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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Afton (Morris County, New Jersey, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
31
42
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
31
42
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
29
40
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
24
34
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afton (New Jersey)
8 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths0SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afton (New Jersey)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1861Mottled rustic2SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoesthia Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Crambus Fabricius, 1788Sod webworms1SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1908Elachista Algae1SpeciesTaxom
Filatima Busck, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Phyllonorycter Hübner, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1861Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afton (New Jersey)
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caradrina (Caradrina) morpheus Hufnagel, 1766Atlantic sole
Caradrina (Platyperigea) montana Bremer, 1861Civil Rustic
Chrysoesthia sexguttella Thunberg, 1794Moth
Crambus hamella Thunberg, 1788Dark Grass-veneer
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Elachista orestella Braun, 1908
Filatima vaccinii Clarke, 1947
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Afton (New Jersey)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
9
9
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