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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Alberton (Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		11
15
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		11
15
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		11
15
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		11
15
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		7
10
12		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alberton (Prince Edward Island)
7 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alberton (Prince Edward Island)
10 Genera with 12 Species
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Depressaria Haworth, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Emesis Fabricius, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1763Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1835Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1775Fritillaries2SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberton (Prince Edward Island)
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Colias interior Scudder, 1819Pelidne Sulphur
Depressaria whitmani Clarke, 1941
Emesis ocypore zelotes Hewitson, 1872
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Lethe (Satyrodes) eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Satyrodes eurydice Linnaeus, 1763
Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835Bog Copper
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Alberton (Prince Edward Island)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		7
10
12		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