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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Elgin (Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
226
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
226
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
91
211
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
75
190
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
64
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
64
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
64
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elgin (Pictou County)
1 Family width 3 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elgin (Pictou County)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1862Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elgin (Pictou County)
3 Species
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862Blazing-Star Skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Elgin (Pictou County)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom