Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Fall River (Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 44
87
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 44
87
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 35
73
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 31
68
82 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 12
40
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 12
40
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 12
40
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
11
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Fall River (Halifax County Nova Scotia)
2 Families width 15 Species
Genera for Fall River (Halifax County Nova Scotia)
11 Genera with 15 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1936 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1820 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tolype Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Fall River (Halifax County Nova Scotia)
15 Species | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Erynnis baptisiae Forbes, 1936 | Indigo Dusky Wing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 | Blazing-Star Skipper | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | | Mastor hegon Scudder, 1863 | | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes massasoit Scudder, 1863 | Muberry Wing | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Tolype laricis Fitch, 1856 | Larch lappet moth |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Fall River (Halifax County Nova Scotia)
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