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Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
and region Ayer (Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		12
17
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		12
17
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		10
15
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		8
13
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
9
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
9
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ayer (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
5 Families width 11 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ayer (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
9 Genera with 11 Species
Aglais Dalman, 1758Tortoiseshells1SpeciesTaxom
Carterocephalus Lederer, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Eupsilia Hübner, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1758Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush2SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ayer (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
11 Species
Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758Small Tortoiseshell
Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771Arctic Skipper
Eupsilia tristigmata Grote, 1877Brown fruitworm
Hesperia comma (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hesperia juba Scudder, 1872
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Ayer (Middlesex County Massachusetts)
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
5
9
11		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom