Checklist for Tribe Melitaeini Newman, 1870 (Checkerspots and Allies)
and region Denton County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 284
1481
1826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 284
1481
1826 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 267
1425
1740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 185
1224
1490 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 40
423
579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 40
423
579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
423
579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
294
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
282
396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
104
145 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 46
64 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Nymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents | 16
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies | 7
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Denton County
7 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Denton County
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anthanassa tulcis (Bates, 1864) | ⇒ Anthanassa frisia Poey, 1833 | | Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875 | | | Chlosyne lacinia Geyer, 1837 | Adjutrix Patch | | Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | | Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864 | | | Melitaea texana (Edwards, 1863) | ⇒ Anthanassa texana Edwards, 1863 | | Microtia elva Bates, 1864 | Elf | | Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864 | Cayman Crescent Spot | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Texola elada Hewitson, 1868 | Elada Checkerspot |
Subnodes of Melitaeini with occurrences in Denton County
Links, sources and further information Melitaeini at artfakta.se
Melitaeini at dyntaxa.se
Melitaeini at itis.gov
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