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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Halifax (Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
61
94
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
61
94
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
60
93
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
85
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Halifax (Plymouth County Massachusetts)
9 Families width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Coleophoridae (Hübner, 1825)Case moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Leaf miners1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Halifax (Plymouth County Massachusetts)
14 Genera with 15 Species
Asaphocrita Meyrick, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Bucculatrix Zeller, 1905Ribbed cocoon makers1SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1907Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 1862Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom
Coleotechnites V.T. Chambers, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Coptodisca Walsingham, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eucosma Hübner, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Filatima Busck, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Pachacutia Lamas & Will..., 18761SpeciesTaxom
Parornix Spuler, 1907Unidentified Parornix Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochazara de Lesse, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Halifax (Plymouth County Massachusetts)
15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Asaphocrita aphidiella Walsingham, 1907
Bucculatrix ainsliella Murtfeldt, 1905Oak leaf skeletonizer
Callophrys (Incisalia) polios (Cook & Watson, 1907)⇒ Callophrys polia Cook & Watson, 1907
Coleophora pruniella (Clemens, 1862)⇒ Coleophora demissella Braun, 1914
Coleotechnites piceaella Kearfott, 1903Orange spruce needle miner
Coleotechnites thujaella Kearfott, 1903Brown Arborvitae Leafminer
Coptodisca negligens Braun, 1920
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Eucosma marmara Meyrick, 1909
Filatima betulae Clarke, 1947
Pachacutia mantura mantura Hewitson, 1876
Parornix dubitella Dietz, 1907
Pseudochazara hippolyte hippolyte Esper, 1784
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Halifax (Plymouth County Massachusetts)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
14
15
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