Checklist for Tribe Melitaeini Newman, 1870 (Checkerspots and Allies)
and region Maine (USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 426
3330
7483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 425
3327
7479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 406
3251
7308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 296
2764
6284 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 62
1160
3409 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 61
1159
3408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 59
1154
3402 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
727
2078 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 17
631
1580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 5
92
173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies | 46
83 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Nymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents | 10
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melitaeini
Newman, 1870
Checkerspots and Allies | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Maine
4 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Maine
9 Species and 3 Subspecies | Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | Carlota Checkerspot | | Chlosyne harrisii Scudder, 1862 | Eastern Checkerspot | | Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810 | | Chlosyne nycteis oenone (S.H. Scudder, 1863) | ⇒ Chlosyne nycteis nycteis E. Doubleday, 1847 | | Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773 | Baltimore | | Euphydryas phaeton phaeton Drury, 1773 | Baltimore Checkerspot | | Melitaea cinxia brenthis Reuss, 1921 | | | Melitaea didymoides Eversmann, 1847 | | | Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865 | Dark Crescent | | Phyciodes cocyta (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot |
Subnodes of Melitaeini with occurrences in Maine
Links, sources and further information Melitaeini at artfakta.se
Melitaeini at dyntaxa.se
Melitaeini at itis.gov
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