Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Clifton (Fairfax County, Virginia, USA)
List of families for Clifton (Fairfax County)
17 Families width 53 Species and 7 Subspecies | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae (Latreille, 1810) | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Clifton (Fairfax County)
47 Genera with 53 Species #ABCDEFGHLMNPRSTV
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acentria Stephens, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglossa Latreille, 1758 | Tabby Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anania Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1775 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphantopus Wallengren, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphomia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cydia Hübner, 1758 | Piercers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emmelina Tutt, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphyas Turner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1770 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1803 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maniola Schrank, 1758 | Meadowbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nadata Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pararge Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Plutella Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrharctia Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Renia Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trifurcula Zeller, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Clifton (Fairfax County)
53 Species and 7 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Acentria ephemerella Hübner, 1813 | European water moth | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Aglossa pinguinalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Grease moth | | Anania coronata (Hufnagel, 1767) | ⇒ Phlyctaenia coronata Hufnagel, 1767 | | Anisota stigma Fabricius, 1775 | Spiny oak worm | | Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758 | Orange Tip | | Apamea (Apamea) sordens Hufnagel, 1766 | Atlantic sole | | Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758 | Ringlet | | Aphomia (Aphomia) sociella Linnaeus, 1758 | Bee Moth | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Cydia pomonella Linnaeus, 1758 | Codling Moth | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Migratory Monarch | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plume | | Epiphyas postvittana Walker, 1863 | Apple leaf roller | | Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764 | Common Carpet | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Grammia (Mimarctia) arge Drury, 1770 | Arge Moth | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758 | Meadow Brown | | Nadata gibbosa Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Rough Prominent | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839 | Big poplar sphinx | | Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758 | Speckled Wood | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage moth | | Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797 | Banded woolly bear | | Renia discoloralis Guenée, 1854 | Discolored Renia | | Speyeria idalia Drury, 1773 | Female Regal Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Trifurcula (Levarchama) eurema Tutt, 1899 | Field Lotus Pigmy | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Clifton (Fairfax County)
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