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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Boston (Houghton County, Michigan, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
31
35
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
31
35
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
29
33
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
28
32
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Boston (Houghton County)
8 Families width 8 Species
Crambidae (Latreille, 1810)Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals0SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boston (Houghton County)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Acentria Stephens, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Acleris Hübner, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Clossiana Moore, 1900
Fritillaries0SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1863Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1809Pug Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Xylena Ochsenheimer, 1874Swordgrass Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boston (Houghton County)
8 Species
Acentria nivea (Olivier, 1791)⇒ Acentria ephemerella Hübner, 1813
Acleris placidus Yasuda & Kawabe, 1980
Euphyes conspicua W.H. Edwards, 1863Black Dash
Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Eupithecia tantillaria Boisduval, 1840
Eupithecia subfuscata Haworth, 1809Gray Pug
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Xylena curvimacula Morrison, 1874Dot-and-Dash Swordgrass

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Boston (Houghton County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
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