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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Palmdale (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
64
144
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
64
144
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
136
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
119
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
14
29
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Palmdale (Los Angeles County)
14 Families width 29 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones5SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms7SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Palmdale (Los Angeles County)
29 Genera with 29 Species
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Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks1SpeciesTaxom
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1865Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Condica Walker, 1911Groundlings And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Drepanulatrix Gumppenberg, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Egira Duponchel, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1871Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Euphilotes Mattoni, 1916American Dotted Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Glympis Walker, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Grotella Harvey, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Heliolonche Grote, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1910Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1816Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Nites Hodges, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Oncocnemis Lederer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Oxydia Guenée, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1852Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1852Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanarta Grote, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoschoenobius Fernald, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Walterella Dyar, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ypsolophus Latreille, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1855Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palmdale (Los Angeles County)
29 Species
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865Desert Orangetip
Apodemia mormo C. Felder & ..., 1859Antioch Metalmark
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Condica andrena Smith, 1911Rough triggerfish
Drepanulatrix monicaria Guenée, 1858Tortoises
Egira crucialis Harvey, 1875
Euchloe hyantis W. Edwards, 1871'California' Pearly Marble
Euphilotes bernardino Barnes & McD..., 1916Bernardino Blue
Glympis reversalis Smith, 1907
Grammia (Grammia) behrii Stretch, 1872Three-eye flounder
Grotella stretchi Barnes & Ben..., 1922Hoshigarei
Heliolonche pictipennis Grote, 1875
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hemileuca burnsi Watson, 1910Burns' Buckmoth
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Nites grotella Robinson, 1870Hazel leaftier
Oncocnemis augustus (Harvey, 1875)⇒ Sympistis augustus Harvey, 1875
Oxydia vesulia Cramer, 1779Spurge Spanworm Moth
Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852Anise Swallowtail
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Pontia sisymbrii Boisduval, 1852California White
Pseudanarta caeca Dod, 1913Blotched porcupinefish
Pseudoschoenobius opalescalis Hulst, 1886
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Walterella ocellata Barnes & McD..., 1910
Ypsolophus flavistrigella Busck, 1906
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Palmdale (Los Angeles County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
14
29
29
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