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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Lake Almanor (Plumas County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
25
48
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
25
48
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
22
45
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
20
43
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lake Almanor
6 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths4SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lake Almanor
10 Genera with 12 Species
Antirrhea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Egira Duponchel, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1758Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Macaria Curtis, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1862Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Sericosema Warren, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stamnodes Guenée, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Xylena Ochsenheimer, 1892Swordgrass Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lake Almanor
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antirrhea philoctetes philoctetes Linnaeus, 1758
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Egira crucialis Harvey, 1875
Egira hiemalis Grote, 1874
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Macaria signaria Hübner, 1809Common Angle
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Sericosema immaculata Barnes & McD..., 1913California tonguefish
Sericosema juturnaria Guenée, 1858Bordered Fawn
Spilosoma vestalis Packard, 1864Vestal Tiger Moth
Stamnodes rubrosuffusa Grossbeck, 1912
Xylena brucei Smith, 1892Bruce´s Swordgrass Moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Lake Almanor
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
10
12
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