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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Nain (Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
43
74
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
43
74
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
42
73
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
40
71
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nain (Nunatsiavut)
8 Families width 21 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals7SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nain (Nunatsiavut)
14 Genera with 21 Species
Boloria Moore, 1799Lesser Fritillaries5SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1812Clouded yellows3SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 0Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Epinotia Hübner, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Epirrita Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1758Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Megasema Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1775Arctics2SpeciesTaxom
Paralephana Hampson, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1798Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Polia Ochsenheimer, 1835Pale shining brown1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1839Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Sympistis Hübner, 17912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nain (Nunatsiavut)
21 Species
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) freija Thunberg, 1791Freija Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) frigga Thunberg, 1791Frigga Fritillary
Boloria (Clossiana) polaris Boisduval, 1828Polar Fritillary
Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799)⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799
Colias gigantea Strecker, 1900Giant Northern Sulfur
Colias pelidne Boisduval & ..., 1830Blueberry Sulfur
Colias tyche Böber, 1812Arctic Green Sulfur
Cupido agriades
Epirrita autumnata Borkhausen, 1794Autumn Moth
Grammia (Grammia) parthenice Kirby, 1837Parthenice Tiger Moth
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Megasema staudingeri Möschler, 1862
Oeneis (Oeneis) bore Schneider, 1792Arctic Grayling
Oeneis (Oeneis) melissa Fabricius, 1775Melissa Arctic
Paralephana argyresthia Hampson, 1926
Plebejus (Agriades) glandon de Prunner, 1798Arctic Blue
Polia (Chera) richardsoni Curtis, 1835
Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper
Sympistis heliophila Paykull, 1793
Sympistis lapponica (Thunberg, 1791)⇒ Pararctia lapponica Thunberg, 1791

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Nain (Nunatsiavut)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
14
21
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