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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Petersham (Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
51
89
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
51
89
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
51
89
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
48
86
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Petersham (Worcester County Massachusetts)
6 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Leaf miners1SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Petersham (Worcester County Massachusetts)
9 Genera with 10 Species
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Coptodisca Walsingham, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ectoedemia Busck, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Feniseca Grote, 1793North American Harvesters1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Notocrypta de Nicéville, 1926Demons1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1787Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 18612SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Petersham (Worcester County Massachusetts)
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Coptodisca negligens Braun, 1920
Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) nyssaefoliella Chambers, 1880
Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793Harvester
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Mastor hegon Scudder, 1863
Notocrypta paralysos alysia Evans, 1926
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787
Stigmella castaneaefoliella Chambers, 1875
Stigmella villosella Clemens, 1861

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Petersham (Worcester County Massachusetts)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
9
10
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