Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Orono (Penobscot County, Maine, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 98
384
547 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 98
384
547 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 89
356
487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 76
319
428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
135
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
135
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
135
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
8
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Orono (Penobscot County)
2 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Orono (Penobscot County)
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Orono (Penobscot County)
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | | Ochlodes sylvanus (Esper, 1777) | ⇒ Ochlodes venatus BREMER & GREY, 1852 | | Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841 | American Lappet Moth | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Orono (Penobscot County)
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