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Checklist for Superorder Holometabola Heider, 1889 (Holometabolous Insects)
and region Leighton (Colbert County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
6
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
6
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leighton (Colbert County)
4 Families width 6 Species
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae (Latreille, 1802)Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leighton (Colbert County)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Eristalis Latreille, 1758Rat-tailed maggots1SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Syritta Le Peletier ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tipula Linnaeus, 1830Cranefly1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leighton (Colbert County)
6 Species
Eristalis (Eoseristalis) tenax Linnaeus, 1758Common Drone Fly
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Syritta pipiens Linnaeus, 1758Hover Fly
Tipula (Tipula) paludosa (Meigen, 1830)⇒ Dictenidia bimaculata Linnaeus, 1760
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral

Subnodes of Holometabola with occurrences in Leighton (Colbert County)
OrderDiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies, Two-Winged Flies
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Holometabola at itis.gov