Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Castro County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 66
219
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 66
219
262 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 60
207
239 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 48
185
213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
119
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
119
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
119
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
11
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Castro County
2 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Castro County
11 Genera with 12 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gloveria Linnaeus, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopetes Billberg, 1852 | White Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1872 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1820 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodesma Hübner, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symmachia Hübner, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tolype Hübner, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Castro County
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Gloveria arizonensis Packard, 1878 | | | Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852 | Great Basin White Skipper | | Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | Jagged-border Skipper | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841 | American Lappet Moth | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Symmachia hetaerina Hewitson, 1867 | | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Tolype velleda Stoll, 1791 | Large Tolype |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Castro County
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