Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Wilmington (New Castle County, Delaware, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 60
426
639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 60
426
639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 58
423
636 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 51
410
622 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
339
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
339
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
339
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 3
13
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Wilmington (New Castle County)
3 Families width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Wilmington (New Castle County)
13 Genera with 20 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calpodes Hübner, 1782 | Brazilian skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1857 | Duskywings | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacosoma Grote, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerema Scudder, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lucida Evans, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1820 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nastra Evans, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phareas Westwood, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1829 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Problema Skinner & Wi..., 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Wilmington (New Castle County)
20 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782 | Arrowroot skipper | | Erynnis baptisiae Forbes, 1936 | Indigo Dusky Wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Erynnis martialis Scudder, 1869 | Mottled Dusky Wing | | Erynnis zarucco Lucas, 1857 | Streamlined Dusky Wing | | Hesperia sassacus Harris, 1862 | Indian Skipper | | Lacosoma chiridota Grote, 1864 | Scalloped Sack Bearer | | Lerema accius Smith, 1797 | Clouded Skipper | | Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923) | ⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891 | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | | Nastra lherminier Latreille, 1824 | Swarthy Skipper | | Phareas coeleste Westwood, 1852 | Magnificent Skipper | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes viator Edwards, 1865 | Broad Marsh Skipper | | Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829 | Southern Dimorphic Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Problema bulenta Boisduval & ..., 1833 | Golden Marsh Skipper |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Wilmington (New Castle County)
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