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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Alta (Placer County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
71
137
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
71
137
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
68
134
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
124
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
54
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
54
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
53
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alta (Placer County)
1 Family width 5 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alta (Placer County)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1758Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Trapezites Hübner, 19381SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alta (Placer County)
5 Species and 2 Subspecies
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Trapezites luteus leucon Waterhouse, 1938

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Alta (Placer County)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom