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Checklist for Subclass Pterygota Lang, 1888 (Winged insects)
and region Wiscasset (Lincoln County, Maine, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		5
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		5
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wiscasset
5 Families width 6 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Wiscasset
6 Genera with 6 Species
Anisota Hübner, 1773Oakworms1SpeciesTaxom
Dryocampa Harris, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Lithacodia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1773Spur-throat grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1870Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wiscasset
6 Species
Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773Brown anisota
Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793Green-striped mapleworm
Lithacodia muscosula (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Protodeltote muscosula Guenée, 1852
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841Mottled Tiger
Melanoplus femurrubrum De Geer, 1773Red-legged grasshopper
Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870Cloudy Wing

Subnodes of Pterygota with occurrences in Wiscasset
InfraclassNeoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		5
6
6		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pterygota at itis.gov
Pterygota at marinespecies.org