Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Nicholas County (Kentucky, USA)
List of families for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
23 Families width 110 Species #CGENPLTSHZ
| Crambidae (Latreille, 1810) | Crambid Snout Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 24 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae (Latreille, 1803) | Bell Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905 | Fig Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837) | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae (Duponchel, 1835) | Brimstones | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
91 Genera with 110 Species #ABCDEFGHILMNOPSTVXZ
| Acentria Stephens, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acidaliastis Hampson, 1978 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agonopterix Hübner, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipoea Billberg, 1875 | Indet. Ear Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anagrapha McDunnough, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anaplectoides McDunnough, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apantesis Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphomia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apoda Haworth, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Archips Hübner, 1758 | Undescribed Archips Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asterocampa Röber, 1835 | American Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autographa Hübner, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bactra Stephens, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biston Leach, 1758 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caloptilia Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calyptra Ochsenheimer, 1865 | Vampire moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1818 | Underwing moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Celama Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celastrina Tutt, 1758 | Azures | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chlorochlamys Hulst, 1872 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Copromorpha Meyrick, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cucullia Schrank, 1868 | Hooded Owlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Deidamia Clemens, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diarsia Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digrammia Gumppenberg, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysstroma Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1775 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephestia Guenée, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episimus Walsingham, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1793 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euacidalia Packard, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudryas Boisduval, 1827 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euphydryas Scudder, 1773 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupithecia Curtis, 1842 | Pug Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Feniseca Grote, 1793 | North American Harvesters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fentonia Butler, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Furcula Lamarck, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Harrisina Packard, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1836 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemileuca Walker, 1773 | Port Arthur Buck Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1887 | Dwarf cream wave | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lithophane Hübner, 1878 | Pale pinion | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycomorpha Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalographa Lafontaine &..., 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megathymus Scudder, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthodes Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papaipema Smith, 1868 | Borer Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1758 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parapoynx Hübner, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peridroma Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyciodes Hübner, 1773 | Crescents | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1870 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plagodis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psamatodes Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758 | Meal Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1839 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1775 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingicampa Walsh, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spiramater McCabe, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1818 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telphusa V.T. Chambers, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tinea Linnaeus, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tricholita Grote, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virbia Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1874 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zeuzera Latreille, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
110 Species | Acentria ephemerella Hübner, 1813 | European water moth | | Acidaliastis systena Fletcher, 1978 | | | Agonopterix pulvipennella Clemens, 1864 | Goldenrod Leafffolder | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Amphipoea americana Speyer, 1875 | American Ear | | Anagrapha falcifera Kirby, 1837 | Celery Looper | | Anaplectoides prasina Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Green Arches | | Apamea (Apamea) remissa (Hübner, 1809) | ⇒ Condica vecors Guenée, 1852 | | Apantesis nais Drury, 1773 | Nais Tiger Moth | | Aphomia (Aphomia) sociella Linnaeus, 1758 | Bee Moth | | Apoda biguttata Packard, 1864 | Shagreened Slug Moth | | Archips xylosteana Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown Oak Tortrix | | Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835 | Alicia Emperor | | Autographa precationis Guenée, 1852 | Common Looper | | Autographa pseudogamma Grote, 1875 | Delicate Silver Y | | Bactra (Bactra) furfurana Haworth, 1811 | Marsh Lance | | Battus philenor Linnaeus, 1771 | Blue pipevine swallowtail | | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Caloptilia stigmatella Fabricius, 1781 | White-triangle Slender | | Calyptra canadensis Bethune, 1865 | Blackfinned triplespine | | Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852 | Yellow Banded Underwing | | Catocala crataegi Saunders, 1876 | Chokeberry Underwing | | Catocala dejecta Strecker, 1880 | Dejected Underwing | | Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782 | Woody Underwing | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala micronympha Guenée, 1852 | Little Bride | | Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Praeclara Underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Celama pustulata Walker, 1865 | | | Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic azure | | Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria Gu, 1857 | Blackberry Looper | | Chlorochlamys phyllinaria Zeller, 1872 | Thin lined Chlorochlamys | | Chrysodeixis includens Walker, 1857 | Cutworm Moth | | Copromorpha hyphantria Diakonoff, 1984 | | | Cucullia convexipennis Grote & Robi..., 1868 | Aster cutworm | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Deidamia inscriptum Harris, 1839 | Lettered Sphinx | | Diarsia jucunda Walker, 1857 | Smaller Pinkish Dart | | Digrammia ocellinata Guenée, 1857 | Faint Spotted Angle | | Dysstroma truncata (Hufnagel, 1767) | ⇒ Chloroclysta truncata Hufnagel, 1767 | | Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Engrailed | | Ephestia (Anagasta) kuehniella Zeller, 1879 | Flour moth | | Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764 | Common Carpet | | Episimus argutana (Clemens, 1860) | ⇒ Episimus argutanus Clemens, 1860 | | Erynnis juvenalis Fabricius, 1793 | 'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing | | Euacidalia sericearia Packard, 1873 | California strawberry | | Eudryas unio Hübner, 1827 | Pearly wood nymph | | Euphydryas phaeton Drury, 1773 | Baltimore | | Eupithecia absinthiata Clerck, 1759 | Garden sole | | Eupithecia lariciata FREYER, 1842 | Fir needle inchworm | | Feniseca tarquinius Fabricius, 1793 | Harvester | | Fentonia marthesia Cramer, 1779 | | | Furcula borealis Boisduval, 1829 | White Furcala | | Furcula cinerea Walker, 1865 | Gray Furcula | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829 | Leconte haploa | | Harrisina americana Guérin-Ménev..., 1829 | Grape leaf skeletonizer | | Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836 | Bumble bee moth | | Hemileuca maia Drury, 1773 | Buck moth | | Herminia cruralis Guenée, 1854 | | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Idaea celtima Schaus, 1901 | Commerson's sole | | Idaea eremiata Hulst, 1887 | Straw Wave Moth | | Lithophane grotei Riley, 1882 | Blacklined blowfish | | Lithophane hemina Grote, 1879 | Hemina Pinion | | Lithophane unimoda Lintner, 1878 | Dowdy Pinion | | Lycomorpha pholus Drury, 1773 | Black and Yellow Lichen Moth | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Megalographa biloba Stephens, 1830 | Bilobed Looper | | Megathymus yuccae Boisduval & ..., 1834 | Yucca Giant Skipper | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Orthodes detracta Walker, 1857 | Disparaged Arches | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Paonias myops J.E. Smith, 1797 | Small Eyed Sphinx | | Papaipema inquaesita Grote & Robi..., 1868 | Sensitive Fern Borer | | Papaipema speciosissima Grote & Robi..., 1868 | Osmunda Borer | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Pterourus) troilus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue swallowtail | | Parapoynx obscuralis (Grote, 1881) | ⇒ Cryptocosma perlalis Lederer, 1863 | | Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808 | Pearly Underwing | | Phyciodes phaon Edwards, 1864 | Cayman Crescent Spot | | Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773 | Early Pearly Crescentspot | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris virginiensis W. Edwards, 1870 | Diffuse-veined White | | Plagodis pulveraria Linnaeus, 1758 | American Barred Umber | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Polites mystic W.H. Edwards, 1863 | Long Dash | | Psamatodes abydata (Guenée, 1858) | ⇒ Semiothisa abydata Guenée, 1858 | | Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Meal Moth | | Pyrgus (Scelotrix) centaureae Rambur, 1839 | 'Appalachian' Grizzled Skipper | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Scopula plantagenaria Hulst, 1887 | Del Norte Salamander | | Speyeria cybele Fabricius, 1775 | Great spangled fritillary | | Sphingicampa bicolor (Harris, 1841) | ⇒ Syssphinx bicolor Harris, 1841 | | Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758 | White Ermine | | Spiramater lutra Guenée, 1852 | Otter Arches | | Strymon melinus Hübner, 1818 | Common hairstreak | | Telphusa longifasciella Clemens, 1863 | Y-Backed Telphusa | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Tinea pellionella Linnaeus, 1758 | Case-bearing Clothes | | Tricholita signata Walker, 1860 | Signate Quaker | | Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803 | Cabbage Looper | | Virbia ferruginosa Walker, 1854 | Five-spotted Holomelina | | Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759 | Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet | | Xestia normaniana Grote, 1874 | Norman'S Dart Moth | | Zeuzera pyrina Linnaeus, 1761 | Leopard Moth |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Nicholas County (Kentucky)
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