Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region South Island (New Zealand)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 297
1454
2174 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 296
1453
2173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 286
1435
2139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 204
1200
1724 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
337
522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
336
521 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 36
331
512 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
15
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South Island
2 Families width 15 Species and 5 Subspecies
Genera for South Island
15 Genera with 15 Species | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1863 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eucraera Tams, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | Kedestes Watson, 1893 | Rangers | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1882 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nisoniades Hübner, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocybadistes Heron, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Powellia Maskell, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satarupa Moore, 0 | White Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South Island
15 Species and 5 Subspecies | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Eucraera gemmata asaphes Tams, 1936 | | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Malacosoma incurva Edwards, 1882 | Southwestern Tent Caterpillar Moth | | Nisoniades gambrus (Mabille & Bo..., 1917) | ⇒ Nisoniades maura Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | Ocybadistes flavovittata Latreille, 1824 | Common Dart | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites origenes Fabricius, 1793 | Cross-Line Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Powellia vitreoradiata (Maskell, 1879) | ⇒ Trioza vitreoradiata Maskell, 1879 | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in South Island
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