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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Morton (Knox County, Nebraska, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		19
33
31		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		19
33
31		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		16
26
24		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		13
22
21		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		6
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morton (Knox County Nebraska)
6 Families width 8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morton (Knox County Nebraska)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Anteos Hübner, 1824Angled Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Eunica Hübner, 1852Purplewings1SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Meganola Dyar, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morton (Knox County Nebraska)
8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Anteos clorinde Godart, 1824Ghost Brimstone
Eunica alpais cinara (W.C. Hewitson, 1852)⇒ Eunica alpais alpais Godart, 1824
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Meganola minuscula Zeller, 1872Confused Meganola
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852Moonseed Moth
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Morton (Knox County Nebraska)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		6
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