Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Saint Kitts and Nevis (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
617
914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 118
617
914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 115
608
905 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 81
491
729 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 33
342
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
342
509 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
339
506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Saint Kitts and Nevis
2 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Saint Kitts and Nevis
10 Genera with 12 Species | Calpodes Hübner, 1782 | Brazilian skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephyriades Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1820 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodesma Hübner, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Kitts and Nevis
12 Species and 1 Subspecies | Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782 | Arrowroot skipper | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Ephyriades arcas Drury, 1773 | Caribbean Duskywing | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Malacosoma californica Packard, 1864 | Western Tent Caterpillar | | Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | | Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841 | American Lappet Moth | | Poanes viator Edwards, 1865 | Broad Marsh Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Wallengrenia ophites Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash Skipper | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Saint Kitts and Nevis
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