Macrolepidoptera
(macro-moths)

Macrolepidoptera (macro-moths) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Macrolepidoptera (macro-moths) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
BOMBYCOIDEA
silk moths, emperor etc.
Superfamily 14 subtaxa 40 trophisms 16 references
DREPANOIDEA
lutestrings and hook-tips
Superfamily 7 subtaxa 13 trophisms 4 references
GEOMETROIDEA
butterfly moths
Superfamily 78 subtaxa 117 trophisms 46 references
NOCTUOIDEA
shuttle moths
Superfamily 181 subtaxa 447 trophisms 110 references
[Dypterygia scabriuscula / Hyloicus pinastri]
a pair of moths
Informal 1 subtaxa 2 trophisms
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

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
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:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Caterpillars

Fry, R. The life cycle of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) www.ukleps.org/morphology.html

Nature Conservation

Parsons, M.S., Fox, R., Conrad, K.F., Woiwod, I.P. & Warren, M.S. 2005 British moths: throwing light on a new conservation challenge British Wildlife Vol 16, No. 6: 386-394.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Macrolepidoptera (macro-moths):

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