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Checklist for Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 (Insects)
and region Monroe (Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		60
120
135		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Monroe (Fairfield County Connecticut)
60 Families width 135 Species and 2 Subspecies
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Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms8SpeciesTaxom
Pergidae Rohwer, 1911Pergid flies0SpeciesTaxom
Pentatomidae Leach, 1815Lesser shield bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Culicidae (Meigen, 1818)Mosquito1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshnidae Rambur, 1842Darners4SpeciesTaxom
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers2SpeciesTaxom
Tenebrionidae Latreille, 1802Darkling Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Reduviidae Latreille, 1807Assassin and thread-legged bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Histeridae Gyllenhal, 1808Clown beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Braconidae Latreille, 1829Braconid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees4SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Formicidae Latreille, 1809Ants6SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Cephidae Newman, 1834Cephids1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Corydalidae Burmeister, 1839Dobsonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Acrididae MacLeay, 1819Grasshoppers and locusts7SpeciesTaxom
Pipunculidae Walker, 1834Big headed flies1SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae (Schenk, 1860)And Resin Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Cucujidae Latreille, 1802Flat bark beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tipulidae Latreille, 1802Crane Flies1SpeciesTaxom
Sciomyzidae Fallen, 1820Marsh Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths5SpeciesTaxom
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies5SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Meloidae Gyllenhal, 1810Blister Beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Corduliidae Selys-Longch..., 1850Baskettails3SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers11SpeciesTaxom
Syrphidae Latreille, 1802Drone flies3SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocoridae Kirkaldy, 1897Toad bug1SpeciesTaxom
Cicadellidae Latreille, 1802Cicadellids1SpeciesTaxom
Podoscirtidae Saussure, 18780SpeciesTaxom
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807Coccinelles1SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lauxaniidae Macquart, 1835Beach flies1SpeciesTaxom
Leptoceridae Leach, 1815Long Horned caddisflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lestidae Calvert, 1901Spread-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaeidae Loew, 1861Lance Flies0SpeciesTaxom
Miridae Hahn, 1831Capsid bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855Crinkled Flannel Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Stephanidae Leach, 1815Crown wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Muscidae (Latreille, 1802)Face flies1SpeciesTaxom
Tettigoniidae Krauss, 1902Bush crickets1SpeciesTaxom
Curculionidae Latreille, 1802Ambrosia beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrigidae Rambur, 1838Groundhoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinidae Haliday, 1839Ancestral And Modern Pelecinid Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Perlidae Latreille, 1802Common stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calliphoridae Brauer & Ber..., 1889Blow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Stratiomyidae Latreille, 1802Soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylomyidae Verrall, 1901Wood soldier flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cerambycidae (Latreille, 1802)Long Horn beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Monroe (Fairfield County Connecticut)
120 Genera with 135 Species
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Achatia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Acordulecera Say, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Acrosternum Fieber, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Actias Leach, 1758Asian-American moon moths1SpeciesTaxom
Adonisea Hübner, 1852Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Aedes Meigen, 1823Ochlerotatus1SpeciesTaxom
Aeshna Fabricius, 1908Aeshna Dragonfly2SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Alaetrinus Iwan, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Alypia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Anax Leach, 1773Emperors And Green Darners1SpeciesTaxom
Arilus Hahn, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Atholus Thomson, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Automeris Hübner, 1775Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Bassus Fabricius, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Boloria Moore, 1775Lesser Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1863Bumble Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Calleida Latreille & ..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Calopteryx Leach, 1805Demoiselle Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1823Caterpillar hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Camponotus Mayr, 1773Black carpenter ant1SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1857Underwing moths3SpeciesTaxom
Cephus Latreille, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Chauliodes Latreille, 1842Fishflies1SpeciesTaxom
Chortophaga Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1790Common Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Clistoabdominalis Skevington, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1824Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Cucujus Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Darapsa Walker, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Diaperis Geoffroy, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Dichromorpha Morse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Dicranomyia Stephens, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Dictya Meigen, 1803
0SpeciesTaxom
Dissosteira Scudder, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dolba Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Dyctia Robineau-Des..., 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Dyspteris Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Ennomos Treitschke, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Epargyreus Hübner, 1775Flasher butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Epicauta Dejean, 1834
Burning Blister Beetles0SpeciesTaxom
Epitheca Burmeister, 1840Baskettails2SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Eupeodes Osten Sacken, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurylister Bickhardt, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Formica Linnaeus, 1836And Field Ants2SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocoris Kirkaldy, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Gyponana Ball, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hapithus Uhler, 1864
Flightless bush crickets0SpeciesTaxom
Harmonia Mulsant, 1773Greater Lady Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Heterocampa Doubleday, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Homoneura Wulp, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Lasius Fabricius, 1850Citronella ants2SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1823colorful foliage ground beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Leptocerus Leach, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1890Emerald Damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1793Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1773Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lintneria Butler, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Lonchaea Fallen, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom
Lygus Hahn, 1818Lygus bug1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Macromia Rambur, 1862river cruiser1SpeciesTaxom
Macronoctua Grote, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1837And Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Megalopyge Hübner, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Megischus Brullé, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Melanoplus Stål, 1798Spur-throat grasshoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Melanostoma Schiner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Murgantia Stål, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Musca Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Neoconocephalus Karny, 1907
Common coneheads0SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1811Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Oligia Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Omophron Latreille, 1848Round Sand Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Orphulella Giglio-Tos, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplax Brauer, 1839Blue Dashers1SpeciesTaxom
Panscopus Schönherr, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Paratettix I. Bolivar, 1838Creek Pygmy Grasshoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pelecinus Latreille, 1773Pelecinid Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Perlesta Banks, 1861Summer Stones1SpeciesTaxom
Phigalia Hübner, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Plagodis Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Platysoma Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1842Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Psaphida Walker, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Pseudochorthippus Defaut, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Pterophylla Kirby, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1798Woodland Ground Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Rhionaeschna Förster, 1861Blue-eyed darners1SpeciesTaxom
Sargus Fabricius, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Scarites Fabricius, 1775Scarites Ground Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Solva Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Spharagemon Scudder, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1852Armyworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly4SpeciesTaxom
Tapinoma Förster, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Thyanta Stål, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Toxomerus Macquart, 1822Calligrapher Flies2SpeciesTaxom
Typocerus LeConte, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1797Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthonia Baly, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monroe (Fairfield County Connecticut)
135 Species and 2 Subspecies
Achatia latex Guenée, 1852
Acrosternum (Chinavia) hilare Say, 1831Green soldier bug
Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758Luna moth
Adonisea florida Guenée, 1852
Aedes triseriatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Ochlerotatus triseriatus Say, 1823
Aeshna constricta Say, 1840Lance-tipped darner
Aeshna umbrosa Walker, 1908Shadow darner
Agonum (Olisares) melanarium Dejean, 1828
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Alaetrinus minimus Palisot de B..., 1805
Alypia octomaculata Fabricius, 1775Eight-Spotted Forester
Anax junius Drury, 1773Common Green Darner
Arilus cristatus Linnaeus, 1763North American Wheel Bug
Atholus (Euatholus) americanus Paykull, 1811
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Bassus annulipes Cresson, 1873
Bassus buttricki Viereck, 1917
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Boloria (Clossiana) bellona Fabricius, 1775Meadow Fritillary
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus Fabricius, 1798Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) impatiens Cresson, 1863Common eastern bumble bee
Calleida (Calleida) punctata LeConte, 1848Goldspot goby
Calopteryx maculata Palisot de B..., 1805Black-winged Damselfly
Calosoma (Callitropa) externum Say, 1823Narrow Searcher
Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus (De Geer, 1773)⇒ Camponotus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Catocala badia Grote & Robi..., 1866Badia Underwing
Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857Desert milkweed
Catocala relicta Walker, 1857Forsaken Underwing
Cephus cinctus Norton, 1872Western wheat-stem sawfly
Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856Waved Sphinx
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Chauliodes rastricornis Rambur, 1842Spring Fishfly
Chortophaga viridifasciata De Geer, 1773Blushing grasshopper
Chrysobothris femorata Olivier, 1790Flat-headed apple tree borer
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Clistoabdominalis condylostylus Skevington, 2001
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) octodentata Say, 1824Eight-toothed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Cucujus clavipes Fabricius, 1781Arizona cottonwood
Darapsa choerilus Cramer, 1779Azalea Sphinx
Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779Grape-vine Sphinx
Diaperis maculatus Olivier, 1791Western mock orange
Dichromorpha viridis Scudder, 1862Saltpan fiddler
Dicranomyia paramorio platysoma Alexander, 1933
Dissosteira carolina Linnaeus, 1758Carolina Grasshopper
Dolba hyloeus Drury, 1773Black Alder Sphinx
Dyspteris abortivaria Herrich-Schä..., 1858Bad-Wing
Enallagma civile Hagen, 1861Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum Charpentier, 1840Common Blue
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Ennomos subsignaria Hübner, 1823Elm Spanworm
Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775Huachuca Skipper
Epitheca (Epicordulia) princeps Hagen, 1861Prince Baskettail
Epitheca (Tetragoneuria) cynosura Say, 1840Common Baskettail
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Eurylister carolinus Paykull, 1811
Formica pallidefulva Latreille, 1802Peony
Formica subsericea Say, 1836Danglepod
Gelastocoris oculatus Fabricius, 1798Big-Eyed Toad Bug
Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758Virgen Tiger Moth
Gyponana (Gyponana) octolineata Say, 1825Eight-Lined Leafhopper
Harmonia axyridis Pallas, 1773Asian lady beetle
Helichus lithophilus Germar, 1824
Heterelmis simplex codrus Hinton, 1971
Heterocampa obliqua Packard, 1864Oblique heterocampa
Homoneura disjuncta Johnson, 1914
Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758Apple tree silk moth
Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773American white moth
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Lasius (Chthonolasius) umbratus Nylander, 1846Yellow ant
Lasius (Lasius) alienus Foerster, 1850Alien field ant
Lebia (Loxopeza) atriventris Say, 1823
Leptocerus americanus Banks, 1899
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Libellula lydia (Drury, 1773)⇒ Tolidomoxia nigerrima Ermisch, 1950
Libellula pulchella (Drury, 1773)⇒ Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861
Libellula semifasciata Burmeister, 1839Painted Skimmer
Libellula vibrans Fabricius, 1793Great Blue Skimmer
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Lintneria eremitus Hübner, 1823Hermit Sphinx
Lygus lineolaris Palisot de B..., 1818American tarnished plant bug
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Macromia illinoiensis Walsh, 1862Illinois River Cruiser
Macronoctua onusta Grote, 1874Iris borer
Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803)⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis (Say, 1837)⇒ Megachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Megalopyge crispata Packard, 1864Black-waved Flannel Moth
Megischus bicolor Westwood, 1841Crown-of-thorns Wasp
Melanoplus confusus Scudder, 1897Little Pasture Locust
Melanoplus sanguinipes Fabricius, 1798Migratory grasshopper
Melanostoma mellinum Linnaeus, 1758
Murgantia histrionica Hahn, 1834Calico back
Musca (Musca) domestica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Fannia canicularis Linnaeus, 1761
Nomada luteola Olivier, 1811Littleleaf mockorange
Oligia fractilinea (Grote, 1874)⇒ Mesapamea fractilinea Grote, 1874
Omophron (Omophron) nitidum LeConte, 1848Shiny Round Sand Beetle
Orphulella pelidna Burmeister, 1838Spotted-Wing Grasshopper
Pachydiplax longipennis Burmeister, 1839Blue dasher
Panscopus erinaceus Say, 1831
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758Blue swallowtail
Paratettix cucullatus Burmeister, 1838Hooded Grouse Locust
Pelecinus polyturator Drury, 1773American Pelecinid Wasp
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Perlesta placida Hagen, 1861Freckled Stone
Phigalia denticulata Hulst, 1900Toothed Phigalia
Phigalia strigataria Minot, 1869Small Phigalia
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Plagodis serinaria Herrich-Schä..., 1855Lemon Plagodis
Platysoma (Platysoma) leconti Marseul, 1853
Polygonia comma Harris, 1842Comma Anglewing
Psaphida resumens Walker, 1865Figure Eight Sallow
Psaphida rolandi Grote, 1874Roland'S Sallow
Pseudochorthippus curtipennis Harris, 1835Marsh Meadow Grasshopper
Pterophylla (Pterophylla) camellifolia Fabricius, 1775Common true katydid
Pterostichus (Morphnosoma) melanarius Illiger, 1798European Dark Harp Ground Beetle
Rhionaeschna mutata Hagen, 1861Spatterdock Darner
Sargus fasciatus Fabricius, 1805
Scarites (Scarites) subterraneus Fabricius, 1775Big-headed Ground Beetle
Solva pallipes Loew, 1863
Spodoptera ornithogalli Guenée, 1852Cotton Cutworm
Sympetrum obtrusum Hagen, 1861White-faced meadowhawk
Sympetrum rubicundulum Say, 1840Ruby meadowhawk
Sympetrum semicinctum Say, 1840Band-winged meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum Hagen, 1861Autumn meadowhawk
Tapinoma sessile Say, 1836Coconut ant
Thyanta (Thyanta) custator Fabricius, 1803Red-shouldered Stink Bug
Toxomerus geminatus Say, 1823Eastern Calligrapher
Toxomerus marginatus Meigen, 1822Margined Calligrapher
Typocerus sinuatus (Newman, 1841)⇒ Typocerus confluens Casey, 1913
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797Broken Dash
Xanthonia decemnotata Say, 1824Ten-spotted Leaf Beetle
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale

Subnodes of Insecta with occurrences in Monroe (Fairfield County Connecticut)
SubclassPterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		60
120
135		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)
Insecta (Linnaeus 1758)


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