Species list, Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera (Macro-moths) for South Island (New Zealand)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	289 1326 1937	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	288 1325 1936	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	278 1307 1902	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	202 1087 1505	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	38 269 405	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Glossata Fabricius, 1775 Modern butterflies and moths	37 268 404	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918	36 263 395	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 Macro-moths	2 6 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for South Island
2 Families width 5 Species and 2 Subspecies

Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)	Indet. Skipper	4	Species	Taxom

Genera for South Island
6 Genera with 5 Species

Species list for South Island
5 Species and 2 Subspecies

Eucraera gemmata asaphes Tams, 1936
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881	Idaho Branded Skipper
Nisoniades gambrus (Mabille & Bo..., 1917)	⇒ Nisoniades maura Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Ocybadistes flavovittata Latreille, 1824	Common Dart
Powellia vitreoradiata (Maskell, 1879)	⇒ Trioza vitreoradiata Maskell, 1879

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in South Island

Subsection	Rhopalocera Boisduval, 1836 Butterflies	1 5 4	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Lasiocampoidea Harris, 1841 Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar	1 1 1	Family Genus Species	Taxom