Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Chincoteague (Accomack County, Virginia, USA)
List of families for Chincoteague
10 Families width 28 Species | Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) | Brimstones | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Chincoteague
27 Genera with 28 Species #ACEHLMNPSTU
| Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyaniris Dalman, 1862 | Hedge Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libytheana Michener, 1777 | New World Snouts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melittia Hübner, 1828 | Wasp Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepytia Hulst, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panoquina Hemming, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papaipema Smith, 1852 | Borer Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1777 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tarache Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1777 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1758 | Longtail Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chincoteague
28 Species | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Libytheana carinenta Cramer, 1777 | American Snout | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Melittia cucurbitae Harris, 1828 | Squash vine borer | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Nepytia canosaria Walker, 1862 | False Hemlock Looper | | Panoquina panoquin Scudder, 1863 | Salt Marsh Skipper | | Papaipema cataphracta Grote, 1864 | Burdock Borer | | Papaipema nebris Guenée, 1852 | Common stalk borer | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Spilosoma vestalis Packard, 1864 | Vestal Tiger Moth | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873 | Curve-lined Acontia | | Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777 | | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Chincoteague
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