Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Leicestershire (East Midlands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 272
1533
2882 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 271
1532
2881 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 260
1511
2850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 207
1327
2607 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 47
442
849 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
441
847 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
436
841 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Leicestershire
2 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Leicestershire
10 Genera with 12 Species | Euthrix Meigen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1758 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimas Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1853 | Darters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodesma Hübner, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilocampa Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiura Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Leicestershire
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Euthrix potatoria Linnaeus, 1758 | Drinker | | Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) quercus Linnaeus, 1758 | Northern Eggar | | Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) neustria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Lackey | | Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758 | Lime hawk moth | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853 | Large Skipper | | Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841 | American Lappet Moth | | Poecilocampa populi Linnaeus, 1758 | December Eggar | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761 | Hesperiid Moth | | Trichiura (Trichiura) crataegi Linnaeus, 1758 | Pale Eggar |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Leicestershire
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