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Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Vermilion County (Central Illinois, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		23
56
74		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		23
56
74		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		20
52
70		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		16
45
63		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		4
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vermilion County
4 Families width 6 Species
Lycaenidae (Leach, 1815)And blues2SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910Epermeniid moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vermilion County
6 Genera with 6 Species
Callophrys Billberg, 1823Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Incisalia Scudder, 1852Elfins1SpeciesTaxom
Mastor Godman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Phyciodes Hübner, 1773Crescents1SpeciesTaxom
Polites Scudder, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Temelucha Foerster, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vermilion County
6 Species
Callophrys (Incisalia) niphon Hübner, 1823Eastern Pine Elfin
Incisalia eryphon (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Callophrys eryphon Boisduval, 1852
Mastor vialis Edwards, 1862
Phyciodes tharos Drury, 1773Early Pearly Crescentspot
Polites themistocles Latreille, 1824Tawny-edge skipper
Temelucha forbesi Weed, 1887

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Vermilion County
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		4
6
6		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