Checklist for Subtribe Thyretina Butler, 1876 (African Maiden 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
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
181
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
105
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 42
62 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths | 19
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Syntomini
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
| 4
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subtribe | Thyretina
Butler, 1876
African Maiden Moths | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for American Samoa
3 Genera with 5 Species
Species list for American Samoa
5 Species
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