Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Colchester (Essex, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 303
1644
2977 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 303
1644
2977 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 294
1624
2949 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 223
1405
2630 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
379
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
379
601 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
376
598 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
12
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Colchester
2 Families width 15 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Colchester
12 Genera with 15 Species | Eriogaster Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthrix Meigen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1758 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mimas Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1853 | Darters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perichares Scudder, 1867 | Ruby-eyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilocampa Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1949 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiura Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Colchester
15 Species and 5 Subspecies | Eriogaster (Eriogaster) lanestris Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Eggar | | Erynnis tages tages (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | | Euthrix potatoria Linnaeus, 1758 | Drinker | | Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Northern Eggar | | Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Malacosoma castrense Linnaeus, 1758 | | Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) neustria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Lackey | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895 | | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Perichares philetes adela Hewitson, 1867 | Adela’s Green-backed Ruby-Eye | | Poecilocampa populi Linnaeus, 1758 | December Eggar | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola clara Tutt, 1906 | | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth | | Thymelicus sylvestris pseudoiberica Taccani, 1949 | | | Trichiura (Trichiura) crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Eggar |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Colchester
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