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Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Iran (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
400
4740
15351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
397
4733
15344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
382
4700
15291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
256
3716
12843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1441
4687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1441
4687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1440
4686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
39
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iran
2 Families width 105 Species and 11 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper70SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths35SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iran
39 Genera with 105 Species
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Achalarus Scudder, 01SpeciesTaxom
Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1775Scrub Hoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Anastrus Hübner, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Bibasis Moore, 1865Awlets1SpeciesTaxom
Carcharodus Hübner, 1893Mallow Skipper9SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Chilena Walker, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Choaspes Moore, 1843Awlkings1SpeciesTaxom
Chondrostega Lederer, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Eogenes Mabille, 02SpeciesTaxom
Epicnaptera Linnaeus, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Eriogaster Germar, 05SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1758Duskywings2SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 0Dingy Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1967Branded Skippers5SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 19437SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1887Tent Caterpillar Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Mimas Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Muschampia Tutt, 18038SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters3SpeciesTaxom
Pachypasa Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821Branded Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodesma Hübner, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1937Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1784Checkered skippers9SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Quedionuchus Sharp, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Sarangesa Moore, 1879Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Sena Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Sloperia Tutt, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1914African grizzled skippers6SpeciesTaxom
Syrichtus Boisduval, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Taragama Linnaeus, 03SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 17617SpeciesTaxom
Trichiura Stephens, 19522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
105 Species and 11 Subspecies
Achalarus lycaeides
Aeromachus dubius Elwes & Edwards, 1897Dingy Scrub Hopper
Aeromachus jhora de Nicéville, 1885Grey Scrub Hopper
Aeromachus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1775Pigmy Scrub Hopper
Anastrus meliboea bactra Evans, 1953
Bibasis sena Moore, 1865Orange-tail Awl
Carcharodus alceae Esper, 1780Mallow Skipper
Carcharodus dravira Moore, 1875
Carcharodus floccifer Zeller, 1847Tufted Skipper
Carcharodus flocciferus Zeller, 1847Tufted marbled skipper
Carcharodus lavatherae Esper, 1783Marbled Skipper
Carcharodus orientalis Reverdin, 1913Oriental Marbled Skipper
Carcharodus stauderi Reverdin, 1913False Marbled Skipper
Carcharodus swinhoei Watson, 1893
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Chilena cuneata Brandt, 1938
Chilena laristana Daniel, 1949
Chilena prixina
Chilena sordida Erschoff, 1874
Choaspes benjaminii Guérin-Ménev..., 1843Common awlking
Chondrostega aurivillii Püngeler, 1902
Chondrostega hyrcana (Staudinger, 1871)⇒ Chondrostega pastrana Lederer, 1858
Chondrostega pastrana Lederer, 1858
Eogenes alcides Herrich-Schä..., 1854Alcides Skipper
Eogenes alcides alcides
Epicnaptera albofasciata (Bang-Haas, 1927)⇒ Phyllodesma ambigua Staudinger &..., 1901
Eriogaster (Acantophyla) neogena Fischer de W..., 1824
Eriogaster (Eriogaster) lanestris Linnaeus, 1758Small Eggar
Eriogaster acanthophylli Christoph, 1882Apple seed chalcid
Eriogaster amygdali Wiltshire, 1941
Eriogaster philipsi
Erynnis marloyi Boisduval, 1834Inky Skipper
Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758Dingy Skipper
Gegenes nostrodamus Fabricius, 1793Dingy Swift
Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804Dark Hottentot
Gegenes pumilo
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia comma comma Linnaeus, 1758
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Hesperia jupei (Alberti, 1967)⇒ Pyrgus jupei Alberti, 1967
Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) quercus Linnaeus, 1758Northern Eggar
Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) terreni Herrich-Schä..., 1847
Lasiocampa (Macrocampa) grandis Rogenhofer, 1891
Lasiocampa (Pachygastria) eversmanni Eversmann, 1843
Lasiocampa (Pachygastria) trifolii Denis & Schi..., 1775Grass Eggar
Lasiocampa bufo
Lasiocampa piontkovskii Sheljuzhko, 1943
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) castrense Linnaeus, 1758Ground Lackey
Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Malacosoma castrense Linnaeus, 1758
Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) neustria Linnaeus, 1758Common Lackey
Malacosoma parallela Staudinger, 1887Mountain ring silk moth
Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758Lime hawk moth
Muschampia plurimacula Christoph, 1893
Muschampia poggei Lederer, 1858
Muschampia proteides Wagner, 1929Anatolian Skipper
Muschampia proto (Ochsenheimer, 1808)⇒ Sloperia proto Ochsenheimer, 1808
Muschampia staudingeri Speyer, 1879Streaked Skipper
Muschampia tersa Evans, 1949
Muschampia tessellum Hübner, 1803Tesselated Skipper
Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895
Ochlodes hyrcana Christoph, 1893
Ochlodes hyrcanus
Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852Large Skipper
Pachypasa (Pachypasa) otus Drury, 1773Eastern Lappet
Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821Large Branded Swift
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Phyllodesma (Phyllodesma) tremulifolia Hübner, 1810Aspen Lappet
Phyllodesma ambigua Staudinger &..., 1901
Phyllodesma farahae De Lajonquière, 1963
Phyllodesma glasunovi Grum-Grshima..., 1895
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) alveus Hübner, 1803Large Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus armoricanus Oberthür, 1910Oberthür´s Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus carthami (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Pyrgus fritillarius Poda, 1761
Pyrgus cinarae Rambur, 1839Sandy Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus fritillarius Poda, 1761
Pyrgus jupei Alberti, 1967Caucasian Skipper
Pyrgus melotis Duponchel, 1832Aegean skipper
Pyrgus serratulae Rambur, 1839Olive Skipper
Pyrgus sidae Esper, 1784Yellow-banded Skipper
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Quedionuchus glaber O.F.Müller, 1776
Sarangesa thecla thecla Plötz, 1879
Sena proxima Staudinger, 1894
Sloperia proto Ochsenheimer, 1808
Spialia doris Walker, 1870Aden Skipper
Spialia geron Watson, 1893Aden Skipper
Spialia orbifer Hübner, 1823Brick Skipper
Spialia osthelderi Pfeiffer, 1932
Spialia phlomidis Herrich-Schä..., 1845Balochi Skipper
Spialia struvei Püngeler, 1914
Syrichtus poggei Lederer, 1858
Syrichtus staudingeri Speyer, 1879
Taragama amygdali
Taragama repanda
Taragama siva
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775Lullworth Skipper
Thymelicus hamza Oberthür, 1876Moroccan Small Skipper
Thymelicus hyrax Lederer, 1861Levantine Skipper
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Thymelicus novus - Reverdin, 1916
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761Hesperiid Moth
Trichiura mirzayani Ebert, 1971
Trichiura pistaciae Wiltshire, 1952

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Iran
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
28
70
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
11
35
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom