Checklist for Subfamily Metarbelinae Strand, 1909 (Tropical Carpenterworm Moths)
and region American Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
600
861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
600
861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 144
572
824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 113
519
759 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
321
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 48
320
427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 47
319
426 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 18
207
273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
| 3
26
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Cossoidea
Leach, 1815
Carpenter, Carpenter moths and relatives, Clearwing Moths | 2
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cossidae
Leach, 1815
Borers, Carpenter and Leopard Moths, Carpenter millers | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Metarbelinae
Strand, 1909
Tropical Carpenterworm Moths | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for American Samoa
5 Genera with 6 Species
Species list for American Samoa
6 Species
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