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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Port Moresby (National Capital District, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
69
236
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
69
236
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
221
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
210
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
15
94
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
15
94
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
15
94
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Port Moresby
1 Family width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Port Moresby
5 Genera with 5 Species
Arrhenes Mabille, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1889Demons1SpeciesTaxom
Suniana W.H. Evans, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1949Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Moresby
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arrhenes marnas Felder, 1860Affinis skipper
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Notocrypta clavata Staudinger, 1889Clavate Banded Demon
Suniana sunias Felder, 1860Orange Dart
Telicota gervasa Evans, 1949

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Port Moresby
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom