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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Paxson (Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		19
29
24		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		19
29
24		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		18
27
24		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		11
16
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		4
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Paxson (Athabasca County)
4 Families width 6 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835)Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Paxson (Athabasca County)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Boloria Moore, 1794Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Clepsis Guenée, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1861Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Spargania Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paxson (Athabasca County)
6 Species
Boloria (Clossiana) chariclea Schneider, 1794Arctic Fritillary
Clepsis moeschleriana Wocke, 1862
Epirrhoe sperryi Herbulot, 1951Small Argent and Sable
Pieris marginalis (Scudder, 1861)⇒ Pieris napi Linnaeus, 1758
Spargania luctuata Denis & Schi..., 1775Offshore tonguefish
Xanthorhoe defensaria Guenée, 1858Tortoises

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Paxson (Athabasca County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
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