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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Fargo (Brown County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		20
25
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		20
25
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		19
24
27		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		16
21
24		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		7
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fargo (Brown County Illinois)
7 Families width 8 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fargo (Brown County Illinois)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Atalopedes Scudder, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Cochylis Treitschke, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1758Milkweeds1SpeciesTaxom
Ennomos Treitschke, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Metaxaglaea Franclemont, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1777Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Rheumaptera Hûbner, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fargo (Brown County Illinois)
8 Species
Atalopedes campestris Boisduval, 1852Sachem
Cochylis hospes Walsingham, 1884Banded Sunflower Moth
Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758Black Weined Brown
Ennomos subsignaria Hübner, 1823Elm Spanworm
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Metaxaglaea viatica Grote, 1874Roadside Sallow
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Rheumaptera hastata Linnaeus, 1758Argent & Sable

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Fargo (Brown County Illinois)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		7
8
8		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