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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region West Creek (Chestermere Lake, Rocky View County, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
40
218
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
40
218
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
36
213
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
33
210
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
200
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Creek (Chestermere Lake)
23 Families width 246 Species and 5 Subspecies
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Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers3SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths36SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths75SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper5SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths5SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies7SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms66SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals8SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881Yucca Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in West Creek (Chestermere Lake)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
200
246
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