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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Peak (Newberry County, South Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
13
24
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
13
24
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
13
24
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
11
22
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Peak (Newberry County)
5 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Peak (Newberry County)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Aphrissa Butler, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1758Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Erinnyis Hübner, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Strymon Hübner, 1818Scrub-Hairstreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peak (Newberry County)
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Aphrissa statira statira (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Aphrissa fluminensis Akatova, 1921
Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic azure
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878)⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818Common hairstreak
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Peak (Newberry County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
9
9
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