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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Brooklin (Hancock County, Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
6
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
6
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
6
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
6
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brooklin (Hancock County Maine)
6 Families width 14 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms6SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brooklin (Hancock County Maine)
13 Genera with 14 Species
Anhimella McDunnough, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Apamea Ochsenheimer, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Glena Hulst, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1872Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Lacanobia Billberg, 1874Light brocade1SpeciesTaxom
Leucoma Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lithacodia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Polix Hodges, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1787Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodina Blanchard, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Sympistis Hübner, 17971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brooklin (Hancock County Maine)
14 Species
Anhimella contrahens Walker, 1860United Cutworm
Apamea (Apamea) unanimis Hübner, 1813Common Green Darner
Apamea alia Guenée, 1852Fox Apamea
Glena cribrataria Guenée, 1858Dotted Gray
Hyles gallii Rottemburg, 1775Bedstraw Hawk Moth
Hypena sordidula Grote, 1872Sordid Bomolocha
Lacanobia atlantica Grote, 1874Atlantic Arches
Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758Satin Moth
Lithacodia concinnimacula (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Maliattha concinnimacula Guenée, 1852
Polix coloradella Walsingham, 1888Skunk Moth
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787
Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821Abbot'S Sphinx Moth
Sphinx canadensis Boisduval, 1875Canadian Sphinx
Sympistis chionanthi J.E. Smith, 1797Fringe Tree Sallow

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Brooklin (Hancock County Maine)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
13
14
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