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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Beaverdale (Des Moines County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		4
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		4
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		4
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		3
5
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Beaverdale (Des Moines County)
3 Families width 5 Species
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Beaverdale (Des Moines County)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1870Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1773Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Beaverdale (Des Moines County)
5 Species
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870Aspen Dusky Wing
Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862Hobomok Skipper
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Beaverdale (Des Moines County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		3
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