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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Carlisle (Castle Downs, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
231
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
231
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
90
224
257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
206
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
11
60
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Carlisle (Castle Downs)
11 Families width 77 Species and 2 Subspecies
Crambidae (Latreille, 1810)Crambid Snout Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms36SpeciesTaxom
Alucitidae Leach, 1815Many Plumed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths21SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Carlisle (Castle Downs)
60 Genera with 77 Species
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Acentria Stephens, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Aglossa Latreille, 1758Tabby Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Alucita Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Anagrapha McDunnough, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Anaplectoides McDunnough, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Apamea Ochsenheimer, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Autographa Hübner, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Biston Leach, 1758Oak beauty1SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Cabera Treitschke, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Calyptra Ochsenheimer, 1865Vampire moths1SpeciesTaxom
Carsia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1818Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Crambus Fabricius, 1758Sod webworms1SpeciesTaxom
Cucullia Schrank, 1868Hooded Owlets1SpeciesTaxom
Dysstroma Hübner, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Ecliptopera Warren, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1775Engrailed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Enargia Hübner, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Ephestia Guenée, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Eremobina McDunnough, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1809Pug Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Eurois Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1841Coast dart3SpeciesTaxom
Furcula Lamarck, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Glaucina Hulst, 01SpeciesTaxom
Graphiphora Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hydriomena Huebner, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lampropteryx Stephens, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lithomoia Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lithophane Hübner, 1878Pale pinion3SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Melanchra Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Orthodes Guenée, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Paradiarsia McDunnough, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphila Meyrick, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Peridroma Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1870Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Plagodis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Plusia Ochsenheimer, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758Meal Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sideridis Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spiramater McCabe, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Sutyna Todd, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplusia McDunnough, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Venusia Curtis, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Xestia Hübner, 1874Spotted cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomoia Staudinger, 19171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Carlisle (Castle Downs)
77 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acentria ephemerella Hübner, 1813European water moth
Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758European Peacock
Aglossa pinguinalis Linnaeus, 1758Grease moth
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758Many-plumed moth
Amphipyra (Amphipyra) tragopoginis Clerck, 1759Mouse
Anagrapha falcifera Kirby, 1837Celery Looper
Anaplectoides prasina Denis & Schi..., 1775Green Arches
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Apamea (Apamea) remissa (Hübner, 1809)⇒ Condica vecors Guenée, 1852
Apamea (Apamea) sordens Hufnagel, 1766Atlantic sole
Apamea (Apamea) unanimis Hübner, 1813Common Green Darner
Apamea alia Guenée, 1852Fox Apamea
Apamea dubitans Walker, 1856Doubtful Agroperina
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Autographa pseudogamma Grote, 1875Delicate Silver Y
Autographa rubida Ottolengui, 1902
Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758Brindled beauty moth
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Cabera exanthemata Scopoli, 1763Common Wave
Calyptra canadensis Bethune, 1865Blackfinned triplespine
Carsia sororiata Hübner, 1813California strawberry
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Crambus pascuella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Crambus pascuellus Linnaeus, 1758
Cucullia convexipennis Grote & Robi..., 1868Aster cutworm
Dysstroma citrata Linnaeus, 1761Dark Marbled Carpet
Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767)⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767
Ecliptopera silaceata Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Phoenix
Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775Engrailed
Enargia decolor Walker, 1858Aspen Twoleaf Tier
Enargia infumata Grote, 1874Lesser Eyed Sallow
Ephestia (Anagasta) kuehniella Zeller, 1879Flour moth
Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764Common Carpet
Eremobina claudens Walker, 1857Dark-winged Quaker
Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759Garden sole
Eupithecia assimilata Doubleday, 1856Currant Pug
Eupithecia lariciata FREYER, 1842Fir needle inchworm
Eupithecia subfuscata Haworth, 1809Gray Pug
Eupithecia vulgata Haworth, 1809Common Pug
Eurois occulta Linnaeus, 1758Great Brocade
Euxoa detersa Walker, 1856Rubbed Dart
Euxoa obeliscoides Guenée, 1852Obelisk Dart
Euxoa tessellata Harris, 1841Striped Cutworm
Furcula cinerea Walker, 1865Gray Furcula
Glaucina gonia gonia
Graphiphora augur Fabricius, 1775Double Dart
Hydriomena furcata Thunberg, 1784July Highflyer
Hydriomena ruberata FREYER, 1831Ruddy Highflyer
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Lampropteryx suffumata Denis & Schi..., 1775Offshore tonguefish
Lithomoia germana Morrison, 1874American Brindle
Lithophane grotei Riley, 1882Blacklined blowfish
Lithophane hemina Grote, 1879Hemina Pinion
Lithophane unimoda Lintner, 1878Dowdy Pinion
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Melanchra assimilis Morrison, 1874Black Arches
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Orthodes detracta Walker, 1857Disparaged Arches
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Paradiarsia littoralis Packard, 1867Labrador Dart Moth
Pasiphila rectangulata Linnaeus, 1758Green Pug
Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808Pearly Underwing
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870Diffuse-veined White
Plagodis pulveraria Linnaeus, 1758American Barred Umber
Plusia putnami Grote, 1873Lempke's gold spot
Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758Meal Moth
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Sideridis maryx Guenée, 1852Maroonwing
Spiramater lutra Guenée, 1852Otter Arches
Sutyna privata Walker, 1857Private Sallow
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803Cabbage Looper
Venusia cambrica Curtis, 1839The Welsh Wave
Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
Xestia normaniana Grote, 1874Norman'S Dart Moth
Xylomoia chagnoni Barnes & McD..., 1917Chiricahua Leopard Frog

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Carlisle (Castle Downs)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
11
60
77
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