Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Pretoria (Gauteng)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 208
1343
1997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 208
1343
1997 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 199
1320
1968 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 147
1145
1761 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 52
459
812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 52
458
811 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 51
457
809 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
27
42 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Pretoria
2 Families width 42 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for Pretoria
27 Genera with 42 Species
| Abantis Hoppfer, 1855 | Paradise skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ammacosola Prozorov & Z..., 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycomorpha C. Felder & ..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycopsis C. Felder & ..., 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caprona Wallengren, 1857 | Angles | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coeliades Hübner, 1793 | Policemen | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dalla Mabille, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dejeania Townsend, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eretis Mabille, 1857 | Elfs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucraera Tams, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutricha Hübner, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gegenes Hübner, 1804 | Dingy Swifts | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1793 | Rangers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leucochitonea Wallengren, 1857 | White Cloaked Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metisella Hemming, 1857 | Sylphs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Netrobalane Mabille, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niconiades Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1877 | Hoppers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudolyra Linnaeus, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarangesa Moore, 1870 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1764 | African grizzled skippers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Stoermeriana de Freina & ..., 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Streblote Linnaeus, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Talides Hübner, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoon Godman, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tsitana Evans, 1937 | Sylphs | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pretoria
42 Species and 5 Subspecies | Abantis tettensis Hopffer, 1855 | Spotted Paradise Skipper | | Ammacosola pygmula Strand, 1911 | | | Bombycomorpha pallida (Distant, 1897) | ⇒ Bombycomorpha bifascia Walker, 1855 | | Bombycopsis rufa Joannou & Kr..., 2009 | | | Caprona pillaana Wallengren, 1857 | Ragged Skipper | | Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793 | Two Pip Policeman | | Dalla hesperioides hister Evans, 1955 | Hesperioides Skipperling | | Dejeania bombylans Fabricius, 1798 | | | Eretis djaelaelae Wallengren, 1857 | Marbled Elf | | Eucraera gemmata asaphes Tams, 1936 | | | Eutricha fulvida Distant, 1897 | | | Gegenes hottentota Latreille, 1827 | Common Hottentot | | Gegenes niso Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Hottentot Skipper | | Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804 | Dark Hottentot | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Kedestes callicles Hewitson, 1868 | Pale Ranger | | Kedestes chaca Trimen, 1873 | Shaka's Ranger | | Kedestes lepenula Wallengren, 1857 | Chequered Ranger | | Kedestes nerva Fabricius, 1793 | Scarce Ranger | | Leucochitonea levubu Wallengren, 1857 | White-cloaked Skipper | | Metisella meninx Trimen, 1873 | Marsh Sylph | | Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857 | Netted Sylph | | Netrobalane canopus Trimen, 1864 | Buff-tipped Skipper | | Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876 | | | Platylesches ayresii Trimen, 1889 | Peppered Hopper | | Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857 | Common Hopper | | Platylesches neba Hewitson, 1877 | Flower-girl Hopper | | Pseudolyra distincta Distant, 1899 | | | Sarangesa phidyle Walker, 1870 | Orange Flat | | Spialia asterodia Trimen, 1864 | Asterodia Sandman | | Spialia delagoae Trimen, 1898 | Delagoa Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Spialia paula Higgins, 1925 | Mite Sandman | | Spialia sataspes Trimen, 1864 | Boland Sandman | | Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764 | Mountain Sandman | | Stoermeriana cuneata Distant, 1897 | | | Streblote jansei Tams, 1936 | | | Talides alternata hispa (Evans, 1955) | ⇒ Talides hispa W.H. Evans, 1955 | | Thoon aethus Hayward, 1950 | Disjunct Skipper | | Tsitana trita trita | | | Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870 | Dismal Sylph | | Tsitana tulbagha Evans, 1937 | Tulbagh Sylph |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Pretoria
|
