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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Franklin (Monona County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		34
54
60		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		34
54
60		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		32
51
57		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		23
34
38		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		8
11
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Franklin (Monona County)
8 Families width 11 Species
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Franklin (Monona County)
11 Genera with 11 Species
Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 17581SpeciesTaxom
Atrytonopsis Godman, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Callophrys Billberg, 1823Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Ennomos Treitschke, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Euparthenos Grote, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1773Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mitoura Billberg, 1816Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Nadata Walker, 17971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Franklin (Monona County)
11 Species
Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758Gulf Fritillary
Atrytonopsis hianna Scudder, 1868Dusted Skipper
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823Eastern Pine Elfin
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Ennomos magnaria Guenée, 1858Maple Spanworm
Euparthenos nubilis Hübner, 1816Locust Underwing
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Mitoura gryneus (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Callophrys gryneus Hübner, 1819
Nadata gibbosa Smith & Abbot, 1797Rough Prominent

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Franklin (Monona County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		8
11
11		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