Species list, Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera (Macro-moths) for Lower Saxony (North Germany, Germany)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	405 2254 4016	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	403 2251 4013	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	371 2189 3911	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	245 1761 3230	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	41 421 670	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	41 421 670	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	39 416 665	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 Macro-moths	2 23 32	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Lower Saxony
2 Families width 32 Species and 5 Subspecies

Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Indet. Skipper	19	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	13	Species	Taxom

Genera for Lower Saxony
23 Genera with 32 Species

Carterocephalus Lederer, 1829		2	Species	Taxom
Dalla Mabille, 1955		1	Species	Taxom
Dendrolimus Germar, 1767		1	Species	Taxom
Eriogaster Germar, 1758		2	Species	Taxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1758	Duskywings	1	Species	Taxom
Euthrix Meigen, 1758		1	Species	Taxom
Gegenes Hübner, 1907	Dingy Swifts	1	Species	Taxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1881	Branded Skippers	1	Species	Taxom
Heteropterus Dumeril, 1771		1	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 1775		2	Species	Taxom
Lucida Evans, 1923		1	Species	Taxom
Macrothylacia Rambur, 1758		1	Species	Taxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1758	Tent Caterpillar Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Mesodina Meyrick, 1868		1	Species	Taxom
Mimas Hübner, 1758		1	Species	Taxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1853	Darters	2	Species	Taxom
Poecilocampa Stephens, 1758		2	Species	Taxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1758	Checkered skippers	2	Species	Taxom
Quedionuchus Sharp, 1843		1	Species	Taxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1804	African grizzled skippers	1	Species	Taxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 1761		3	Species	Taxom
Tolype Hübner, 1953		1	Species	Taxom
Trichiura Stephens, 1758		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Lower Saxony
32 Species and 5 Subspecies

Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771	Arctic Skipper
Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829	Northern Checkered Skipper
Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955	Hesperioides Skipperling
Dendrolimus pini (Linnaeus, 1767)	⇒ Dendrolimus superans Butler, 1877
Eriogaster (Eriogaster) catax Linnaeus, 1758	Eastern Eggar
Eriogaster (Eriogaster) lanestris Linnaeus, 1758	Small Eggar
Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758	Dingy Skipper
Euthrix potatoria Linnaeus, 1758	Drinker
Gegenes pumilio monochroa Rebel, 1907
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881	Idaho Branded Skipper
Heteropterus morpheus Pallas, 1771	Chequered Skipper
Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) quercus Linnaeus, 1758	Northern Eggar
Lasiocampa (Pachygastria) trifolii Denis & Schi..., 1775	Grass Eggar
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)	⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Macrothylacia rubi Linnaeus, 1758	Fox Moth
Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) castrensis (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Malacosoma castrense Linnaeus, 1758
Malacosoma (Clisiocampa) neustria Linnaeus, 1758	Common Lackey
Mesodina halyzia halyzia Hewitson, 1868	Eastern Iris-skipper
Mimas tiliae Linnaeus, 1758	Lime hawk moth
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)	⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Ochlodes venata BREMER & GREY, 1853	Large Skipper
Poecilocampa aphelia Tschistjakov..., 1994
Poecilocampa populi Linnaeus, 1758	December Eggar
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) alveus Hübner, 1803	Large Grizzled Skipper
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758	Grizzled Skipper
Quedionuchus plagiatus Mannerheim, 1843
Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804	Brick Skipper
Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775	Lullworth Skipper
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808	Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761	Hesperiid Moth
Tolype rotundata ♰ A. Bode, 1953
Trichiura (Trichiura) crataegi Linnaeus, 1758	Pale Eggar

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Lower Saxony

Subsection	Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 Butterflies	1 14 19	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Lasiocampoidea Harris, 1841 Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar	1 9 13	Family Genera Species	Taxom