Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Cave Creek (Gillespie County, Texas, USA)
List of families for Cave Creek (Gillespie County)
17 Families width 71 Species and 3 Subspecies | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) | Hawk Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Heliodinid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841) | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Cave Creek (Gillespie County)
70 Genera with 71 Species #ABCDEFGHILMNPSTZ
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Abagrotis J. Smith, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acentria Stephens, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achalarus Scudder, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acrolophus Poey, 1887 | Grass Tubeworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acroplectis Meyrick, 1927 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amblyscirtes Scudder, 1883 | Roadside-Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archirhoe Herbulot, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrytonopsis Godman, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autochton Hübner, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bleptina Guenée, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bruceia Neumoegen, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 1971 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1864 | Underwing moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celotes Godman & Salvin, 1877 | Streaky skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chorizagrotis Smith, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cisthene Walker, 1967 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copaeodes Speyer, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deciduphagus Billberg, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Desmia Westwood, 1832 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dorika Moore, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erora Scudder, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Friseria Busck, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gerra Walker, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glena Hulst, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gloveria Linnaeus, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1872 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hydriomena Huebner, 1825 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1887 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptotes Scudder, 1868 | Common Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Litocala Harvey, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mastor Godman, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ministrymon Clench, 1882 | Ministreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mojavia Munroe, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Neoheliodines Hsu & Powell, 2005 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Neoxeniades Hayward, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1775 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepytia Hulst, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nomophila Hübner, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palpita Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramiana Barnes & Ben..., 1906 | Paramiana New Species | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pero Herrich-Schä..., 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyptilia Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1852 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Protorthodes McDunnough, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systasea Edwards, 1876 | Powdered-Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichordestra McCabe, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1790 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zestusa Lindsey, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cave Creek (Gillespie County)
71 Species and 3 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Abagrotis barnesi Benjamin, 1921 | Well-marked Cutworm | | Acentria ephemerella Hübner, 1813 | European water moth | | Achalarus lyciades Geyer, 1832 | Hoary Edge | | Acrolophus variabilis Walsingham, 1887 | | | Acroplectis haemanthes Meyrick, 1927 | Western bladderpod | | Amblyscirtes cassus Edwards, 1883 | Cassus Roadside Skipper | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Archirhoe neomexicana Hulst, 1896 | Black Mountain Salamander | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Atrytonopsis edwardsi Barnes & McD..., 1916 | Sheep Skipper | | Autochton cellus Boisduval & ..., 1833 | Golden banded skipper | | Bleptina inferior Grote, 1872 | | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Bruceia hubbardi Dyar, 1898 | Hogchokers | | Calephelis arizonensis Mcalpine, 1971 | Arizona Calephelis | | Catocala desdemona (H. Edwards, 1882) | ⇒ Catocala delilah Strecker, 1874 | | Catocala frederici Grote, 1872 | | | Catocala junctura Walker, 1857 | Catocala arizonae | | Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864 | Penitent Underwing | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Celotes nessus Edwards, 1877 | Common Streaky-Skipper | | Chorizagrotis inconcinna Harvey, 1875 | | | Cisthene martini Knowlton, 1967 | Burrowing Treefrogs | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Copaeodes aurantiaca Hewitson, 1868 | Orange Skipperling | | Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852) | ⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852 | | Dorika julia Grote, 1883 | | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Erora quaderna Hewitson, 1868 | Arizona Hairstreak | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Euptychia rubricata (Edwards, 1872) | ⇒ Megisto rubricata Edwards, 1871 | | Friseria cockerelli Busck, 1903 | Mesquite Web Worm | | Gerra sevorsa Grote, 1882 | | | Glena nigricaria Barnes & McD..., 1913 | California tonguefish | | Gloveria arizonensis Packard, 1878 | | | Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872 | Jagged-border Skipper | | Idaea eremiata Hulst, 1887 | Straw Wave Moth | | Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868 | Marine Blue | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Litocala sexsignata Harvey, 1875 | Litocala Moth | | Manduca florestan Stoll, 1782 | Florestan Sphinx | | Manduca rustica Fabricius, 1775 | Rustic Sphinx | | Mastor eos Edwards, 1871 | | | Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852 | | | Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882 | Lead Hairstreak | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Mojavia achemonalis Barnes & McD..., 1914 | | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895 | | | Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775 | | | Nepytia swetti Barnes & Ben..., 1923 | | | Nomophila nearctica Munroe, 1973 | American Celery Webworm | | Palpita quadristigmalis Guenée, 1854 | Four-spotted Palpita | | Paramiana marina Smith, 1906 | | | Pero modestus Grossbeck, 1910 | Ornate Box Turtle | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869) | ⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869 | | Poanes taxiles Edwards, 1881 | Golden Skipper | | Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852 | California White | | Protorthodes alfkenii Grote, 1895 | Pacific burrfish | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Sphinx dolli (Neumoegen, 1881) | ⇒ Sphinx dollii Neumoegen, 1881 | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Systasea zampa Edwards, 1876 | Arizona Powdered Skipper | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Trichordestra prodeniformis Smith, 1887 | | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face | | Zestusa dorus Edwards, 1882 | Northern Zestusa |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Cave Creek (Gillespie County)
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