Checklist for Tribe Melitaeini Newman, 1870 (Checkerspots and Allies)
and region Illinois (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 611
5949
13945 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 608
5944
13941 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 568
5782
13587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 364
4710
11165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 71
1403
3430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 69
1401
3428 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 68
1400
3427 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
858
2137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
767
1709 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
157
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 65
124 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Nymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents | 13
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies | 6
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Illinois
6 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Illinois
11 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anthanassa texana Edwards, 1863 | Texan Crescent | | Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | Carlota Checkerspot | | Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862 | Eastern Checkerspot | | Chlosyne hyperia adelina Staudinger, 1875 | | | Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | | Eresia aveyrana Bates, 1864 | | | Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773 | Baltimore | | Phyciodes campestris Behr, 1863 | Field Crescent | | Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Poladryas minuta Edwards, 1861 | Beardtongue Checkerspot |
Subnodes of Melitaeini with occurrences in Illinois
Links, sources and further information Melitaeini at artfakta.se
Melitaeini at dyntaxa.se
Melitaeini at itis.gov
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