Checklist for Tribe Exelastini Gielis, 2000
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 234
1381
1993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
1109
1625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 20
160
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 16
152
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths | 1
8
16 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths | 8
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pterophorinae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorinids | 8
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Exelastini
Gielis, 2000
| 1
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Virgin Islands
1 Genera with 5 Species
Species list for Virgin Islands
5 Species
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