Species list, Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera (Macro-moths) for Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	343 2249 4122	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	341 2244 4117	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	326 2212 4079	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	219 1667 3051	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	39 545 913	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	38 544 912	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	37 541 908	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 Macro-moths	2 20 23	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Northern Ireland
2 Families width 23 Species and 2 Subspecies

Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809	Indet. Skipper	17	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	6	Species	Taxom

Genera for Northern Ireland
20 Genera with 23 Species

Species list for Northern Ireland
23 Species and 2 Subspecies

Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771	Arctic Skipper
Eriogaster (Eriogaster) lanestris Linnaeus, 1758	Small Eggar
Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758	Dingy Skipper
Euthrix potatoria Linnaeus, 1758	Drinker
Hesperia comus (W. H. Edwards, 1876)	⇒ Mastor eos Edwards, 1871
Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863	Uncas skipper
Heteropterus morpheus Pallas, 1771	Chequered Skipper
Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) quercus Linnaeus, 1758	Northern Eggar
Macrothylacia rubi Linnaeus, 1758	Fox Moth
Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777)	⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Poanes viator Edwards, 1865	Broad Marsh Skipper
Poecilocampa populi Linnaeus, 1758	December Eggar
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863	Long Dash
Pyrgus (Pyrgus) malvae Linnaeus, 1758	Grizzled Skipper
Spialia sertorius Hoffmannsegg, 1804	Brick Skipper
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thymelicus acteon Rottemburg, 1775	Lullworth Skipper
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808	Essex Skipper
Thymelicus sylvestris Poda, 1761	Hesperiid Moth
Trichiura (Trichiura) crataegi Linnaeus, 1758	Pale Eggar
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797	Broken Dash

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Northern Ireland

Subsection	Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 Butterflies	1 14 17	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Lasiocampoidea Harris, 1841 Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar	1 6 6	Family Genera Species	Taxom