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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Elk River (Lauderdale County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
40
68
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
40
68
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
28
42
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
24
35
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elk River (Alabama)
9 Families width 14 Species and 4 Subspecies
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals4SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elk River (Alabama)
13 Genera with 14 Species
Acentria Stephens, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1819Clouded yellows2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Furcula Lamarck, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1822Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mimoides Brown, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Paonias Hübner, 1797Unidentified Paonias Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894Ace butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Zygaena Fabricius, 1957Burnet1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elk River (Alabama)
14 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acentria ephemerella Hübner, 1813European water moth
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias philodice Godart, 1819Cloud Sulphur
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Furcula bifida lype Seiffers, 1933
Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822Buckeye
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Mimoides ariarathes leuctra Rothschild &..., 1906
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797Blind-Eyed Sphinx
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Zygaena sarpedon tipula Marten, 1957

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Elk River (Alabama)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
13
14
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