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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Nicholas County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
93
241
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
93
241
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
231
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
200
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
91
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
91
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
91
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
6
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
1 Family width 6 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Erynnis Schrank, 1793Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Megathymus Scudder, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1839Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
6 Species
Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing
Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834Yucca Giant Skipper
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Nicholas County (Kentucky)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
6
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom