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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Northampton (Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
28
42
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
28
42
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
26
40
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
21
30
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northampton (Northampton County Pennsylvania)
5 Families width 6 Species
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northampton (Northampton County Pennsylvania)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1758Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Macrochilo Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Philometra Costa, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Zanclognatha Lederer, 1818Fan-foot1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northampton (Northampton County Pennsylvania)
6 Species
Anthocharis cardamines Linnaeus, 1758Orange Tip
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Macrochilo litophora Grote, 1873Angulate Fan-foot
Philometra eumelusalis Walker, 1859
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Zanclognatha lituralis Hübner, 1818Cape sole

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Northampton (Northampton County Pennsylvania)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
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