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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Sherbrooke (Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		40
60
66		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		40
60
66		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		35
52
53		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		32
49
51		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		7
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sherbrooke (Guysborough County)
7 Families width 8 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854Glyphipterigid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sherbrooke (Guysborough County)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Chlosyne Butler, 1862Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphipterix Hübner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Lithacodia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Neomariania Mariani, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sherbrooke (Guysborough County)
8 Species
Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862Eastern Checkerspot
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Glyphipterix diplotoxa Meyrick, 1920
Lithacodia albidula (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Protodeltote albidula Guenée, 1852
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Neomariania incertella Rebel, 1940Moth
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Sherbrooke (Guysborough County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		7
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