Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Northern Cape (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 314
2412
4978 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 313
2405
4951 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 298
2366
4901 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 208
1975
4369 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 53
491
981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 53
490
980 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 52
488
973 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
30
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northern Cape
3 Families width 45 Species and 7 Subspecies
Genera for Northern Cape
30 Genera with 45 Species
| Abantis Hoppfer, 1855 | Paradise skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alenia Evans, 1868 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthela Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Beralade Stephens, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycomorpha C. Felder & ..., 2009 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycopsis C. Felder & ..., 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chondrostegoides Linnaeus, 2007 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1827 | Dingy Swifts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonometa Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haplopacha Linnaeus, 2016 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1857 | Rangers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochitonea Wallengren, 1857 | White Cloaked Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesocelis Linnaeus, 1820 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachypasa Walker, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelopidas F. Walker, 1821 | Branded Swifts | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolyra Linnaeus, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sena Walker, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Streblote Linnaeus, 1936 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoon Godman, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopisthia Linnaeus, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Cape
45 Species and 7 Subspecies | Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 | Spotted Paradise Skipper | | Alenia namaqua Vári, 1972 | Namaqua Dancer | | Alenia sandaster Trimen, 1868 | Karoo Dancer | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Anthela astata Turner, 1926 | | | Beralade signinervis Strand, 1912 | | | Bombycomorpha bifascia Walker, 1855 | Pepper-Tree Caterpillar | | Bombycomorpha dukei Joannou & Gu..., 2009 | | | Bombycopsis tephrobaphes Joannou & Kr..., 2009 | | | Chondrostegoides capensis Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Chondrostegoides nobilorum Zolotuhin, 2007 | | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gonometa postica Walker, 1855 | African wild silk moth | | Haplopacha ndoumoi Dupont & al., 2016 | | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger | | Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 | White-cloaked Skipper | | Mesocelis monticola Hübner, 1820 | Mountain White Spot | | Pachypasa capensis (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Eutricha capensis Linnaeus, 1767 | | Pelopidas mathias Fabricius, 1798 | Black Branded Swift | | Pelopidas thrax Hübner, 1821 | Large Branded Swift | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Pseudolyra cervina Aurivillius, 1905 | | | Pyrrhopyge thericles thericles Mabille, 1891 | Impostor Firetip | | Sena parva Aurivillius, 1921 | | | Spialia asterodia Trimen, 1864 | Asterodia Sandman | | Spialia colotes Druce, 1875 | Bushveld Sandman | | Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia diomus Hopffer, 1855 | Common Sandman | | Spialia nanus Trimen, 1889 | Dwarf Sandman | | Spialia sataspes Trimen, 1864 | Boland Sandman | | Spialia secessus Trimen, 1891 | Wolkberg Sandman | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Streblote jansei Tams, 1936 | | | Streblote pancala Tams, 1936 | | | Talides alternata hispa (Evans, 1955) | ⇒ Talides hispa W.H. Evans, 1955 | | Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950 | Disjunct Skipper | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Trichopisthia igneotincta Aurivillius, 1909 | | | Trichopisthia poecilosticta Grünberg, 1910 | |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Northern Cape
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