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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Pacifica (San Mateo County, California, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		20
34
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		20
34
34		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		19
33
33		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		17
31
32		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		4
4
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pacifica
4 Families width 4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pacifica
4 Genera with 4 Species
Caloptilia Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Doxocopa Hübner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Pyraphlecta Tams, 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pacifica
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caloptilia palustriella Braun, 1910
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Doxocopa agathina agathis (Godart, 1824)⇒ Doxocopa agathina agathina Cramer, 1777
Pyraphlecta melissodes Tams, 1932

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Pacifica
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
4
4		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