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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Colby (Fayette County, Kentucky, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		13
19
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		13
19
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		11
16
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		11
16
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Colby (Kentucky)
6 Families width 8 Species
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae (Leach, 1815)Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colby (Kentucky)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Epiblema Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Prionoxystus Grote, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Raphia Hübner, 1863Raffia palm1SpeciesTaxom
Semiothisa Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colby (Kentucky)
8 Species
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Epiblema tripartitana Zeller, 1875Three-Parted Epiblema Moth
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Papilio (Pterourus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758Canadian tiger swallowtail
Prionoxystus robiniae Peck, 1818Carpenter worm
Raphia abrupta Grote, 1863Abrupt Brother
Semiothisa dislocaria (Packard, 1876)⇒ Isturgia dislocaria Packard, 1876

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Colby (Kentucky)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		6
8
8		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