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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Wellington (Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
930
1189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
929
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
918
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
822
1065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
41
381
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
41
381
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
381
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
12
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wellington (Prince Edward Island)
2 Families width 17 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper12SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wellington (Prince Edward Island)
12 Genera with 17 Species
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1863Duskywings3SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1879Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1820Tent Caterpillar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nisoniades Hübner, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodesma Hübner, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Tolype Hübner, 17912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wellington (Prince Edward Island)
17 Species
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing
Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863Hairy Dusky Wing
Euphyes dion W.H. Edwards, 1879Alabama Skipper
Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793Eastern tent caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Nisoniades gambrus (Mabille & Bo..., 1917)⇒ Nisoniades maura Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841American Lappet Moth
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Tolype laricis Fitch, 1856Larch lappet moth
Tolype velleda Stoll, 1791Large Tolype

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Wellington (Prince Edward Island)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
9
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom