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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Georgetown (Williamson County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
52
95
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
52
95
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
48
89
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
33
64
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
23
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Georgetown (Williamson County Texas)
9 Families width 23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths5SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae (Latreille, 1803)Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper6SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae (Stephens, 1829)Ermine Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Georgetown (Williamson County Texas)
23 Genera with 23 Species
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Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1873Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Asterocampa Röber, 1874American Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Autographa Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Bruceia Neumoegen, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Caripeta Walker, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Carolella Hubner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Clepsiphron Turner, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Copaeodes Speyer, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1863Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Egira Duponchel, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Eustixis Hübner, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Heliopetes Billberg, 1852White Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Hypercompe Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Lerema Scudder, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Macaria Curtis, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Mellana Hayward, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Mestra Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pero Herrich-Schä..., 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1852Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Rekoa Kaye, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Georgetown (Williamson County Texas)
23 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrotis vancouverensis Grote, 1873Sensitive fern
Asterocampa leilia Edwards, 1874Desert Hackberry
Autographa californica Speyer, 1875Alfalfa Looper
Bruceia pulverina Neumoegen, 1893Spotted spikefish
Calycopis isobeon Butler & Druce, 1872Dusky Blue Hairstreak
Caripeta aequaliaria Grote, 1883Indian Blanket Moth
Carolella sartana (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Eugnosta sartana Hübner, 1823
Clepsiphron calycopis Turner, 1923
Copaeodes aurantiaca Hewitson, 1868Orange Skipperling
Danaus gilippus thersippus H. W. Bates, 1863Queen
Digrammia muscariata Guenée, 1857Four-toed Salamander
Egira variabilis (Smith, 1891)⇒ Egira variolosus Gyulai , L. ..., 2011
Heliopetes arsalte Linnaeus, 1758Arsalte Skipper
Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852Great Basin White Skipper
Hypercompe permaculata Packard, 1872Many-Spotted Tiger Moth
Lerema ancillaris (Butler, 1877)⇒ Lerema liris Evans, 1955
Macaria unipunctaria Wright, 1916Striped Mud Turtle
Mellana eulogius (Plötz, 1883)⇒ Quasimellana eulogius Plötz, 1883
Mestra amymone (Ménétriés, 1857)⇒ Mestra hypermestra Hübner, 1825
Pero modestus Grossbeck, 1910Ornate Box Turtle
Pyrgus ruralis Boisduval, 1852Desert checkered skipper
Rekoa palegon Cramer, 1780Gold-banded Hairstreak
Sphinx perelegans Hy. Edwards, 1874Elegant Sphinx

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Georgetown (Williamson County Texas)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
23
23
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