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Checklist for Section Macrolepidoptera Minet, 1991 (Macro-moths)
and region Yellowstone National Park (Montana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
132
373
530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
132
373
530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
120
349
498
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
274
400
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
19
72
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
19
72
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
71
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Macrolepidoptera
Minet, 1991
Macro-moths
2
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Yellowstone National Park
2 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper16SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Yellowstone National Park
10 Genera with 17 Species
Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1872
Roadside-Skippers0SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1914Branded Skippers6SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1864Tent Caterpillar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Oarisma Scudder, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ochlodes Scudder, 1852Darters1SpeciesTaxom
Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1839Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yellowstone National Park
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872Jagged-border Skipper
Hesperia nevada (Scudder, 1874)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Hesperia uncas Edwards, 1863Uncas skipper
Hesperia woodgatei R. Williams, 1914Apache Skipper
Malacosoma californica Packard, 1864Western Tent Caterpillar
Oarisma edwardsii Barnes, 1897Edwards Skipperling
Ochlodes sylvanoides Boisduval, 1852Western Skipper
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852Saltgrass Skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper

Subnodes of Macrolepidoptera with occurrences in Yellowstone National Park
SubsectionRhopalocera
Boisduval, 1836
Butterflies
1
9
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLasiocampoidea
Harris, 1841
Lappet Moths, Tent Caterpillar
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom