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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Walker (Rush County, Indiana, USA)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		16
20
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		16
20
16		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		15
19
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		14
18
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		5
8
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Walker (Rush County Indiana)
5 Families width 8 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Skipper2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Walker (Rush County Indiana)
8 Genera with 8 Species
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1874Dagger moths1SpeciesTaxom
Dichomeris Hübner, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Euchlaena Hübner, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pholisora Scudder, 1793Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Poanes Scudder, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Virbia Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Walker (Rush County Indiana)
8 Species
Acronicta dactylina Grote, 1874Alder Dagger
Dichomeris flavocostella Clemens, 1860Cream-bordered Dichomeris
Euchlaena effecta Walker, 1860Effected Euchlaena
Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758Virgen Tiger Moth
Pholisora catullus Fabricius, 1793Common sooty wing
Poanes zabulon Boisduval & ..., 1829Southern Dimorphic Skipper
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Virbia ferruginosa Walker, 1854Five-spotted Holomelina

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Walker (Rush County Indiana)
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		5
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