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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Bayside (Refugio County, Texas, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		16
21
21		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		16
21
21		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		15
20
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		10
15
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bayside (Refugio County)
5 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bayside (Refugio County)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Argyrotaenia Stephens, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1773Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudexentera Heinrich, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bayside (Refugio County)
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Argyrotaenia pinatubana Kearfott, 1905Lodgepole-pine needle tier
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Pseudexentera costomaculana Clemens, 1860
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Bayside (Refugio County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
8
8		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