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Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
and region Sandy Point (Brazoria County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
10
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
10
18
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
8
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
8
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sandy Point (Brazoria County)
3 Families width 4 Species
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sandy Point (Brazoria County)
3 Genera with 4 Species
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Dejongia Gielis, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hypercompe Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sandy Point (Brazoria County)
4 Species
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Dejongia californicus Walsingham, 1880
Hypercompe permaculata Packard, 1872Many-Spotted Tiger Moth

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Sandy Point (Brazoria County)
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom