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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
1998
4501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
1995
4497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
1988
4483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
5
227
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Argentina
5 Families width 556 Species and 161 Subspecies
Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857American Butterfly Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper503SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths42SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths8SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Argentina
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
2
203
505
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
2
17
43
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMimallonoidea
van Nieukerken & al., 2011
Sack-bearer Moths
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom