Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Yancey County (North Carolina, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 141
453
548 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 141
453
548 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 134
436
531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 90
355
445 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
185
237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
185
237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
185
237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 1
16
19 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Yancey County
1 Family width 19 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Yancey County
16 Genera with 19 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrytone Scudder, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1879 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megathymus Scudder, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Staphylus Godman & Salvin, 1866 | Scallopwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1777 | Cloudywings | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Yancey County
19 Species and 3 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Atrytone arogos Boisduval & ..., 1834 | Arogos Skipper | | Atrytone delaware (Edwards, 1863) | ⇒ Anatrytone logan W.H. Edwards, 1863 | | Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon | | | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Euphyes dion W.H. Edwards, 1879 | Alabama Skipper | | Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 | Blazing-Star Skipper | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862 | | | Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834 | Yucca Giant Skipper | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Staphylus mazans Reakirt, 1866 | Mazans Scallopwing | | Thorybes confusis (Herrich-Schä..., 1869) | ⇒ Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | | Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777 | |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Yancey County
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