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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Houston (Smith County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
27
48
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
27
48
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
25
46
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
22
41
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
7
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Houston (Smith County Kansas)
7 Families width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms6SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper5SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Houston (Smith County Kansas)
17 Genera with 20 Species
Apamea Ochsenheimer, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Cucullia Schrank, 1852Hooded Owlets1SpeciesTaxom
Digrammia Gumppenberg, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Ectropis Hübner, 1775Engrailed Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erynnis Schrank, 1793Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Harkenclenus Scudder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pompeius W.H. Evans, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Problema Skinner & Wi..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodina Blanchard, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Stenalcidia Warren, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1797Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Houston (Smith County Kansas)
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apamea amputatrix Fitch, 1857Yellow Headed Cutworm Moth
Apamea devastator Brace, 1819Glassy cutworm
Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771Blue pipevine swallowtail
Cucullia asteroides Guenée, 1852Asteroid
Digrammia continuata Walker, 1862Curve Lined Angle
Digrammia ocellinata Guenée, 1857Faint Spotted Angle
Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775Engrailed
Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing
Grammia (Mimarctia) arge Drury, 1770Arge Moth
Harkenclenus titus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Satyrium titus Fabricius, 1793
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Orthosia alurina Smith, 1902Flat cardiapod
Orthosia hibisci Guenée, 1852Green Fruitworm
Pompeius verna Edwards, 1862Little Glassy Wing
Problema byssus Edwards, 1886Bunchgrass Skipper
Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933
Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821Abbot'S Sphinx Moth
Stenalcidia pampinaria Guenée, 1858
Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797Broken Dash

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Houston (Smith County Kansas)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
7
17
20
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