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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Paradise (Cochise County, Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
66
224
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
66
224
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
62
217
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
55
205
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
113
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Paradise (Arizona)
20 Families width 127 Species and 2 Subspecies
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms29SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper14SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones6SpeciesTaxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858American Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths29SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers2SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae (Latreille, 1803)Bell Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals6SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Paradise (Arizona)
113 Genera with 127 Species
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Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Agathymus Freeman, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Antaplaga Grote, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anteos Hübner, 1824Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Anurapteryx Hampson, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Apyrrothrix Lindsey, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Archirhoe Herbulot, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Aristotelia Hübner, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Atrytonopsis Godman, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Bulia Walker, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Callistege Hübner, 1882Mother Shipton moth1SpeciesTaxom
Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1816
Mottled rustic0SpeciesTaxom
Caripeta Walker, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Carptima Pearsall, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1880Underwing moths2SpeciesTaxom
Chamaeclea Grote, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cheteoscelis Prout, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cirrhophanus Grote, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Cleora Curtis, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Cobubatha Walker, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cochisea Barnes & McD..., 19162SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Coloradia Blake, 1926Pinemoths1SpeciesTaxom
Copaeodes Speyer, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Cucullia Schrank, 1995Hooded Owlets1SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 0Tailed Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Cyathissa Grote, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dicogaster Barnes & McD..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Drepanulatrix Gumppenberg, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Eudonia Billberg, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Eusarca Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1924Coast dart2SpeciesTaxom
Faronta Smith, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Filatima Busck, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Givira Walker, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Glaucina Hulst, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Gloveria Linnaeus, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Graptolitha Hübner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Grotella Harvey, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Hahncappsia Munroe, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Heliopetes Billberg, 1852White Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1881Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperumia Packard, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Heterocoma Barnes & McD..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Heteropacha Harvey, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Hexorthodes McDunnough, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Holochroa Hulst, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hymenodria McDunnough, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hysterosia Stephens, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Itame Hubner, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Lepipolys Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1837Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Loxostege Hübner, 03SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Macrotheca Dyar, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1902Tent Caterpillar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Matigramma Grote, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Megathymus Scudder, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Melitaea Fabricius, 1863Small Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Monroa Warren, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Mormonia Schrank, 1797Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Namangana Staudinger, 01SpeciesTaxom
Nemeris Rindge, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Nemoria Hübner, 1904Emerald3SpeciesTaxom
Neoligia Troubridge &..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Nepterotaea McDunnough, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Nepytia Hulst, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Odontopera Stephens, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1775Arctics1SpeciesTaxom
Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pachysphinx Rothschild &..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Parexcelsa Pearsall, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pero Herrich-Schä..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Phytometra Haworth, 1809
0SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Plagiomimicus Grote, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Platarctia Packard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pococera Zeller, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanarta Grote, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Pseudexentera Heinrich, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopanthea McDunnough, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorgyia Harvey, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pterotaea Hulst, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1872Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Sabulodes Guenée, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Schinia Hübner, 1891Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Schizura Doubleday, 01SpeciesTaxom
Sparganothis Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1869Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Stamnodes Guenée, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Stenoma Zeller, 01SpeciesTaxom
Stibadium Grote, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Toxonprucha Möschler, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Yvretta Hemming, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paradise (Arizona)
127 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acontia areli (Strecker, 1898)⇒ Tarache areli Strecker, 1898
Agathymus alliae Stallings & ..., 1957Alliae Giantskipper
Agathymus aryxna Dyar, 1905Arizona Giant Skipper
Agathymus mariae Barnes & Ben..., 1924Lechuguilla Giant Skipper
Agathymus neumoegeni (Edwards, 1882)⇒ Agathymus aryxna Dyar, 1905
Antaplaga atrolinea Barnes & McD..., 1912
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Anurapteryx crenulata Barnes & Lin..., 1919Dunn's Salamander
Apyrrothrix araxes Hewitson, 1867Araxes Skipper
Archirhoe neomexicana Hulst, 1896Black Mountain Salamander
Atrytonopsis deva Edwards, 1876Desert Dusted Skipper
Atrytonopsis python Edwards, 1882Python Skipper
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875
Callistege intercalaris (Grote, 1882)⇒ Euclidia intercalaris Grote, 1882
Caripeta triangulata Barnes & McD..., 1916
Carptima hydriomenata Pearsall, 1906Eastern Newts
Catocala desdemona (H. Edwards, 1882)⇒ Catocala delilah Strecker, 1874
Catocala violenta H. Edwards, 1880Bigspotted triggerfish
Chamaeclea pernana Grote, 1881
Cheteoscelis pectinaria (Grossbeck, 1910)⇒ Synchlora pectinaria Grossbeck, 1910
Cirrhophanus pretiosa Morrison, 1875
Cleora perpictaria Barnes & McD..., 1916
Cobubatha inquaesita Barnes & Ben..., 1924
Cochisea rigidaria Barnes & McD..., 1916
Cochisea sinuaria Barnes & McD..., 1916
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Coloradia duffneri (Barnes & Ben..., 1926)⇒ Coloradia doris Barnes, 1900
Copaeodes aurantiaca Hewitson, 1868Orange Skipperling
Cucullia styx Poole, 1995Pacific plaice
Cupido agriades
Cyathissa percara Morrison, 1874
Dicogaster coronada Barnes, 1904
Digrammia cinereola (Hulst, 1896)⇒ Digrammia excurvata Packard, 1874
Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robi..., 1866Cowhead Arches
Drepanulatrix bifilata Hulst, 1880Four-toed Salamander
Ethmia euphoria A. Kun, 2007
Eumorpha typhon Klug, 1836Flatfishes
Eusarca falcata Packard, 1873
Euxoa annulipes Smith, 1890
Euxoa cincta Barnes & Ben..., 1924Khaki flounder
Faronta tetera (Smith, 1902)⇒ Dargida tetera Smith, 1902
Filatima obidenna Clarke, 1947
Givira mucidus (Edwards, 1882)⇒ Givira mucida Edwards, 1882
Glaucina escaria Grote, 1882
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Gloveria arizonensis Packard, 1878
Gloveria gargamelle Strecker, 1884
Graptolitha contra
Grotella septempunctata Harvey, 1874
Hahncappsia huachucalis Capps, 1967
Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852Great Basin White Skipper
Hellinsia luteolus Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hellinsia pollux Barnes & Lin..., 1921
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperumia sulphuraria Packard, 1873Sulphur Moth
Heterocoma albistriga
Heteropacha rileyana Harvey, 1874Riley′s Lappet Moth
Hexorthodes accurata H. Edwards, 1882Slender sole
Hexorthodes inconspicua Grote, 1883
Holochroa dissociarius Hulst, 1887Del Norte Salamander
Hymenodria mediodentata Barnes & McD..., 1911Fringed filefish
Hysterosia perspicuana Barnes & Busck, 1920
Itame simpliciata (Barnes & McD..., 1918)⇒ Speranza simpliciata Barnes & McD..., 1918
Lepipolys perscripta (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Sympistis perscripta Guenée, 1852
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Limenitis bredowii (Hübner, 1837)⇒ Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841Mottled Tiger
Loxostege alpinensis
Loxostege huachucalis
Loxostege psuedobliteralis
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macrotheca bilinealis (Barnes & McD..., 1918)⇒ Cacotherapia bilinealis Barnes & McD..., 1918
Malacosoma tigris Dyar, 1902Sonoran tent caterpillar
Matigramma rubrosuffusa Grote, 1882Coffee cliffbrake
Megathymus ursus Poling, 1902Desert Yucca Skipper
Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834Yucca Giant Skipper
Melitaea texana (Edwards, 1863)⇒ Anthanassa texana Edwards, 1863
Monroa interpunctata Barnes & McD..., 1917
Mormonia neogama Smith & Abbot, 1797Black Dash
Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta Haworth, 1809American armyworm
Namangana revellata
Nemeris sternitzkyi Rindge, 1981Dusky Salamanders
Nemoria aemularia (Barnes & McD..., 1918)⇒ Nemoria arizonaria Grote, 1883
Nemoria arizonaria Grote, 1883
Nemoria darwiniata Dyar, 1904Columbian Emerald
Neoligia rubirena Troubridge &..., 2002Naked sole
Nepterotaea diagonalis Cassino, 1927Dwarf Salamander
Nepterotaea obliviscata Barnes & McD..., 1918West Coast sole
Nepytia swetti Barnes & Ben..., 1923
Odontopera prolita Wehrli, 1936
Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775Banded Arctic
Orthosia mediomacula Barnes & Ben..., 1924Khaki flounder
Pachysphinx modesta Harris, 1839Big poplar sphinx
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Parexcelsa inconspicuaria Barnes & McD..., 1916
Pero acopa Poole, 1987
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Plagiomimicus mimica Poole, 1995Pacific plaice
Platarctia parthenos Harris, 1850St Lawrence Tiger Moth
Pseudanarta damnata Franclemont, 1941
Pseudanarta exasperata Franclemont, 1941
Pseudexentera senatrix Heinrich, 1924
Pseudopanthea palata Grote, 1880
Pseudorgyia versuta Harvey, 1875
Pterotaea obliviscata Barnes & McD..., 1918
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper
Sabulodes sericeata Barnes & McD..., 1916Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Schinia unimacula Smith, 1891Pacific halibut
Schizura paradisus
Sparganothis machimiana (Barnes & Busck, 1920)⇒ Sparganothoides machimiana Barnes & Busck, 1920
Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869Atronia Fritillary
Stamnodes deceptiva Barnes & McD..., 1918Disc flounder
Stenoma lindseyi
Stibadium ochoa Barnes, 1904
Stibadium unicum Barnes & Ben..., 1926
Tarache bella Barnes & Ben..., 1922Hoshigarei
Tarache geminocula Ferris & Laf..., 2009Pickerel Frog
Tarachidia albitermen (Barnes & McD..., 1916)⇒ Ponometia albitermen Barnes and M..., 1916
Toxonprucha volucris Grote, 1883Bird Toxonprucha
Xylophanes falco Walker, 1856Falcon Sphinx
Yvretta carus (Edwards, 1883)⇒ Polites carus W.H. Edwards, 1883
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Paradise (Arizona)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
113
127
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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