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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Ben Hill County (Georgia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
153
404
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
152
402
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
150
400
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
109
328
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
121
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ben Hill County
27 Families width 101 Species and 31 Subspecies
#PSNLCEGHTOYR
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms5SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae (Heinemann & ..., 1876)Cosmet Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths5SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones5SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals12SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper10SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae (Latreille, 1803)Bell Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903Teak Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings2SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae (Grote, 1895)Metalmark Butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies3SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ben Hill County
121 Genera with 101 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPSTUVYZ
Achroia Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Agrius Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Amyna Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Anania Hübner, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1819
Tussah moths0SpeciesTaxom
Aphomia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aristotelia Hübner, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Aspitates Treitschke, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1889Pachliopta1SpeciesTaxom
Bedellia Stainton, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Brevioleria Lamas, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Cactoblastis Ragonot, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Callopistria Hübner, 1821
Fern Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Caloptilia Hübner, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Citrinophila Kirby, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Cochylis Treitschke, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Cossula Bailey, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Cossus Fabricius, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cryptolechia Zeller, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ctenognophos Prout, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Cydia Hübner, 1758Piercers1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Diasemiopsis Munroe, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Digama Moore, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1825
Engrailed Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Epiblema Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Epiphora Wallengren, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1870Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1780Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Eustixis Hübner, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Exelastis Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Galleria Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1902Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Grapholita Treitschke, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Heliconius Kluk, 1813Brush-footed butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Herpetogramma Lederer, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Hyblaea Fabricius, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Hymenia Huebner, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1903Diadems2SpeciesTaxom
Hypomecis Hübner, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom
Hypothyris Hübner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Hypsopygia Hübner, 1825
Hayworms0SpeciesTaxom
Ixias Hübner, 1889Indian Orange Tips1SpeciesTaxom
Jalmenus Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptozestis Meyrick, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lygephila Billberg, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1886Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melittia Hübner, 1916Wasp Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Mesene Doubleday, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Mesophleps Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Mesosemia Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Napaea Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Niconiades Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Niditinea G. Petersen, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nodaria Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Nomophila Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Nw1SpeciesTaxom
Omiodes Yamanaka, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Opogona Zeller, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Panoquina Hemming, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Parapoynx Hübner, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pedaliodes Butler, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Philampelus Harris, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Phthorimaea Meyrick, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocnistis Zeller, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Pityeja Walker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1761Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plodia Guenée, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Precis Hübner, 1819
Commodores0SpeciesTaxom
Prionapteryx Stephens, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Ptiloscola Michener, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pyralis Linnaeus, 1854Meal Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrausta Schrank, 1818Mint Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyroderces Herrich-Schä..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Samea Guenée, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Scardamia Guenée, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Simplicia Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1775Armyworm Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Spoladea Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Syllepte Hübner, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Telicota Moore, 1775Palm Darts1SpeciesTaxom
Terastia Guenée, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Thalpochares Lederer, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Thracides Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Tinea Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Trifurcula Zeller, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Tyria Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1819
Rattlebox moths0SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeuta Latreille, 1796
Ermine Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ben Hill County
101 Species and 31 Subspecies
Achroia grisella Fabricius, 1794Lesser bee moth
Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775Pink Spotted Hawk-moth
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Allotinus portunus portunus
Amyna axis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852
Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882Moth
Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775Cotton Looper
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
Aphomia (Aphomia) sociella Linnaeus, 1758Bee Moth
Ascia monuste automate Burmeister, 1868
Atrophaneura semperi melanotus Staudinger, 1889
Bedellia somnulentella Zeller, 1817Bindweed Bent-wing
Brevioleria seba seba Hewitson, 1872
Cactoblastis cactorum Berg, 1775Cactoblastis
Carterocephalus palaemon palaemon
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Citrinophila terias Joicey & Talbot, 1921
Cossula magnifica Strecker, 1876Cossid borer
Cossus cossus lucifer Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Cryptolechia scolia Meyrick, 1902
Ctenognophos eolaria anax Wiltshire, 1966
Cydia pomonella Linnaeus, 1758Codling Moth
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Diasemiopsis ramburialis Duponchel, 1834Vagrant China-mark
Digama spilosoma Felder, 1874
Epiblema strenuana Walker, 1863Dotted Epiblema
Epiphora mythimna Moorei Swinhoe, 1902
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Eurema brigitta Stoll, 1780Broad-bordered Grass Yellow
Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873)⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873
Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, 1758Bee moth
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813)⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864
Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805African cotton bollworm
Hellinsia balanotes Meyrick, 1908Baccharis Borer
Hellinsia lienigianus (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Hellinsia lienigiana Zeller, 1852
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Hyblaea puera Cramer, 1777Djativlinder
Hymenia perspectalis Hübner, 1796Spotted beet webworm
Hypolimnas alimena remigia Fruhstorfer, 1912
Hypolimnas salmacis platydema Rothschild &..., 1903
Hypothyris euclea laphria Doubleday, 1847
Hypothyris euclea leucania (Bates, 1863)⇒ Hypothyris euclea valora Haensch, 1909
Ixias marianne nola Swinhoe, 1889
Jalmenus evagoras eubulus Miskin, 1876Imperial Hairstreak
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Leptozestis spodoptera Turner, 1923
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Maniola monotoma Staudinger, 1886
Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916
Mesene phareus eristalis (Stichel, 1923)⇒ Mesene leucophrys H. Bates, 1868
Mesophleps palpigera Walsingham, 1891Palo verde moth
Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883)⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867
Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876
Niditinea fuscella Linnaeus, 1758Brown-dotted Clothes
Nodaria cornicalis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794
Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schi..., 1775Celery stalk worm
Nw thecla danaus
Omiodes indicata Fabricius, 1775Bean-leaf Webworm Moth
Opogona omoscopa Meyrick, 1893Detritus moth
Orgyia definita Packard, 1864Definite Tussock Moth
Panoquina lucas Fabricius, 1793Purple Washed Skipper
Parapoynx diminutalis Snellen, 1880Asian hydrilla leafcutter
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906
Pedaliodes palpita palpita Adams, 1986
Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883
Phthorimaea operculella Zeller, 1873Kartoffelmè¸l
Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856Citrus Leaf Miner
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pityeja nazada plusia Prout, 1933
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plodia interpunctella Hübner, 1813Cloaked knot-horn moth
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Ptiloscola lasiocampa Bryk, 1953
Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758Meal Moth
Pyralis manihotalis Guenée, 1854Moth
Pyrausta phoenicealis (Hübner, 1818)⇒ Pyrausta falcatalis Guenée, 1854
Pyroderces rileyi (Walsingham, 1882)⇒ Anatrachyntis rileyi Walsingham, 1882
Samea multiplicalis Guenée, 1854Pale janthina
Scardamia chrysolina Meyrick, 1892
Scopula ornata Scopula Prout, 1913
Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794Tiki hut litter moth
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775Armyworm
Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775Beet webworm
Telicota colon colon Fabricius, 1775Common palm dart
Terastia meticulosalis Guenée, 1854Erythrina Borer
Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912)⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824
Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758Case-bearing Clothes
Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899Field Lotus Pigmy
Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758Cinnabar
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Ben Hill County
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
121
101
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
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