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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Adams County (Washington, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
92
252
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
92
252
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
85
239
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
219
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
13
69
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Adams County (Washington)
13 Families width 86 Species and 3 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms18SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals12SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies7SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper10SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths10SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones7SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Adams County (Washington)
69 Genera with 86 Species
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Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1874Dagger moths1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1856Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Anania Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anarta Ochsenheimer, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aricia Reichenbach, 1775Arguses1SpeciesTaxom
Autochton Hübner, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Biston Leach, 1758Oak beauty1SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Campaea Lamarck, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Castalius Hübner, 1865Common Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1852Underwing moths2SpeciesTaxom
Chorizagrotis Smith, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths2SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1775Engrailed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Entephria Hübner, 1881Carpets1SpeciesTaxom
Epargyreus Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1867Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Euphyia Hübner, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1887Coast dart5SpeciesTaxom
Favonius Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gnophaela Walker, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Homoglaea Morrison, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Hydraecia Guenée, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1947Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1775Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lophodonta Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macaria Curtis, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Nadata Walker, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Nastra Evans, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Neozephyrus Sibatani & Ito, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nephelodes Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Notodonta Ochsenheimer, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Oarisma Scudder, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ostrinia Hübner, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Panoquina Hemming, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1855Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Peridroma Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Plagodis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1775Anglewings3SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1871Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Protocryphia Barnes & McD..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1833Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Spaelotis Boisduval, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1773Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Tehama Hulst, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1869Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplusia McDunnough, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Tyria Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Xestia Hübner, 1758Spotted cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Adams County (Washington)
86 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acronicta lithospila Grote, 1874Streaked Dagger
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Agrotis vetusta Walker, 1856Muted Dart
Anania hortulata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Eurrhypara hortulata Linnaeus, 1758
Anarta (Calocestra) trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Aricia (Aricia) agestis Denis & Schi..., 1775Brown Argus
Autochton cellus Boisduval & ..., 1833Golden banded skipper
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758Brindled beauty moth
Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855Angulated silk moth
Campaea margaritaria Linnaeus, 1761Light Emerald
Castalius mindarus Felder & Felder, 1865
Catocala cara Guenée, 1852Bronze Underwing
Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852Old Wife Underwing
Chorizagrotis auxiliaris (Grote, 1873)⇒ Euxoa auxiliaris Grote, 1873
Coenonympha pamphilus Linnaeus, 1758Small Heath
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias hyale Linnaeus, 1758Pale Clouded Yellow
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775Engrailed
Entephria multivagata Hulst, 1881Round burrfish
Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775Huachuca Skipper
Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764Common Carpet
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Euphyes bimacula Grote & Robi..., 1867Two-Spot Sedge Skipper
Euphyia unangulata Haworth, 1809Sharp-angled Carpet
Euxoa (Heteroeuxoa) olivia Morrison, 1876Spotted triggerfish
Euxoa (Longivesica) messoria Harris, 1841Dark-sided Cutworm
Euxoa citricolor Grote, 1880
Euxoa comosa Morrison, 1876Spotted triggerfish
Euxoa pallipennis Smith, 1887
Favonius quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Gnophaela vermiculata Grote, 1864Green Lattice
Homoglaea dives Smith, 1907
Hydraecia medialis J.B. Smith, 1892Planehead filefish
Lethe (Satyrodes) appalachia R. Chermock, 1947Appalachian Brown
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Lophodonta angulosa Abbott & Smith, 1797
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758Asian Gypsy Moth
Macaria aemulataria Walker, 1861Common Angle
Macaria brunneata Thunberg, 1784Rannoch Looper
Macaria minorata Packard, 1873Minor Angle
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Nadata gibbosa Smith & Abbot, 1797Rough Prominent
Nastra lherminier Latreille, 1824Swarthy Skipper
Neozephyrus quercus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Quercusia quercus Linnaeus, 1758
Nephelodes minians Guenée, 1852Bronzed Cutworm
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Notodonta basitriens Walker, 1855
Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866Garita Skipper
Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758Antique tussock moth
Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner, 1796Corn moth
Panoquina ocola Edwards, 1863Long-windged Skipper
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Parnassius (Driopa) clodius Ménétriés, 1855American Apollo
Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808Pearly Underwing
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Plagodis pulveraria Linnaeus, 1758American Barred Umber
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Polygonia c-album Linnaeus, 1758Anglewings
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Protocryphia secta Grote, 1879
Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833Striped Hairstreak
Spaelotis bicava Lafontaine, 1998Western w-marked cutworm
Spaelotis clandestina Harris, 1841Clandestine Dart
Speyeria idalia Drury, 1773Female Regal Fritillary
Tehama bonifatellus Hulst, 1887
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thorybes confusis (Herrich-Schä..., 1869)⇒ Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803Cabbage Looper
Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758Cinnabar
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758Cutworm Moth
Zale minerea Guenée, 1852Colorful Zale

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Adams County (Washington)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
13
69
86
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
Lepidoptera at mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu
Lepidoptera at afromoths.net
Lepidoptera at butterfliesofamerica.com
Lepidoptera at leps.it
Lepidoptera at papua-insects.nl
Lepidoptera at tyllinen.eu
Lepidoptera at abdb-africa.org
Lepidoptera at artfakta.se
Lepidoptera at dyntaxa.se
Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov