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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Riley (Riley County, Kansas, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		17
23
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		17
23
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		17
23
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		15
20
19		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		4
7
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Riley (Riley County)
4 Families width 8 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms5SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Riley (Riley County)
7 Genera with 8 Species
Apamea Ochsenheimer, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Celastrina Tutt, 1780Azures1SpeciesTaxom
Euptychia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1932Coast dart2SpeciesTaxom
Feltia Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pontia Fabricius, 1871Checkered Whites1SpeciesTaxom
Protorthodes McDunnough, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Riley (Riley County)
8 Species
Apamea devastator Brace, 1819Glassy cutworm
Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Celastrina argiolus Linnaeus, 1758
Euptychia cymela Cramer, 1779
Euxoa (Longivesica) messoria Harris, 1841Dark-sided Cutworm
Euxoa (Pleonectopoda) simona McDunnough, 1932Cushion draba
Feltia (Feltia) jaculifera Guenée, 1852Dingy cutworm
Pontia beckerii W. Edwards, 1871Becker's white
Protorthodes curtica Smith, 1890

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Riley (Riley County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
7
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