Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 291
1643
2746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 287
1635
2736 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 282
1624
2719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 189
1260
2137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
348
480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 39
348
480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 39
348
480 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
12
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Azores
2 Families width 12 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Azores
12 Genera with 12 Species | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1833 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcharodus Hübner, 1925 | Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratrichia Butler, 1879 | Forest Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1782 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1793 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muschampia Tutt, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodesma Hübner, 1842 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psilogaster Reichenbach, 1810 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1889 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Azores
12 Species and 4 Subspecies | Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833 | Borbo Skipper | | Carcharodus tripolina (Verity, 1925) | ⇒ Carcharodus tripolinus Verity, 1925 | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Ceratrichia argyrosticta argyrosticta Plötz, 1879 | | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793 | Dingy Swift | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Lasiocampa (Pachygastria) trifolii Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Grass Eggar | | Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer, 1808) | ⇒ Sloperia proto Ochsenheimer, 1808 | | Phyllodesma (Epicnaptera) suberifolia (Duponchel, 1842) | ⇒ Phyllodesma suberifolium Duponchel, 1842 | | Psilogaster loti Ochsenheimer, 1810 | Southern Lappet | | Spialia agylla agylla Trimen & Bowker, 1889 | Grassveld Sandman |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Azores
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