Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Gulf of Mexico (North America)
List of families for Gulf of Mexico
10 Families width 42 Species and 22 Subspecies | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) | Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Gulf of Mexico
27 Genera with 42 Species
| Abagrotis J. Smith, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baronia Salvin, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Blepolenis Röber, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossus Fabricius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1826 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebia Dalman, 1827 | Alpines | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euselasia Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1813 | Brush-footed butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptidea Billberg, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lystra Fabricius, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Milanion Godman & Salvin, 1917 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myscelia Doubleday, 1840 | Bluewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1975 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1779 | Cattlehearts | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudochazara de Lesse, 1784 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapezites Hübner, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Gulf of Mexico
42 Species and 22 Subspecies | Abagrotis alternata Grote, 1864 | Greater Red Dart | | Actinote alcione albunea Potts, 1944 | | | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Baronia brevicornis Salvin, 1893 | Short-horned Baronia | | Baronia brevicornis phronima (H.G. Dyar, 1912) | ⇒ Baronia brevicornis brevicornis Salvin, 1893 | | Battus eracon Godman & Salvin, 1897 | Colima Swallowtail | | Battus laodamas Felder, 1859 | Green-patch Swallowtail | | Battus lycidas Cramer, 1777 | Cramer's Swallowtail | | Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771 | Blue pipevine swallowtail | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Blepolenis batea batea (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Blepolenis batea didymaon C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | Cossus cossus lucifer Grum-Grshima..., 1891 | | | Danaus plexippus megalippe Hübner, 1826 | Monarch | | Erebia stirius pitho Hübner, 1827 | | | Erinnyis penaeus (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Erinnyis oenotrus Cramer, 1780 | | Euclidia (Euclidia) cuspidea Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Euselasia sergia sergia | Sergia Euselasia | | Heliconius ethilla eucrate (J. Hübner, 1823) | ⇒ Heliconius ethilla narcaea Godart, 1819 | | Heliconius sara apseudes (Hübner, 1813) | ⇒ Heliconius sara magdalena H. Bates, 1864 | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Leptidea amurensis vibilia Janson, 1878 | | | Lystra cerifera Villada, 1881 | | | Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917 | | | Myscelia ethusa ethusa Doyère, 1840 | Mexican Bluewing | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Papilio astyalus hippomedon C. & R. Felder, 1859 | | | Papilio esperanza Beutelspacher, 1975 | Eesperanza Swallowtail | | Parides (Parides) alopius Godman & Salvin, 1890 | Sierra Swallowtail | | Parides (Parides) eurimedes Stoll, 1782 | Arcas Cattleheart | | Parides anchises Linnaeus, 1758 | Anchises Cattleheart | | Parides childrenae Gray, 1832 | Green-celled Cattleheart | | Parides erithalion Boisduval, 1836 | Variable Cattleheart | | Parides iphidamas Fabricius, 1793 | Iphidamas Cattleheart | | Parides montezuma Westwood, 1842 | Montezuma's cattleheart | | Parides panares Gray, 1853 | Wedge-spotted Cattleheart | | Parides photinus Doubleday, 1845 | Pink-spotted Cattleheart | | Parides sesostris Cramer, 1779 | Emerald-patched Cattleheart | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784 | | | Trapezites luteus leucon Waterhouse, 1938 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Gulf of Mexico
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