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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Brooke-Alvinston (Lambton County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
59
112
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
59
112
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
48
96
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
37
81
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brooke-Alvinston
7 Families width 17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brooke-Alvinston
15 Genera with 17 Species
Aglossa Latreille, 1758Tabby Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1947Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1775Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1775Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1787Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thracides Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brooke-Alvinston
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aglossa pinguinalis Linnaeus, 1758Grease moth
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Lethe (Satyrodes) appalachia R. Chermock, 1947Appalachian Brown
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Lycaena (Epidemia) hyllus Cramer, 1775Bronze Copper
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra Swallowtail
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912)⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Brooke-Alvinston
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
15
17
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