Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Prowers County (Colorado, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
764
765 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 157
763
764 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 152
750
747 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 113
650
618 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
147
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
147
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
147
163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
12
14 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Prowers County
1 Family width 14 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Prowers County
12 Genera with 14 Species | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1863 | Duskywings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1758 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Kedestes Watson, 1910 | Rangers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oarisma Scudder, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylus Godman & Salvin, 1866 | Scallopwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Prowers County
14 Species and 3 Subspecies | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Brown Dusky Wing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910 | | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Oarisma poweshiek Parker, 1870 | Eastern Skipperling | | Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883 | | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Staphylus mazans Reakirt, 1866 | Mazans Scallopwing | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Prowers County
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