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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Melrose (Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
48
123
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
48
123
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
45
117
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
113
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
79
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
79
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
79
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melrose (Guysborough County)
2 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper7SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae (Harris, 1841)Eggar Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melrose (Guysborough County)
6 Genera with 9 Species
Ancyloxypha Felder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1793Duskywings2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1862Branded Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1820Tent Caterpillar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melrose (Guysborough County)
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793Common Least Skipper
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862Blazing-Star Skipper
Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793Eastern tent caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852Saltgrass Skipper

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Melrose (Guysborough County)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
5
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom