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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Avon (Fulton County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		12
14
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		12
14
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		11
13
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		10
12
18		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
5
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Avon (Illinois)
5 Families width 5 Species
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Avon (Illinois)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Eumorpha Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1853Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Pelochrista Lederer, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Prionapteryx Stephens, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Avon (Illinois)
5 Species
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Papilio (Pterourus) rutulus Lucas, 1853Western swallowtail
Pelochrista cannatana Trematerra, 2000
Polites coras (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837
Prionapteryx achatina Zeller, 1863

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Avon (Illinois)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
5
5		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