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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Diamond (Cherokee County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		18
22
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		18
22
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		18
22
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		3
3
3		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Diamond (Cherokee County Iowa)
3 Families width 3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alucitidae (Leach, 1815)Many Plumed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Diamond (Cherokee County Iowa)
3 Genera with 3 Species
Alucita Linnaeus, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Chionodes Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Diamond (Cherokee County Iowa)
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alucita montana (Zagulajev, 1993)⇒ Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus, 1758
Chionodes obscurusella Chambers, 1872Boxelder leafworm
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Diamond (Cherokee County Iowa)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		3
3
3		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