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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Potomac River (East USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
65
99
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
65
99
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
56
80
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
42
58
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Potomac River
9 Families width 9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae (Bruand, 1851)Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae (Hübner, 1825)Case moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae (Le Marchand, 1947)Autostichid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Potomac River
9 Genera with 9 Species
Acentria Stephens, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Agonopterix Hübner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 1761Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechia Hübner, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Glyphidocera Walsingham, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Paralethe Van Son, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Perimede V.T. Chambers, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Potomac River
9 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acentria ephemerella Hübner, 1813European water moth
Agonopterix plummerella (Busck, 1908)⇒ Agonopterix eupatoriiella Chambers, 1878
Coleophora serratella (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Coleophora serratulella Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Gelechia branella Busck, 1908
Glyphidocera aberratella (Busck, 1907)⇒ Sceptea aequepulvella Chambers, 1872
Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906
Paralethe dendrophilus dendrophilus Trimen, 1862Forest Beauty
Perimede particornella Busck, 1909
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Potomac River
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
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