Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Union (Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA)
List of families for Union (Ritchie County)
14 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) | Brimstones | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Union (Ritchie County)
20 Genera with 22 Species | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodes Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1872 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1793 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lethe Hübner, 1947 | Foresters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantographa Lederer, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Satyrium Scudder, 1833 | Satyr Orchids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synanthedon Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tolype Hübner, 1791 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Union (Ritchie County)
22 Species and 1 Subspecies | Apamea dubitans Walker, 1856 | Doubtful Agroperina | | Apatelodes torrefacta Smith, 1797 | Spotted Apatalodes | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Catocala habilis Grote, 1872 | Habilis Underwing | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779 | Azalea Sphinx | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Lethe (Satyrodes) appalachia R. Chermock, 1947 | Appalachian Brown | | Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775 | Viceroy | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Pantographa limata Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Basswood leaf roller | | Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue swallowtail | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Satyrium (Satyrium) liparops Le Conte, 1833 | Striped Hairstreak | | Synanthedon exitiosa Say, 1823 | Peachtree borer | | Tolype velleda Stoll, 1791 | Large Tolype | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773 | America Painted Lady |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Union (Ritchie County)
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