AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Belle River (Assumption Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
10
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
10
13
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
7
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
6
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Belle River (Assumption Parish)
6 Families width 14 Species
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855Crinkled Flannel Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Belle River (Assumption Parish)
9 Genera with 14 Species
Allotria Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1864Underwing moths7SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1879Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Gondysia Berio, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belle River (Assumption Parish)
14 Species
Allotria elonympha Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793Red Banded Hairstreak
Catocala agrippina Strecker, 1874Agrippina Underwing
Catocala alabamae Grote, 1875Alabama Underwing
Catocala amica Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Catocala connubialis Guenée, 1852Connubial Underwing
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala lineella Grote, 1872Girlfriend Underwing
Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864Penitent Underwing
Euphyes dion W.H. Edwards, 1879Alabama Skipper
Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797Asp caterpillar
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Sphingicampa bisecta (Lintner, 1879)⇒ Syssphinx bisecta Lintner, 1879

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Belle River (Assumption Parish)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
9
14
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