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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
60
150
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
59
148
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
57
146
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
43
117
232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
73
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
73
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
73
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Marquesas Islands
1 Family width 2 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Marquesas Islands
2 Genera with 2 Species
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Marquesas Islands
2 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Polites vibex lamida (F.D. Godman, 1907)⇒ Polites vibex praeceps Scudder, 1872

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Marquesas Islands
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom