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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
56
92
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
56
92
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
53
84
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
43
67
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
10
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
10
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
10
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saipan
1 Family width 3 Species and 3 Subspecies
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saipan
3 Genera with 3 Species
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saipan
3 Species and 3 Subspecies
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Polites vibex lamida (F.D. Godman, 1907)⇒ Polites vibex praeceps Scudder, 1872

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Saipan
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom