Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Boston (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA)
List of families for Boston (Allegheny County)
17 Families width 100 Species and 2 Subspecies | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Blue butterflies | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae (Harris, 1841) | Eggar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Boston (Allegheny County)
74 Genera with 100 Species #ABCDEFGHILMNOPSTVWXZ
| Acleris Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agonopterix Hübner, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alsophila Hübner, 1841 | Alsophila Ferns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biston Leach, 1758 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bomolocha Schrank, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1858 | Underwing moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1996 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 2005 | Azures | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cerastis Ochsenheimer, 1865 | Red chestnut | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | Clossiana Moore, 1900 | Fritillaries | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Clostera Samouelle, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambus Fabricius, 1860 | Sod webworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysstroma Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ecliptopera Warren, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1863 | Duskywings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1863 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1759 | Pug Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsilia Hübner, 1864 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Evergestis Hübner, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exoteleia Wallengren, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fissicrambus Bleszynski, 1860 | Other Fissicrambus Species | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Furcula Lamarck, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnorimoschema Busck, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1758 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Habrosyne Hübner, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horisme Hübner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriomena Huebner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1767 | Dwarf cream wave | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithophane Hübner, 1878 | Pale pinion | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lomanaltes Schrank, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1820 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalographa Lafontaine &..., 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanolophia Hulst, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nemoria Hübner, 1809 | Emerald | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nycterosea Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctobia Hulst, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantacordis Gozmany, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphila Meyrick, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyreferra Franclemont, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Satarupa Moore, 0 | White Flats | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speranza Curtis, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tellervo Kirby, 1911 | Cracker | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineola Herrich-Schä..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Wallengrenia Berg, 1797 | Broken-Dashes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylena Ochsenheimer, 1874 | Swordgrass Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857 | Fan-foot | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Boston (Allegheny County)
100 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acleris semiannula Robinson, 1869 | Half-Ringed Acleris Moth | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Agonopterix robiniella Packard, 1870 | Four-dotted Agonopterix | | Alsophila pometaria Harris, 1841 | Fall Cankerworm | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Bomolocha baltimoralis (Guenée, 1854) | ⇒ Hypena baltimoralis Guenée, 1854 | | Catocala cara Guenée, 1852 | Bronze Underwing | | Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782 | Woody Underwing | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852 | Old Wife Underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858 | Once-married Underwing | | Celaenorrhinus autochton Steinhauser ..., 1996 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Celastrina serotina Pavulaan & W..., 2005 | Cherry Gall Azure | | Cerastis tenebrifera Walker, 1865 | Reddish Speckled Dart | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Clostera apicalis Walker, 1855 | Apical Chocolate-tip | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Crambus laqueatellus Clemens, 1860 | Eastern Grass Veneer | | Drasteria grandirena Haworth, 1809 | Figure Seven Moth | | Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Dark Marbled Carpet | | Ecliptopera silaceata Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Phoenix | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) brizo Boisduval & ..., 1832 | Banded Oak Dusky Wing | | Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Brown Dusky Wing | | Erynnis persius Scudder, 1863 | Hairy Dusky Wing | | Euphyes conspicua W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Black Dash | | Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759 | Garden sole | | Eupsilia morrisoni Grote, 1874 | Morrison'S Sallow | | Eupsilia sidus Guenée, 1852 | Sidus Sallow | | Eupsilia tristigmata Grote, 1877 | Brown fruitworm | | Eupsilia vinulenta Grote, 1864 | Straight-Toothed Sallow | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Evergestis pallidata Hufnagel, 1811 | Chequered Pearl | | Exoteleia pinifoliella Chambers, 1880 | Pine needle miner | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Fissicrambus mutabilis Clemens, 1860 | Changeable Grass-veneer | | Furcula cinerea Walker, 1865 | Gray Furcula | | Gnorimoschema salinaris Busck, 1911 | | | Gonepteryx rhamni Linnaeus, 1758 | Brimstone | | Habrosyne scripta Gosse, 1840 | Lettered Habrosyne | | Horisme intestinata Guenée, 1858 | Brown Bark Carpet | | Hydriomena transfigurata Swett, 1912 | The Transfigured Hydriomena | | Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775 | Bedstraw Hawk Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Idaea aversata Linnaeus, 1758 | Riband Wave | | Idaea dimidiata Hufnagel, 1767 | Single Dotted Wave | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Lithophane antennata Walker, 1858 | Ashen Pinion | | Lithophane bethunei Grote & Robi..., 1868 | Bay whiff | | Lithophane grotei Riley, 1882 | Blacklined blowfish | | Lithophane hemina Grote, 1879 | Hemina Pinion | | Lithophane innominata Smith, 1893 | Nameless Pinion | | Lithophane petulca Grote, 1874 | Wanton Pinion | | Lithophane querquera Grote, 1874 | Shivering Pinion | | Lithophane tepida Grote, 1874 | | | Lithophane unimoda Lintner, 1878 | Dowdy Pinion | | Lomanaltes eductalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Hypena eductalis Walker, 1859 | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Megalographa biloba Stephens, 1830 | Bilobed Looper | | Melanolophia canadaria Guenée, 1858 | Canadian Melanolophia | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Nemoria bistriaria Hübner, 1809 | Red-fringed Emerald | | Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794 | Gem | | Nyctobia limitaria Walker, 1860 | | | Orthosia hibisci Guenée, 1852 | Green Fruitworm | | Pantacordis scotinella Rebel, 1916 | | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Pasiphila rectangulata Linnaeus, 1758 | Green Pug | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Pyreferra citrombra Franclemont, 1941 | Citrine Sallow | | Pyreferra hesperidago Guenée, 1852 | Mustard Sallow | | Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis | | | Speranza coortaria Hulst, 1887 | Del Norte Salamander | | Speranza pustularia Guenée, 1857 | Lesser Maple Spanworm | | Tellervo ishmoides strymon Fruhstorfer, 1911 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Tineola bisselliella Hummel, 1823 | Clothing moth | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797 | Broken Dash | | Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759 | Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet | | Xylena curvimacula Morrison, 1874 | Dot-and-Dash Swordgrass |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Boston (Allegheny County)
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