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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Beaver River (Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
32
91
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
32
91
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
29
87
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
26
84
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
75
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
75
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
75
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Beaver River (Digby County)
2 Families width 3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae (Harris, 1841)Eggar Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Beaver River (Digby County)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1881Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1820Tent Caterpillar Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Beaver River (Digby County)
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Beaver River (Digby County)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom