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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Ross River (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
26
50
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
26
50
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
22
35
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
20
32
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ross River (Australia)
5 Families width 8 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ross River (Australia)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Boloria Moore, 1799Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Dithalama Meyrick, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Heliocheilus Grote, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hopliocnema Rothschild &..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Lipararchis Meyrick, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Melanitis Fabricius, 1758Evening Browns1SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1808Armyworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ross River (Australia)
8 Species
Boloria (Proclossiana) eunomia (Esper, 1799)⇒ Clossiana eunomia Esper, 1799
Dithalama punctilinea Swinhoe, 1902
Heliocheilus aleurota Lower, 1902
Hopliocnema brachycera Lower, 1897Desert Hawk Moth
Lipararchis aspilus Turner, 1915
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758Common evening brown
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Ross River (Australia)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
8
8
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