Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Vulcan County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 206
897
1094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 206
897
1094 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 200
885
1077 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 167
819
1011 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
349
524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
349
524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
348
523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
10
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Vulcan County
2 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Vulcan County
10 Genera with 13 Species | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1878 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1863 | Branded Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1820 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oarisma Scudder, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodesma Hübner, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quedionuchus Sharp, 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Vulcan County
13 Species | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Erynnis afranius Lintner, 1878 | Afranius Duskywing | | Hesperia assiniboia Lyman, 1892 | Assiniboine Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863 | Uncas skipper | | Malacosoma californica Packard, 1864 | Western Tent Caterpillar | | Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | | Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866 | Garita Skipper | | Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852 | Western Skipper | | Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841 | American Lappet Moth | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Quedionuchus plagiatus Mannerheim, 1843 | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Vulcan County
|
