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Checklist for Subfamily Peratodontinae St Laurent & Goldstein, 2025
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
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
181
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
105
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths
13
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPeratodontinae
St Laurent & Goldstein, 2025
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for American Samoa
4 Genera with 4 Species
Bostrychogyna Kiriakoff, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Brachychira Aurivillius, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Harpandrya Bryk, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Otpada Kiriakoff, 19651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for American Samoa
4 Species
Bostrychogyna oneida Kiriakoff, 1964
Brachychira ligata Kiriakoff, 1955
Harpandrya cinerea Kiriakoff, 1966
Otpada recussa Kiriakoff, 1965


Links, sources and further information
Peratodontinae at afromoths.net