Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Riverhead (Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
List of families for Riverhead (Shelburne County)
15 Families width 37 Species and 1 Subspecies | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802) | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae (Latreille, 1803) | Bell Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Riverhead (Shelburne County)
35 Genera with 37 Species #ACDEHLMOPSVX
| Abagrotis J. Smith, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achatia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1874 | Cutworm | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaplectoides McDunnough, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archips Hübner, 1865 | Undescribed Archips Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atteva Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepana Schrank, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euclea Hübner, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euplexia Stephens, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyppa Duponchel, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxostege Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Luperina Boisduval, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1835 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macronoctua Grote, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1793 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligocentria Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ostrinia Hübner, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peridroma Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1798 | Anglewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1797 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symmerista Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syngrapha Hübner, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1758 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Riverhead (Shelburne County)
37 Species and 1 Subspecies | Abagrotis alternata Grote, 1864 | Greater Red Dart | | Achatia evicta Grote, 1873 | | | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Agrotis stigmosa Morris, 1874 | Spotted Dart | | Amphipyra pyramidoides Guenée, 1852 | American Copper Underwing | | Anaplectoides prasina Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Green Arches | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Archips purpurana (Clemens, 1865) | ⇒ Archips purpuranus Clemens, 1865 | | Atteva aurea Fitch, 1856 | Ailanthus webworm | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Drepana arcuata Walker, 1855 | Arched Hooktip | | Euclea delphinii Boisduval, 1832 | Spiny oak slug | | Euplexia benesimilis McDunnough, 1922 | American angle shade | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hyppa xylinoides Guenée, 1852 | Common Hyppa | | Loxostege (Margaritia) sticticalis Linnaeus, 1761 | Beet webworm | | Luperina passer (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Resapamea passer Guenée, 1852 | | Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Bog Copper | | Macronoctua onusta Grote, 1874 | Iris borer | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Oligocentria lignicolor Walker, 1855 | Lacecapped Caterpillar | | Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner, 1796 | Corn moth | | Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 | Canadian tiger swallowtail | | Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808 | Pearly Underwing | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798 | Question Mark | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Spodoptera frugiperda Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Corn leaf worm | | Symmerista albifrons Abbot & Smith, 1797 | Orangehumped oakworm | | Syngrapha cryptica Eichlin & Cu..., 1978 | Cryptic Looper | | Syngrapha rectangula Kirby, 1837 | Angulated Cutworm | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 | Cutworm Moth |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Riverhead (Shelburne County)
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