Checklist of Subsection Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 (Butterflies)
for Samoa (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 191
921
1762 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 191
921
1762 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 187
916
1755 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 117
679
1372 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
100
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
100
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
99
164 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
9
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Rhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies | 1
8
8 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Samoa
1 Family width 8 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Samoa
8 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Samoa
8 Species and 7 Subspecies
Subnodes of Rhopalocera with occurrences in Samoa
Links, sources and further information
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