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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Erie (Whiteside County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
35
53
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
35
53
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
34
50
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
30
44
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Erie (Whiteside County)
6 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms5SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Erie (Whiteside County)
12 Genera with 12 Species
Ancyloxypha Felder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1861Mottled rustic1SpeciesTaxom
Cerastis Ochsenheimer, 1865Red chestnut1SpeciesTaxom
Chlorochlamys Hulst, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Condica Walker, 1852Groundlings And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Galasa Walker, 1873Leaftiers1SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1859Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Lithophane Hübner, 1882Pale pinion1SpeciesTaxom
Peridroma Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Erie (Whiteside County)
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793Common Least Skipper
Caradrina (Platyperigea) montana Bremer, 1861Civil Rustic
Cerastis tenebrifera Walker, 1865Reddish Speckled Dart
Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria Gu, 1857Blackberry Looper
Condica vecors Guenée, 1852Dusky Groundling
Dismorphia thermesina pimpla Hopffer, 1874
Galasa nigrinodis Zeller, 1873Boxwood Leaftier
Hypena bijugalis Walker, 1859Dimorphic Bomolocha
Lithophane grotei Riley, 1882Blacklined blowfish
Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808Pearly Underwing
Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852Moonseed Moth
Zale galbanata Morrison, 1876Maple Zale

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Erie (Whiteside County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
12
12
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