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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Big Spring (Washington County, Maryland, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		17
20
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		17
20
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		16
19
18		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		14
17
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		7
9
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Big Spring (Washington County Maryland)
7 Families width 9 Species
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Big Spring (Washington County Maryland)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Abegesta Munroe, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Acasis Duponchel, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Inga Busck, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Scythris Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Big Spring (Washington County Maryland)
9 Species
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Abegesta reluctalis Hulst, 1886
Acasis viridata Packard, 1873Olive-and-black Carpet
Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793Red Banded Hairstreak
Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779
Inga cretacea Zeller, 1873Chalky Inga
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Scythris trivinctella Zeller, 1873Banded Scythris

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Big Spring (Washington County Maryland)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		7
9
9		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