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Checklist for Suborder Glossata Fabricius, 1775 (Modern butterflies and moths)
and region Wilmington (New Castle County, Delaware, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		60
426
639		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		60
426
639		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		58
423
636		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		51
410
622		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		26
339
530		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		26
339
530		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Wilmington (New Castle County)
26 Families width 530 Species and 4 Subspecies
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Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths2SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers3SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids4SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths115SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths92SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper17SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths4SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies7SpeciesTaxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855Crinkled Flannel Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms164SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars7SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths20SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals23SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones10SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths11SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings11SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths22SpeciesTaxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846Picture Winged Leaf Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Glossata with occurrences in Wilmington (New Castle County)
InfraorderHeteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
26
339
530		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom