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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Harris (Edgar County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
27
49
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
27
49
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
26
48
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
24
45
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Harris (Edgar County)
7 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms4SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Harris (Edgar County)
13 Genera with 16 Species
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1841Dagger moths2SpeciesTaxom
Clostera Samouelle, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Epirrhoe Hübner, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Harkenclenus Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1775Bee hawk-moths2SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1775Buckeyes1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Nadata Walker, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Plusia Ochsenheimer, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Smerinthus Latreille, 1773Eyed Hawkmoths1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Harris (Edgar County)
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acronicta afflicta Grote, 1864Afflicted Dagger
Acronicta americana Harris, 1841American Dagger
Clostera albosigma Fitch, 1856Rustylined leaftier
Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764Common Carpet
Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775Common Clear-wing
Junonia erigone erigone Cramer, 1775
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Nadata gibbosa Smith & Abbot, 1797Rough Prominent
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758'Margined' Mustard White
Plusia putnami Grote, 1873Lempke's gold spot
Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773Twin Spot Sphinx
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Harris (Edgar County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
13
16
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