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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Sespe Creek (Ventura County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
20
38
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
20
38
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
17
35
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
12
29
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sespe Creek
6 Families width 25 Species
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms15SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sespe Creek
18 Genera with 25 Species
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1908Dagger moths1SpeciesTaxom
Aseptis McDunnough, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Calephelis Grote & Robi..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1852Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1877Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Dasyblemma Dyar, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Egira Duponchel, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1968Coast dart1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperumia Packard, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Homoglaea Morrison, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Homorthodes McDunnough, 1943
0SpeciesTaxom
Lithophane Hübner, 1900Pale pinion1SpeciesTaxom
Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Perigonica Smith, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Pleromella Dyar, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobryomima Barnes & Ben..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Raphia Hübner, 1903Raffia palm1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sespe Creek
25 Species
Acronicta othello Smith, 1908
Aseptis characta Grote, 1880
Aseptis ethnica Smith, 1899
Aseptis fumosa Grote, 1879
Aseptis perfumosa Hampson, 1918Natal tonguefish
Calephelis nemesis W. Edwards, 1871Dusky Metalmark
Cercyonis sthenele Boisduval, 1852Great Basin Wood Nymph
Colias harfordii H. Edwards, 1877Harford sulphur
Dasyblemma straminea Dyar, 1923
Drasteria biformata H. Edwards, 1878
Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Drasteria fumosa Strecker, 1898Reticulate spikefish
Drasteria pulchra Barnes & McD..., 1918West Coast sole
Drasteria scrupulosa H. Edwards, 1878
Egira hiemalis Grote, 1874
Euxoa (Pleonectopoda) austrina Hardwick, 1968Hooked filefish
Hesperumia fumosaria Comstock, 1938Dwarf Siren
Homoglaea californica Smith, 1891Lizard beetles
Lithophane dilatocula Smith, 1900
Orthosia arthrolita Harvey, 1874
Orthosia ferrigera Smith, 1894Filefishes
Perigonica tertia Dyar, 1902
Pleromella opter Dyar, 1921
Pseudobryomima fallax Hampson, 1905
Raphia cinderella (Smith, 1903)⇒ Raphia abrupta Grote, 1863

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Sespe Creek
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
18
25
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