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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Melbourne (Brevard County, Florida, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
115
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
115
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
111
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
50
91
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
11
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melbourne (Brevard County)
11 Families width 25 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper5SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae (Leach, 1815)Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melbourne (Brevard County)
24 Genera with 25 Species
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Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmosoma Hübner, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eulophonotus Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Galleria Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1862Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1775Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1775Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1852Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Megathymus Scudder, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Prasinocyma Warren, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758Meal Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1808Armyworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Syntomeida Harris, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Tineola Herrich-Schä..., 18231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melbourne (Brevard County)
25 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907Black filefish
Danaus (Anosia) gilippus Cramer, 1775Berenice Butterfly
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Eulophonotus myrmeleon Felder, 1874Cocoa stem borer
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, 1758Bee moth
Hesperia leonardus Harris, 1862Blazing-Star Skipper
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Leptotes cassius Cramer, 1775Cassius Blue
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834Yucca Giant Skipper
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Polites vibex Geyer, 1832Whirlabout
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Prasinocyma anomoea (Turner, 1910)⇒ Agathiopsis maculata Warren, 1896
Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758Meal Moth
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Syntomeida epilais Walker, 1854Oleander caterpillar
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Tineola bisselliella Hummel, 1823Clothing moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Melbourne (Brevard County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
11
24
25
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