Species list, Checklist of Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies) for Delaware (Delaware County, Iowa, USA)

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Flies	Isopods
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Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Delaware (Delaware County, Iowa, USA)

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	24 28 27	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	24 28 27	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	23 27 26	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	18 21 21	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	6 7 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Delaware (Delaware County Iowa)
6 Families width 7 Species

Tortricidae Latreille, 1803	Bell Moths	2	Species	Taxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829	Bag Shelter Moths	1	Species	Taxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845	Cup moths	1	Species	Taxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815	Cankerworm moths	1	Species	Taxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815	Admirals	1	Species	Taxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809	Armyworms	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Delaware (Delaware County Iowa)
7 Genera with 7 Species

Clepsis Guenée, 1863	1	Species	Taxom
Coelostathma Clemens, 1860	1	Species	Taxom
Furcula Lamarck, 1865	1	Species	Taxom
Lithacodes Packard, 1854	1	Species	Taxom
Phigalia Hübner, 1869	1	Species	Taxom
Satyrodes Scudder, 1763	1	Species	Taxom
Spragueia Grote, 1852	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Delaware (Delaware County Iowa)
7 Species

Clepsis melaleucanus (Walker, 1863)	⇒ Clepsis melaleucana Walker, 1863
Coelostathma discopunctana Clemens, 1860	Batman Moth
Furcula cinerea Walker, 1865	Gray Furcula
Lithacodes fasciola Herrich-Schä..., 1854	Yellow-shouldered Slug Moth
Phigalia strigataria Minot, 1869	Small Phigalia
Satyrodes eurydice Linnaeus, 1763	Eyed Brown
Spragueia leo Guenée, 1852	Common Spragueia

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Delaware (Delaware County Iowa)

Suborder

Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths

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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
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Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov