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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Mount St. Helena (Napa County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
16
38
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
16
38
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
16
38
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
16
38
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mount St. Helena
7 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mount St. Helena
13 Genera with 16 Species
Catocala Schrank, 1880Underwing moths4SpeciesTaxom
Cechenena Rothschild &..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Coenonympha Hübner, 1764Heaths1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Drepanulatrix Gumppenberg, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Glympis Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Neophasia Behr, 1859Pine Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1852Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Proserpinus Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ulosyneda Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mount St. Helena
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Catocala aholibah Strecker, 1874Aholibah Underwing
Catocala californica W.H. Edwards, 1864An Underwing Moth
Catocala irene Behr, 1870Bluefin filefish
Catocala ophelia H. Edwards, 1880Bigspotted triggerfish
Cechenena helops helops Walker, 1856
Coenonympha tullia Müller, 1764'California' Common Ringlet
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Digrammia californiaria Packard, 1871California Granite Moth
Drepanulatrix falcataria Packard, 1876
Glympis historialis Grote, 1882
Hyalophora euryalus Boisduval, 1855Ceanothus silk moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859Pine butterfly
Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852California White
Proserpinus clarkiae Boisduval, 1852Clarkia Sphinx Moth
Ulosyneda indiscreta Edwards, 1886

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Mount St. Helena
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
13
16
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