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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region New River (Pulaski County, Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
74
148
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
74
148
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
55
103
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
39
76
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New River (Pulaski County Virginia)
7 Families width 12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New River (Pulaski County Virginia)
11 Genera with 12 Species
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Feltia Walker, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Nepheronia Butler, 1775Vagrants1SpeciesTaxom
Paraponyx Hübner, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapoynx Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Petrophila Guilding, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Platylesches Holland, 1937Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pyraphlecta Tams, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Symmachia Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New River (Pulaski County Virginia)
12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Feltia (Feltia) herilis Grote, 1873Herald Dart
Feltia (Feltia) jaculifera Guenée, 1852Dingy cutworm
Feltia (Feltia) tricosa Lintner, 1874Confused Dart Moth
Nepheronia argia argia Fabricius, 1775
Parapoynx obscuralis (Grote, 1881)⇒ Cryptocosma perlalis Lederer, 1863
Petrophila bifascialis Robinson, 1869Mogollon Mountain vetch
Platylesches robustus villa Evans, 1937
Pyraphlecta melissodes Tams, 1932
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Symmachia hetaerina Hewitson, 1867
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in New River (Pulaski County Virginia)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
11
12
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