Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Buncombe County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 222
866
1180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 221
865
1179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 205
818
1097 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 149
708
964 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
319
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
319
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
319
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
15
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Buncombe County
2 Families width 24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Buncombe County
15 Genera with 24 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1869 | Duskywings | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1820 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megathymus Scudder, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926 | Demons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodesma Hübner, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Symmachia Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Buncombe County
24 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis baptisiae Forbes, 1936 | Indigo Dusky Wing | | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Brown Dusky Wing | | Erynnis lucilius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Columbine Duskwing | | Erynnis martialis Scudder, 1869 | Mottled Dusky Wing | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | | Mastor aesculapius Fabricius, 1793 | | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834 | Yucca Giant Skipper | | Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926 | | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841 | American Lappet Moth | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839 | 'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Symmachia hetaerina Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Buncombe County
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