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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Bayfield (Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
49
97
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
49
97
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
46
93
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
36
80
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bayfield (Antigonish County)
8 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae (Leach, 1815)Cankerworm moths4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bayfield (Antigonish County)
16 Genera with 17 Species
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Euchlaena Hübner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1898Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1873Coast dart1SpeciesTaxom
Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hydriomena Huebner, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1763Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1775Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1853Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1798Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Rheumaptera Hûbner, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bayfield (Antigonish County)
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Euchlaena madusaria Walker, 1860Scrub Euchlaena
Euchlaena tigrinaria Guenée, 1858Mottled Euchlaena
Euchloe lotta (Beutenmüller, 1898)⇒ Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871
Euxoa (Palaeoeuxoa) mimallonis Grote, 1873Ruddy-winged Dart
Holomelina fragilis (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Virbia fragilis Strecker, 1878
Hydriomena furcata Thunberg, 1784July Highflyer
Lethe (Satyrodes) eurydice (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Satyrodes eurydice Linnaeus, 1763
Melitaea athalia athalia (Rottemburg, 1775)⇒ Melitaea athalia Rottemburg, 1775
Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853Western swallowtail
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852Saltgrass Skipper
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear
Rheumaptera meadii (Packard, 1874)⇒ Coryphista meadii Packard, 1874

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Bayfield (Antigonish County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
16
17
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