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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Buffalo (Brooke County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
9
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
9
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
9
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
8
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buffalo (Brooke County)
8 Families width 8 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buffalo (Brooke County)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Alypia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Desmia Westwood, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1767Diurnal Fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1877Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Phalaena radiosa Esper, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Rheumaptera Hûbner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buffalo (Brooke County)
8 Species
Alypia octomaculata Fabricius, 1775Eight-Spotted Forester
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Desmia funeralis Hübner, 1796Grape leaf folder
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Nomada cressonii Morawitz, 1877Cresson'S Nomad
Phalaena chorebus Cramer, 1777
Rheumaptera undulata Linnaeus, 1758Scallop Shell
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Buffalo (Brooke County)
OrderColeoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderHymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov