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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region San Benito (San Benito County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
26
41
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
26
41
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
26
41
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
22
37
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Benito (San Benito County)
8 Families width 16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper4SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms0SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Benito (San Benito County)
16 Genera with 16 Species
Bulia Walker, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Copaeodes Speyer, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Eriopyga Guenée, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Ethmia Hübner, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Eupackardia Cockerell, 1853Calleta Silkmoth1SpeciesTaxom
Euptoieta Doubleday, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Leptophobia Butler, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Oeneis Hübner, 1775Arctics1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1872Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Urbanus Hübner, 1790Longtail Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Benito (San Benito County)
16 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bulia similaris Richards, 1936
Copaeodes minima Edwards, 1870Southern Skipperling
Ethmia charybdis Powell, 1973
Eupackardia calleta Westwood, 1853Calleta Silkmoth
Euptoieta claudia Cramer, 1775Variegated Fritillary
Leptophobia eucosma eucosma Erschoff, 1875
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melipotis agrotoides Walker, 1857
Oeneis (Oeneis) polixenes Fabricius, 1775Banded Arctic
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper
Scopula ornata Scopula Prout, 1913
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Urbanus procne Plötz, 1881Brown Longtail
Urbanus simplicius Stoll, 1790Plain Longtail
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in San Benito (San Benito County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
16
16
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