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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Cherokee (Jackson County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		27
34
40		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		27
34
40		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		26
33
39		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		23
30
36		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cherokee (North Carolina)
2 Families width 2 Species
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cherokee (North Carolina)
2 Genera with 2 Species
Celastrina Tutt, 1984Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cherokee (North Carolina)
2 Species
Celastrina neglectamajor (Opler & Krizek, 1984)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Polites coras (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Polites peckius W. Kirby, 1837

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Cherokee (North Carolina)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		2
2
2		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