Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Gqeberha (Nelson Mandela Bay)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 140
559
616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 140
559
616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 136
553
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
515
573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
160
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
159
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
158
175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
19
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
3 Families width 18 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
19 Genera with 18 Species | Borbo W.H. Evans, 1855 | Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1782 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1857 | Elfs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1863 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1827 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomalia Moore, 1862 | African Mallow Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Kedestes Watson, 1893 | Rangers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lacosoma Grote, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Metisella Hemming, 1934 | Sylphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798 | Branded Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1898 | African grizzled skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tolype Hübner, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tsitana Evans, 1937 | Sylphs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Zophopetes Mabille, 1876 | Nightfighters | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
18 Species and 4 Subspecies | Borbo fatuellus Hopffer, 1855 | Foolish Swift | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Coeliades forestan Stoll, 1782 | Striped Policeman | | Eretis djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857 | Marbled Elf | | Euphyes conspicua W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Black Dash | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862 | African Mallow | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Lacosoma chiridota Grote, 1864 | Scalloped Sack Bearer | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Cross-Line Skipper | | Spialia asterodia Trimen, 1864 | Asterodia Sandman | | Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper | | Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775 | Lullworth Skipper | | Thymelicus acteon alba Bolton, 1951 | | | Tolype velleda Stoll, 1791 | Large Tolype | | Zophopetes dysmephila Trimen, 1868 | Palm Tree Nightfighter | | Zophopetes quaternata Mabille, 1876 | Western Palm Nightfighter |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
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