Species list, Checklist of Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies) for Los Altos (Santa Clara County, California, USA)

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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Los Altos (Santa Clara County, California, USA)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	29 39 46	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	29 39 46	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	28 38 45	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	19 29 35	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	6 7 9	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Los Altos (Santa Clara County)
6 Families width 9 Species

Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837	And Giant Silk Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815	Blue butterflies	2	Species	Taxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841	Eggar Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802	Hawk Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	1	Species	Taxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828	Clear Wings	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Los Altos (Santa Clara County)
7 Genera with 9 Species

Antheraea Hübner, 1776	Tussah moths	1	Species	Taxom
Atlides Huebner, 1779		1	Species	Taxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1874	Tent Caterpillar Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Manduca Hübner, 1763		1	Species	Taxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758	Meadowbrowns	1	Species	Taxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818	Scrub-Hairstreaks	1	Species	Taxom
Synanthedon Hübner, 1881		2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Los Altos (Santa Clara County)
9 Species

Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776	Giant silkworm moth
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779	Giant purple hairstreak
Malacosoma californica Packard, 1864	Western Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma constricta Edwards, 1874	Pacific Tent Caterpillar
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763	Carolina sphinx
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758	Meadow Brown
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818	Common hairstreak
Synanthedon resplendens Edwards, 1881	Sycamore Borer
Synanthedon sequoiae Edwards, 1881	Sequoia pitch moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Los Altos (Santa Clara County)

Suborder

Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths

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7
9

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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
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Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov