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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Dickenson County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
180
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
87
178
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
82
168
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
60
136
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
13
45
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dickenson County
13 Families width 49 Species and 6 Subspecies
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals9SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones9SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms6SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos4SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths4SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae (Latreille, 1803)Bell Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper5SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dickenson County
45 Genera with 49 Species
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Achroia Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Acraea Fabricius, 1855Acraeas1SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Aphomia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Argynnis Fabricius, 1758Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Cossus Fabricius, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cressida Swainson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1793Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1775Engrailed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Euselasia Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1758Bluebottles and Jays1SpeciesTaxom
Grapholita Treitschke, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Hypolimnas Hübner, 1758Diadems1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leucogonia Hampson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1836Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Niconiades Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1779Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Parnara Moore, 1879Swifts1SpeciesTaxom
Periopta Turner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush3SpeciesTaxom
Plebeius Kluk, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Rheumaptera Hûbner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Zeuzera Latreille, 17611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dickenson County
49 Species and 6 Subspecies
Achroia grisella Fabricius, 1794Lesser bee moth
Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855Rooibok Acraea
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Aphomia (Aphomia) sociella Linnaeus, 1758Bee Moth
Argynnis (Argynnis) paphia Linnaeus, 1758Silver Washed Fritillary
Catopsilia pomona Fabricius, 1775Cassia butterfly
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) argentifera Guenée, 1852Tobacco Looper
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Cossus cossus lucifer Grum-Grshima..., 1891
Cressida cressida Fabricius, 1775Big greasy
Delias argenthona Fabricius, 1793Northern Jezabel
Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775Engrailed
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764Common Carpet
Euselasia euploea Hewitson, 1855
Graphium (Graphium) eurypylus Linnaeus, 1758Great Jay
Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805African cotton bollworm
Helicoverpa punctigera Wallengren, 1860Australian bollworm
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Hypolimnas alimena Linnaeus, 1758Blue-banded Egg-fly
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Leucogonia cosmopis Lower, 1897
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836
Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) fuscus Goeze, 1779Canopus Butterfly
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Parnara amalia Semper, 1879Hyaline Swift
Periopta diversa Walker, 1865
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage Butterfly
Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Rheumaptera hastata Linnaeus, 1758Argent & Sable
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zeuzera pyrina Linnaeus, 1761Leopard Moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Dickenson County
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
13
45
49
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