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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Starr County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
295
1909
2333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
294
1908
2332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
281
1867
2266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
191
1589
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
642
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
642
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
642
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
85
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Starr County
2 Families width 126 Species and 10 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper121SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Starr County
85 Genera with 126 Species
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Achalarus Scudder, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Achlyodes Hübner, 18072SpeciesTaxom
Agathymus Freeman, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Aguna Williams, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1877Roadside-Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Anastrus Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ancyloxypha Felder, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Antigonus Hübner, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Apotolype Franclemont, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Arteurotia Butler & Druce, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Astraptes Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Atalopedes Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Atrytone Scudder, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Autochton Hübner, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Cabares Godman & Salvin, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Caicella Hemming, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Calpodes Hübner, 1782Brazilian skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Capila Moore, 0Dawnflies1SpeciesTaxom
Carrhenes Godman & Salvin, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1946Flat3SpeciesTaxom
Celotes Godman & Salvin, 1877Streaky skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Chioides Lindsey, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Chiomara Godman and S..., 17802SpeciesTaxom
Conga W.H. Evans, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Copaeodes Speyer, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Corticea Evans, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Cymaenes Scudder, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Drephalys Watson, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Eantis Boisduval, 1793Sicklewings1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1960Duskywings3SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1879Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Gesta Evans, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Gloveria Linnaeus, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Gorgythion Godman and S..., 18681SpeciesTaxom
Grais Godman & Salvin, 1883Hermit Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Heliopetes Billberg, 1902White Skippers6SpeciesTaxom
Heliopyrgus Herrera, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1863Branded Skippers4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings2SpeciesTaxom
Hylephila Billberg, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Kedestes Watson, 1910Rangers1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lerema Scudder, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lerodea Scudder, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1864Tent Caterpillar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Megathymus Scudder, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Mellana Hayward, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Mnasilus allubita Butler, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Moeris Godman, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Nastra Evans, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Niconiades Hübner, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Nisoniades Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Nyctelius Hayward, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters1SpeciesTaxom
Panoquina Hemming, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Pellicia Herrich-Schä..., 18702SpeciesTaxom
Perichares Scudder, 1790Ruby-eyes1SpeciesTaxom
Phocides Hübner, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Polygonus Hübner, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Polythrix Watson, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Proteides Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1852Checkered skippers4SpeciesTaxom
Satarupa Moore, 0White Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Sostrata Godman & Salvin, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Spathilepia Butler, 1775Falcate Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1884African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylus Godman & Salvin, 1866Scallopwings2SpeciesTaxom
Symmachia Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Synapte Mabille, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Systasea Edwards, 1869Powdered-Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Thespieus Godman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom
Timochares Godman & Salvin, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Tolype Hübner, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Typhedanus Butler, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1907Longtail Skippers7SpeciesTaxom
Vinius Godman, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1797Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom
Xenophanes Godman and S..., 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Starr County
126 Species and 10 Subspecies
Achalarus albociliatus Mabille, 1877Skinner's cloudywing
Achalarus toxeus Plötz, 1882Coyote Cloudywing
Achlyodes pallida Felder, 1869Pale Sicklewing
Achlyodes thraso (Hübner, 1807)⇒ Achlyodes mithridates Fabricius, 1793
Agathymus estelleae Stallings & ..., 1958Brown Bullet
Aguna asander Hewitson, 1867Gold-spot Aguna
Aguna metophis Latreille, 1824Long-tailed Aguna
Amblyscirtes celia Skinner, 1895Celia's roadside skipper
Amblyscirtes nysa Edwards, 1877Mottled Little Skipper
Anastrus sempiternus Butler & Druce, 1872Common Anastrus
Ancyloxypha arene Edwards, 1871Orange Least Skipperling
Antigonus erosus Hübner, 1812Common Spurwing
Apotolype brevicrista Dyar, 1895
Arteurotia tractipennis Butler & Druce, 1872Starred Skipper
Astraptes alector Felder & Felder, 1867Gilbert's flasher
Astraptes anaphus Cramer, 1777Dull Astraptes
Astraptes fulgerator Walch, 1775Blue Flasher
Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852Sachem
Atrytone arogos Boisduval & ..., 1834Arogos Skipper
Autochton cellus Boisduval & ..., 1833Golden banded skipper
Autochton cincta Plötz, 1882Chisos Banded Skipper
Cabares potrillo Lucas, 1857Potrille Skipper
Caicella calchas Herrich-Schä..., 1869
Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782Arrowroot skipper
Capila phanaeus phanaeus
Carrhenes canescens Felder, 1869Hoary Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Celaenorrhinus autochton Steinhauser ..., 1996
Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri Bailey, 1880Fritzgaertner's flat
Celaenorrhinus stallingsi Freeman, 1946Stallings Flat
Celotes nessus Edwards, 1877Common Streaky-Skipper
Chioides catillus Cramer, 1780Albo Longtail
Chioides zilpa Butler, 1874Zilpa Longtail
Chiomara asychis Stoll, 1780White Patch
Chiomara georgina (Stoll, 1780)⇒ Chiomara asychis Stoll, 1780
Conga chydaea Butler, 1877Hidden-ray Skipper
Copaeodes minima Edwards, 1870Southern Skipperling
Corticea corticea Plötz, 1883Redundant Skipper
Cymaenes trebius (Mabille, 1891)⇒ Cymaenes odilia Burmeister, 1878
Drephalys helixus heraclides Bell, 1942
Eantis thraso (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Achlyodes mithridates Fabricius, 1793
Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870Funereal dusky wing
Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870Brown Dusky Wing
Erynnis telemachus Burns, 1960Gambel oak duskywing
Euphyes dion W.H. Edwards, 1879Alabama Skipper
Gesta invisus (Butler and H..., 1872)⇒ Gesta gesta Herrich-Schä..., 1863
Gloveria arizonensis Packard, 1878
Gorgythion begga Prittwitz, 1868Variegated Skipper
Grais stigmaticus Mabille, 1883Hermit Skipper
Heliopetes alana Reakirt, 1868Alana White-Skipper
Heliopetes arsalte Linnaeus, 1758Arsalte Skipper
Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852Great Basin White Skipper
Heliopetes laviana Hewitson, 1868Laviana Skipper
Heliopetes macaira Reakirt, 1866Brown-Margined White Skipper
Heliopetes sublinea Schaus, 1902East-Mexican White-Skipper
Heliopyrgus domicella Erichson, 1848Erichson'S White Skipper
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863Uncas skipper
Hesperopsis alpheus Edwards, 1876'MacNeill's' Saltbush Sootywing
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773Fiery Skipper
Kedestes lema lema Neave, 1910
Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) quercus Linnaeus, 1758Northern Eggar
Lerema accius Smith, 1797Clouded Skipper
Lerodea arabus Edwards, 1882Blotchy Gray Skipper
Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869Eufala Skipper
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Malacosoma californica Packard, 1864Western Tent Caterpillar
Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834Yucca Giant Skipper
Mellana eulogius (Plötz, 1883)⇒ Quasimellana eulogius Plötz, 1883
Mnasilus allubita Butler, 1877Butler'S Skipper
Moeris crispinus Plötz, 1882
Nastra julia Freeman, 1945Julia Skipper
Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895
Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876
Niconiades nikko Hayward, 1948Nikko Skipper
Nisoniades rubescens Möschler, 1876Purplish Black Skipper
Nyctelius nyctelius Latreille, 1824Nyctelius Skipper
Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852Western Skipper
Panoquina fusina Hewitson, 1868Evans' skipper
Panoquina hecebolus Scudder, 1872Hecebolus Skipper
Panoquina lucas Fabricius, 1793Purple Washed Skipper
Panoquina ocola Edwards, 1863Long-windged Skipper
Pellicia arina Evans, 1953Glazed Pellicia
Pellicia dimidiata Herrich-Schä..., 1870Morning Glory Pellicia
Perichares philetes Gmelin, 1790Caribbean Ruby-eye
Phocides pigmalion Cramer, 1779Mangrove Skipper
Phocides polybius Fabricius, 1793Bloody Spot
Phocides urania urania Westwood, 1852Urania Skipper
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Poanes yehl Skinner, 1893Southern Swamp Skipper
Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852Saltgrass Skipper
Polites vibex Geyer, 1832Whirlabout
Polygonus leo Gmelin, 1790Hammoch Skipper
Polygonus savigny Latreille, 1824Manuel'S Skipper
Polythrix mexicanus Freeman, 1969Mexican Longtail
Proteides mercurius Fabricius, 1787Mercurial Skipper
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767Tropical Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852Desert checkered skipper
Pyrgus scriptura Boisduval, 1852Small Checkered Skipper
Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis
Sostrata nordica (Evans, 1953)⇒ Sostrata bifasciata Ménétriés, 1829
Spathilepia clonius Cramer, 1775Falcate Skipper
Spialia zaira (Plötz, 1884)⇒ Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884
Staphylus ceos Edwards, 1882Golden-headed Scallopwing
Staphylus mazans Reakirt, 1866Mazans Scallopwing
Symmachia hetaerina Hewitson, 1867
Synapte pecta (Evans, 1955)⇒ Synapte malitiosa Herrich-Schä..., 1865
Systasea pulverulenta Felder, 1869Powdered Skipper
Thespieus macareus Herrich-Schä..., 1869Chestnut-marked Skipper
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing
Timochares ruptifasciata Plötz, 1884Brown-banded Skipper
Tolype mayelisae Franclemont, 1973
Typhedanus undulatus Hewitson, 1867Mottled Longtail
Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790Brown Tailed Skipper
Urbanus doryssus Swainson, 1831Northern White-tailed Longtail
Urbanus procne Plötz, 1881Brown Longtail
Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758Bean leaf roller
Urbanus simplicius Stoll, 1790Plain Longtail
Urbanus teleus Hübner, 1821Teleus Longtail
Urbanus viterboana Ehrmann, 1907Bluish Longtail
Vinius letis Plötz, 1883
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797Broken Dash
Xenophanes tryxus Stoll, 1780Glassy-winged Skipper

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Starr County
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
80
121
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom