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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Jefferson Township (Shelby County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		8
10
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		8
10
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		8
10
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		5
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		3
5
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jefferson Township (Iowa)
3 Families width 6 Species
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae (Harris, 1841)Eggar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jefferson Township (Iowa)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Catocala Schrank, 1852Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Malacosoma Hübner, 1820Tent Caterpillar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Papaipema Smith, 1852Borer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Sericaglaea Franclemont, 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jefferson Township (Iowa)
6 Species
Catocala cara Guenée, 1852Bronze Underwing
Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793Eastern tent caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, 1820)⇒ Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876
Papaipema limpida Guenée, 1852Ironweed Borer Moth
Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827Maple Looper
Sericaglaea signata French, 1879Sharptail mola

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Jefferson Township (Iowa)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		3
5
6		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