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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Saranac Lake (Essex County, New York, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
20
24
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
20
24
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
15
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
10
13
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saranac Lake
5 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals5SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saranac Lake
8 Genera with 9 Species
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1862Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pococera Zeller, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1775Anglewings2SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1862Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Syngrapha Hübner, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Thracides Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saranac Lake
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775Astro Fritillary
Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862Eastern Checkerspot
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Pococera asperatella Clemens, 1860Maple webworm
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775Dark-Gray Anglewing
Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary
Syngrapha rectangula Kirby, 1837Angulated Cutworm
Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912)⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Saranac Lake
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
8
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