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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Snelling (Barnwell County, South Carolina, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		12
15
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		12
15
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		12
15
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		11
14
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		8
11
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Snelling (Barnwell County)
8 Families width 10 Species
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones3SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Snelling (Barnwell County)
11 Genera with 10 Species
Acleris Hübner, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1852Dagger moths1SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1776Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Asterocampa Röber, 1835American Emperors1SpeciesTaxom
Cercyonis Scudder, 1775Wood Nymphs1SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Eubaphe Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hemaris Dalman, 1836Bee hawk-moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nathalis Boisduval, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1797Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Snelling (Barnwell County)
10 Species
Acronicta interrupta Guenée, 1852Interrupted Dagger
Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776Giant silkworm moth
Asterocampa celtis Boisduval & ..., 1835Alicia Emperor
Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775Blue-eyed Grayling
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Eubaphe mendica Walker, 1854Beggar
Hemaris (Hemaris) diffinis Boisduval, 1836Bumble bee moth
Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836Dainty sulfur
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797Broken Dash

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Snelling (Barnwell County)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		8
11
10		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