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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Meriden (Jefferson County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		19
29
32		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		19
29
32		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		19
29
32		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		16
26
29		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Meriden (Kansas)
5 Families width 6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Meriden (Kansas)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Anthocharis Boisduval, R..., 1809Orangetips1SpeciesTaxom
Chilades Moore, 0Jewel Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Nastra Evans, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1758Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Parathyma Moore, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Zerynthia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Meriden (Kansas)
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anthocharis (Paramidea) midea Hübner, 1809Falcate Orangetip
Chilades parrhasius parrhasius
Nastra lherminier Latreille, 1824Swarthy Skipper
Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758Blue swallowtail
Parathyma selenophora baris Fruhstorfer, 1906
Zerynthia (Zerynthia) polyxena (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Zerynthia rumina Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Meriden (Kansas)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
6
6		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