Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Melanesia (Oceania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 588
9130
32303 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 585
9123
32295 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 559
8972
31925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 354
7034
26788 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 72
2152
6310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 70
2149
6305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 69
2147
6297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
95
288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melanesia
2 Families width 288 Species and 142 Subspecies
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Melanesia
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