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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Long Island (Catawba County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		33
42
37		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		33
42
37		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		33
42
37		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		28
37
32		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		7
9
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Long Island (Catawba County)
7 Families width 8 Species
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Long Island (Catawba County)
9 Genera with 8 Species
Erynnis Schrank, 1870Duskywings1SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Hemiargus Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Papaipema Smith, 1907Borer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Paranthrene Hübner, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Plagodis Hübner, 1823
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1863Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Long Island (Catawba County)
8 Species
Erynnis lucilius Scudder & Bu..., 1870Columbine Duskwing
Eumorpha satellitia Linnaeus, 1771Satellite sphinx
Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793Antillean Blue
Leucania linita Guenée, 1852Linen Wainscot
Lophocampa sesia Sepp, 1852
Papaipema stenocelis Dyar, 1907Chain Fern Borer
Paranthrene dollii Neumoegen, 1894Cottonwood Clearwing
Pyrgus wyandot (Edwards, 1863)⇒ Pyrgus centaureae Rambur, 1839

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Long Island (Catawba County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		7
9
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