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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Alhambra (Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		12
20
23		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		12
20
23		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		12
20
23		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		9
16
18		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
10
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alhambra (Clearwater County Alberta)
5 Families width 11 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alhambra (Clearwater County Alberta)
10 Genera with 11 Species
Egira Duponchel, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Epargyreus Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1852American Dotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1852Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1852Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alhambra (Clearwater County Alberta)
11 Species
Egira curialis Grote, 1873Citrus cutworm
Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775Huachuca Skipper
Euphilotes enoptes Boisduval, 1852'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval, 1852Arrowhead Blue
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852Desert checkered skipper
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Alhambra (Clearwater County Alberta)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
10
11		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