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 Mesa (Chaves County, New Mexico, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
38
82
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
38
82
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
75
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
25
61
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mesa (Chaves County)
6 Families width 18 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mesa (Chaves County)
14 Genera with 18 Species
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 0Dagger moths2SpeciesTaxom
Alypiodes Grote, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Cisthene Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1878Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Eucyclopera Hampson, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Glena Hulst, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Notamblyscirtes Scott, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pygarctia Grote, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Stinga W.H. Evans, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mesa (Chaves County)
18 Species
Acronicta impressa Walker, 1856Impressed Dagger
Acronicta insularisCattail Caterpillar Moth
Alypiodes bimaculata Herrich-Schä..., 1853Two-spotted Forester
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779Giant purple hairstreak
Cisthene barnesii Dyar, 1904
Digrammia subminiata Packard, 1873Dark-waved Angle
Drasteria adumbrata Behr, 1870Shadowy Arches
Drasteria perplexa Edwards, 1884Perplexed Arches
Drasteria sabulosa Edwards, 1881Horned whiff
Drasteria tejonica Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Erynnis afranius Lintner, 1878Afranius Duskywing
Eucyclopera arida (Skinner, 1906)⇒ Eudesmia arida Skinner, 1906
Glena quinquelinearia Packard, 1874Five-lined Gray
Mastor phylace Edwards, 1878
Notamblyscirtes simius W. H. Edwards, 1881Simius Roadside-Skipper
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Pygarctia murina Stretch, 1885Mouse-colored Euchaetias
Stinga morrisoni W.H. Edwards, 1878Arrowhead Skipper

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Mesa (Chaves County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
14
18
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