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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Alpha (Clinton County, Kentucky, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		6
16
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		6
16
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		5
15
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		5
15
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		4
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alpha (Clinton County Kentucky)
4 Families width 8 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths3SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alpha (Clinton County Kentucky)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1875Dagger moths2SpeciesTaxom
Anania Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Caripeta Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Choristoneura Lederer, 1841Spruce budworms1SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1825
Pug Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Hydriomena Huebner, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mesoleuca Hübner, 1857White-Ribboned Carpets1SpeciesTaxom
Orthotaenia Stephens, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alpha (Clinton County Kentucky)
8 Species
Acronicta fragilis Guenée, 1852Fragile Dagger
Acronicta radcliffei Harvey, 1875Radcliffe'S Dagger
Anania tertialis Guenée, 1854Crowned Phlyctaenia Moth
Caripeta divisata Walker, 1862Gray spruce looper
Choristoneura rosaceana Harris, 1841Oblique banded leaf roller
Hydriomena renunciata Walker, 1862Renounced Highflyer
Mesoleuca ruficillata Guenée, 1857White-ribboned Carpet
Orthotaenia undulana Denis & Schi..., 1775Dusky Leafroller

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Alpha (Clinton County Kentucky)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
8
8		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
Lepidoptera at mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu
Lepidoptera at afromoths.net
Lepidoptera at butterfliesofamerica.com
Lepidoptera at leps.it
Lepidoptera at papua-insects.nl
Lepidoptera at tyllinen.eu
Lepidoptera at abdb-africa.org
Lepidoptera at artfakta.se
Lepidoptera at dyntaxa.se
Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov