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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Mission Bay (San Diego County, California, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		14
20
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		14
20
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		14
20
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		13
19
18		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		4
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mission Bay
4 Families width 6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mission Bay
6 Genera with 6 Species
Chionodes Hübner, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Platynota Clemens, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ptycholoma Stephens, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Rhyacionia Hübner, 1907Pine Tip Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tinea Linnaeus, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mission Bay
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chionodes sistrella Busck, 1903
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Platynota stultana Walsingham, 1884Gray platy
Ptycholoma peritana (Clemens, 1860)⇒ Clepsis peritana Clemens, 1860
Rhyacionia pasadenana Kearfott, 1907Monterey-pine tip moth
Tinea occidentella Chambers, 1880Western Clothes Moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Mission Bay
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
6
6		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