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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Alameda (Alameda County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
120
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
120
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
113
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
46
97
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alameda
12 Families width 29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms4SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae (Le Marchand, 1947)Autostichid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alameda
23 Genera with 29 Species
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Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Blastobasis Zeller, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Dargida Walker, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Epidemia Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Epinotia Hübner, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1852Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1874Branded Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1852Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Lycanades Franclemont, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oegoconia Stainton, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1853Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1837Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1866Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1855Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alameda
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Blastobasis maroccanella Amsel, 1952Blastobasid moth
Colias alexandra W.H. Edwards, 1863'Harford's' Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863Christina Sulphur
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Dargida procinctus Grote, 1873Girdler Moth
Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852
Epinotia (Proteopteryx) emarginana Walsingham, 1879
Epinotia hopkinsana Kearfott, 1907Spruce cone moth
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852Common sheep moth
Hesperia assiniboia Lyman, 1892Assiniboine Skipper
Hesperia nevada (Scudder, 1874)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Lycanades purpurea Grote, 1874
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Oegoconia novimundi (Busck, 1915)⇒ Oegoconia quadripuncta Haworth, 1828
Orthosia hibisci Guenée, 1852Green Fruitworm
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853Western swallowtail
Scopula promethes Prout, 1928
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Speyeria callippe Boisduval, 1852Calippe Fritillary
Speyeria edwardsii Reakirt, 1866Edward's fritillary
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Alameda
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
23
29
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