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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Buckhorn (Amador County, California, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		15
18
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		15
18
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		15
18
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		14
17
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Buckhorn (Amador County)
6 Families width 8 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881Yucca Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buckhorn (Amador County)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1968Coast dart1SpeciesTaxom
Oarisma Scudder, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Tegeticula Zeller, 1881Yucca moths1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buckhorn (Amador County)
8 Species
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Euxoa (Pleonectopoda) austrina Hardwick, 1968Hooked filefish
Oarisma garita Reakirt, 1866Garita Skipper
Tegeticula maculata Riley, 1881
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Buckhorn (Amador County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		6
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