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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Trumbull (Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		21
35
38		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		21
35
38		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		20
34
37		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		18
32
35		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		6
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Trumbull (Fairfield County Connecticut)
6 Families width 8 Species
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835Brimstones1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Trumbull (Fairfield County Connecticut)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Ancyloxypha Felder, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Colias Fabricius, 1852Clouded yellows1SpeciesTaxom
Eumorpha Hübner, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Limenitis Fabricius, 1773Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Parasa Moore, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Wallengrenia Berg, 1797Broken-Dashes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trumbull (Fairfield County Connecticut)
8 Species
Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793Common Least Skipper
Colias eurytheme Boisduval, 1852Alfalfa Butterfly
Eumorpha pandorus Hübner, 1821Pandora sphinx
Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773Albo Admiral
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Wallengrenia otho Smith, 1797Broken Dash

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Trumbull (Fairfield County Connecticut)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		6
8
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