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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Bridgetown (Northampton County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		28
33
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		28
33
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		28
33
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		25
30
32		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
6
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bridgetown (Northampton County Virginia)
5 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bridgetown (Northampton County Virginia)
6 Genera with 8 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bridgetown (Northampton County Virginia)
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Helicoverpa punctigera Wallengren, 1860Australian bollworm
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Bridgetown (Northampton County Virginia)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
6
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