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Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
256
1629
3292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
255
1627
3289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
243
1589
3218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
161
1355
2882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
543
1063
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
18
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Comoro Islands
2 Families width 27 Species and 14 Subspecies
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Indet. Skipper26SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Comoro Islands
18 Genera with 27 Species
Artitropa Holland, 1916Nightfighters2SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1884Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Coeliades Hübner, 1937Policemen3SpeciesTaxom
Eagris Guenée, 1995Flats7SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1930Duskywings4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1758Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798Branded Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Phoenicladocera De Lajonquière, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1839Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Quedionuchus Sharp, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1937Clouded Flats5SpeciesTaxom
Talides Hübner, 19551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
27 Species and 14 Subspecies
Artitropa erinnys Trimen, 1862Bush Night-fighter
Artitropa erinnys comorarum Oberthür, 1916
Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855Foolish Swift
Borbo fatuellus dolens Mabille, 1898
Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884Twin Swift
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782Striped Policeman
Coeliades ramanatek Boisduval, 1833
Coeliades ramanatek comorana Evans, 1937
Eagris astoria (Gray, 1832)⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832
Eagris epira (Gray, 1832)⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832
Eagris ochreana (Gray, 1832)⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832
Eagris plicata (Gray, 1832)⇒ Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832
Eagris sabadius Gray, 1832Orange Flat
Eagris sabadius comorana Evans, 1937
Eagris sabadius isabella Turlin, 1995
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Erynnis afranius Lintner, 1878Afranius Duskywing
Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863Hairy Dusky Wing
Erynnis persius avinoffi W. Holland, 1930Persius Duskywing
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904)⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Phoenicladocera lajonquierei Viette, 1981
Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852Saltgrass Skipper
Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Quedionuchus plagiatus Mannerheim, 1843
Tagiades insularis Mabille, 1876
Tagiades insularis grandis Evans, 1937
Tagiades insularis mayotta Evans, 1937
Tagiades samborana Grose-Smith, 1891
Tagiades samborana rana Evans, 1937
Talides alternata hispa (Evans, 1955)⇒ Talides hispa W.H. Evans, 1955

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
17
26
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom