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Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for Southern Orkney Islands (Orkney Islands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
70
160
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
70
160
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
64
147
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
50
124
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
5
16
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Southern Orkney Islands
1 Family width 3 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Orkney Islands
3 Genera with 3 Species
Aeromachus de Nicéville, 1858Scrub Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Orkney Islands
3 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aeromachus inachus inachus Ménétriés, 1858
Carterocephalus silvicola Meigen, 1829Northern Checkered Skipper
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Southern Orkney Islands
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom