Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region South California (California, USA)
List of families for South California
14 Families width 64 Species and 8 Subspecies | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for South California
54 Genera with 64 Species #ACDEGHILMNOPRSTUZ
| Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Annaphila Grote, 1952 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1852 | Orangetips | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apodemia C. Felder & ..., 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1870 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1780 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlosyne Butler, 1894 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1852 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Comadia Barnes & McD..., 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryphia Hübner, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1809 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1793 | Duskywings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eunica Hübner, 0 | Purplewings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproserpinus Grote & Robi..., 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Everes Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Habrodais Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliopetes Billberg, 1852 | White Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1872 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperia Fabricius, 1872 | Branded Skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Icaricia Nabokov, 1944 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Interjectio Heinrich, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasionycta Aurivillius, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1852 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1851 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | Lycomorpha Harris, 1839 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mimoides Brown, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neonympha Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neophasia Behr, 1859 | Pine Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepheronia Butler, 1836 | Vagrants | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochlodes Scudder, 1852 | Darters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oncocnemis Lederer, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrytone Godman, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parnassius Latreille, 1855 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philotes Scudder, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllodesma Hübner, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Platyptilia Hübner, 1825 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonus Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocopaeodes Skinner & Wi..., 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Raphia Hübner, 1903 | Raffia palm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Richia Grote, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1862 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scotogramma H. Edwards, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1869 | Fritillaries | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1852 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thecla Fabricius, 1870 | Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1758 | Longtail Skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1855 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for South California
64 Species and 8 Subspecies | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Annaphila abdita Rindge & Smith, 1952 | | | Annaphila divinula Grote, 1878 | | | Annaphila evansi Rindge & Smith, 1952 | | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) cethura C. & R. Felder, 1865 | Desert Orangetip | | Anthocharis (Anthocharis) sara Lucas, 1852 | 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip | | Apodemia mormo C. Felder & ..., 1859 | Antioch Metalmark | | Catocala irene Behr, 1870 | Bluefin filefish | | Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Chlosyne endeis endeis Godman & Salvin, 1894 | Banded Checkerspot | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Colias behrii W.H. Edwards, 1866 | Behr's Sulphur | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Comadia intrusa Barnes & Ben..., 1923 | | | Cryphia albipuncta Hampson, 1894 | | | Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Funereal dusky wing | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Eunica chlorochroa chlorochroa | | | Euproserpinus euterpe Edwards, 1888 | Euterpe sphinx moth | | Euproserpinus phaeton Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Phaeton Primrose Sphinx | | Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852) | ⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852 | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Habrodais grunus Boisduval, 1852 | Golden Hairstreak | | Heliopetes ericetorum Boisduval, 1852 | Great Basin White Skipper | | Hemileuca eglanterina Boisduval, 1852 | Common sheep moth | | Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872 | Nevada buck moth | | Hesperia columbia Scudder, 1872 | Chaparral | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Interjectio denticulella Ragonot, 1887 | | | Lasionycta conjugata Smith, 1899 | Dart-poison Frogs | | Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852 | Lorquin's admiral | | Lycaena (Chalceria) xanthoides Boisduval, 1852 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851) | ⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851 | | Mimoides lysithous athous (C. Felder & ..., 1864) | ⇒ Mimoides lysithous harrisianus Swainson, 1822 | | Neonympha areolatus Smith, 1797 | Georgia Satyr | | Neophasia menapia C. & R. Felder, 1859 | Pine butterfly | | Nepheronia argia idotea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Ochlodes agricola Boisduval, 1852 | California Skipper | | Oncocnemis singularis (Barnes & McD..., 1912) | ⇒ Sympistis singularis Barnes & McD..., 1912 | | Papilio (Papilio) indra Reakirt, 1866 | Cliff Swallowtail | | Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail | | Paratrytone melane (Edwards, 1869) | ⇒ Poanes melane Edwards, 1869 | | Parnassius (Driopa) clodius Ménétriés, 1855 | American Apollo | | Philotes sonorensis C. Felder & ..., 1865 | Sonoran Blue | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Phyllodesma americana Harris, 1841 | American Lappet Moth | | Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852 | Saltgrass Skipper | | Polygonus leo arizonensis Skinner, 1911 | Arizona Hammock Skipper | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pseudocopaeodes eunus Edwards, 1881 | Alkali skipper | | Raphia frater cinderella Smith, 1903 | | | Richia lobato (Barnes, 1904) | ⇒ Dichagyris lobato Barnes, 1904 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) californica Edwards, 1862 | California Hairstreak | | Scotogramma fieldi Barnes & Ben..., 1926 | Smallmouth flounder | | Speyeria aphrodite byblis W. Barnes & ..., 1926 | Aphrodite Fritillary | | Speyeria callippe Boisduval, 1852 | Calippe Fritillary | | Speyeria coronis Behr, 1862 | Coronis Fritillary | | Speyeria mormonia Boisduval, 1869 | Atronia Fritillary | | Strymon saepium Boisduval, 1852 | | | Strymon sylvinus Boisduval, 1852 | | | Thecla tetra Edwards, 1870 | | | Urbanus dorantes dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Dorantes Longtail | | Urbanus proteus Linnaeus, 1758 | Bean leaf roller | | Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855 | California Dogface |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in South California
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