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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Tshwane (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
127
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
127
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
42
127
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
39
111
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
28
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
28
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
9
28
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tshwane
1 Family width 7 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tshwane
6 Genera with 7 Species
Coeliades Hübner, 1793Policemen1SpeciesTaxom
Gegenes Hübner, 1804Dingy Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Metisella Hemming, 1857Sylphs2SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1857Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Spialia Swinhoe, 1764African grizzled skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Tsitana Evans, 1870Sylphs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tshwane
7 Species
Coeliades pisistratus Fabricius, 1793Two Pip Policeman
Gegenes pumilio Hoffmannsegg, 1804Dark Hottentot
Metisella meninx Trimen, 1873Marsh Sylph
Metisella willemi Wallengren, 1857Netted Sylph
Platylesches moritili Wallengren, 1857Common Hopper
Spialia spio Linnaeus, 1764Mountain Sandman
Tsitana tsita Trimen, 1870Dismal Sylph

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Tshwane
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom