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Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Cairns (Cape York Peninsula, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
276
1640
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
276
1640
2570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
262
1593
2494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
196
1374
2231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
398
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
398
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
45
397
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
26
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cairns
3 Families width 48 Species and 21 Subspecies
Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper41SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cairns
26 Genera with 48 Species
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A
B
C
E
G
H
M
N
O
P
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Anthela Walker, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Arrhenes Mabille, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Badamia Moore, 1775Brown Awl1SpeciesTaxom
Callimormus Scudder, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908Palm Darts2SpeciesTaxom
Entometa Linnaeus, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Genduara Linnaeus, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hasora Moore, 1870Awls1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neohesperilla Waterhouse &..., 18912SpeciesTaxom
Netrocoryne C. & R.Felder, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1883Demons2SpeciesTaxom
Ocybadistes Heron, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1798Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1915Branded Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Porela Linnaeus, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Praxis Guenée, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Sabera Swinhoe, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1855African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Suniana W.H. Evans, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1870Clouded Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1883Palm Darts6SpeciesTaxom
Toxidia Mabille, 18915SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cairns
48 Species and 21 Subspecies
Anthela acuta Walker, 1855Common anthelid
Anthela addita Walker, 1865Reddish Anthelid
Anthela asterias Meyrick, 1891
Anthela varia Walker, 1855Hairy Mary
Arrhenes dschilus iris Waterhouse, 1932Iris Skipper
Arrhenes marnas affinis Waterhouse, 1912Affinis Skipper
Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775Brown Awl
Callimormus omadius (Godman, 1900)⇒ Callimormus alsimo Möschler, 1882
Cephrenes augiades Felder, 1860Orange Palm Dart
Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908Yellow Palm Dart
Entometa fervens Walker, 1855Common Gum Snout Moth
Genduara dianipha Turner, 1911
Hasora hurama hurama Butler, 1870Broad-banded Awl
Hesperilla ornata Leech, 1815Spotted Sedge-skipper
Hesperilla sexguttata Herrich-Schä..., 1869Riverine Sedge-skipper
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Neohesperilla croceus Miskin, 1889Crocea Skipper
Neohesperilla senta Miskin, 1891Miskin´s skipper
Netrocoryne repanda expansa Waterhouse, 1932Eastern Flat
Notocrypta clavata Staudinger, 1889Clavate Banded Demon
Notocrypta waigensis proserpina Butler, 1883Banded Demon
Ocybadistes flavovittata Latreille, 1824Common Dart
Ocybadistes flavovittatus flavovittatus Latreille, 1824Common Dart
Parnara amalia Semper, 1879Hyaline Swift
Parnara bada sida Waterhouse, 1934Straight Swift
Parnara naso Fabricius, 1798African Straight
Pelopidas agna Moore, 1865Bengal Swift
Pelopidas agna dingo Evans, 1949Common Swift
Pelopidas lyelli lyelli Rothschild, 1915Lyell´s Swift
Porela cinerea Boisduval, 1832
Praxis marmarinopa Meyrick, 1897
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Sabera caesina Hewitson, 1866Black & White Swift
Sabera caesina albifascia Miskin, 1889Black And White Swift
Sabera fuliginosa fuliginosa Miskin, 1889
Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855
Suniana lascivia neocles Mabille, 1891
Suniana sunias Felder, 1860Orange Dart
Suniana sunias rectivitta Mabille, 1878Orange Dart
Tagiades japetus janetta Butler, 1870Black And White Flat
Telicota augias krefftii MacLeay, 1866Krefft´s Darter
Telicota brachydesma Lower, 1908Small Darter
Telicota colon Fabricius, 1775Common Darter
Telicota mesoptis Lower, 1911Lower´s darter
Telicota mesoptis mesoptis Lower, 1911Lower´s Darter
Telicota ohara Plötz, 1883Dark darter
Toxidia melania Waterhouse, 1903Black Skipper
Toxidia parvulus Plötz, 1884Banded Grass-skipper
Toxidia peron Latreille, 1824Dingy Grass-skipper
Toxidia rietmanni parasema Lower, 1908
Toxidia thyrrhus Mabille, 1891Dusky Grass-skipper

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Cairns
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
22
41
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom