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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region La Prairie (Adams County, Illinois, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		21
38
38		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		21
38
38		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		21
38
38		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		20
37
37		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		4
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for La Prairie (Adams County Illinois)
4 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for La Prairie (Adams County Illinois)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Limenitis Fabricius, 1775Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Manduca Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1884Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Satarupa Moore, 0White Flats1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1775Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Prairie (Adams County Illinois)
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Limenitis archippus Cramer, 1775Viceroy
Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763Carolina sphinx
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) multicaudata Kirby, 1884Double Swallowtail
Satarupa nymphalis nymphalis
Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775Great spangled fritillary
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in La Prairie (Adams County Illinois)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
6
7		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