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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Brownsville (Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
41
67
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
41
67
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
40
65
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
47
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brownsville (Florida)
9 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths3SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae (Hübner, 1825)Case moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brownsville (Florida)
18 Genera with 18 Species
Achaea Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Cabares Godman & Salvin, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1782Purplewings1SpeciesTaxom
Euphyia Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Historis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Holcocera Clemens, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hypercompe Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Lineodes Guenée, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Lycomorpha Harris, 01SpeciesTaxom
Marpesia Hübner, 1816Daggerwings2SpeciesTaxom
Melanchroia Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Nepheloleuca Butler, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Syllepte Hübner, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Tyrissa Walker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brownsville (Florida)
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaea ablunaris Guenée, 1852Moth
Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777Florida Sulphur
Cabares potrillo Lucas, 1857Potrille Skipper
Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780Oenotrus Sphinx
Eunica monima Cramer, 1782Dingy purplewing
Euphyia parinotata Zeller, 1872
Historis odius Fabricius, 1775Grape Shoemaker
Holcocera nana (Dietz, 1910)⇒ Calosima albapenella Chambers, 1875
Hypercompe caudata Walker, 1855
Leucania infatuans Franclemont, 1972Banded toado
Lineodes triangulalis Möschler, 1890
Lycomorpha pholus pholus
Marpesia chiron Fabricius, 1775Banded Daggerwing
Marpesia eleuchea Hübner, 1816Antillean dagger wing
Melanchroia geometroides Walker, 1854Nodding milkweed
Nepheloleuca politia Cramer, 1776
Tyrissa multilinea Barnes & McD..., 1913
Xylophanes porcus Hübner, 1823Porcu Sphinx Moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Brownsville (Florida)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
18
18
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