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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Lincoln (Dallas County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		30
33
32		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		30
33
32		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		30
33
32		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		25
27
26		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		7
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lincoln (Iowa)
7 Families width 8 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Cosmopterigidae (Heinemann & ..., 1876)Cosmet Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lincoln (Iowa)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1758Dagger moths1SpeciesTaxom
Celypha Hübner, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Hyperstrotia Hampson, 1918Graylet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1775Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1835Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Pancalia Stephens, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Philometra Costa, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lincoln (Iowa)
8 Species
Acronicta (Acronicta) leporina Linnaeus, 1758Leporina Dagger Moth
Celypha (Celyphoides) cespitana Hübner, 1814Celypha Moth
Hyperstrotia pervertens Barnes & McD..., 1918Dotted Graylet
Limenitis astyanax Fabricius, 1775Red-spotted purple
Lycaena (Epidemia) epixanthe Boisduval & ..., 1835Bog Copper
Mastor hegon Scudder, 1863
Pancalia schmidtella (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Pancalia leuwenhoekella Linnaeus, 1761
Philometra eumelusalis Walker, 1859

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Lincoln (Iowa)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		7
8
8		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