AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Glencoe (Etowah County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
15
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
15
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
15
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
10
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Glencoe (Alabama)
6 Families width 12 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Glencoe (Alabama)
11 Genera with 12 Species
Anisota Hübner, 1773Oakworms1SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1852Underwing moths2SpeciesTaxom
Euphydryas Scudder, 1773Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1759Pug Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1773Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1862Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 18631SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1777Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Glencoe (Alabama)
12 Species
Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773Brown anisota
Catocala lacrymosa Guenée, 1852Tearful Underwing
Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852Old Wife Underwing
Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773Baltimore
Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759Garden sole
Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773Buck moth
Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862Blazing-Star Skipper
Holomelina opella (Grote, 1863)⇒ Virbia opella Grote, 1863
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Mastor hegon Scudder, 1863
Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra Swallowtail
Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Glencoe (Alabama)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
11
12
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