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Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for North West (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
136
660
1058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
136
660
1058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
128
638
1015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
85
514
853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
152
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
152
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
152
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
15
26
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North West
1 Family width 26 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper26SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North West
15 Genera with 26 Species
Abantis Hoppfer, 1855Paradise skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Achlyodes Hübner, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1916Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Coeliades Hübner, 1793Policemen1SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 1804Dingy Swifts2SpeciesTaxom
Gomalia Moore, 1862African Mallow Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Kedestes Watson, 1793Rangers4SpeciesTaxom
Leucochitonea Wallengren, 1857White Cloaked Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Metisella Hemming, 1857Sylphs2SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1798Branded Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1877Hoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Sarangesa Moore, 1857Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1764African grizzled skippers7SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Tsitana Evans, 1870Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North West
26 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855Spotted Paradise Skipper
Achlyodes mithridates sagra Evans, 1953
Borbo fallax Gaede, 1916False Swift
Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793Two Pip Policeman
Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804Dark Hottentot
Gomalia elma Trimen, 1862African Mallow
Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868Pale Ranger
Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857Chequered Ranger
Kedestes nerva Fabricius, 1793Scarce Ranger
Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857White-cloaked Skipper
Metisella meninx Trimen, 1873Marsh Sylph
Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857Netted Sylph
Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798Black Branded Swift
Platylesches ayresii Trimen, 1889Peppered Hopper
Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857Common Hopper
Platylesches neba Hewitson, 1877Flower-girl Hopper
Sarangesa motozi Wallengren, 1857Elfin Skipper
Spialia asterodia Trimen, 1864Asterodia Sandman
Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898Delagoa Grizzled Skipper
Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855Common Sandman
Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884Dromus Grizzled Skipper
Spialia paula Higgins, 1925Mite Sandman
Spialia secessus Trimen, 1891Wolkberg Sandman
Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764Mountain Sandman
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870Dismal Sylph

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in North West
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
15
26
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom