Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Yarmouth County (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 220
764
928 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 220
764
928 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 207
726
858 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
630
764 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
238
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
238
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
238
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths | 2
14
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Yarmouth County
2 Families width 22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Yarmouth County
14 Genera with 22 Species | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carterocephalus Lederer, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1793 | Duskywings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1862 | Branded Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1820 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nisoniades Hübner, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Satarupa Moore, 0 | White Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Yarmouth County
22 Species and 2 Subspecies | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 | Arctic Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Erynnis baptisiae Forbes, 1936 | Indigo Dusky Wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | | Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862 | Blazing-Star Skipper | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | | Mastor hegon Scudder, 1863 | | | Nisoniades gambrus (Mabille & Bo..., 1917) | ⇒ Nisoniades maura Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes massasoit Scudder, 1863 | Muberry Wing | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper |
Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Yarmouth County
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