Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies) and region Pleasant Hill (Contra Costa County, California, USA)
List of families for Pleasant Hill (Contra Costa County) 12 Families width 37 Species and 1 Subspecies | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae (Latreille, 1802) | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Pleasant Hill (Contra Costa County) 33 Genera with 37 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPRSVZ
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleris Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1874 | Dagger moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atalopedes Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brephidium Scudder, 1852 | Pygmy blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bucculatrix Zeller, 1963 | Ribbed cocoon makers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clepsis Guenée, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophora Hübner, 1878 | Casebearers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cydia Hübner, 1879 | Piercers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Decodes Obraztsov, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiblema Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1852 | Duskywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hulstia Zeller, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libytheana Michener, 1852 | New World Snouts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithophane Hübner, 1900 | Pale pinion | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1852 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mitoura Billberg, 1816 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Occidryas Higgins, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1853 | Chilasa | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1864 | Crescents | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1852 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphenarches Meyrick, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1971 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1790 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pleasant Hill (Contra Costa County) 37 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Acleris albicomana Clemens, 1865 | Red-edged Acleris | | Acronicta dactylina Grote, 1874 | Alder Dagger | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852 | Sachem | | Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852 | Fea Pygmyblue | | Bucculatrix separabilis Braun, 1963 | | | Clepsis peritana Clemens, 1860 | Garden tortrix | | Coleophora texanella Chambers, 1878 | | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Cydia latiferreana Walsingham, 1879 | Acorn moth | | Decodes fragariana Busck, 1919 | | | Epiblema strenuana Walker, 1863 | Dotted Epiblema | | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Erynnis tristis Boisduval, 1852 | Mournful Duskywing | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Hulstia undulatella (Clemens, 1860) | ⇒ Ancylosis undulatella Clemens, 1860 | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Libytheana bachmanni Kirtland, 1852 | | | Lithophane dilatocula Smith, 1900 | | | Lycaena (Chalceria) dione Scudder, 1868 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852 | Common purplish copper | | Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816) | ⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819 | | Occidryas chalcedona (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Euphydryas chalcedona Doubleday, 1847 | | Orthosia praeses Grote, 1879 | | | Papilio (Papilio) zelicaon Lucas, 1852 | Anise Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) eurymedon Lucas, 1852 | Pale Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853 | Western swallowtail | | Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864 | Cayman Crescent Spot | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus scriptura Boisduval, 1852 | Small Checkered Skipper | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864 | Geranium Plume Moth | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Vanessa annabella Field, 1971 | West Coast Lady | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Pleasant Hill (Contra Costa County)
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