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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Langford (Kent County, Maryland, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
44
62
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
44
62
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
41
59
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
34
50
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Langford (Kent County Maryland)
5 Families width 9 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Langford (Kent County Maryland)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Deciduphagus Billberg, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Langford (Kent County Maryland)
9 Species
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Deciduphagus augustinus (Westwood, , 1852)⇒ Callophrys augustinus Westwood, 1852
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Langford (Kent County Maryland)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
8
9
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