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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Monrovia (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		26
41
44		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		26
41
44		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		25
40
43		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		19
33
35		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Monrovia (Los Angeles County)
5 Families width 6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae (Latreille, 1802)Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae (Latreille, 1802)Apollos1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Monrovia (Los Angeles County)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Adelpha Hübner, 1837Sister1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Hyles Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1909Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Zerene Hübner, 1855Dogfaces1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monrovia (Los Angeles County)
6 Species and 2 Subspecies
Adelpha bredowii Geyer, 1837Bredow'S Sister
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779
Neoxeniades braesia andricus Mabille, 1895
Papilio rumanzowius spinturnix (Fruhstorfer, 1909)⇒ Papilio rumanzovia Eschscholtz, 1821
Zerene eurydice Boisduval, 1855California Dogface

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Monrovia (Los Angeles County)
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