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Checklist for Superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov, 1979 (Plume 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
 
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
 


List of families for American Samoa
1 Family width 8 Species
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for American Samoa
7 Genera with 8 Species
Crocydoscelus Walsingham, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Marasmarcha Meyrick, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Megalorhipida Amsel, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Platyptiliodes Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom


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 Pterophoroidea with occurrences in American Samoa
FamilyPterophoridae
Zeller, 1841
Plume Moths, Pterophorid Moths
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pterophoroidea at artfakta.se
Pterophoroidea at dyntaxa.se
Pterophoroidea at itis.gov