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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Luna (Catron County, New Mexico, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
33
75
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
33
75
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
32
73
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
23
44
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
4
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Luna (Catron County)
4 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Luna (Catron County)
9 Genera with 11 Species
Atrytonopsis Godman, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Eueides Hübner, 1909Longwings1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1914Branded Skippers3SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1868Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Libytheana Michener, 1777New World Snouts1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1851Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Luna (Catron County)
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atrytonopsis deva Edwards, 1876Desert Dusted Skipper
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Eueides tales calathus Stichel, 1909
Hesperia colorado Scudder, 1874Common Branded Skipper
Hesperia pahaska Leussler, 1938Baja California Norte
Hesperia woodgatei R. Williams, 1914Apache Skipper
Leptotes marina Reakirt, 1868Marine Blue
Libytheana carinenta Cramer, 1777American Snout
Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Luna (Catron County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
4
9
11
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