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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Alhambra (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
25
45
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
25
45
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
25
45
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
18
35
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
4
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alhambra (Los Angeles County)
4 Families width 13 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms7SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alhambra (Los Angeles County)
10 Genera with 13 Species
Acerra Grote, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Autographa Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Egira Duponchel, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Lepipolys Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Protorthodes McDunnough, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alhambra (Los Angeles County)
13 Species
Acerra normalis Grote, 1894
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Autographa pasiphaeia Grote, 1873
Egira curialis Grote, 1873Citrus cutworm
Egira perlubens Grote, 1881Brown Woodling
Lepipolys perscripta (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Sympistis perscripta Guenée, 1852
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Protorthodes perforata Grote, 1883
Protorthodes rufula Grote, 1874Rufous Quaker
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Alhambra (Los Angeles County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
4
10
13
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