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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
101
8059
57615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
99
8043
57561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
8020
57386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
5
430
2408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
5 Families width 2408 Species and 450 Subspecies
Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857American Butterfly Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1096SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths1283SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths17SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Africa
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
2
251
1104
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
2
169
1287
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMimallonoidea
van Nieukerken & al., 2011
Sack-bearer Moths
1
10
17
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom