Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Foothills County (Calgary Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 138
407
444 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 138
407
444 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 127
390
429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 98
341
391 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
138
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
138
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
138
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
11
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Foothills County
1 Family width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Foothills County
11 Genera with 14 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1863 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oarisma Scudder, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1775 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Foothills County
14 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866 | Garita Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common palm dart | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Foothills County
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