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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Walnut Creek (Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
78
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
78
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
68
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
34
56
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
12
16
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Walnut Creek (Edgecombe County)
12 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Elachistidae (Bruand, 1851)Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths0SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841)Plume Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Walnut Creek (Edgecombe County)
16 Genera with 15 Species
Agonopterix Hübner, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Atlides Huebner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Blastobasis Zeller, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Cisthene Walker, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmia Ochsenheimer, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Cydia Hübner, 1879Piercers1SpeciesTaxom
Emmelina Tutt, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hylephila Billberg, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Platyptilia Hübner, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pyraphlecta Tams, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tacoma Hulst, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Temnora Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Walnut Creek (Edgecombe County)
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agonopterix alstroemeriana (Clerck, 1759)⇒ Agonopterix alstromeriana Clerck, 1759
Atlides halesus Cramer, 1779Giant purple hairstreak
Cisthene tenuifascia Harvey, 1875Thin Banded Lichen Moth
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Cosmia (Calymnia) calami Harvey, 1876American Dun Bar
Cydia latiferreana Walsingham, 1879Acorn moth
Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758Common Plume
Grammia geneura (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Grammia nevadensis Grote & Robi..., 1866
Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773Fiery Skipper
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869)⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869
Pyraphlecta melissodes Tams, 1932
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Tacoma feriella Hulst, 1888
Temnora elegans polia Rothschild, 1904

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Walnut Creek (Edgecombe County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
12
16
15
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