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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region West Creek (Chestermere Lake, Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
40
218
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
40
218
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
36
213
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
33
210
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
200
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
200
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
200
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Creek (Chestermere Lake)
2 Families width 6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper5SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Creek (Chestermere Lake)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Erynnis Schrank, 1870Duskywings2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1872Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Lacosoma Grote, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1872Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Creek (Chestermere Lake)
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Erynnis afranius Lintner, 1878Afranius Duskywing
Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870Brown Dusky Wing
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Lacosoma chiridota Grote, 1864Scalloped Sack Bearer
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in West Creek (Chestermere Lake)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMimallonoidea
van Nieukerken & al., 2011
Sack-bearer Moths
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom