Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Southwest (Elkhart County, Indiana, USA)
List of families for Southwest (Elkhart County)
21 Families width 127 Species and 3 Subspecies #PSGHYENLTMRC
| Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae (Stephens, 1829) | Ermine Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Admirals | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae (Zeller, 1841) | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Southwest (Elkhart County)
109 Genera with 127 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTXZ
| Abaeis Hübner, 1779 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alcis Curtis, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphion Hübner, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anacamptodes McDunnough, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anisota Hübner, 1773 | Oakworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atteva Walker, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Automeris Hübner, 1775 | Eyed Silkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bibarrambla Clarke, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bomolocha Schrank, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callophrys Billberg, 1823 | Elfins | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1779 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ceratomia Harris, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetaglaea Franclemont, 1943 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloropteryx Hulst, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleora Curtis, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Colobochyla Hübner, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Costaconvexa Agenjo, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Datana Walker, 1866 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Digrammia Gumppenberg, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Disclisioprocta Wallengren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryocampa Harris, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1775 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchlaena Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euparthenos Grote, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eusarca Hübner, 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutrapela Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glenoides McDunnough, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocampa Doubleday, 1855 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hulda Heinrich, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypagyrtis Hübner, 1809 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Idaea Treitschke, 1887 | Dwarf cream wave | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ilexia Ferguson, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iridopsis Warren, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isogona Guenée, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacosoma Grote, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lapara Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lochmaeus Doubleday, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophodonta Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopyge Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanolophia Hulst, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metalectra Hübner, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metarranthis Warren, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metaxaglaea Franclemont, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mormonia Schrank, 1773 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nadata Walker, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nathalis Boisduval, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nematocampa Guenée, 1855 | Filament Bearer | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nerice Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nigetia Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panoquina Hemming, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paonias Hübner, 1797 | Unidentified Paonias Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1777 | Chilasa | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Patalene Herrich-Schä..., 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pero Herrich-Schä..., 1806 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaeoura Hulst, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phigalia Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pholisora Scudder, 1793 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyptilia Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pleuroprucha Möschler, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusia Ochsenheimer, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poanes Scudder, 1865 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polites Scudder, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polygonia Hübner, 1869 | Anglewings | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pontia Fabricius, 1830 | Checkered Whites | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prionoxystus Grote, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prochoerodes Grote, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pygarctia Grote, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyraphlecta Tams, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1767 | Checkered skippers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1830 | Grass yellow | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schizura Doubleday, 1797 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Schrankia Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scolecocampa Guenée, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Semiothisa Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1837 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sparganothis Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1787 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphecodina Blanchard, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenalcidia Warren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Symmerista Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synchlora Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telicota Moore, 1949 | Palm Darts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thorybes Scudder, 1870 | Cloudywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthotype Warren, 1918 | Crocus Geometer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zerene Hübner, 1790 | Dogfaces | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southwest (Elkhart County)
127 Species and 3 Subspecies | Abaeis nicippe Cramer, 1779 | Black Bordered Orange | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Alcis porcelaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Amphion floridensis Clark, 1920 | Florida sphinx | | Anacamptodes defectaria Guenée, 1858 | Brown-shaded Gray Moth | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Anisota virginiensis Drury, 1773 | Brown anisota | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Atteva aurea Fitch, 1856 | Ailanthus webworm | | Atteva punctella (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Atteva aurea Fitch, 1856 | | Automeris io Fabricius, 1775 | Io moth | | Bibarrambla allenella Walsingham, 1882 | Bog Bibarrambla | | Bomolocha palparia (Walker, 1861) | ⇒ Hypena palparia Walker, 1861 | | Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823 | Eastern Pine Elfin | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Ceratomia undulosa Walker, 1856 | Waved Sphinx | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Chaetaglaea cerata Franclemont, 1943 | Waxed Sallow | | Chloropteryx tepperaria Hulst, 1886 | Angle Winged Emerald Moth | | Cleora sublunaria Guenée, 1857 | Double lined Gray | | Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852 | Alfalfa Butterfly | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Colobochyla interpuncta Grote, 1872 | Swamp Belle | | Costaconvexa centrostrigaria Wollaston, 1858 | Bent line Carpet | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Datana angusii Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Angus' Datana Moth | | Datana contracta Walker, 1855 | Contracted Datana | | Datana integerrima Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Walnut caterpillar | | Digrammia gnophosaria Guenée, 1857 | Hollow Spotted Angle | | Disclisioprocta stellata Guenée, 1858 | Bougainvillea Looper | | Dryocampa rubicunda Fabricius, 1793 | Green-striped mapleworm | | Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Engrailed | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Euchlaena amoenaria Guenée, 1857 | Deep Yellow Euchlaena | | Eulithis testata Linnaeus, 1761 | Chevron | | Eumorpha achemon Drury, 1773 | Achemon sphinx | | Eumorpha vitis Linnaeus, 1758 | Vine sphinx | | Euparthenos nubilis Hübner, 1816 | Locust Underwing | | Eusarca confusaria Hübner, 1806 | Confused eusarca | | Eutrapela clemataria Abbott & Smith, 1797 | Curve toothed Geometer | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Glenoides texanaria Hulst, 1888 | Texas Gray | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Heterocampa guttivitta Walker, 1855 | Maple prominent | | Heterocampa obliqua Packard, 1864 | Oblique heterocampa | | Heterocampa subrotata Harvey, 1874 | Small heterocampa | | Heterocampa umbrata Walker, 1855 | White Blotched Heterocampa | | Hulda impudens Heinrich, 1926 | Impudent Hulda Moth | | Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Hyles livornica Esper, 1779 | | Hypagyrtis esther Barnes, 1928 | Esther Moth | | Hypagyrtis unipunctata Haworth, 1809 | One Spotted Variant | | Hypena bijugalis Walker, 1859 | Dimorphic Bomolocha | | Hypena manalis Walker, 1859 | Flowing-line Bomolocha | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Idaea labeculata Hulst, 1887 | | | Ilexia intractata Walker, , 1863 | Black-dotted Ruddy Moth | | Iridopsis vellivolata Hulst, 1881 | Large Purplish Gray | | Isogona tenuis Grote, 1872 | Thin Lined Owlet | | Lacosoma chiridota Grote, 1864 | Scalloped Sack Bearer | | Lapara coniferarum J.E. Smith, 1797 | Pine sphinx | | Lochmaeus bilineata Packard, 1864 | Double-lined Prominent | | Lophodonta angulosa Abbott & Smith, 1797 | | | Macaria multilineata Packard, 1873 | Many Lined Angle | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Megalopyge opercularis Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Asp caterpillar | | Melanolophia canadaria Guenée, 1858 | Canadian Melanolophia | | Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | Common Fungus Moth | | Metalectra quadrisignata Walker, 1857 | Four Spotted Fungus Moth | | Metarranthis homuraria Grote & Robi..., 1868 | Bay whiff | | Metaxaglaea semitaria Franclemont, 1968 | Footpath Sallow | | Mormonia epione Drury, 1773 | Grapevine looper | | Nadata gibbosa Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Rough Prominent | | Nathalis iole Boisduval, 1836 | Dainty sulfur | | Nematocampa resistaria Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Bordered Chequer | | Nerice bidentata Walker, 1855 | Base-streaked Prominent Moth | | Nigetia formosalis Walker, 1865 | Mahogany milkweed | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797 | White-marked tussock moth | | Panoquina ocola Edwards, 1863 | Long-windged Skipper | | Paonias excaecata J.E. Smith, 1797 | Blind-Eyed Sphinx | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Patalene olyzonaria Walker, 1860 | Juniper Geometer | | Pero ancetaria (Hübner, 1806) | ⇒ Pero anceta Stoll, 1781 | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phaeoura quernaria Smith, 1797 | American Oak Beauty | | Phigalia strigataria Minot, 1869 | Small Phigalia | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793 | Common sooty wing | | Platyptilia carduidactylus (Riley, 1869) | ⇒ Platyptilia carduidactyla Riley, 1869 | | Pleuroprucha insulsaria Guenée, 1858 | Common Tan Wave | | Plusia putnami Grote, 1873 | Lempke's gold spot | | Poanes hobomok Harris, 1862 | Hobomok Skipper | | Poanes viator Edwards, 1865 | Broad Marsh Skipper | | Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824 | Tawny-edge skipper | | Polygonia progne Cramer, 1775 | Dark-Gray Anglewing | | Polygonia satyrus Edwards, 1869 | Golden Anglewing | | Pontia protodice Boisduval & ..., 1830 | Checkered White | | Prionoxystus robiniae Peck, 1818 | Carpenter worm | | Prochoerodes lineola Goeze, 1781 | Large Maple Spanworm | | Pygarctia spraguei Grote, 1875 | Sprague's Pygarctica | | Pyraphlecta melissodes Tams, 1932 | | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrgus oileus Linnaeus, 1767 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Schizura ipomaeae (Doubleday, 1841) | ⇒ Schizura ipomoeae Doubleday, 1841 | | Schizura leptinoides Grote, 1864 | Black Blotched Schizura | | Schizura unicornis Abbot & Smith, 1797 | Unicorn caterpillar | | Schrankia macula Druce, 1891 | Black-spotted Schrankia | | Scolecocampa liburna Geyer, 1823 | Dead Wood Borer Moth | | Semiothisa bicolorata (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Macaria bicolorata Fabricius, 1798 | | Smerinthus cerisyi Kirby, 1837 | Cerisy'S Sphinx Moth | | Sparganothis xanthoides Walker, 1863 | Mosaic Sparganothis | | Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius, 1787 | | Sphecodina abbottii Swainson, 1821 | Abbot'S Sphinx Moth | | Stenalcidia pampinaria Guenée, 1858 | | | Symmerista albifrons Abbot & Smith, 1797 | Orangehumped oakworm | | Synchlora frondaria Guenée, 1857 | Southern Emerald | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Telicota ternatensis solva Evans, 1949 | | | Thorybes pylades Scudder, 1870 | Cloudy Wing | | Xanthotype urticaria Swett, 1918 | False Crocus Geometer | | Zerene cesonia Stoll, 1790 | Dog face |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Southwest (Elkhart County)
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