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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Westfield (Union County, New Jersey, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
40
64
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
40
64
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
39
63
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
33
57
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
26
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
26
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
12
26
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Westfield (Union County New Jersey)
2 Families width 4 Species
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Westfield (Union County New Jersey)
3 Genera with 4 Species
Malacosoma Hübner, 1820Tent Caterpillar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodesma Hübner, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1777Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Westfield (Union County New Jersey)
4 Species
Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793Eastern tent caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876
Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841American Lappet Moth
Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Westfield (Union County New Jersey)
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom