Walsingham, 1880) {6136}
Paraplatyptilia albidorsellus (Walsingham, 1880) {6135}
Paraplatyptilia baueri (Lange, 1950) {6129}
Paraplatyptilia bifida (Lange, 1950) {6141}
Paraplatyptilia carolina (Kearfott, 1907) {6125}
Paraplatyptilia atlantica Landry & Gielis, 2008
Paraplatyptilia cooleyi (Fernald, 1898) {6138}
Paraplatyptilia grandis (Walsingham, 1880) {6124}
Paraplatyptilia immaculata (McDunnough, 1939) {6126}
Paraplatyptilia lutescens (Lange, 1950) {6131}
Paraplatyptilia maea (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6137}
Paraplatyptilia modesta (Walsingham, 1880) {6140}
Paraplatyptilia nana (McDunnough, 1927) {6134}
Paraplatyptilia petrodactyla (Walker, 1864) {6142}
Paraplatyptilia xylopsamma (Meyrick, 1908) {6139}

Genus AMBLYPTILIA Hübner

Amblyptilia bowmani (McDunnough, 1927) {6147}
Amblyptilia pica (Walsingham, 1880) {6118}
http://bugguide.net/node/view/7000/bgpage
http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/zeeb/butterflies/figs/moth_larvae/Pterophoridae/pict.jpeg

Genus OXYPTILUS Zeller

Oxyptilus delawaricus Zeller, 1873 {6097}
Oxyptilus eleanerae Matthews, 2017

Genus CAPPERIA Tutt

Capperia raptor (Meyrick, 1908) {6096}
Capperia evansi (McDunnough, 1923) {6095}
Capperia ningoris (Walsingham, 1880) {6094}

Genus GEINA Tutt

Geina buscki (McDunnough, 1933) {6093}

Geina tenuidactylus (Fitch, 1854) {6092}

Geina sheppardi B. Landry, 1989

Geina periscelidactylus (Fitch, 1854) {6091}

Genus LEPTODEUTEROCOPUS Fletcher

Leptodeuterocopus neales (Walsingham, 1915)

Genus MICHAELOPHORUS Gielis

Michaelophorus indentatus (Meyrick, 1930) {6103}

Genus SPHENARCHES Meyrick

Sphenarches anisodactylus (Walker, 1864)
Sphenarches ontario (McDunnough, 1927) {6090}

Genus MEGALORHIPIDA Amsel

Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) {6104}

Genus DEJONGIA Gielis

Dejongia californicus (Walsingham, 1880) {6100}
http://nitro.biosci.arizona.edu/

Dejongia lobidactylus (Fitch, 1854) {6102}
http://bugguide.net/node/view/3497

Genus BUCKLERIA Tutt

Buckleria parvulus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6098}

Genus TRICHOPTILUS Walsingham

Trichoptilus pygmaeus Walsingham, 1880 {6101}
Trichoptilus potentellus Lange, 1940 {6099}

Genus EXELASTIS Meyrick

Exelastis montischristi (Walsingham, 1897)
Exelastis dowi Matthews & B. Landry, 2008
Exelastis rhynchosiae (Dyar, 1898)
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)

Genus SINGULARIA Arenberger

Singularia walsinghami (Fernald, 1898) {6153}

Genus PSELNOPHORUS Wallengren

Pselnophorus belfragei (Fish, 1881) {6154}
Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis Matthews, Gielis, & Watkins, 2014
Pselnophorus kutisi Matthews, Gielis, & Watkins, 2014
Pselnophorus hodgesi Matthews, Gielis, & Watkins, 2014

Genus EMMELINA Tutt

Emmelina monodactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) {6234}
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1524

Emmelina buscki (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6159}

Genus OIDAEMATOPHORUS Wallengren

Oidaematophorus balsamorrhizae McDunnough, 1939 {6162}
Oidaematophorus occidentalis (Walsingham, 1880) {6161}
Oidaematophorus grisescens (Walsingham, 1880) {6171}
Oidaematophorus cineraceus (Fish, 1881) {6172}
Oidaematophorus phaceliae McDunnough, 1938 {6170}
Oidaematophorus guttatus (Walsingham, 1880) {6165}
Oidaematophorus cretidactylus (Fitch, 1834) {6163}
Oidaematophorus eupatorii (Fernald, 1891) {6168}
Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi (Mann, 1871) {6169}
http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/o/oidaematophorus_rogenhoferi.html

Oidaematophorus baroni (Fish, 1881) {6175}
Oidaematophorus downesi McDunnough, 1927 {6164}
Oidaematophorus lindseyi McDunnough, 1923 {6174}
Oidaematophorus castor Barnes & Lindsey, 1921 {6176}
Oidaematophorus rileyi (Fernald, 1898) {6173}
Oidaematophorus mathewianus (Zeller, 1874) {6166}

Genus HELLINSIA Tutt

Hellinsia habecki Matthews, 2010
Hellinsia elliottii (Fernald, 1898) {6204}
Hellinsia homodactylus (Walker, 1864) {6203}
Hellinsia phoebus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6189}
Hellinsia corvus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6223}
Hellinsia helianthi (Walsingham, 1880) {6202}
Hellinsia paleaceus (Zeller, 1873) {6207}
Hellinsia eros (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6187}
Hellinsia pan (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6188}
Hellinsia inquinatus (Zeller, 1873) {6186}
Hellinsia longifrons (Walsingham, 1915) {6233}
Hellinsia arion (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6232}
Hellinsia linus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6195}
Hellinsia tinctus (Walsingham, 1915) {6200}
Hellinsia ares (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6199}
Hellinsia auster (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6193}
Hellinsia cadmus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6196}
Hellinsia citrites (Meyrick, 1908) {6183}
Hellinsia cochise (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6198}
Hellinsia fishii (Fernald, 1893) {6167}
Hellinsia integratus (Meyrick, 1913) {6192}
Hellinsia iobates (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6197}
Hellinsia medius (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6194}
Hellinsia mizar (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6178}
Hellinsia hoguei (Gielis, 1996)
Hellinsia thoracica (McDunnough, 1939) {6201}
Hellinsia triton (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6191}
Hellinsia pollux (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6177}
Hellinsia thor (McDunnough, 1939) {6190}
Hellinsia brucei (Fernald, 1898) {6184}
Hellinsia albilobata (McDunnough, 1939) {6185}
Hellinsia fieldi (Wright, 1921) {6181}
Hellinsia meyricki (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6179}
Hellinsia confusus (Braun, 1930) {6182}
Hellinsia gratiosus (Fish, 1881) {6180}
Hellinsia venapunctus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6208}
Hellinsia sulphureodactylus (Packard, 1873) {6216}
Hellinsia pectodactylus (Staudinger, 1859) {6205}
Hellinsia luteolus (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921) {6209}
Hellinsia grandis (Fish, 1881) {6211}
Hellinsia balanotes (Meyrick, 1908) {6210}
http://www.forestpests.org/subject.html?SUB=2559
http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_3072.htm

Genus ADAINA Tutt