Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Kensington (Contra Costa County, California, USA)
List of families for Kensington (Contra Costa County)
14 Families width 48 Species and 1 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae (Bruand, 1851) | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae (Leach, 1815) | Cankerworm moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841) | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Kensington (Contra Costa County)
41 Genera with 48 Species #ABCDEGHLNOPRSTUV
| Adelpha Hübner, 1837 | Sister | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aglais Dalman, 1758 | Tortoiseshells | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agonopterix Hübner, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biston Leach, 1758 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digrammia Gumppenberg, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanulatrix Gumppenberg, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephestia Guenée, 1796 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyes Scudder, 1852 | Grass skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galleria Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopetes Billberg, 1852 | White Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niditinea G. Petersen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nomophila Hübner, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Paraptera Hulst, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyptilia Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pompeius W.H. Evans, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrausta Schrank, 1877 | Mint Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Rheumaptera Hûbner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetanolita Grote, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1758 | Longtail Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kensington (Contra Costa County)
48 Species and 1 Subspecies | Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837 | Bredow'S Sister | | Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758 | Small Tortoiseshell | | Agonopterix alstroemeriana (Clerck, 1759) | ⇒ Agonopterix alstromeriana Clerck, 1759 | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926 | | | Digrammia californiaria Packard, 1871 | California Granite Moth | | Drepanulatrix falcataria Packard, 1876 | | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Ephestia (Anagasta) kuehniella Zeller, 1879 | Flour moth | | Ephestia (Ephestia) elutella Hübner, 1796 | Cacao Moth | | Erynnis horatius Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Brown Dusky Wing | | Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852 | Cola Skipper | | Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, 1758 | Bee moth | | Helicoverpa zea Boddie, 1850 | American bollworm | | Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852 | Great Basin White Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Niditinea fuscella Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown-dotted Clothes | | Nomophila nearctica Munroe, 1973 | American Celery Webworm | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Ochlodes agricola Boisduval, 1852 | California Skipper | | Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758 | Antique tussock moth | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Paraptera danbyi Hulst, 1896 | | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869) | ⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869 | | Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829 | Southern Dimorphic Skipper | | Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837 | Peck skipper | | Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862 | Little Glassy Wing | | Pyrausta fodinalis Lederer, 1863 | | | Pyrausta orphisalis Walker, 1859 | Orange Mint Moth | | Pyrausta rubricalis Hübner, 1796 | Variable Reddish Pyrausta | | Pyrausta volupialis Grote, 1877 | Volupial Pyrausta Moth | | Rheumaptera meadii (Packard, 1874) | ⇒ Coryphista meadii Packard, 1874 | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Tetanolita palligera Smith, 1884 | | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Kensington (Contra Costa County)
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