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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Gorman (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
28
52
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
28
52
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
28
52
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
23
44
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gorman (Los Angeles County)
6 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gorman (Los Angeles County)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Platyptilia Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1871Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanarta Grote, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Rhescyntis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Schinia Hübner, 1891Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sosipatra Heinrich, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Suleima Heinrich, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gorman (Los Angeles County)
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pseudanarta caeca Dod, 1913Blotched porcupinefish
Pseudanarta crocea H. Edwards, 1875Sanddabs
Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777
Schinia unimacula Smith, 1891Pacific halibut
Sosipatra rileyella Ragonot, 1887
Suleima helianthana Riley, 1881Sunflower Bud Moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Gorman (Los Angeles County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
7
8
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