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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Laurel (Lewis County, Kentucky, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		16
20
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		16
20
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		16
20
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		15
19
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Laurel (Lewis County Kentucky)
4 Families width 7 Species
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Laurel (Lewis County Kentucky)
7 Genera with 7 Species
Cisseps Franclemont, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Euchloe Hübner, 1871Dappled whites1SpeciesTaxom
Eudryas Boisduval, 1827Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Hypsoropha Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Polygrammate Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Laurel (Lewis County Kentucky)
7 Species
Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827Cape sole
Euchloe olympia W. Edwards, 1871Olympia
Eudryas unio Hübner, 1827Pearly wood nymph
Hypsoropha monilis Fabricius, 1777Large Necklace Moth
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Polygrammate hebraeicum Hübner, 1818Hebrew
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Laurel (Lewis County Kentucky)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
7
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