Macrolepidoptera
(macro-moths)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
BOMBYCOIDEA
silk moths, emperor etc.
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 		Superfamily 15 subtaxa 300 images 13 ident. refs
DREPANOIDEA
lutestrings and hook-tips
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 		Superfamily 13 subtaxa 125 images 3 ident. refs
GEOMETROIDEA
butterfly moths
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 		Superfamily 154 subtaxa 1,310 images 42 ident. refs
NOCTUOIDEA
shuttle moths
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 		Superfamily 223 subtaxa 2,398 images 95 ident. refs
[Dypterygia scabriuscula / Hyloicus pinastri]
a pair of moths
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 		Informal 1 subtaxa 6 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. The Rothschild-Cockayne-Kettlewell national collection of Macrolepidoptera www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/cockayne
() Brooks, M. 1991 A Complete Guide to British Moths 248pp, Jonathan Cape
Lewis, C. British Lepidoptera britishlepidoptera.weebly.com/
Pendleton, T. & D. Photo gallery: Moths - macro lepidoptera www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds4/photogallerythumbsmoths2.htm
() Skinner, B. 1984 Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles 267pp, Viking
Thompson, R. & Nelson, B. The Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland www.habitas.org.uk/moths/
() 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) 91pp, Butterfly Conservation
in the field() Waring P, Townsend M, Lewington R. 2003 Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland 432pp, British Wildlife Publishing

Caterpillars

Carter, D.J. 1979 *** The Observer’s Book of Caterpillars ***(Superseded) Observer's Books, No 79, 159pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Porter, J. 1997 The Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles 1st edition, 275pp, Viking
() Stokoe, W.J. 1948 The Caterpillars of British Moths, including the eggs, chrysalids and food-plants Wayside and Woodland Series, 2 volumes, 408 & 380pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Microscopy

Pierce, F.N., Beirne, B.P. 1975 The Genitalia of the Rhopalocera and the larger British Moths Reprint edition, 74+21 platespp, E. W. Classey

Macrolepidoptera (macro-moths) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 618 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Macrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
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