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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Fairfield (Sumner County, Tennessee, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		15
20
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		15
20
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		15
20
20		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		13
18
18		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		8
12
12		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fairfield (Sumner County Tennessee)
8 Families width 12 Species
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fairfield (Sumner County Tennessee)
12 Genera with 12 Species
Anania Hübner, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Campaea Lamarck, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Epimecis Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1775Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalis Kluk, 1758Anglewing butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Satyrium Scudder, 1806Satyr Orchids1SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Speranza Curtis, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Thymelicus Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairfield (Sumner County Tennessee)
12 Species
Anania plectilis Grote & Robi..., 1867
Campaea perlata Guenée, 1858Fringed looper
Epimecis hortaria (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Epimecis virginaria Herbst, 1785
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758Camberwell Beaty
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Satyrium (Satyrium) calanus Hübner, 1806Banded Hairstreak
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Speranza pustularia Guenée, 1857Lesser Maple Spanworm
Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808Essex Skipper

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Fairfield (Sumner County Tennessee)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		8
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