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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Mecca (Clinton County, Missouri, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		20
32
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		20
32
28		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		17
27
23		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		14
21
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Mecca (Clinton County Missouri)
3 Families width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mecca (Clinton County Missouri)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Brephidium Scudder, 1852Pygmy blues1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperia Fabricius, 1881Branded Skippers1SpeciesTaxom
Lerodea Scudder, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Pyraphlecta Tams, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgus Hübner, 1872Checkered skippers1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mecca (Clinton County Missouri)
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brephidium exilis Boisduval, 1852Fea Pygmyblue
Hesperia colorado harpalus W. H. Edwards, 1881Idaho Branded Skipper
Lerodea eufala Edwards, 1869Eufala Skipper
Pyraphlecta melissodes Tams, 1932
Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872Checkered Skipper

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Mecca (Clinton County Missouri)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		3
5
5		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