Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Starland County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 85
319
408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 85
319
408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 80
308
390 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 72
294
374 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
193
255 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
193
255 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
193
255 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
10
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Starland County
2 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Starland County
10 Genera with 13 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1863 | Duskywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1874 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1820 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oarisma Scudder, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Starland 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 | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Hesperia nevada (Scudder, 1874) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | | Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866 | Garita Skipper | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Starland County
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