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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Portage Lake (Aroostook County, Maine, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
28
63
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
28
63
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
20
38
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
17
28
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portage Lake (Aroostook County)
5 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms5SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portage Lake (Aroostook County)
10 Genera with 10 Species
Conservula Grote, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Eosphoropteryx Dyar, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hypenodes Doubleday, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Melanomma Grote, 1875Melanomma lichen1SpeciesTaxom
Metalepsis Ochsenheimer, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Oligia Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Plemyria Hübner, 1896Blue-bordered carpet1SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Trichordestra McCabe, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portage Lake (Aroostook County)
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Conservula anodonta Guenée, 1852Sharp Angle Shades
Darapsa versicolor Harris, 1839Hydrangea sphinx
Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides Guenée, 1852Pink-patched Looper
Hypenodes caducus Dyar, 1907Black filefish
Melanomma auricinctaria Grote, 1875Gold-lined Melanomma
Metalepsis fishii (Grote, 1878)⇒ Cerastis fishii Grote, 1878
Oligia minuscula Morrison, 1874Small Brocade
Plemyria georgii Hulst, 1896George'S Carpet Moth
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Trichordestra rugosa Morrison, 1875Wrinkled Arches

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Portage Lake (Aroostook County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
10
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