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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Atherton (Wilkin County, Minnesota, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		20
35
30		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		20
35
30		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		18
32
27		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		18
32
27		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		3
9
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atherton (Wilkin County)
3 Families width 8 Species
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Atherton (Wilkin County)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Abaeis Hübner, 1779Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Asterocampa Röber, 1835American Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1807
Clouded yellows0SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Niconiades Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Polygonia Hübner, 1798Anglewings1SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atherton (Wilkin County)
8 Species
Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779Black Bordered Orange
Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835Alicia Emperor
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Niconiades cydia Hewitson, 1876
Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837Peck skipper
Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798Question Mark
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Atherton (Wilkin County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		3
9
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