BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
(Macrolepidoptera) (Macro-moths)
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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| Superfamily | BOMBYCOIDEA (silk moths, emperor etc.) | 8 | 170 | 24 | 9 | |
| Superfamily | COSSOIDEA (goat and leopard moths) | 1 | ||||
| Family | COSSIDAE (goat and leopard moths) | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Superfamily | DREPANOIDEA (lutestrings and hook-tips) | 11 | 100 | 2 | 4 | |
| Superfamily | GEOMETROIDEA (butterfly moths) | 132 | 1020 | 48 | 12 | 44 |
| Superfamily | HESPEROIDEA (skippers) | 6 | 39 | 11 | ||
| Superfamily | NOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths) | 189 | ||||
| Family | ARCTIIDAE (tiger moths) | 15 | 178 | 24 | 5 | |
| Family | CTENUCHIDAE (a family of moths) | 1 | ||||
| Family | LYMANTRIIDAE (tussock moths) | 6 | 154 | 13 | 3 | 4 |
| Family | NOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths) | 148 | 1130 | 129 | 16 | 85 |
| Family | NOLIDAE (short-cloaked and black arches moths) | 2 | ||||
| Family | NOTODONTIDAE (prominents, puss moth and kittens) | 17 | 230 | 6 | 4 | |
| Family | THAUMETOPOEIDAE (processionary moths) | 1 | 3 | |||
| Superfamily | PAPILIONOIDEA (butterflies) | 54 | 565 | 49 | 7 | 79 |
| Family | SESIIDAE (clearwings) | 4 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Superfamily | SPHINGOIDEA (hawk or sphinx moths) | 14 | 204 | 13 | ||
| Superfamily | ZYGENOIDEA (burnets and foresters) | 5 | 70 | 12 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| The Rothschild-Cockayne-Kettlewell national collection of Macrolepidoptera: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/cockayne | The Rothschild-Cockayne-Kettlewell national collection of Macrolepidoptera |
| Brooks, M., 1991 | A Complete Guide to British Moths |
| Photo gallery: Moths - macro lepidoptera: http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds4/photogallerythumbsmoths2.htm | Photo gallery: Moths - macro lepidoptera |
| Skinner, B., 1984 | Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles |
| The Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland: http://www.habitas.org.uk/moths/ | The Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland |
| Townsend, M.C., Clifton, J. & Goodey, B., 2010 | British and Irish moths: an illustrated guide to selected difficult species (covering the use of genitalia and other features) |
| Waring P, Townsend M, Lewington R., 2003 | Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland |
Caterpillars | |
| Carter, D.J., 1979 | The Observer's Book of Caterpillars |
| Porter, J., 1997 | The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles |
| Stokoe, W.J., 1948 | The Caterpillars of British Moths, including the eggs, chrysalids and food-plants |
Microscopy | |
| Pierce, F.N., Beirne, B.P., 1975 | The Genitalia of the Rhopalocera and the larger British Moths |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 32 general literature references to (Macrolepidoptera) (Macro-moths)
(Macrolepidoptera) may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 792 feeding and other relationships of (Macrolepidoptera) (Macro-moths)
