Checklist of Family Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 (Plume Moths)
for American Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
599
860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
599
860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 144
571
823 | 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
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 23
91
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 21
81
116 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Pterophoroidea
Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979
Plume Moths | 1
7
8 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Pterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for American Samoa
7 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for American Samoa
8 Species | Crocydoscelus castaneum Gielis, 2011 | | | Hellinsia emmelinoida Gielis, 2008 | | | Marasmarcha bengtssoni Gielis, 2009 | | | Megalorhipida palaestinensis (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793 | | Platyptilia farfarellus Zeller, 1867 | | | Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Platyptiliodes albisignatula Strand, 1913 | | | Sphenarches chroesus (Walker, 1864) | ⇒ Sphenarches anisodactyla Walker, 1864 |
Subnodes of Pterophoridae with occurrences in American Samoa
 | | Pterophoridae (Zeller 1841) |
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