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Checklist of Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
for USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1073
24471
144362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1067
24433
144310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
977
24002
142513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
560
19190
118615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
98
5122
25994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
94
5067
25912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
89
5048
25840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
5
273
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
5 Families width 910 Species and 446 Subspecies
Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857American Butterfly Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper770SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths119SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths12SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in USA
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
2
231
776
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
2
33
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SuperfamilyMimallonoidea
van Nieukerken & al., 2011
Sack-bearer Moths
1
9
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom