Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Mercer County (Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 227
798
993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 227
798
993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 212
757
920 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 154
624
770 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
169
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
169
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
169
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
22
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mercer County (Illinois)
2 Families width 33 Species and 4 Subspecies
Genera for Mercer County (Illinois)
22 Genera with 33 Species #AEHMNPSTW
| Achalarus Scudder, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrytone Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1863 | Duskywings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1793 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nastra Evans, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pompeius W.H. Evans, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Problema Skinner & Wi..., 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satarupa Moore, 0 | White Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mercer County (Illinois)
33 Species and 4 Subspecies | Achalarus lyciades Geyer, 1832 | Hoary Edge | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Atrytone delaware (Edwards, 1863) | ⇒ Anatrytone logan W.H. Edwards, 1863 | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis baptisiae Forbes, 1936 | Indigo Dusky Wing | | Erynnis lucilius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Columbine Duskwing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Euphyes dukesi Lindsey, 1923 | Brown Sedge Skipper | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia metea Scudder, 1863 | Cobweb Skipper | | Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862 | Indian Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Nastra lherminier Latreille, 1824 | Swarthy Skipper | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829 | Southern Dimorphic Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Cross-Line Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862 | Little Glassy Wing | | Problema byssus Edwards, 1886 | Bunchgrass Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Mercer County (Illinois)
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