Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Lower Township (Cape May County, New Jersey, USA)
List of families for Lower Township (Cape May County)
13 Families width 50 Species and 6 Subspecies | Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) | Brimstones | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Lower Township (Cape May County)
48 Genera with 50 Species #ACEGHLMOPSTUVZ
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anarta Ochsenheimer, 1766 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callopistria Hübner, 1852 | Fern Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cechenena Rothschild &..., 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celaenorrhinus Hübner, 1996 | Flat | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elkalyce Bálint & Joh..., 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elymnias Hübner, 1907 | Palmflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptychia Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gluphisia Boisduval, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Halysidota Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1881 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lerodea Scudder, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitara Walker, 1863 | Pricklypear Borer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melittia Hübner, 1916 | Wasp Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mormonia Schrank, 1798 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opsiphanes Doubleday, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peridroma Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1808 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spoladea Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenalcidia Warren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synchlora Guenée, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tajuria Moore, 1865 | Royals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1758 | Longtail Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lower Township (Cape May County)
50 Species and 6 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Anarta (Calocestra) trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766) | ⇒ Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766 | | Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | Biscuit | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Callopistria floridensis Guenée, 1852 | Florida Callopistria | | Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856 | | | Celaenorrhinus autochton Steinhauser ..., 1996 | | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Elkalyce comyntas Godart, 1823 | | | Elymnias congruens photinus Fruhstorfer, 1907 | | | Erinnyis ello Linnaeus, 1758 | Cassava caterpillar | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779 | | | Gluphisia septentrionis Walker, 1855 | Common Gluphisia | | Helicoverpa zea Boddie, 1850 | American bollworm | | Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881 | Idaho Branded Skipper | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869 | Eufala Skipper | | Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Melitara prodenialis Walker, 1863 | Blue cactus borer | | Melittia tabanus Le Cerf, 1916 | | | Mormonia vidua Smith & Abbot, 1798 | Liris Skipper | | Opsiphanes zelotes zelus Stichel, 1907 | Zelotes Owl-Butterfly | | Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue swallowtail | | Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808 | Pearly Underwing | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808 | African armyworm | | Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775 | Beet webworm | | Stenalcidia pampinaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Synchlora aerata Fabricius, 1798 | Camouflaged Looper | | Tajuria mantra jalysus C. & R. Felder, 1865 | | | Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803 | Cabbage Looper | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Zale lunata Drury, 1773 | Lunate Zale |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Lower Township (Cape May County)
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