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Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
and region Colchester County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
247
1058
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
246
1057
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
232
1014
1285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
173
872
1113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
313
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
313
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colchester County
32 Families width 446 Species and 14 Subspecies
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Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths3SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids4SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths5SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths51SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths3SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths94SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper21SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947Long-horned moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies18SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854Lyonet Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms85SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals36SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos6SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones7SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths18SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths31SpeciesTaxom
Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Colchester County
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
32
313
446
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom