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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Biddeford (York County, Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
8
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
8
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
8
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
7
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Biddeford
7 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Biddeford
10 Genera with 10 Species
Abrostola Ochsenheimer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Capis Grote, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Chrysolina Motschulsky, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1912And Field Ants1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1773Port Arthur Buck Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1862Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Paraplatyptilia Bigot & Picard, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Stenamma Westwood, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Biddeford
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abrostola urentis Guenée, 1852Nettle Spectacle
Capis curvata Grote, 1882Coffee cliffbrake
Chrysolina (Taeniochrysea) americana Linnaeus, 1758Rosemary Beetle
Formica argentea Wheeler, W.M., 1912Silvery Field Ant
Hemileuca lucina H. Edwards, 1887New England Buck Moth
Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773Buck moth
Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862Blazing-Star Skipper
Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847
Paraplatyptilia carolina Kearfott, 1907
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Biddeford
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov