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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region New River (Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
55
86
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
55
86
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
67
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
31
50
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New River (Ascension Parish)
9 Families width 13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae (Latreille, 1810)Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New River (Ascension Parish)
12 Genera with 13 Species
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Feltia Walker, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1775Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Parapoynx Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Peridroma Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Pyraphlecta Tams, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New River (Ascension Parish)
13 Species and 2 Subspecies
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Dasychira tephra Hübner, 1809Tephra Tussock Moth
Feltia (Feltia) herilis Grote, 1873Herald Dart
Feltia (Feltia) jaculifera Guenée, 1852Dingy cutworm
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Parapoynx obscuralis (Grote, 1881)⇒ Cryptocosma perlalis Lederer, 1863
Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808Pearly Underwing
Pyraphlecta melissodes Tams, 1932
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in New River (Ascension Parish)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
12
13
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