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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Fork Creek (Pitt County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
6
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
6
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
6
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
6
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fork Creek (Pitt County)
4 Families width 7 Species
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fork Creek (Pitt County)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Celastrina Tutt, 1984Azures2SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1832Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Feniseca Grote, 1793North American Harvesters1SpeciesTaxom
Hermeuptychia Forster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Lethe Hübner, 1936Foresters1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1870Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fork Creek (Pitt County)
7 Species
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Celastrina neglectamajor (Opler & Krizek, 1984)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Erynnis (Erynnis) brizo Boisduval & ..., 1832Banded Oak Dusky Wing
Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793Harvester
Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793Carolina Satyr
Lethe (Enodia) anthedon (A. Clark, 1936)⇒ Enodia anthedon A. H. Clark, 1936
Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870Diffuse-veined White

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Fork Creek (Pitt County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
4
6
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