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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Exeter (Penobscot County, Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
45
113
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
45
113
134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
42
109
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
35
102
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
71
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
71
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
71
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Exeter (Penobscot County)
3 Families width 9 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper4SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Exeter (Penobscot County)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Atalopedes Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Atrytone Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1863Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Lacosoma Grote, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1820Tent Caterpillar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodesma Hübner, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Tolype Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Exeter (Penobscot County)
9 Species
Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852Sachem
Atrytone delaware (Edwards, 1863)⇒ Anatrytone logan W.H. Edwards, 1863
Hesperia metea Scudder, 1863Cobweb Skipper
Lacosoma chiridota Grote, 1864Scalloped Sack Bearer
Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793Eastern tent caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876
Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841American Lappet Moth
Poanes massasoit Scudder, 1863Muberry Wing
Tolype laricis Fitch, 1856Larch lappet moth

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Exeter (Penobscot County)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
4
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