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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Mahé (Seychelles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
126
543
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
126
543
869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
122
533
859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
87
429
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
227
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
227
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
227
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mahé
1 Family width 5 Species and 3 Subspecies
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mahé
4 Genera with 5 Species
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1884Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Ouleus Lindsey, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mahé
5 Species and 3 Subspecies
Borbo borbonica Boisduval, 1833Borbo Skipper
Borbo gemella Mabille, 1884Twin Swift
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Ouleus calavius bubaris (Godman, 1895)⇒ Ouleus bubaris Godman & Salvin, 1895

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Mahé
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom