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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Croydon (Camden East Ward, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
33
56
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
33
56
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
31
54
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
24
47
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Croydon (Lennox and Addington)
8 Families width 17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths6SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Hepialidae Stephens, 1829Ghost Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae (Grote, 1895)Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Croydon (Lennox and Addington)
15 Genera with 17 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1819Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Dysstroma Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1775Pug Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1940Coast dart1SpeciesTaxom
Korscheltellus Börner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1775Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Napaea Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1839Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Speranza Curtis, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1787Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Thera Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Croydon (Lennox and Addington)
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aglais milberti Godart, 1819Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767)⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767
Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759Garden sole
Eupithecia assimilata Doubleday, 1856Currant Pug
Eupithecia pusillata (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Eupithecia tantillaria Boisduval, 1840
Euxoa perierga dolomedes Boursin, 1940
Korscheltellus lupulinus Linnaeus, 1758Common Swift
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Napaea beltiana lucilia (H.B. Möschler, 1883)⇒ Napaea beltiana beltiana H. Bates, 1867
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper
Speranza ribearia Fitch, 1848Currant Spanworm
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787
Thera juniperata Linnaeus, 1758Juniper Carpet
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Croydon (Lennox and Addington)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
15
17
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