Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Lafayette (Contra Costa County, California, USA)
List of families for Lafayette (Contra Costa County)
17 Families width 41 Species and 3 Subspecies | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815) | Blue butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Lafayette (Contra Costa County)
38 Genera with 41 Species #ACDEHMNOPRSTZ
| Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anagrapha McDunnough, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atlides Huebner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atteva Walker, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cameraria Chapman, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coptodisca Walsingham, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidemia Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epinotia Hübner, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchloe Hübner, 1852 | Dappled whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1852 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Occidryas Higgins, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ostrinia Hübner, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1763 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodesma Hübner, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyprepia Dyar, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Prochoerodes Grote, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proserpinus Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tegeticula Zeller, 1873 | Yucca moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zelleria Stainton, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1855 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lafayette (Contra Costa County)
41 Species and 3 Subspecies | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Anagrapha falcifera Kirby, 1837 | Celery Looper | | Apamea amputatrix Fitch, 1857 | Yellow Headed Cutworm Moth | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779 | Giant purple hairstreak | | Atteva punctella (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Atteva aurea Fitch, 1856 | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Cameraria lobatiella Opler & Davis, 1981 | | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Coptodisca arbutiella Busck, 1904 | Madrone Shield Bearer | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Epidemia helloides (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Lycaena helloides Boisduval, 1852 | | Epinotia columbia Kearfott, 1904 | | | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Euchloe (Euchloe) ausonides Lucas, 1852 | Creamy Marblewing | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | Common sheep moth | | Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855 | Ceanothus silk moth | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca brontes pamphilius Cramer, 1782 | | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Occidryas chalcedona (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Euphydryas chalcedona Doubleday, 1847 | | Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner, 1796 | Corn moth | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) multicaudata Kirby, 1884 | Double Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phyllodesma coturnix De Lajonquière, 1968 | | | Platyprepia virginalis Boisduval, 1852 | Ranchmans Tiger Moth | | Poanes viator Edwards, 1865 | Broad Marsh Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Prochoerodes lineola Goeze, 1781 | Large Maple Spanworm | | Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852 | Clarkia Sphinx Moth | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Scopula phyxelis Prout, 1938 | | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Tegeticula yuccasella Riley, 1873 | Yucca Moth | | Zelleria haimbachi Busck, 1915 | Pine Needle Sheathminer | | Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855 | California Dogface |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Lafayette (Contra Costa County)
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