Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Mesa County (Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
931
1388 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 203
930
1387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
896
1329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 130
731
1099 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
255
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
255
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
254
386 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
17
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mesa County
2 Families width 19 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Mesa County
17 Genera with 19 Species | Achlyodes Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaeodes Speyer, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1960 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gloveria Linnaeus, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopetes Billberg, 1852 | White Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1938 | Branded Skippers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | Pholisora Scudder, 1872 | Sootywings | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mesa County
19 Species and 5 Subspecies | Achlyodes busirus Stoll, 1782 | Busirus Skipper | | Copaeodes aurantiaca Hewitson, 1868 | Orange Skipperling | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis telemachus Burns, 1960 | Gambel oak duskywing | | Gloveria arizonensis Packard, 1878 | | | Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852 | Great Basin White Skipper | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | Jagged-border Skipper | | Hesperia pahaska Leussler, 1938 | Baja California Norte | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Poanes taxiles Edwards, 1881 | Golden Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Mesa County
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