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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Cave (Franklin County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
20
28
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
20
28
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
18
26
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
15
22
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
14
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cave (Illinois)
8 Families width 15 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms6SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths2SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cave (Illinois)
14 Genera with 15 Species
Aletia Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Anaplectoides McDunnough, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Elachista Treitschke, 1908Elachista Algae2SpeciesTaxom
Graphiphora Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Icaricia Nabokov, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Lacinipolia McDunnough, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Manulea Wallengren, 1864Finger Phloxes1SpeciesTaxom
Plusia Ochsenheimer, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosciaphila Obraztsov, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pyla Grote, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Xanthorhoe Hübner, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Xestia Hübner, 1896Spotted cutworm1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cave (Illinois)
15 Species
Aletia oxygala (Grote, 1881)⇒ Mythimna oxygala Grote, 1881
Anaplectoides prasina Denis & Schi..., 1775Green Arches
Colias interior Scudder, 1819Pelidne Sulphur
Digrammia rippertaria Duponchel, 1830Earless Lizards
Elachista epimicta Braun, 1948
Elachista orestella Braun, 1908
Graphiphora augur Fabricius, 1775Double Dart
Icaricia saepiolus W. H. Edwards, 1863Greenish blue
Lacinipolia olivacea Morrison, 1874Olive Arches
Manulea (Setema) bicolor Grote, 1864Bicolored Moth
Plusia putnami Grote, 1873Lempke's gold spot
Pseudosciaphila duplex Walsingham, 1895Aspen Leaftier
Pyla fusca Haworth, 1811Brown Knot-horn
Xanthorhoe decoloraria Esper, 1806Red Carpet
Xestia smithii Snellen, 1896Smith'S Dart

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Cave (Illinois)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
14
15
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