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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Nantahala National Forest (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		28
45
40		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		28
45
40		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		27
44
39		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		25
42
36		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		4
4
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nantahala National Forest
4 Families width 4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nantahala National Forest
4 Genera with 4 Species
Hemaris Dalman, 1775Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 2002Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Perophthalma Westwood, 1845Eyemarks1SpeciesTaxom
Speyeria Scudder, 1779Fritillaries1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nantahala National Forest
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775Common Clear-wing
Papilio (Pterourus) appalachiensis Pavulaan & W..., 2002Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail
Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845
Speyeria diana Cramer, 1779Diana

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Nantahala National Forest
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
4
4		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