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Checklist for Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
and region Highlands (Saanich Peninsula, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		40
120
119		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Highlands (Vancouver Island)
40 Families width 119 Species and 2 Subspecies
#TPNABGCMUSELHDI
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms27SpeciesTaxom
Aeolothripidae Uzel, 1895Banded thrips1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths22SpeciesTaxom
Aleyrodidae Westwood, 1840Whiteflies0SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Phryganeidae Leach, 1815Giant casemaker2SpeciesTaxom
Miridae Hahn, 1831Capsid bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees2SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies7SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper4SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae Latreille, 1802Long Horn beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Limnephilidae Kolenati, 1848Northern caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids2SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae (Rambur, 1842)Chasers1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae (Harris, 1841)Eggar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ichneumonidae Latreille, 1802Ichneumon flies1SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Silphidae Latreille, 1807Burying And Carrion Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815Long Horned caddisflies2SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Staphylinidae Lameere, 1900Rove beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings1SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom
Polycentropodidae Ulmer, 1903Tube Maker Caddisflies0SpeciesTaxom
Hymenopodidae Giglio-Tos, 1919Flower mimic mantises1SpeciesTaxom
Platygastridae Haliday, 1833Platygastrid wasps0SpeciesTaxom
Hybotidae Meigen, 1820Dance flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Highlands (Vancouver Island)
120 Genera with 119 Species
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Acleris Hübner, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Acrobasis Zeller, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1856Dagger moths2SpeciesTaxom
Aeolothrips Haliday, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Alcis Curtis, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Aletia Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Aleyrodes Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Algedonia Lederer, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Anaplectoides McDunnough, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Anticlea Stephens, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Apamea Ochsenheimer, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Autographa Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Banksiola Martynov, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Biston Leach, 1758Oak beauty1SpeciesTaxom
Blepharidopterus Kolenati, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1878Bumble Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Cabera Treitschke, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Callizzia Packard, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Campaea Lamarck, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Caripeta Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Cheilosia Meigen, 1849Blacklets1SpeciesTaxom
Chionodes Hübner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Choristoneura Lederer, 1859
Spruce budworms0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysosyrphus Sedman, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoteuchia Hübner, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Clemensia Packard, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Clepsis Guenée, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cyclophora Hübner, 1858Mochas1SpeciesTaxom
Diarsia Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1775Engrailed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elaphria Hübner, 2003Midgets1SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1845
Diurnal Fireflies0SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1840American Bluets1SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Eulithis Hübner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eulogia Heinrich, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Euphyes Scudder, 1852Grass skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1809Pug Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Euplexia Stephens, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1876Coast dart1SpeciesTaxom
Evodinus Le Conte, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Extrakunia1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphopsyche Banks, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Graphiphora Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Habrosyne Hübner, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Hedya Hübner, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Hellinsia Tutt, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Herminia Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Herpetogramma Lederer, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hesperophylax Banks, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyppa Duponchel, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1767Dwarf cream wave1SpeciesTaxom
Iridopsis Warren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1876Forktail1SpeciesTaxom
Lacinipolia McDunnough, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1773Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Lithacodia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Litholomia Grote, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lobophora Curtis, 1862Bigwings1SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Lysandra Hemming, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Macaria Curtis, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1820Tent Caterpillar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Meliscaeva Frey, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Mesochorus Gravenhorst, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Metanema Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Nadata Walker, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Neoascia Williston, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1824Burying Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Ochropleura Hübner, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Oecetis McLachlan, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Operophtera Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Orthotaenia Stephens, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Otiorhynchus Germar, 1777Strawberry root weevil1SpeciesTaxom
Oxypoda Mannerheim, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Palthis Hübner, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Parasyrphus Matsumura, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphila Meyrick, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pediasia Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pelochrista Lederer, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pennisetia Dehne, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Perispasta Zeller, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Plebejus Kluk, 1761Small Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pococera Zeller, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Polia Ochsenheimer, 1852Pale shining brown1SpeciesTaxom
Polycentropus Curtis, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Probole Herrich-Schä..., 1855
Friendly pobole0SpeciesTaxom
Psallus Fieber, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothyatira Grote, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxypilus Giglio-Tos, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Ptilostomis Kolenati, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Rivula Duponchel, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Schizura Doubleday, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Sericomyia Meigen, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1877Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Spilonota Stephens, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Syngrapha Hübner, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Synopeas Förster, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Syrphus Fabricius, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Tachydromia Meigen, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Thracides Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1823Calligrapher Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Trichodezia Warren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Udea Guenée, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Venusia Curtis, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Xestia Hübner, 1875Spotted cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Xylena Ochsenheimer, 1874Swordgrass Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857
Fan-foot0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Highlands (Vancouver Island)
119 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acrobasis tricolorella Grote, 1878Destructive Prune Worm
Acronicta fragilis Guenée, 1852Fragile Dagger
Acronicta grisea (Walker, 1856)⇒ Acronicta indica Moore, 1857
Aeolothrips ericae Bagnall, 1920
Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908Canada darner
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Alcis porcelaria Guenée, 1858
Aletia oxygala (Grote, 1881)⇒ Mythimna oxygala Grote, 1881
Algedonia mysippusalis Walker, 1859
Anaplectoides prasina Denis & Schi..., 1775Green Arches
Anaplectoides pressus Grote, 1874Dappled Dart
Anticlea vasiliata Guenée, 1857Early Carpet
Apamea amputatrix Fitch, 1857Yellow Headed Cutworm Moth
Autographa ampla Walker, 1857Broken-banded Y
Banksiola crotchi Banks, 1944
Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758Brindled beauty moth
Blepharidopterus angulatus Fallen, 1807Black kneed capsid
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus Fabricius, 1798Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) mixtus Cresson, 1878Fuzzy-horned bumble bee
Cabera erythemaria Guenée, 1858Yellow-dusted Cream
Callizzia amorata Packard, 1876Gray Scoopwing
Campaea perlata Guenée, 1858Fringed looper
Caripeta divisata Walker, 1862Gray spruce looper
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Cheilosia latrans Walker, 1849
Chionodes mediofuscella Clemens, 1863Black-smudged Chionodes
Chrysoteuchia topiarius Zeller, 1866Cranberry Girdler
Clemensia albata (Packard, 1864)⇒ Clemensia patella Packard, 1864
Clepsis persicana Fitch, 1856Green needleworm
Cyclophora pendulinaria Guenée, 1858Pearly-grey Wave
Diarsia rubifera Grote, 1875Red Dart
Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775Engrailed
Elaphria alapallida Pogue & Sull..., 2003Pale-winged Midget
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764Common Carpet
Eulithis propulsata Walker, 1862Currant Eulithis Moth
Eulogia ochrifrontella Zeller, 1875Broad-banded Eulogia
Euphyes vestris Boisduval, 1852Cola Skipper
Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759Garden sole
Eupithecia subfuscata Haworth, 1809Gray Pug
Euplexia benesimilis McDunnough, 1922American angle shade
Euxoa comosa Morrison, 1876Spotted triggerfish
Evodinus (Evodinus) monticola Randall, 1838
Extrakunia comstocki Grote, 1874
Glyphopsyche irrorata JC Fabricius, 1781
Graphiphora augur Fabricius, 1775Double Dart
Habrosyne scripta Gosse, 1840Lettered Habrosyne
Hedya ochroleucana Frolich, 1828Buff-tipped Marble
Hellinsia pectodactylus Staudinger, 1859Straw-Colored Plume Moth
Herminia jacchusalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Zanclognatha jacchusalis Walker, 1859
Herpetogramma thestealis Walker, 1859Zigzag Herpetogramma
Hyppa contrasta McDunnough, 1946Summer Hyppa Moth
Idaea dimidiata Hufnagel, 1767Single Dotted Wave
Iridopsis larvaria Guenée, 1858Bent-line Gray
Ischnura perparva McLachlan, 1876Western Forktail
Lacinipolia olivacea Morrison, 1874Olive Arches
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Lithacodia albidula (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Protodeltote albidula Guenée, 1852
Litholomia napaea Morrison, 1874False Pinion
Lobophora nivigerata Walker, 1862Powdered Bigwing
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841Mottled Tiger
Lysandra syngrapha Keferstein, 1851
Macaria notata Linnaeus, 1758Birch Angle
Macaria signaria Hübner, 1809Common Angle
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Meliscaeva cinctella Zetterstedt, 1843American Thintail Fly
Mesochorus nematus Schwenke, 2004
Metanema inatomaria Guenée, 1858Pale Metanema
Nadata gibbosa Smith & Abbot, 1797Rough Prominent
Neoascia (Neoasciella) sphaerophoria Curran, 1925
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
Nicrophorus investigator ♰ Zetterstedt, 1824Banded Sexton Beetle
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Ochropleura implecta Lafontaine, 1998American Flame-shouldered Dart
Oecetis avara Banks, 1895Tan-winged long-horn sedge
Oecetis inconspicua Walker, 1852
Operophtera bruceata Hulst, 1886Bruce Spanworm
Orthosia hibisci Guenée, 1852Green Fruitworm
Orthotaenia undulana Denis & Schi..., 1775Dusky Leafroller
Otiorhynchus (Zustalestus) rugosostriatus Goeze, 1777Rough Strawberry Root Weevil
Oxypoda lacustris Casey, 1906
Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796Dark Spotted Palthis
Pasiphila rectangulata Linnaeus, 1758Green Pug
Pediasia trisecta Walker, 1856Greater Sod Webworm
Pelochrista derelicta Heinrich, 1929Derelict Eucosma Moth
Pennisetia marginata Harris, 1839Blackberry Clearwing Borer
Perispasta caeculalis Zeller, 1875Manyflower deserttrumpets
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Plebejus (Plebejus) idas (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Plebejus idas Linnaeus, 1761
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Pococera aplastella Hulst, 1888Aspen webworm
Polia nimbosa Guenée, 1852Stormy Arches
Psallus (Psallus) falleni Reuter, 1883Lake Tahoe lupine
Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides Guenée, 1852Tufted Thyatirid
Pseudoxypilus hemerobius Stoll, 1788
Ptilostomis (Ptilostomis) ocellifera Walker, 1852Giant rusty sedge
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear
Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854Spotted Grass Moth
Schizura unicornis Abbot & Smith, 1797Unicorn caterpillar
Sericomyia (Sericomyia) militaris Walker, 1849Largeflower milkweed
Speyeria callippe macaria W. H. Edwards, 1877Callippe Fritillary
Spilonota ocellana Denis & Schi..., 1775Apple bud moth
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Syngrapha alias Ottolengui, 1902Hooked Silver Y
Syngrapha epigaea Grote, 1874Epigaea Looper
Syngrapha rectangula Kirby, 1837Angulated Cutworm
Syngrapha viridisigma Grote, 1874Green-marked Looper
Syrphus ribesii Linnaeus, 1758Common Flower Fly
Syrphus torvus Osten Sacken, 1875Hairy-eyed flower fly
Tachydromia rhyacophila Chvala, 1995
Thracides cleanthes aspilota (P. Mabille &..., 1912)⇒ Thracides cleanthes cleanthes Latreille, 1824
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Trichodezia albovittata Guenée, 1858White Striped Black
Venusia cambrica Curtis, 1839The Welsh Wave
Xestia oblata Morrison, 1875Rosy Dart
Xylena curvimacula Morrison, 1874Dot-and-Dash Swordgrass

Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Highlands (Vancouver Island)
SubclassPterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		40
120
119		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)
Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)


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Insecta at itis.gov
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