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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region East Cambridgeshire (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
273
1529
2529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
273
1529
2529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
254
1460
2416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
189
1252
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
356
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
356
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
33
354
490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Cambridgeshire
2 Families width 19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper14SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Cambridgeshire
17 Genera with 19 Species
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Epargyreus Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Eriogaster Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1758Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Euthrix Meigen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gastropacha Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heliopetes Billberg, 1852White Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1872Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1758Tent Caterpillar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Mimas Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1853Darters2SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodesma Hübner, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1758Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 19383SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Cambridgeshire
19 Species and 2 Subspecies
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775Huachuca Skipper
Eriogaster (Eriogaster) lanestris Linnaeus, 1758Small Eggar
Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758Dingy Skipper
Euthrix potatoria Linnaeus, 1758Drinker
Gastropacha (Gastropacha) quercifolia Linnaeus, 1758Lappet
Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852Great Basin White Skipper
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) neustria Linnaeus, 1758Common Lackey
Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758Lime hawk moth
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853Large Skipper
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841American Lappet Moth
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758Grizzled Skipper
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth
Thymelicus sylvestris intermedia Frohawk, 1938

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in East Cambridgeshire
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
12
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom