Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies) and region Washington (Des Moines County, Iowa, USA)
List of families for Washington (Des Moines County) 17 Families width 57 Species and 1 Subspecies | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Admirals | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae (Stainton, 1854) | Choreuitid Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Washington (Des Moines County) 53 Genera with 57 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPSTVZ
| Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1861 | Dagger moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Adoxophyes Meyrick, 1923 | Smaller Tea Tortrix | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anania Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrotaenia Stephens, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athetis Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baileya Grote, 1906 | Desert Marigolds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgia Walker, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Campaea Lamarck, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloridea Duncan & Wes..., 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophora Hübner, 1832 | Casebearers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 1758 | Milkweeds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Depressaria Haworth, 1783 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dichrorampha Guenée, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elophila Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eosphoropteryx Dyar, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1775 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epinotia Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erynnis Schrank, 1870 | Duskywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulithis Hübner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulogia Heinrich, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eumacaria Packard, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsilia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geina Tutt, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Habrodais Scudder, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Habrosyne Hübner, 1840 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haematopis Hübner, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemaris Dalman, 1775 | Bee hawk-moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1775 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobocleta Warren, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Loxostege Hübner, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Malacosoma Hübner, 1793 | Tent Caterpillar Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megisto Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meropleon Dyar, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1775 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthodes Guenée, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papaipema Smith, 1877 | Borer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paratrea Grote, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peoria Ragonot, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenostola Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phigalia Hübner, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plodia Guenée, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciota Hulst, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoparia Haworth, 1865 | And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1808 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tebenna Billberg, 1820 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Virbia Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Washington (Des Moines County) 57 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831 | | | Acronicta morula Grote & Robi..., 1868 | Ochre Dagger | | Acronicta retardata Walker, 1861 | Maple Dagger | | Adoxophyes negundana McDunnough, 1923 | Adoxophyes New Species | | Amphipyra glabella Morrison, 1874 | Grey Amphipyra | | Anania tertialis Guenée, 1854 | Crowned Phlyctaenia Moth | | Apamea burgessi Morrison, 1874 | Burgess' Apamea Moth | | Argyrotaenia velutinana Walker, 1863 | Red Banded Leafroller Moth | | Athetis miranda (Grote, 1873) | ⇒ Proxenus miranda Grote, 1873 | | Baileya levitans Smith, 1906 | Pale Baileya | | Caenurgia chloropha Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Campaea perlata Guenée, 1858 | Fringed looper | | Chloridea virescens Fabricius, 1777 | Tobacco budworm | | Coleophora mayrella Hübner, 1813 | Meadow Case-bearer | | Coleophora trifolii Curtis, 1832 | Large Clover Case-bearer | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Depressaria (Depressaria) pastinacella (Retzius, 1783) | ⇒ Depressaria radiella Goeze, 1783 | | Depressaria (Depressaria) radiella Goeze, 1783 | Cow-parsnip Flat-body | | Dichrorampha bittana Busck, 1906 | | | Elophila obliteralis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Synclita obliteralis Walker, 1859 | | Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides Guenée, 1852 | Pink-patched Looper | | Epargyreus clarus Cramer, 1775 | Huachuca Skipper | | Epinotia lindana Fernald, 1892 | Diamondback Epinotia | | Erynnis (Erynnis) icelus Scudder & Bu..., 1870 | Aspen Dusky Wing | | Eulithis gracilineata Guenée, 1858 | Great Grapevine Looper Moth | | Eulogia ochrifrontella Zeller, 1875 | Broad-banded Eulogia | | Eumacaria madopata Guenée, 1857 | Brown Bordered Geometer | | Eupsilia devia Grote, 1874 | Lost Sallow | | Geina tenuidactylus Fitch, 1854 | Berry Plume Moth | | Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | Baja Hairstreak | | Habrosyne scripta Gosse, 1840 | Lettered Habrosyne | | Haematopis grataria Fabricius, 1798 | Chickweed Geometer | | Hemaris (Hemaris) thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | Common Clear-wing | | Idia rotundalis Walker, 1866 | Chocolate Idia | | Leucania commoides Guenée, 1852 | Comma Wainscot | | Leucania phragmitidicola Guenée, 1852 | Phragmites Wainscot | | Limenitis arthemis astyanax (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | | Lobocleta ossularia Hübner & Geyer, 1837 | Drab Brown Wave | | Loxostege cereralis Zeller, 1872 | Alfalfa Webworm | | Malacosoma americana Fabricius, 1793 | Eastern tent caterpillar | | Manduca quinquemaculatus (Haworth, 1803) | ⇒ Manduca quinquemaculata Haworth, 1803 | | Megisto cymela Cramer, 1777 | Little Wood Satyr | | Meropleon ambifusca Newman, 1948 | Newman's Brocade | | Nymphalis (Roddia) vaualbum (Denis & Schi..., 1775) | ⇒ Nymphalis l-album Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | Orthodes cynica Guenée, 1852 | Cynical Quaker | | Orthodes detracta Walker, 1857 | Disparaged Arches | | Papaipema rigida Grote, 1877 | Rigid Sunflower Borer | | Paratrea plebeja Fabricius, 1777 | Plebeian Sphinx | | Peoria tetradella Zeller, 1872 | | | Phalaenostola metonalis Walker, 1859 | Pale Epidelta | | Phigalia strigataria Minot, 1869 | Small Phigalia | | Plodia interpunctella Hübner, 1813 | Cloaked knot-horn moth | | Sciota subcaesiella Clemens, 1860 | Locust leafroller | | Scoparia biplagialis Walker, 1865 | Double-striped Scoparia | | Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808 | African armyworm | | Virbia ferruginosa Walker, 1854 | Five-spotted Holomelina | | Zale helata Smith, 1909 | Brown Spotted Zale |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Washington (Des Moines County)
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