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Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Cherokee County (South Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		14
18
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		14
18
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		13
17
18		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		12
16
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		6
8
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cherokee County
6 Families width 7 Species
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cherokee County
8 Genera with 7 Species
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1873Dagger moths1SpeciesTaxom
Bomolocha Schrank, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Crambidia Packard, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hermeuptychia Forster, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Hypagyrtis Hübner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Panopoda Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thorybes Scudder, 1777Cloudywings1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cherokee County
7 Species
Acronicta ovata Grote, 1873Dusty Dagger Moth
Bomolocha palparia (Walker, 1861)⇒ Hypena palparia Walker, 1861
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hermeuptychia sosybius Fabricius, 1793Carolina Satyr
Hypagyrtis esther Barnes, 1928Esther Moth
Panopoda carneicosta Guenée, 1852Brown Panopoda
Thorybes daunus Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Cherokee County
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		6
8
7		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