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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Falcon (Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
25
42
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
25
42
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
23
40
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
20
37
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
17
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Falcon (Magoffin County)
7 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Falcon (Magoffin County)
17 Genera with 17 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1856Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks1SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cabera Treitschke, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Feltia Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1836Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Polyommatus Latreille, 1889Meadow Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Stenalcidia Warren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Falcon (Magoffin County)
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Agrotis venerabilis Walker, 1856Dusky Cutworm
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Cabera variolaria Guenée, 1858Pink-striped Willow Spanworm
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Digrammia subminiata Packard, 1873Dark-waved Angle
Feltia (Feltia) jaculifera Guenée, 1852Dingy cutworm
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841Mottled Tiger
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Polyommatus icarus celina (Austaut, 1889)⇒ Polyommatus celina Austaut, 1879
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Stenalcidia pampinaria Guenée, 1858
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Falcon (Magoffin County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
17
17
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