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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Dixon (Edwards County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		22
40
43		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		22
40
43		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		19
37
40		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		15
30
33		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Dixon (Edwards County Illinois)
3 Families width 5 Species
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dixon (Edwards County Illinois)
3 Genera with 5 Species
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Callosamia Packard, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dixon (Edwards County Illinois)
5 Species
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Callosamia angulifera Walker, 1855Angulated silk moth
Callosamia promethea Drury, 1773Promethea moth
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Dixon (Edwards County Illinois)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		3
3
5		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