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Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
120
340
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
120
340
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
118
338
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
259
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
129
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
129
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
129
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Christmas Island
1 Family width 5 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Christmas Island
5 Genera with 5 Species
Badamia Moore, 1775Brown Awl1SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1866Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Hasora Moore, 1780Awls1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Paronymus Aurivillius, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
5 Species and 2 Subspecies
Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775Brown Awl
Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866Formosan Swift
Hasora chromus Cramer, 1780Banded Awl
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Christmas Island
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom