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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Ames (Cloud County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
47
87
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
47
87
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
42
79
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
28
60
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
17
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ames (Cloud County)
9 Families width 17 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms4SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Heliodinid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ames (Cloud County)
17 Genera with 17 Species
Adonisea Hübner, 1875Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Amyna Guenée, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Arugisa Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Bendis Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1857Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomia Harris, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Eucosma Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Heteropacha Harvey, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lychnosea Grote, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Neoheliodines Hsu & Powell, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Pagara Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1830Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingicampa Walsh, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Sphinx Linnaeus, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Tricholita Grote, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ames (Cloud County)
17 Species
Adonisea bimatris Harvey, 1875
Amyna bullula Grote, 1873Hook-tipped Amyna
Arugisa latiorella Walker, 1863Common Arugisa
Bendis detrahens Walker, 1858
Catocala illecta Walker, 1857Magdalen Underwing
Ceratomia hageni Grote, 1874Hagen's Sphinx
Eucosma giganteana Riley, 1881Giant Eucosma
Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821Pandora sphinx
Heteropacha rileyana Harvey, 1874Riley′s Lappet Moth
Lychnosea intermicata Walker, 1862
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Neoheliodines cliffordi Harrison & P..., 1995
Pagara simplex Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830Checkered White
Sphingicampa bisecta (Lintner, 1879)⇒ Syssphinx bisecta Lintner, 1879
Sphinx kalmiae J.E. Smith, 1797Laurel Sphinx
Tricholita notata Strecker, 1898

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Ames (Cloud County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
17
17
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