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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Caprock Escarpment (Crosby County, Texas, 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		4
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caprock Escarpment
4 Families width 6 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caprock Escarpment
6 Genera with 6 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1870Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1871Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1836Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Ministrymon Clench, 1882Ministreaks1SpeciesTaxom
Yvretta Hemming, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caprock Escarpment
6 Species
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Erynnis funeralis Scudder & Bu..., 1870Funereal dusky wing
Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871Olympia
Eurema mexicana Boisduval, 1836Mexican Yellow
Ministrymon leda Edwards, 1882Lead Hairstreak
Yvretta carus (Edwards, 1883)⇒ Polites carus W.H. Edwards, 1883

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Caprock Escarpment
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
6
6		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