Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 283
1672
2201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 275
1655
2186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 205
1494
2029 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
382
545 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
381
543 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 50
373
525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
17
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Town
3 Families width 22 Species and 9 Subspecies
Genera for Cape Town
17 Genera with 22 Species | Anastrus Hübner, 1953 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisynta Lower, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthela Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycopsis C. Felder & ..., 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Codatractus Lindsey, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1827 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1928 | Sylphs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1937 | Sylphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1868 | Nightfighters | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
22 Species and 9 Subspecies | Anastrus meliboea bactra Evans, 1953 | | | Anisynta dominula pria Waterhouse, 1932 | Dominula Skipper | | Anthela astata Turner, 1926 | | | Bombycopsis capicola Aurivillius, 1921 | | | Codatractus bryaxis Hewitson, 1867 | Golden Mottled-Skipper | | Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Metisella malgacha Boisduval, 1833 | Grassveld Sylph | | Metisella orientalis Krüger, 1928 | Eastern Sylph | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Spialia colotes colotes Druce, 1875 | | | Spialia nanus Trimen, 1889 | Dwarf Sandman | | Spialia sataspes Trimen, 1864 | Boland Sandman | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Tsitana tulbagha Evans, 1937 | Tulbagh Sylph | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Cape Town
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