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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Pisgah Forest (Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		13
15
33		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		13
15
33		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		12
13
30		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		12
13
30		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
6
24		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pisgah Forest
5 Families width 24 Species
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths19SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pisgah Forest
6 Genera with 24 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1878Underwing moths19SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Hahncappsia Munroe, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Mormonia Schrank, 1798Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1773Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pisgah Forest
24 Species
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Catocala amica Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Catocala andromedae Guenée, 1852Andromeda Underwing
Catocala blandula Hulst, 1884Charming Underwing
Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852Yellow Banded Underwing
Catocala connubialis Guenée, 1852Connubial Underwing
Catocala crataegi Saunders, 1876Chokeberry Underwing
Catocala dejecta Strecker, 1880Dejected Underwing
Catocala flebilis Grote, 1872Mournful Underwing
Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782Woody Underwing
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala lacrymosa Guenée, 1852Tearful Underwing
Catocala lineella Grote, 1872Girlfriend Underwing
Catocala micronympha Guenée, 1852Little Bride
Catocala miranda H. Edwards, 1881Miranda
Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852Old Wife Underwing
Catocala retecta Grote, 1872The Yellow-Gray Underwing
Catocala sappho Strecker, 1874Channel flounder
Catocala sordida Grote, 1877Blueberry underwing
Catocala ulalume Strecker, 1878Ulalume Underwing
Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821Pandora sphinx
Hahncappsia neomarculenta Capps, 1967
Mormonia vidua Smith & Abbot, 1798Liris Skipper
Paonias astylus Drury, 1773Huckleberry Sphinx

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Pisgah Forest
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
6
24		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