Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Southwest (Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 83
252
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 83
252
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 76
233
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
210
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
136
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
136
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
136
162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
11
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southwest (Lenoir County)
2 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Southwest (Lenoir County)
11 Genera with 13 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1923 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacosoma Grote, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panoquina Hemming, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southwest (Lenoir County)
13 Species | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Euphyes dukesi Lindsey, 1923 | Brown Sedge Skipper | | Lacosoma chiridota Grote, 1864 | Scalloped Sack Bearer | | Panoquina ocola Edwards, 1863 | Long-windged Skipper | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes viator Edwards, 1865 | Broad Marsh Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Southwest (Lenoir County)
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