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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Thornton (Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
84
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
84
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
82
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
45
75
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
13
21
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Thornton (Delaware County Pennsylvania)
13 Families width 29 Species and 2 Subspecies
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Adelidae Bruand, 1851Adelid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms6SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Thornton (Delaware County Pennsylvania)
21 Genera with 29 Species
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Acleris Hübner, 17614SpeciesTaxom
Adela Latreille, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Anagrapha McDunnough, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Anopina Obraztsov, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Antharmostes Warren, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Aphantopus Wallengren, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1857Underwing moths3SpeciesTaxom
Feniseca Grote, 1793North American Harvesters1SpeciesTaxom
Gluphisia Boisduval, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Halysidota Hübner, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Mormonia Schrank, 1798Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ostrinia Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Platysenta Grote, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Psaphida Walker, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Udea Guenée, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Thornton (Delaware County Pennsylvania)
29 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acleris chalybeana Fernald, 1882Lesser maple leafroller
Acleris negundana Busck, 1940Speckled Acleris
Acleris nivisellana Walsingham, 1879Apple leaf twister
Acleris schalleriana Linnaeus, 1761Schaller's Acleris Moth
Adela ridingsella Clemens, 1864Ridings Fairy Moth
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Anagrapha falcifera Kirby, 1837Celery Looper
Anopina ednana Kearfott, 1907
Antharmostes papilio papilio Prout L. B., 1912
Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus, 1758Ringlet
Catocala amatrix Hübner, 1813Sweetheart Underwing
Catocala cara Guenée, 1852Bronze Underwing
Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857Desert milkweed
Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793Harvester
Gluphisia septentrionis Walker, 1855Common Gluphisia
Halysidota tessellaris Smith, 1797Banded tussock moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Mormonia vidua Smith & Abbot, 1798Liris Skipper
Ostrinia penitalis Grote, 1876American lotus borer
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Platysenta videns (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Condica videns Guenée, 1852
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Psaphida grotei (Morrison, 1874)⇒ Copivaleria grotei Smith, 1893
Psaphida resumens Walker, 1865Figure Eight Sallow
Psaphida rolandi Grote, 1874Roland'S Sallow
Udea rubigalis Guenée, 1854Celery leaftier
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Thornton (Delaware County Pennsylvania)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
13
21
29
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