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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Houston (Suwannee County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
80
248
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
80
248
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
76
239
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
197
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
107
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Houston (Suwannee County)
21 Families width 124 Species and 2 Subspecies
#PNSHELGTOCDZ
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones11SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms14SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals18SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper26SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos6SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies8SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester1SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Houston (Suwannee County)
107 Genera with 124 Species
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Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Acrobasis Zeller, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1852Dagger moths2SpeciesTaxom
Adaina Tutt, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Adonisea Hübner, 1882Flower Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Aellopos Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Alypia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Anadelosemia Dyar, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Anagrapha McDunnough, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Ancyloxypha Felder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Anticarsia Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Argyrogramma Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Asterocampa Röber, 1835American Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Atalopedes Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1775Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Bulia Walker, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Calpodes Hübner, 1782Brazilian skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Calycopis Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Campaea Lamarck, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1852Underwing moths6SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 0Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Cisseps Franclemont, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Coelostathma Clemens, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Copaeodes Speyer, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1862Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Decantha Busck, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Echinargus Nabokov, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Eoreuma Ely, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Epargyreus Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1869Duskywings5SpeciesTaxom
Eudeilinia Packard, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1782Purplewings1SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Fixsenia Scudder, 1797Poling’s Hairstreak1SpeciesTaxom
Halysidota Hübner, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Hamadryas Hübner, 1870Calicoes1SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Harrisina Packard, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Hermeuptychia Forster, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Hylephila Billberg, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Hypercompe Hübner, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Hypsopygia Hübner, 1825
Hayworms0SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1822Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Lerema Scudder, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Lerodea Scudder, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1773Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Marmara Clemens, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Martyringa Busck, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Megalographa Lafontaine &..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Menesta Clemens, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Midila Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Monoleuca Grote & Robi..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Nastra Evans, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Neonympha Hübner, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oligoria Scudder, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Panoquina Hemming, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa3SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents2SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiomimicus Grote, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1798Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Pompeius W.H. Evans, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Proteides Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pyrausta Schrank, 1865Mint Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1767Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1830Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Rachiplusia Hampson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rupela Walker, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Salebriaria Heinrich, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Sinoe V.T. Chambers, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Sonia Heinrich, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1852Armyworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings2SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1758Longtail Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1797Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Houston (Suwannee County)
124 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Acrobasis juglandis Le Baron, 1872Pecan Leaf Casebearer
Acronicta betulae Riley, 1884Birch Dagger Moth
Acronicta rubricoma Guenée, 1852Hackberry Dagger
Adaina ambrosiae Murtfeldt, 1880Ambrosia Plume
Adonisea mitis Grote, 1873
Adonisea parmeliana Edwards, 1882
Aellopos titan Cramer, 1777Titan Sphinx
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Alypia octomaculata Fabricius, 1775Eight-Spotted Forester
Anadelosemia texanella Hulst, 1892
Anagrapha falcifera Kirby, 1837Celery Looper
Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793Common Least Skipper
Anomis argillacea Hübner, 1823Cotton Leafworm
Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818Cutworm Moth
Argyrogramma verruca Fabricius, 1794Golden Looper
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835Alicia Emperor
Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852Sachem
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875
Calpodes ethlius Stoll, 1782Arrowroot skipper
Calycopis cecrops Fabricius, 1793Red Banded Hairstreak
Campaea perlata Guenée, 1858Fringed looper
Catocala agrippina Strecker, 1874Agrippina Underwing
Catocala alabamae Grote, 1875Alabama Underwing
Catocala amestris Strecker, 1874The Leadplant Underwing Moth
Catocala cara Guenée, 1852Bronze Underwing
Catocala maestosa Hulst, 1884Sad Underwing
Catocala messalina Guenée, 1852Messalina Underwing
Chilades parrhasius parrhasius
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827Cape sole
Coelostathma placidana J.A. Powell ..., 2012
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Copaeodes minima Edwards, 1870Southern Skipperling
Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Decantha stecia Hodges, 1974Small Decantha Moth
Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867)⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982
Eoreuma densellus Zeller, 1881Wainscot Grass-veneer
Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775Huachuca Skipper
Erynnis baptisiae Forbes, 1936Indigo Dusky Wing
Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870Funereal dusky wing
Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870Brown Dusky Wing
Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing
Erynnis martialis Scudder, 1869Mottled Dusky Wing
Eudeilinia luteifera Dyar, 1917Southern Eudeilinea Moth
Eunica monima Cramer, 1782Dingy purplewing
Euphyes dukesi Lindsey, 1923Brown Sedge Skipper
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779
Fixsenia favonius (Smith & Abbot, 1797)⇒ Strymon mackwoodi Evans, 0
Halysidota cinctipes Grote, 1866Florida Tussock Moth
Hamadryas glauconome oenoe (Boisduval, 1870)⇒ Hamadryas glauconome glauconome H. Bates, 1864
Haploa colona Hübner, 1804Colona Moth
Harrisina americana Guérin-Ménev..., 1829Grape leaf skeletonizer
Helicoverpa zea Boddie, 1850American bollworm
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Hermeuptychia intricata Grishin, 2014Intricate Satyr
Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773Fiery Skipper
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Hypercompe scribonia Stoll, 1790Eyed Tiger Moth
Idia aemula Hübner, 1813Common Idia
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Lerema accius Smith, 1797Clouded Skipper
Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869Eufala Skipper
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Marmara smilacisella Chambers, 1875
Martyringa ravicapitis (Hodges, 1960)⇒ Martyringa xeraula Meyrick, 1910
Martyringa xeraula Meyrick, 1910Himalayan Grain Moth
Megalographa biloba Stephens, 1830Bilobed Looper
Menesta melanella Murtfeldt, 1890
Midila martineziana Pastrana, 1960
Monoleuca sulphurea Grote, 1880
Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta Haworth, 1809American armyworm
Nastra lherminier Latreille, 1824Swarthy Skipper
Neonympha areolatus Smith, 1797Georgia Satyr
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Oligoria maculata Edwards, 1865Three-Spot Skipper
Panoquina ocola Edwards, 1863Long-windged Skipper
Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797Small Eyed Sphinx
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) thoas Linnaeus, 1771King page
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864Cayman Crescent Spot
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Plagiomimicus pityochromus Grote, 1873Black Barred Brown
Polites vibex Geyer, 1832Whirlabout
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862Little Glassy Wing
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Proteides mercurius Fabricius, 1787Mercurial Skipper
Protographium marcellus Cramer, 1777Zebra Swallowtail
Pyrausta signatalis (Walker, 1865)⇒ Pyrausta euryphaea Meyrick, 1932
Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767Tropical Checkered Skipper
Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830)⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear
Rachiplusia ou Guenée, 1852Gray Looper
Rupela sejuncta Heinrich, 1937
Sinoe kwakae S.M. Lee, 2012
Sonia paraplesiana Blanchard, 1979Hebrew Sonia Moth
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalli Guenée, 1852Cotton Cutworm
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing
Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758Bean leaf roller
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797Broken Dash
Zale viridans Guenée, 1852
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Houston (Suwannee County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
107
124
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
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Lepidoptera at gbif.org
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