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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Wawona (Mariposa County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
42
82
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
42
82
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
37
75
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
32
67
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wawona
7 Families width 19 Species
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths6SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wawona
17 Genera with 19 Species
Cameraria Chapman, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Ctenucha Kirby, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Egira Duponchel, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hydriomena Huebner, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1852Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nemoria Hübner, 1898Emerald1SpeciesTaxom
Pero Herrich-Schä..., 18962SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Speranza Curtis, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1869Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stretchia H. Edwards, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Xylena Ochsenheimer, 1874Swordgrass Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wawona
19 Species
Cameraria diabloensis Opler & Davis, 1981
Cameraria shenaniganensis Opler & Davis, 1981
Ctenucha rubroscapa Ménétriés, 1857Red-shouldered Ctenucha Moth
Digrammia neptaria Guenée, 1857Dark-bordered Angle
Egira crucialis Harvey, 1875
Hydriomena edenata Swett, 1909Idaho Giant Salamander
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Nemoria obliqua Hulst, 1898
Pero behrensaria Packard, 1871Behr´s Pero Moth
Pero occidentalis Hulst, 1896Black Mountain Salamander
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Speranza semivolata Dyar, 1923Chicken Turtles
Speyeria hydaspe Boisduval, 1869Hydaspe Fritillary
Sphinx sequoiae Boisduval, 1868Sequoia Sphinx
Spilosoma vagans Boisduval, 1852Wandering Diacrisia
Stretchia pictipennis McDunnough, 1949
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Xylena cineritia Grote, 1874Gray Swordgrass

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Wawona
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
17
19
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