Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Provincetown (Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA)
List of families for Provincetown
16 Families width 104 Species and 2 Subspecies | Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) | Hawk Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae (Latreille, 1803) | Bell Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Provincetown
63 Genera with 104 Species #ACDEFGHLMNOPSTVW
| Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alsophila Hübner, 1841 | Alsophila Ferns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1818 | Underwing moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clostera Samouelle, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambus Fabricius, 1866 | Sod webworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Datana Walker, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Donacaula Hampson, 1890 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Drepana Schrank, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epimecis Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epinotia Hübner, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumacaria Packard, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euptoieta Doubleday, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fentonia Butler, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Furcula Lamarck, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geina Tutt, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gluphisia Boisduval, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Habrosyne Hübner, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliomata Grote & Robi..., 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Henricus Busck, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocampa Doubleday, 1864 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperaeschra Butler, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacosoma Grote, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophodonta Packard, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1861 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1820 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melanolophia Hulst, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mormonia Schrank, 1773 | Underwing moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nadata Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oreta Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papaipema Smith, 1876 | Borer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheosia Hübner, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plebeius Kluk, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1842 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psectraglaea Hampson, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothyatira Grote, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizura Doubleday, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1972 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speranza Curtis, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecodina Blanchard, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symmerista Hübner, 1946 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyraylia Treitschke, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tolype Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Walshia Clemens, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Provincetown
104 Species and 2 Subspecies | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Alsophila pometaria Harris, 1841 | Fall Cankerworm | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Catocala (Mormonia) herodias Strecker, 1876 | Gerhard's underwing | | Catocala amica Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Catocala andromedae Guenée, 1852 | Andromeda Underwing | | Catocala badia Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Badia Underwing | | Catocala blandula Hulst, 1884 | Charming Underwing | | Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Briseis Underwing | | Catocala cara Guenée, 1852 | Bronze Underwing | | Catocala coccinata Grote, 1872 | Scarlet Underwing | | Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857 | Desert milkweed | | Catocala connubialis Guenée, 1852 | Connubial Underwing | | Catocala gracilis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Graceful Underwing | | Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782 | Woody Underwing | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala lineella Grote, 1872 | Girlfriend Underwing | | Catocala micronympha Guenée, 1852 | Little Bride | | Catocala minuta W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Little Underwing | | Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852 | Old Wife Underwing | | Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Praeclara Underwing | | Catocala relicta Walker, 1857 | Forsaken Underwing | | Catocala retecta Grote, 1872 | The Yellow-Gray Underwing | | Catocala similis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Similar Underwing | | Catocala sordida Grote, 1877 | Blueberry underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Clostera albosigma Fitch, 1856 | Rustylined leaftier | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Crambus cypridalis Hulst, 1866 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Datana drexelii H.Edwards, 1884 | Drexel'S Datana | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Drepana arcuata Walker, 1855 | Arched Hooktip | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Epimecis virginaria Herbst, 1785 | | Epinotia radicana Walsingham, 1879 | Red-striped Needleworm | | Eumacaria madopata Guenée, 1857 | Brown Bordered Geometer | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775 | Variegated Fritillary | | Fentonia marthesia Cramer, 1779 | | | Furcula borealis Boisduval, 1829 | White Furcala | | Furcula cinerea Walker, 1865 | Gray Furcula | | Geina periscelidactylus Fitch, 1854 | Gartered | | Gluphisia septentrionis Walker, 1855 | Common Gluphisia | | Habrosyne scripta Gosse, 1840 | Lettered Habrosyne | | Heliomata cycladata Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Common Spring Moth | | Henricus edwardsiana Walsingham, 1884 | Contrasting Henricus Moth | | Heterocampa biundata Walker, 1855 | Wavy Lined Heterocampa | | Heterocampa guttivitta Walker, 1855 | Maple prominent | | Heterocampa obliqua Packard, 1864 | Oblique heterocampa | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyperaeschra georgica Herrich-Schä..., 1856 | Georgian Prominent | | Lacosoma chiridota Grote, 1864 | Scalloped Sack Bearer | | Lapara bombycoides Walker, 1856 | Northern Pine Sphinx | | Lophodonta angulosa Abbott & Smith, 1797 | | | Lophodonta ferruginea (Packard, 1864) | ⇒ Peridea ferruginea Packard, 1864 | | Macaria aemulataria Walker, 1861 | Common Angle | | Macaria bisignata Walker, 1866 | Red-headed Angle | | Macaria brunneata Thunberg, 1784 | Rannoch Looper | | Macaria granitata Guenée, 1857 | Granite Angle | | Macaria minorata Packard, 1873 | Minor Angle | | Macaria sexmaculata Packard, 1867 | Green Larch Looper | | Macaria signaria Hübner, 1809 | Common Angle | | Macaria transitaria Walker, 1861 | Blurry Chocolate Angle | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820) | ⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Melanolophia canadaria Guenée, 1858 | Canadian Melanolophia | | Melanolophia signataria Walker, 1860 | Signate Melanolophia | | Mormonia antinympha Hübner, 1827 | | | Mormonia epione Drury, 1773 | Grapevine looper | | Nadata gibbosa Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Rough Prominent | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Oreta rosea Walker, 1855 | Rose Hooktip | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Papaipema appassionata Harvey, 1876 | Pitcher Plant Borer | | Pheosia rimosa Packard, 1864 | Black-rimmed Prominent | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Plebeius idas argulus Frey, 1856 | | | Polygonia comma Harris, 1842 | Comma Anglewing | | Psectraglaea carnosa Grote, 1877 | Pink sallow | | Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides Guenée, 1852 | Tufted Thyatirid | | Schizura unicornis Abbot & Smith, 1797 | Unicorn caterpillar | | Semiothisa bicolorata (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Macaria bicolorata Fabricius, 1798 | | Semiothisa pinistrobata (Ferguson, 1972) | ⇒ Macaria pinistrobata Ferguson, 1972 | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Speranza argillacearia Packard, 1874 | Mousy Angle | | Speranza pustularia Guenée, 1857 | Lesser Maple Spanworm | | Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821 | Abbot'S Sphinx Moth | | Sphinx gordius (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Theretra cajus Cramer, 1777 | | Symmerista canicosta Franclemont, 1946 | Flathead sole | | Thyraylia bunteana (Robinson, 1869) | ⇒ Cochylis campuloclinium J.W. Brown, 2006 | | Tolype laricis Fitch, 1856 | Larch lappet moth | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady | | Walshia miscecolorella Chambers, 1875 | Sweet Clover Root Borer |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Provincetown
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