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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Grant (Decatur County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		27
34
36		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		27
34
36		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		26
33
35		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		21
25
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Grant (Decatur County Kansas)
7 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grant (Decatur County Kansas)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Blastobasis Zeller, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Cyaniris Dalman, 1862Hedge Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1866Branded Skippers2SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Sphenarches Meyrick, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1790Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grant (Decatur County Kansas)
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Blastobasis glandulella Riley, 1871Acorn moth
Cyaniris neglecta Edwards, 1862
Helicoverpa zea Boddie, 1850American bollworm
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Hesperia ottoe Edwards, 1866Ottoe Skipper
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863Long Dash
Sphenarches anisodactylus Walker., 1864Geranium Plume Moth
Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790Dog face

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Grant (Decatur County Kansas)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		7
8
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