Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 346
2290
4188 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 344
2285
4183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 329
2252
4144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 220
1691
3098 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
558
939 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
557
938 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
554
934 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
22
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Northern Ireland
2 Families width 27 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Northern Ireland
22 Genera with 27 Species #ACEHLMOPSTW
| Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858 | Scrub Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrytone Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriogaster Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1758 | Duskywings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euthrix Meigen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1876 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropterus Dumeril, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrothylacia Rambur, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1777 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Poecilocampa Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1758 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1804 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1761 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiura Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Ireland
27 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858 | | | Atrytone delaware (Edwards, 1863) | ⇒ Anatrytone logan W.H. Edwards, 1863 | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Eriogaster (Eriogaster) lanestris Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Eggar | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Erynnis lucilius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Columbine Duskwing | | Erynnis tages Linnaeus, 1758 | Dingy Skipper | | Euthrix potatoria Linnaeus, 1758 | Drinker | | Hesperia comus (W. H. Edwards, 1876) | ⇒ Mastor eos Edwards, 1871 | | 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 hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | 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 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | 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
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