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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Grant (Park County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		26
34
45		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		26
34
45		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		26
34
45		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		21
27
35		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		6
6
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grant (Colorado)
6 Families width 8 Species
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grant (Colorado)
6 Genera with 8 Species
Catocala Schrank, 1875Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Coleophora Hübner, 1849Casebearers1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1851Boulder Copper2SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Ulosyneda Smith, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grant (Colorado)
8 Species
Catocala verilliana Grote, 1875
Coleophora granulatella Zeller, 1849
Lycaena (Chalceria) heteronea Boisduval, 1852Blue Copper
Lycaena acmon (Westwood, 1851)⇒ Plebejus acmon Westwood, 1851
Polites sabuleti Boisduval, 1852Saltgrass Skipper
Polites vibex Geyer, 1832Whirlabout
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Ulosyneda valens Edwards, 1881

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Grant (Colorado)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		6
6
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