Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Republic South Africa (Southern Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 745
14328
54098 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 741
14296
53982 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 707
14078
53328 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 438
11347
46507 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3531
14375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 85
3525
14352 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 82
3508
14214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 4
159
445 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Republic South Africa
4 Families width 445 Species and 102 Subspecies
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Republic South Africa
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