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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Malta (Phillips County, Montana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
63
214
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
63
214
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
211
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
147
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
104
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malta (Phillips County Montana)
21 Families width 146 Species and 4 Subspecies
#NTPAGLESC
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms72SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Alucitidae (Leach, 1815)Many Plumed Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones8SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals9SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies6SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths14SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malta (Phillips County Montana)
104 Genera with 146 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTVX
Abagrotis J. Smith, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Acleris Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Acopa Harvey, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1856Dagger moths2SpeciesTaxom
Adonisea Hübner, 1878Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Aglossa Latreille, 1758Tabby Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1824Cutworm2SpeciesTaxom
Aletia Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Alucita Linnaeus, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Amphipoea Billberg, 1894Indet. Ear Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Anarta Ochsenheimer, 17662SpeciesTaxom
Anerastia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Anhimella McDunnough, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Apamea Ochsenheimer, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Appias Hübner, 1862Albatrosses1SpeciesTaxom
Apterona Milliere, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Aseptis McDunnough, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Autographa Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Bactra Stephens, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Battaristis Meyrick, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Bedellia Stainton, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Callithomia Bates, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1840Mottled rustic2SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cerapoda Smith, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Cheteoscelis Prout, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Chlorochlamys Hulst, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Chorizagrotis Smith, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1891Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Condica Walker, 1911Groundlings And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Cucullia Schrank, 1877Hooded Owlets1SpeciesTaxom
Cydia Hübner, 1758Piercers1SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Dysstroma Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ephestia Guenée, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Etiella Zellen, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Eulithis Hübner, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Euscrobipalpa Janse, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Eutrepsia Herrich-Schä..., 18751SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1841Coast dart19SpeciesTaxom
Furcula Lamarck, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Galleria Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Grapholita Treitschke, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hadula Staudinger, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Harutaeographa Yoshimoto, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Hecatera Guenée, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Hypocoena Hampson, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Hypoprepia Hübner, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lacanobia Billberg, 1868Light brocade1SpeciesTaxom
Lacinipolia McDunnough, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Lasiommata Westwood, 1758Walls and wallbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Leptidea Billberg, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Loxostege Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Luperina Boisduval, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1761Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Lycia Hübner, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Mamestra Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Monopis Hübner, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings2SpeciesTaxom
Nola Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Nutmeg1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1775Anglewing butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Olycella Walker, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1853Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Peridroma Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Perizoma Hübner, 1858Carpets1SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Plataea Herrich-Schä..., 18731SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1758Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1869Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites2SpeciesTaxom
Proxenus Herrich-Schä..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758Meal Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Raphia Hübner, 1886Raffia palm1SpeciesTaxom
Recurvaria Haworth, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchagrotis Smith, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Schinia Hübner, 1878Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Scotogramma H. Edwards, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1837Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Spaelotis Boisduval, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Spilonota Stephens, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1875Armyworm Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplusia McDunnough, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Vespanthedon Le Cerf, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Xestia Hübner, 1758Spotted cutworm1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta (Phillips County Montana)
146 Species and 4 Subspecies
Abagrotis duanca Smith, 1908Dark Dart Moth
Acleris variegana Denis & Schi..., 1775Fruit Tortricid
Acopa perpallida Grote, 1878
Acronicta americana Harris, 1841American Dagger
Acronicta impressa Walker, 1856Impressed Dagger
Adonisea acutilinea Grote, 1878
Aglossa pinguinalis Linnaeus, 1758Grease moth
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Agrotis trux Hübner, 1824Crescent Dart
Aletia oxygala (Grote, 1881)⇒ Mythimna oxygala Grote, 1881
Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758Many-plumed moth
Alucita montana (Zagulajev, 1993)⇒ Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Amphipoea senilis Smith, 1894
Amphipyra (Amphipyra) tragopoginis Clerck, 1759Mouse
Anarta (Calocestra) trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766
Anarta (Discestra) trifolii Hufnagel, 1766
Anerastia lotella Hübner, 1813Sandhill Knot-horn
Anhimella contrahens Walker, 1860United Cutworm
Apamea amputatrix Fitch, 1857Yellow Headed Cutworm Moth
Apamea cogitata (Smith, 1891)⇒ Apamea dubitans Walker, 1856
Apamea devastator Brace, 1819Glassy cutworm
Apamea occidens Grote, 1878Western Apamea
Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862
Apterona helicoidella Vallot, 1827Moth
Aseptis characta Grote, 1880
Autographa californica Speyer, 1875Alfalfa Looper
Bactra (Bactra) furfurana Haworth, 1811Marsh Lance
Battaristis concinnusella Chambers, 1875
Bedellia somnulentella Zeller, 1817Bindweed Bent-wing
Callithomia lenea xantho C. & R. Felder, 1860
Caradrina (Caradrina) morpheus Hufnagel, 1766Atlantic sole
Caradrina (Paradrina) selini Boisduval, 1840
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Cerapoda stylata (Smith, 1894)⇒ Rhizagrotis stylata J. B. Smith, 1893
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Cheteoscelis bistriaria (Packard, 1876)⇒ Synchlora bistriaria Packard, 1876
Chlorochlamys triangularis Prout, 1912Agassiz's Desert Tortoise
Chorizagrotis auxiliaris (Grote, 1873)⇒ Euxoa auxiliaris Grote, 1873
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Colias cocandica maja (Grum-Grshima..., 1891)⇒ Colias cocandica Erschoff, 1874
Condica andrena Smith, 1911Rough triggerfish
Cucullia antipoda Strecker, 1877
Cydia pomonella Linnaeus, 1758Codling Moth
Digrammia curvata Grote, 1880Shaded Granite Moth
Digrammia excurvata Packard, 1874
Digrammia neptaria Guenée, 1857Dark-bordered Angle
Digrammia nubiculata Packard, 1876Ocellated blowfish
Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767)⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Ephestia (Anagasta) kuehniella Zeller, 1879Flour moth
Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764Common Carpet
Etiella zinckenella Treitschke, 1832Gold-banded Etiella
Eulithis xylina Hulst, 1896Black Mountain Salamander
Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758Brown-tail
Euscrobipalpa obsoletella Fischer von ..., 1841Summer Groundling
Eutrepsia coenonympha (Felder, 1875)⇒ Eutrepsia metagrapharia Walker, 1862
Euxoa (Heteroeuxoa) olivia Morrison, 1876Spotted triggerfish
Euxoa (Longivesica) messoria Harris, 1841Dark-sided Cutworm
Euxoa (Orosagrotis) maimes Smith, 1903Southern peacock sole
Euxoa (Orosagrotis) ridingsiana Grote, 1875
Euxoa (Orosagrotis) taura Smith, 1905
Euxoa (Pleonectopoda) tristicula Morrison, 1875Early cutworm
Euxoa catenula Grote, 1879
Euxoa choris Harvey, 1876
Euxoa idahoensis Grote, 1878
Euxoa infausta Walker, 1865
Euxoa misturata Smith, 1890
Euxoa mitis Smith, 1894Filefishes
Euxoa nostra Smith, 1890
Euxoa oblongistigma Smith, 1887
Euxoa pallipennis Smith, 1887
Euxoa plagigera Morrison, 1874
Euxoa punctigera Walker, 1865
Euxoa terrenus Smith, 1900
Euxoa tessellata Harris, 1841Striped Cutworm
Furcula scolopendrina Boisduval, 1869Zig-Zag Furcula Moth
Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, 1758Bee moth
Grapholita (Aspila) molesta Busck, 1916Moth
Hadula trifolii Hufnagel, 1766Clover cutworm
Harutaeographa adusta Hreblay & L...., 1999
Hecatera bicolorata Hufnagel, 1766Broad-barred White
Heliothis (Heliothis) acesias (Felder & Rog..., 1872)⇒ Heliothis phloxiphaga Grote & Robi..., 1867
Heliothis (Heliothis) peltigera Denis & Schi..., 1775Bordered Straw
Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758Hawk moths
Hyles livornica Esper, 1779Striped hawk moth
Hypocoena rufostrigata Packard, 1806Brown-streaked Rustic
Hypoprepia inculta Edwards, 1882Spiny eel
Icaricia icarioides Boisduval, 1852Boisduval's blue
Lacanobia subjuncta Grote & Robi..., 1868Bay whiff
Lacinipolia olivacea Morrison, 1874Olive Arches
Lacinipolia stricta Walker, 1865Brown Arches Moth
Lacinipolia vicina Grote, 1874Neighborly Arches
Lasiommata maera Linnaeus, 1758Large Wall
Leptidea sinapis Linnaeus, 1758Real´s Wood White
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Leucania anteroclara Smith, 1902
Leucania farcta Grote, 1881Meadow Wainscot Moth
Loxostege (Margaritia) sticticalis Linnaeus, 1761Beet webworm
Luperina passer (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Resapamea passer Guenée, 1852
Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852Blue Copper
Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761American Copper
Lycia ursaria Walker, 1860Bear
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Mamestra brassicae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage armyworm
Monopis spilotella TENGSTRÖM, 1848Orange-Headed Monopis
Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta Haworth, 1809American armyworm
Noctua comes Hübner, 1813Lesser Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Nola cilicoides Grote, 1873Blurry-patched Nola
Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853Western swallowtail
Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808Pearly Underwing
Perizoma custodiata Guenée, 1858Tortoises
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819Zebra White
Plataea trilinearia Packard, 1873Sagebrush Girdle
Plebejus (Plebejus) argus Linnaeus, 1758Silver-studded Blue
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869Golden Anglewing
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Proxenus mindara Barnes & McD..., 1913Rough Skinned Cutworm moth
Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758Meal Moth
Raphia coloradensis (Putnam & Cramer, 1886)⇒ Raphia frater Grote, 1864
Recurvaria nanella Denis & Schi..., 1775Brindled Groundling
Rhynchagrotis exsertistigma Morris, 1874
Schinia nuchalis Grote, 1878Spotted Clover Moth
Scotogramma fervida Barnes & McD..., 1912Sand sole
Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth
Spaelotis clandestina Harris, 1841Clandestine Dart
Spilonota ocellana Denis & Schi..., 1775Apple bud moth
Spilosoma vagans Boisduval, 1852Wandering Diacrisia
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Spodoptera praefica Grote, 1875Western yellow-striped armyworm
Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855Alfalfa Looper
Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803Cabbage Looper
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vespanthedon cerceris Le Cerf, 1917
Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758Cutworm Moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Malta (Phillips County Montana)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
104
146
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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