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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Falcon (Quitman County, Mississippi, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		27
45
33		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		27
45
33		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		24
42
31		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		20
38
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
9
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Falcon (Quitman County Mississippi)
5 Families width 9 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Falcon (Quitman County Mississippi)
9 Genera with 9 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anartia Hübner, 1763Peacocks1SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Gonodonta Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Paectes Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1836Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Syntomeida Harris, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Xylophanes Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Falcon (Quitman County Mississippi)
9 Species
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Anartia jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763Biscuit
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Gonodonta pyrgo Cramer, 1777
Paectes nubifera Hampson, 1912Redlined pufferfish
Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836Large orange sulfur
Syntomeida epilais Walker, 1854Oleander caterpillar
Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771Tersa Sphinx

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Falcon (Quitman County Mississippi)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
9
9		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