Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Cheshire (Northwest England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 207
892
1442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 207
892
1442 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 193
855
1382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 151
756
1252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
189
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
189
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
189
263 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
20
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cheshire
2 Families width 28 Species and 8 Subspecies
Genera for Cheshire
20 Genera with 28 Species | Anisynta Lower, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antipodia Atkins, 1933 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Croitana Waterhouse, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1793 | Duskywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Exometoeca Meyrick, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperilla Hewitson, 1927 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothylacia Rambur, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1758 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesodina Meyrick, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Motasingha Watson, 1882 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1853 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilocampa Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Taractrocera Butler, 1868 | Grass Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tolype Hübner, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezites Hübner, 1914 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiura Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cheshire
28 Species and 8 Subspecies | Anisynta sphenosema Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Wedge Grass-skipper | | Antipodia chaostola (Meyrick, 1888) | ⇒ Hesperilla chaostola Meyrick, 1887 | | Antipodia chaostola chares Waterhouse, 1933 | Chaostola Skipper | | Croitana croites Hewitson, 1874 | Croites Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Exometoeca nycteris Meyrick, 1888 | Western Flat | | Hesperilla chrysotricha chrysotricha Meyrick & Lower, 1902 | Chrysotricha Skipper | | Hesperilla donnysa albina Waterhouse, 1932 | | | Hesperilla flavescens Waterhouse, 1927 | Altona Skipper | | Macrothylacia rubi Linnaeus, 1758 | Fox Moth | | Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) neustria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Lackey | | Mesodina cyanophracta Lower, 1911 | Blue Iris Skipper | | Motasingha dirphia Hewitson, 1868 | Dirphia Skipper | | Motasingha trimaculata Tepper, 1882 | Large Brown Skipper | | Motasingha trimaculata occidentalis Tepper, 1882 | | | Motasingha trimaculata trimaculata Tepper, 1882 | Tepper´s Skipper | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poecilocampa populi Linnaeus, 1758 | December Eggar | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Taractrocera papyria agraulia Hewitson, 1868 | Western Grassdart | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth | | Tolype velleda Stoll, 1791 | Large Tolype | | Trapezites argenteoornatus Hewitson, 1868 | Silver Spotted Skipper | | Trapezites phigalia Hewitson, 1868 | Heath Ochre | | Trapezites phigalioides Waterhouse, 1903 | Montane Ochre | | Trapezites sciron sciron Waterhouse &..., 1914 | Sciron Skipper | | Trichiura (Trichiura) crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Eggar |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Cheshire
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