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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Prairie Creek (Merrick County, Nebraska, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		23
31
35		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		23
31
35		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		15
19
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		13
17
17		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		3
5
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Prairie Creek (Merrick County)
3 Families width 5 Species
Noctuidae (Latreille, 1809)Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Prairie Creek (Merrick County)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Apamea Ochsenheimer, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1863Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lycaena Fabricius, 1852Boulder Copper1SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1866Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie Creek (Merrick County)
5 Species
Apamea cogitata (Smith, 1891)⇒ Apamea dubitans Walker, 1856
Colias christina W. Edwards, 1863Christina Sulphur
Everes amyntula (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Cupido amyntula Boisduval, 1852
Lycaena (Epidemia) helloides Boisduval, 1852Common purplish copper
Pontia occidentalis Reakirt, 1866Checkered white cabbage worm

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Prairie Creek (Merrick County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		3
5
5		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