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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Canyon Lake (Comal County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
24
35
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
24
35
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
21
31
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
18
28
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canyon Lake (Comal County)
7 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canyon Lake (Comal County)
14 Genera with 13 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Callicista Grote, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1864Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1870Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Feniseca Grote, 1793North American Harvesters1SpeciesTaxom
Heliopetes Billberg, 1868White Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Mestra Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudexentera Heinrich, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1775Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thessalia Scudder, 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canyon Lake (Comal County)
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Callicista columella Fabricius, 1793
Catocala similis W.H. Edwards, 1864Similar Underwing
Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870Brown Dusky Wing
Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793Harvester
Heliopetes laviana Hewitson, 1868Laviana Skipper
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Mestra amymone (Ménétriés, 1857)⇒ Mestra hypermestra Hübner, 1825
Pseudexentera knudsoni Miller, 1986
Pyrisitia proterpia (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hylaeus longiceps Perkins, 1899
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Thessalia theona Ménétriés, 1855Nymphalid Moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Canyon Lake (Comal County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
14
13
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