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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Pelham (Shelby County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
39
119
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
39
119
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
36
116
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
30
109
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
83
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
83
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
83
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pelham (Alabama)
2 Families width 5 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pelham (Alabama)
4 Genera with 5 Species
Achalarus Scudder, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1820Tent Caterpillar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodesma Hübner, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Tolype Hübner, 17911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pelham (Alabama)
5 Species
Achalarus lyciades Geyer, 1832Hoary Edge
Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793Eastern tent caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876
Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841American Lappet Moth
Tolype velleda Stoll, 1791Large Tolype

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Pelham (Alabama)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom