Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 378
2427
3666 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 376
2423
3662 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 361
2383
3584 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 254
2026
3108 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 55
672
1179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 55
672
1179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 54
669
1175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
30
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Vancouver Island
2 Families width 44 Species and 14 Subspecies
Genera for Vancouver Island
30 Genera with 44 Species #ACEHLMNOPST
| Amenis Watson, 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eucraera Tams, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1872 | Branded Skippers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1820 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oarisma Scudder, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Perichares Scudder, 1867 | Ruby-eyes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodesma Hübner, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platylesches Holland, 1937 | Hoppers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1852 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satarupa Moore, 0 | White Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spialia Swinhoe, 1884 | African grizzled skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1775 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thracides Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tolype Hübner, 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Vancouver Island
44 Species and 14 Subspecies | Amenis pionia piona (M.G. Andrade, 2002) | ⇒ Amenis pionia pionia Hewitson, 1857 | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Erynnis propertius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Propertius Duskywing | | Eucraera gemmata asaphes Tams, 1936 | | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia attalus attalus W. H. Edwards, 1871 | Dotted Skipper | | Hesperia colorado Scudder, 1874 | Common Branded Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia comma oregonia W. H. Edwards, 1883 | | | Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | Jagged-border Skipper | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Malacosoma californica Packard, 1864 | Western Tent Caterpillar | | Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895 | | | Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866 | Garita Skipper | | Ochlodes agricola Boisduval, 1852 | California Skipper | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Perichares philetes adela Hewitson, 1867 | Adela’s Green-backed Ruby-Eye | | Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883 | | | Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841 | American Lappet Moth | | Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937 | | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829 | Southern Dimorphic Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Porphyrogenes passalus omphale (Butler, 1871) | ⇒ Porphyrogenes omphale Butler, 1871 | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852 | Desert checkered skipper | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Spialia dromus Plötz, 1884 | Dromus Grizzled Skipper | | Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775 | Common palm dart | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912) | ⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824 | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Tolype dayi Blackmoore, 1920 | | | Tolype distincta French, 1890 | |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Vancouver Island
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