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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Imperial County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
172
731
1083
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
171
729
1082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
161
709
1052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
598
927
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
161
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
161
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
161
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
12
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Imperial County
1 Family width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Imperial County
12 Genera with 15 Species
Atalopedes Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Copaeodes Speyer, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Entheus Hübner, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1870Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1758Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Hylephila Billberg, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Lerodea Scudder, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Nyctelius Hayward, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1878Sootywings3SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1852Checkered skippers2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Imperial County
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852Sachem
Copaeodes aurantiaca Hewitson, 1868Orange Skipperling
Entheus huertasae Grishin, 2013Blanca´s Entheus
Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870Funereal dusky wing
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperopsis alpheus Edwards, 1876'MacNeill's' Saltbush Sootywing
Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773Fiery Skipper
Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869Eufala Skipper
Nyctelius nyctelius nyctelia (W.P. Comstock, 1944)⇒ Nyctelius nyctelius nyctelius Latreille, 1824
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Pholisora gracielae MacNeill, 1970
Pholisora libya (Scudder, 1878)⇒ Hesperopsis libya Scudder, 1878
Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852Saltgrass Skipper
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus scriptura Boisduval, 1852Small Checkered Skipper

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Imperial County
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
12
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom