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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Victoria County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
366
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
144
365
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
130
339
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
288
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
109
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
109
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
109
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
1
9
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Victoria County (Nova Scotia)
1 Family width 13 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Victoria County (Nova Scotia)
9 Genera with 13 Species
Ancyloxypha Felder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1793Duskywings2SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1862Branded Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria County (Nova Scotia)
13 Species
Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793Common Least Skipper
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862Blazing-Star Skipper
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Victoria County (Nova Scotia)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
9
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom