AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Maxwell (Caldwell County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
35
68
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
35
68
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
29
62
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
26
55
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maxwell (Caldwell County Texas)
6 Families width 10 Species
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maxwell (Caldwell County Texas)
7 Genera with 10 Species
Acidaliastis Hampson, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 0Dagger moths1SpeciesTaxom
Adonisea Hübner, 1874Flower Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Ectypia Clemens, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1898Port Arthur Buck Moth2SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maxwell (Caldwell County Texas)
10 Species
Acidaliastis systena Fletcher, 1978
Acronicta insularisCattail Caterpillar Moth
Adonisea cumatilis Grote, 1865
Adonisea mortua Grote, 1864
Adonisea tertia Grote, 1874
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Ectypia clio Packard, 1864Clio Moth
Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872Nevada buck moth
Hemileuca oliviae Cockerell, 1898Range caterpillar
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Maxwell (Caldwell County Texas)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
7
10
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