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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Oakhurst (Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		16
20
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		16
20
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		16
20
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		14
18
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		7
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oakhurst (Monmouth County)
7 Families width 8 Species
Alucitidae Leach, 1815Many Plumed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oakhurst (Monmouth County)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Alucita Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ephestia Guenée, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Grapholita Treitschke, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oakhurst (Monmouth County)
8 Species
Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758Many-plumed moth
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Ephestia (Ephestia) elutella Hübner, 1796Cacao Moth
Grapholita (Grapholita) lunulana Denis & Schi..., 1775Northern Crescent
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Spilosoma vestalis Packard, 1864Vestal Tiger Moth
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Oakhurst (Monmouth County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		7
8
8		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