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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Battle Creek (Ida County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		27
46
48		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		27
46
48		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		25
42
43		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		20
32
33		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		4
5
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Battle Creek (Ida County)
4 Families width 5 Species
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae (Harris, 1841)Eggar Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Battle Creek (Ida County)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Automeris Hübner, 1775Eyed Silkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Chlosyne Butler, 1847Checkerspots1SpeciesTaxom
Erannis Hübner, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1820Tent Caterpillar Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1862Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Battle Creek (Ida County)
5 Species
Automeris io Fabricius, 1775Io moth
Chlosyne nycteis (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Chlosyne gorgone Hübner, 1810
Erannis tiliaria Harris, 1841Linden Looper
Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876
Speyeria atlantis Edwards, 1862'Atlantis' Atlantis Fritillary

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Battle Creek (Ida County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
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