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Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
and region South Georgia (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
132
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
132
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
48
127
190
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
38
113
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Georgia
8 Families width 12 Species and 7 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Georgia
12 Genera with 12 Species
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Biblis Fabricius, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Erechthias Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Ideopsis Horsfield, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1881Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1907Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Georgia
12 Species and 7 Subspecies
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Allotinus portunus portunus
Biblis hyperia hyperia Cramer, 1779Red Rim
Erechthias molynta Meyrick, 1911
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Ideopsis juventa tanais Fruhstorfer, 1904
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904)⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907Crimson Spotted Moth

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in South Georgia
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
8
12
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom