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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region East Lansing (Ingham County, Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
117
549
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
117
549
822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
106
523
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
93
487
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
252
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
252
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
252
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Lansing
3 Families width 9 Species
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper4SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Lansing
7 Genera with 9 Species
Cicinnus Blanchard, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Epargyreus Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1820Tent Caterpillar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodesma Hübner, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Tolype Hübner, 17911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Lansing
9 Species
Cicinnus melsheimeri Harris, 1841Melsheimer's sack bearer
Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775Huachuca Skipper
Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793Eastern tent caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876
Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841American Lappet Moth
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Tolype velleda Stoll, 1791Large Tolype

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in East Lansing
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom