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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Hillsborough (San Mateo County, California, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		16
20
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		16
20
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		16
20
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		15
19
21		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
5
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hillsborough (California)
5 Families width 5 Species
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae (Latreille, 1802)Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hillsborough (California)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Arctonotus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1816Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Nephopterix Hübner, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Occidryas Higgins, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1797Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hillsborough (California)
5 Species
Arctonotus lucidus (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Proserpinus lucidus Boisduval, 1852
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Nephopterix dammersi (Heinrich, 1956)⇒ Sciota dammersi Heinrich, 1956
Occidryas editha (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Euphydryas editha Boisduval, 1852
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797Broken Dash

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Hillsborough (California)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
5
5		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