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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Alaska Peninsula (Alaska, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
124
362
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
124
362
540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
121
358
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
99
315
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
59
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alaska Peninsula
21 Families width 74 Species and 15 Subspecies
#SNPEHYCLTGZ
Sesiidae (Boisduval, 1828)Clear Wings2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals12SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms13SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845Ypsolophid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones4SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths10SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829Ghost Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae (Grote, 1882)Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alaska Peninsula
59 Genera with 74 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTUVXZ
Aegeria Fabricius, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1819Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Amblyptilia Hübner, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Apamea Ochsenheimer, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1958Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Biblis Fabricius, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Blepharita Hampson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 0Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cerostoma Latreille, 01SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1761Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Crambus Fabricius, 1817Sod webworms1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1823Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Diarsia Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eana Billberg, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Ecliptopera Warren, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1909Longwings1SpeciesTaxom
Eurystaura Janse, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Gazoryctra Hübner, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyppa Duponchel, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Lasionycta Aurivillius, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1837Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Manastigma Nicolay, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Melasina Boisduval, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Methona Doubleday, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Nanna Birket-Smith, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Napeogenes Bates, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926Demons1SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1775Arctics2SpeciesTaxom
Olethreutes Hübner, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Operophtera Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Paectes Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Parasemia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1847Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Phalaena radiosa Esper, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1869Fetterbush4SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Pyla Grote, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Rachela Hulst, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Rheumaptera Hûbner, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Spargania Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Synanthedon Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Syngrapha Hübner, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Taenaris Hübner, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thiotricha Meyrick, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Udea Guenée, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Venusia Curtis, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Xestia Hübner, 1808Spotted cutworm2SpeciesTaxom
Zygaena Fabricius, 1957Burnet1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alaska Peninsula
74 Species and 15 Subspecies
Aegeria arctica Beutenmüller, 1900
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Amblyptilia pica Walsingham, 1880Geranium Plume
Apamea (Apamea) sordens Hufnagel, 1766Atlantic sole
Apamea amputatrix Fitch, 1857Yellow Headed Cutworm Moth
Apamea contradicta Smith, 1895Northern Banded Quaker
Arctia opulenta (Edwards, 1881)⇒ Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758
Arctia parthenos Harris, 1850St. Lawrence Tiger Moth
Asura hilara hilara Kiriakoff, 1958
Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779Red Rim
Blepharita tenera Smith, 1900
Boloria (Boloria) alaskensis Holland, 1900Alaskan Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Catocala actaea actaea
Cerostoma aleutianella
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Colias electo Linnaeus, 1763
Crambus alienellus GERMAR & KAU..., 1817
Cupido damaeus Godart, 1823
Dasychira thysanoessa Collenette, 1933
Diarsia rosaria Grote, 1878Rosey Dart
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Eana (Eutrachia) argentana Clerck, 1759Silver Shade
Eana (Eutrachia) osseana Scopoli, 1763Dotted Shade
Ecliptopera silaceata Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Phoenix
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909
Eurystaura dysstroma Kiriakoff, 1968
Hyppa contrasta McDunnough, 1946Summer Hyppa Moth
Lasionycta arietis (Grote, 1879)⇒ Zosteropoda clementei Meadows, 1942
Lycaena (Epidemia) dorcas Kirby, 1837'Maine' Dorcas Copper
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Manastigma primno Godman & Salvin, 1887
Melasina phaeogenes Meyrick, 1919
Methona themisto themisto Hübner, 1818
Nanna katmaiensis Malloch, 1920
Nanna unispinosa Malloch, 1920
Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899Tolosa Tigerwing
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926
Oeneis (Oeneis) melissa Fabricius, 1775Melissa Arctic
Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775Banded Arctic
Olethreutes bipartitana Clemens, 1860Divided Olethreutes
Operophtera bruceata Hulst, 1886Bruce Spanworm
Paectes pseudopsis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Paectes fuscescens Walker, 1855
Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758Black-and-white Tiger Moth
Parnassius mnemosyne parnassius Bryk, 1931
Parnassius corybas Fischer von ..., 1823
Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793
Phalaena chorebus Cramer, 1777
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris napi hulda Edwards, 1870
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Pieris marginalis hulda W. H. Edwards, 1869Margined White
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Pyla fusca Haworth, 1811Brown Knot-horn
Rachela hyperborea Hulst, 1896
Rheumaptera hastata Linnaeus, 1758Argent & Sable
Rheumaptera subhastata NOLCKEN, 1870Argent and Sable
Spargania luctuata Denis & Schi..., 1775Offshore tonguefish
Synanthedon culiciformis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Synanthedon stomoxiformis stomoxiformis Hübner, 1790
Syngrapha ignea Grote, 1863Mountain Beauty
Syngrapha interrogationis Linnaeus, 1758Cutworm
Syngrapha ottolenguii Dyar, 1902
Taenaris catops catops Westwood, 1851
Thiotricha atractodes Meyrick, 1922
Udea washingtonalis Grote, 1881Washington Udea Moth
Venusia pearsalli Dyar, 1906Pearsalls Carpet Moth
Xanthorhoe borealis Hulst, 1896
Xanthorhoe decoloraria Esper, 1806Red Carpet
Xanthorhoe nemorella Hulst, 1896
Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758Cutworm Moth
Xestia (Pachnobia) tecta Hübner, 1808
Zygaena sarpedon tipula Marten, 1957

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Alaska Peninsula
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
59
74
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