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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Niles (Cayuga County, New York, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		36
54
55		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		36
54
55		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		32
48
49		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		25
40
40		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		3
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Niles (Cayuga County)
3 Families width 7 Species
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms4SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Niles (Cayuga County)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Acentria Stephens, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Achyra Guenée, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1841Coast dart2SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Papaipema Smith, 1864Borer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchagrotis Smith, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niles (Cayuga County)
7 Species
Acentria ephemerella Hübner, 1813European water moth
Achyra rantalis Guenée, 1854Garden Webworm
Euxoa (Longivesica) messoria Harris, 1841Dark-sided Cutworm
Euxoa tessellata Harris, 1841Striped Cutworm
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Papaipema cerussata Grote, 1864Ironweed Borer
Rhynchagrotis cupida (Grote, 1864)⇒ Abagrotis cupida Grote, 1865

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Niles (Cayuga County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		3
6
7		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