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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region East Palo Alto (San Mateo County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
20
50
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
20
50
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
19
49
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
16
46
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Palo Alto
6 Families width 7 Species and 2 Subspecies
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Palo Alto
7 Genera with 7 Species
Epidemia Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1881Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1852Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Palo Alto
7 Species and 2 Subspecies
Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in East Palo Alto
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
7
7
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