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Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Northern Territory (Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
415
4034
8898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
413
4027
8894
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
399
3958
8764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3036
7110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1087
1828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1087
1828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1087
1828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
3
48
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Territory
3 Families width 100 Species and 38 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper66SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Territory
48 Genera with 100 Species
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A
B
C
D
E
G
H
K
M
N
O
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Q
S
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Amenis Watson, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Anastrolos Linnaeus, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Anastrus Hübner, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Anthela Walker, 189119SpeciesTaxom
Badamia Moore, 1775Brown Awl1SpeciesTaxom
Borbo W.H. Evans, 1932Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cephrenes Waterhouse &..., 1908Palm Darts4SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocneme Felder, 1867Dusk-flats1SpeciesTaxom
Chelepteryx Gray, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Codatractus Lindsey, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Coeliades Hübner, 1871Policemen1SpeciesTaxom
Croitana Waterhouse, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Cyclopyge Mielke, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Dalla Mabille, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Entometa Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euglyphis Hübner, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Genduara Linnaeus, 18698SpeciesTaxom
Hasora Moore, 1870Awls7SpeciesTaxom
Hesperilla Hewitson, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Kedestes Watson, 1910Rangers1SpeciesTaxom
Mesodina Meyrick, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neohesperilla Waterhouse &..., 19116SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Neurochyta Linnaeus, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Niconiades Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ocybadistes Heron, 19339SpeciesTaxom
Omphaliodes R. Felder, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Opsirhina Linnaeus, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1879Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Paronymus Aurivillius, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pelopidas F. Walker, 1915Branded Swifts3SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1878Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Porela Linnaeus, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Praxis Guenée, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Proeidosa Atkins, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhopyge Hübner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pythonides Hübner, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Quadrus Lindsey, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1855African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Suniana W.H. Evans, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Symphyta Turner, 1902Horntails1SpeciesTaxom
Tagiades Hübner, 1860Clouded Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Taractrocera Butler, 2015Grass Darts8SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1883Palm Darts7SpeciesTaxom
Toxidia Mabille, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Territory
100 Species and 38 Subspecies
Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002)⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857
Anastrolos apasta Turner, 1924
Anastrus meliboea bactra Evans, 1953
Anthela achromata Turner, 1904
Anthela adriana Swinhoe, 1902
Anthela asterias Meyrick, 1891
Anthela barnardi Turner, 1922
Anthela callileuca Turner, 1922
Anthela callixantha Lucas, 1902
Anthela canescens Walker, 1855Western Anthelid
Anthela clementi Swinhoe, 1902
Anthela decolor Turner, 1939
Anthela habroptila Turner, 1921
Anthela heliopa Lower, 1902
Anthela hyperythra Turner, 1921
Anthela limonea Butler, 1874
Anthela neurospasta Turner, 1902
Anthela ostra Swinhoe, 1903
Anthela pudica Swinhoe, 1902
Anthela rubicunda Swinhoe, 1902
Anthela tetraphrica Turner, 1921
Anthela xantharcha Meyrick, 1891Orange Tailed Anthelid
Badamia exclamationis Fabricius, 1775Brown Awl
Borbo cinnara Wallace, 1866Formosan Swift
Borbo impar Mabille, 1883Yellow Rice Swift
Borbo impar lavinia Waterhouse, 1932Yellow Swift
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Cephrenes augiades Felder, 1860Orange Palm Dart
Cephrenes augiades tara Evans, 1935
Cephrenes trichopepla Lower, 1908Yellow Palm Dart
Chaetocneme denitza Hewitson, 1867Ornata dusk-flat
Chelepteryx collesi Gray, 1835Batwing
Codatractus alcaeus alcaeus Hewitson, 1867White-crescent Mottled-Skipper
Coeliades anchises anchises Gerstaecker, 1871
Croitana aestiva Edwards, 1979Desert Sand-skipper
Croitana arenaria Edwards, 1979Inland Grass Skipper
Croitana arenaria arenaria Edwards, 1979
Cyclopyge roscius iphimedia Plötz, 1886
Dalla agathocles polydesma Mabille, 1889Agathocles Skipperling
Dalla carnis sondra Evans, 1955Carnis Skipperling
Euglyphis scaptia Dognin, 1916
Genduara acedesta Turner, 1911Painted Clear Winged Snout Moth
Genduara dianipha Turner, 1911
Genduara fola Swinhoe, 1902
Genduara macroptila Turner, 1911
Genduara pinnalis T.P. Lucas, 1895
Genduara rhoda Swinhoe, 1902
Genduara subnotata Walker, 1869Clear Winged Snout Moth
Hasora chromus Cramer, 1780Banded Awl
Hasora chromus chromus Cramer, 1780Banded awl
Hasora hurama Butler, 1870Broad Banded Awl
Hasora hurama territorialis Meyer & al., 2015Broad-banded Awl
Hasora khoda Mabille, 1876Large Banded Awl
Hasora postfasciata (Butler, 1870)⇒ Hasora khoda Mabille, 1876
Hasora vivapama (Butler, 1870)⇒ Hasora khoda Mabille, 1876
Hesperilla chrysotricha leucosia Waterhouse, 1938
Hesperilla crypsigramma Meyrick & Lower, 1902Small Dingy Skipper
Hesperilla sexguttata Herrich-Schä..., 1869Riverine Sedge-skipper
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910
Mesodina gracillima E.D. Edwards, 1987Northern Iris Skipper
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Neohesperilla crocea (Miskin, 1889)⇒ Neohesperilla croceus Miskin, 1889
Neohesperilla croceus Miskin, 1889Crocea Skipper
Neohesperilla senta Miskin, 1891Miskin´s skipper
Neohesperilla xanthomera Meyrick & Lower, 1902Arctic sulphur
Neohesperilla xiphiphora Lower, 1911Sword-brand Grass-skipper
Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904)⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901
Neurochyta agrapta Turner, 1936
Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876
Ocybadistes flavovittata Latreille, 1824Common Dart
Ocybadistes flavovittata vesta Waterhouse, 1932
Ocybadistes flavovittatus vesta Waterhouse, 1932
Ocybadistes hypomeloma Lower, 1911Pale Orange Dart
Ocybadistes hypomeloma vaga Waterhouse, 1932
Ocybadistes knightorum Lambkin & Do..., 1994Black Grass-dart
Ocybadistes walkeri Heron, 1894Green Grass-dart
Ocybadistes walkeri olivia Waterhouse, 1933
Omphaliodes obscura Walker, 1856Secretive Anthelid
Opsirhina alphaea Fabricius, 1775
Parnara amalia Semper, 1879Hyaline Swift
Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891
Pelopidas agna dingo Evans, 1949Common Swift
Pelopidas lyelli Rothschild, 1915Lyell's Swift
Pelopidas lyelli lyelli Rothschild, 1915Lyell´s Swift
Pholisora libya (Scudder, 1878)⇒ Hesperopsis libya Scudder, 1878
Porela cinerea Boisduval, 1832
Praxis dirigens Walker, 1858
Praxis marmarinopa Meyrick, 1897
Proeidosa polysema Lower, 1908Polysema Skipper
Pyrrhopyge amythaon perula Evans, 1951Amythaon Firetip
Pyrrhopyge charybdis charybdis Westwood, 1852Charybdis Firetip
Pythonides herennius cordus (P. Mabille, 1898)⇒ Pythonides herennius lusorius Mabille, 1891
Quadrus contubernalis praxis (C. Plötz, 1884)⇒ Quadrus contubernalis contubernalis Mabille, 1883
Spialia diomus diomus Hopffer, 1855
Suniana lascivia Rosenstock, 1885Dingy Dart
Suniana lascivia larrakia Couchman, 1951Dingy Grass-dart
Suniana lascivia lascivia Rosenstock, 1885Dingy Grass-dart
Suniana lascivia lasus Waterhouse, 1937Orange Dart
Suniana sunias sauda Waterhouse, 1937Orange Dart
Symphyta psaropis Turner, 1902
Tagiades nestus Felder, 1860Nestus Flat
Taractrocera anisomorpha Lower, 1911Large Yellow Grass-dart
Taractrocera dolon Plötz, 1884Dingy Grass Dart
Taractrocera dolon diomedes Waterhouse, 1933Sandy Grass-dart
Taractrocera ilia Waterhouse, 1932Northern Grass Dart
Taractrocera ina Waterhouse, 1932Ina Grass Dart
Taractrocera papyria Boisduval, 1832Western dart
Taractrocera psammopetra Braby, 2015Sandstone Grass-dart
Telicota ancilla Herrich-Schä..., 1869Dark Palm Dart
Telicota augias Linnaeus, 1763Bright-orange Darter
Telicota augias argilus Waterhouse, 1933
Telicota augias krefftii MacLeay, 1866Krefft´s Darter
Telicota colon Fabricius, 1775Common Darter
Telicota colon argea Plotz, 1883Pale Darter
Toxidia parvulus Plötz, 1884Banded Grass-skipper

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Northern Territory
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
37
66
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
2
11
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom