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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region The Pines (Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		5
9
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		5
9
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		5
9
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		5
9
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		4
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for The Pines (Adams County Pennsylvania)
4 Families width 8 Species
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms4SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for The Pines (Adams County Pennsylvania)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Luperina Boisduval, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1862Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1787Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Xestia Hübner, 1758Spotted cutworm1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for The Pines (Adams County Pennsylvania)
8 Species
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842Behr Blue
Luperina testacea Denis & Schi..., 1775Flounced Rustic
Mythimna (Mythimna) pallens Linnaeus, 1758Common Wainscot
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Polygonia faunus Edwards, 1862'Green' Green Comma
Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787
Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758Cutworm Moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in The Pines (Adams County Pennsylvania)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
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