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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region White Sands (Doña Ana County, New Mexico, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		45
95
102		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		45
95
102		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		44
94
101		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		33
74
81		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		4
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for White Sands (Doña Ana County)
4 Families width 6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for White Sands (Doña Ana County)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Bematistes Hemming, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Hemileuca Walker, 1872Port Arthur Buck Moth1SpeciesTaxom
Medasina Moore, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for White Sands (Doña Ana County)
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bematistes umbra hemileuca Jordan, 1914
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robi..., 1866Cowhead Arches
Hemileuca nevadensis Stretch, 1872Nevada buck moth
Medasina obliterata Moore, 1867
Sphingicampa hubbardi (Dyar, 1902)⇒ Syssphinx hubbardi Dyar, 1903

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in White Sands (Doña Ana County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
6
6		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