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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
227
1139
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
225
1136
1656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
215
1096
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
869
1314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
382
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Darwin
3 Families width 43 Species and 19 Subspecies
Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper38SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Darwin
28 Genera with 43 Species
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Anthela Walker, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Badamia Moore, 1775Brown Awl1SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1932Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908Palm Darts2SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocneme Felder, 1867Dusk-flats1SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopyge Mielke, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Dalla Mabille, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Hasora Moore, 1870Awls3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neohesperilla Waterhouse &..., 19113SpeciesTaxom
Niconiades Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ocybadistes Heron, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Opsirhina Linnaeus, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1879Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Paronymus Aurivillius, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1915Branded Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1878Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Proeidosa Atkins, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Quadrus Lindsey, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1855African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Suniana W.H. Evans, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Taractrocera Butler, 1932Grass Darts3SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1775Palm Darts4SpeciesTaxom
Viola Evans, 1953Violet1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
43 Species and 19 Subspecies
Anthela achromata Turner, 1904
Anthela hyperythra Turner, 1921
Anthela neurospasta Turner, 1902
Anthela ostra Swinhoe, 1903
Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775Brown Awl
Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866Formosan Swift
Borbo impar lavinia Waterhouse, 1932Yellow Swift
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Cephrenes augiades Felder, 1860Orange Palm Dart
Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908Yellow Palm Dart
Chaetocneme denitza Hewitson, 1867Ornata dusk-flat
Cyclopyge roscius iphimedia Plötz, 1886
Dalla agathocles polydesma Mabille, 1889Agathocles Skipperling
Hasora chromus Cramer, 1780Banded Awl
Hasora chromus chromus Cramer, 1780Banded awl
Hasora hurama Butler, 1870Broad Banded Awl
Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938
Hesperilla sexguttata Herrich-Schä..., 1869Riverine Sedge-skipper
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Neohesperilla croceus Miskin, 1889Crocea Skipper
Neohesperilla senta Miskin, 1891Miskin´s skipper
Neohesperilla xiphiphora Lower, 1911Sword-brand Grass-skipper
Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876
Ocybadistes flavovittatus vesta Waterhouse, 1932
Ocybadistes walkeri Heron, 1894Green Grass-dart
Ocybadistes walkeri olivia Waterhouse, 1933
Opsirhina alphaea Fabricius, 1775
Parnara amalia Semper, 1879Hyaline Swift
Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891
Pelopidas agna dingo Evans, 1949Common Swift
Pelopidas lyelli Rothschild, 1915Lyell's Swift
Pelopidas lyelli lyelli Rothschild, 1915Lyell´s Swift
Pholisora libya (Scudder, 1878)⇒ Hesperopsis libya Scudder, 1878
Proeidosa polysema Lower, 1908Polysema Skipper
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Quadrus contubernalis praxis (C. Plötz, 1884)⇒ Quadrus contubernalis contubernalis Mabille, 1883
Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855
Suniana lascivia Rosenstock, 1885Dingy Dart
Suniana lascivia lascivia Rosenstock, 1885Dingy Grass-dart
Taractrocera anisomorpha Lower, 1911Large Yellow Grass-dart
Taractrocera dolon diomedes Waterhouse, 1933Sandy Grass-dart
Taractrocera ina Waterhouse, 1932Ina Grass Dart
Telicota ancilla Herrich-Schä..., 1869Dark Palm Dart
Telicota augias Linnaeus, 1763Bright-orange Darter
Telicota augias krefftii MacLeay, 1866Krefft´s Darter
Telicota colon Fabricius, 1775Common Darter
Viola olla Evans, 1953

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Darwin
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
26
38
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
2
2
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom