Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Ascension Parish (Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 165
510
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 164
509
591 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 148
464
526 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 100
371
420 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
141
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
141
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
141
165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
15
20 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ascension Parish
1 Family width 20 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Ascension Parish
15 Genera with 20 Species | Achalarus Scudder, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1863 | Duskywings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perichares Scudder, 1867 | Ruby-eyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ascension Parish
20 Species and 4 Subspecies | Achalarus lyciades Geyer, 1832 | Hoary Edge | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) brizo Boisduval & ..., 1832 | Banded Oak Dusky Wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Erynnis martialis Scudder, 1869 | Mottled Dusky Wing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895 | | | Perichares philetes adela Hewitson, 1867 | Adela’s Green-backed Ruby-Eye | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Poanes yehl Skinner, 1893 | Southern Swamp Skipper | | Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829 | Southern Dimorphic Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Ascension Parish
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