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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Cross (Mineral County, West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
26
36
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
26
36
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
26
36
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
21
30
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cross (Mineral County West Virginia)
7 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cross (Mineral County West Virginia)
10 Genera with 10 Species
Agrochola Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Alcis Curtis, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1901Pug Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Psyche Schrank, 1767Leptosia nina malayana1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1877Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cross (Mineral County West Virginia)
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrochola (Sunira) bicolorago Guenée, 1852Bicolored Sallow
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Alcis porcelaria Guenée, 1858
Eupithecia palpata Dognin, 1901Small conifer looper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Psyche casta Pallas, 1767Bagworm moth
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Cross (Mineral County West Virginia)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
10
10
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