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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Clayton (Rabun county, Georgia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
100
465
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
100
465
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
97
456
592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
81
434
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
353
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
353
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
353
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Clayton (Rabun County)
3 Families width 12 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper5SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Clayton (Rabun County)
10 Genera with 12 Species
Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1878Roadside-Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Artace Walker, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Atalopedes Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lacosoma Grote, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1820Tent Caterpillar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Megathymus Scudder, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodesma Hübner, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Pompeius W.H. Evans, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tolype Hübner, 17912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Clayton (Rabun County)
12 Species
Amblyscirtes aenus Edwards, 1878Bronze Little Skipper
Artace cribraria (Ljungh, 1825)⇒ Artace cribrarius Ljungh, 1825
Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852Sachem
Lacosoma chiridota Grote, 1864Scalloped Sack Bearer
Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793Eastern tent caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876
Mastor aesculapius Fabricius, 1793
Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834Yucca Giant Skipper
Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841American Lappet Moth
Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862Little Glassy Wing
Tolype notialis Franclemont, 1973Small Tolype
Tolype velleda Stoll, 1791Large Tolype

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Clayton (Rabun County)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMimallonoidea
van Nieukerken & al., 2011
Sack-bearer Moths
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom