Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Esmeralda County (Nevada, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 116
347
468 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 116
347
468 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 112
335
449 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 78
272
389 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
76
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
76
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
76
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
10
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Esmeralda County
2 Families width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Esmeralda County
10 Genera with 14 Species | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopetes Billberg, 1852 | White Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1878 | Sootywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tolype Hübner, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Esmeralda County
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Brown Dusky Wing | | Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852 | Great Basin White Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Pholisora libya (Scudder, 1878) | ⇒ Hesperopsis libya Scudder, 1878 | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Tolype glenwoodii Barnes, 1900 | |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Esmeralda County
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