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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Elk Creek (Jasper County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		24
32
33		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		24
32
33		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		15
19
18		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Elk Creek (Jasper County Iowa)
3 Families width 5 Species
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae (Leach, 1815)Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elk Creek (Jasper County Iowa)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Semiothisa Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elk Creek (Jasper County Iowa)
5 Species
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Semiothisa denticulata (Grote, 1883)⇒ Digrammia denticulata Grote, 1883
Tarachidia semiflava (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Elk Creek (Jasper County Iowa)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		3
5
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