Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region West (Montgomery County, Iowa, USA)
List of families for West (Iowa)
23 Families width 119 Species and 8 Subspecies #NTSCHGREPLZ
| Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae (Stainton, 1854) | Gelechiid moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae (Leach, 1815) | Erebid Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for West (Iowa)
108 Genera with 119 Species #ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTVWXZ
| Abagrotis J. Smith, 1969 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acleris Hübner, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actias Leach, 1758 | Asian-American moon moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agriphila Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amorbia Clemens, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amydria Clemens, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anagrapha McDunnough, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ancyloxypha Felder, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheraea Hübner, 1776 | Tussah moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Archips Hübner, 1863 | Undescribed Archips Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aristotelia Hübner, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athetis Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Audre Hemming, 1949 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Biston Leach, 1758 | Oak beauty | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bleptina Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boloria Moore, 1775 | Lesser Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cabera Treitschke, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1861 | Mottled rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cercyonis Scudder, 1775 | Wood Nymphs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chionodes Hübner, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Choristoneura Lederer, 1896 | Spruce budworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chorizagrotis Smith, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoteuchia Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clostera Samouelle, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophora Hübner, 1832 | Casebearers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colias Fabricius, 1819 | Clouded yellows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Condica Walker, 1911 | Groundlings And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crocigrapha Grote, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cucullia Schrank, 1874 | Hooded Owlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cydalima Lederer, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Darapsa Walker, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmia Westwood, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectropis Hübner, 1775 | Engrailed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ematurga Lederer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Emmelina Tutt, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiblema Hübner, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrhoe Hübner, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epirrita Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euagrotis McDunnough, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchlaena Hübner, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euphyia Hübner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsilia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxoa Hübner, 1841 | Coast dart | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Fascista Busck, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Furcula Lamarck, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucopsyche Scudder, 1842 | Blues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halysidota Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helcystogramma Zeller, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herpetogramma Lederer, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homoeosoma J. Curtis, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalophora Duncan & Wes..., 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyles Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoprepia Hübner, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsopygia Hübner, 1775 | Hayworms | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isophrictis Meyrick, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lobophora Curtis, 1862 | Bigwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomographa Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeides Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macaria Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Napeogenes Bates, 1899 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Niditinea G. Petersen, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ostrinia Hübner, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parasa Moore, 1931 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pediasia Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pelochrista Lederer, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peoria Ragonot, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pero Herrich-Schä..., 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perophthalma Westwood, 1845 | Eyemarks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenophana Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyprosopus Grote, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Plutella Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Proteoteras Riley, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Psyche Schrank, 1767 | Leptosia nina malayana | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhescyntis Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rheumaptera Hûbner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarthusia Bethune-Baker, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciota Hulst, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speyeria Scudder, 1878 | Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphinx Linnaeus, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synclita Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thoressa Swinhoe, 1894 | Ace butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thymelicus Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodezia Warren, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Walshia Clemens, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthorhoe Hübner, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xenotemna Powell, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1758 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1957 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West (Iowa)
119 Species and 8 Subspecies | Abagrotis reedi Buckett, 1969 | Reed´s Dart Moth | | Acleris chalybeana Fernald, 1882 | Lesser maple leafroller | | Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758 | Luna moth | | Agriphila straminella Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Pearl Veneer | | Amorbia humerosana Clemens, 1860 | Dusky leaf roller | | Amydria effrentella Clemens, 1859 | Brown-Blotched Amydria Moth | | Anagrapha falcifera Kirby, 1837 | Celery Looper | | Ancyloxypha numitor Fabricius, 1793 | Common Least Skipper | | Antheraea (Telea) polyphemus Cramer, 1776 | Giant silkworm moth | | Apamea devastator Brace, 1819 | Glassy cutworm | | Apamea lignicolora Guenée, 1852 | Wood-colored Apamea | | Archips argyrospila Walker, 1863 | Fruit Tree Leafroller | | Aristotelia roseosuffusella Clemens, 1860 | Aristotelia Moth | | Athetis miranda (Grote, 1873) | ⇒ Proxenus miranda Grote, 1873 | | Audre phyciodes Hayward, 1949 | | | Biston betularia Linnaeus, 1758 | Brindled beauty moth | | Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854 | Bent Winged Owlet | | Boloria (Clossiana) selene Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Astro Fritillary | | Cabera erythemaria Guenée, 1858 | Yellow-dusted Cream | | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Caradrina (Platyperigea) montana Bremer, 1861 | Civil Rustic | | Cercyonis pegala Fabricius, 1775 | Blue-eyed Grayling | | Chionodes mediofuscella Clemens, 1863 | Black-smudged Chionodes | | Chionodes praeclarella Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | | | Choristoneura parallela Robinson, 1896 | Parallel-banded leafroller | | Chorizagrotis auxiliaris (Grote, 1873) | ⇒ Euxoa auxiliaris Grote, 1873 | | Chrysoteuchia topiarius Zeller, 1866 | Cranberry Girdler | | Clostera apicalis Walker, 1855 | Apical Chocolate-tip | | Coleophora trifolii Curtis, 1832 | Large Clover Case-bearer | | Colias philodice Godart, 1819 | Cloud Sulphur | | Condica andrena Smith, 1911 | Rough triggerfish | | Crocigrapha normani Grote, 1874 | Climbing cherry cutworm | | Cucullia speyeri Lintner, 1874 | Speyer'S Cucullia Moth | | Cydalima perspectalis Walker, 1859 | Box Tree Moth | | Darapsa myron Cramer, 1779 | Grape-vine Sphinx | | Desmia funeralis Hübner, 1796 | Grape leaf folder | | Ectropis crepuscularia Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Engrailed | | Ematurga atomaria atomaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Heath | | Emmelina monodactyla Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Plume | | Epiblema scudderiana Clemens, 1860 | Goldenrod Gall Moth | | Epirrhoe alternata Müller, 1764 | Common Carpet | | Epirrita autumnata Borkhausen, 1794 | Autumn Moth | | Erinnyis cercyon (Burmeister, 1878) | ⇒ Erinnyis lassauxii Boisduval, 1859 | | Euagrotis tepperi (Smith, 1887) | ⇒ Anicla tepperi Smith, 1888 | | Euchlaena johnsonaria Fitch, 1853 | Johnson'S Euchlaena | | Euchlaena tigrinaria Guenée, 1858 | Mottled Euchlaena | | Euphyia intermediata (Guenée, 1858) | ⇒ Euphyia unangulata Haworth, 1809 | | Eupsilia devia Grote, 1874 | Lost Sallow | | Euxoa (Longivesica) divergens Walker, 1857 | Divergent Dart | | Euxoa tessellata Harris, 1841 | Striped Cutworm | | Fascista cercerisella Chambers, 1872 | Red Bud Leafroller | | Furcula scolopendrina Boisduval, 1869 | Zig-Zag Furcula Moth | | Glaucopsyche lygdamus Doubleday, 1842 | Behr Blue | | Grammia (Grammia) parthenice Kirby, 1837 | Parthenice Tiger Moth | | Halysidota tessellaris Smith, 1797 | Banded tussock moth | | Helcystogramma hystricella Braun, 1921 | Lanceolate Helcystogramma | | Herminia pedipilalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Herpetogramma thestealis Walker, 1859 | Zigzag Herpetogramma | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Homoeosoma electella Hulst, 1887 | American Sunflower Moth | | Hyalophora cecropia Linnaeus, 1758 | Apple tree silk moth | | Hyles euphorbiae Linnaeus, 1758 | Hawk moths | | Hypoprepia miniata Kirby, 1837 | Scarlet Lichen Moth | | Hypsopygia costalis Fabricius, 1775 | Clover hay moth | | Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 | American Idia | | Isophrictis similiella (Chambers, 1872) | ⇒ Isophrictis rudbeckiella Bottimer, 1926 | | Leucania commoides Guenée, 1852 | Comma Wainscot | | Leucania insueta Guenée, 1852 | Heterodox Wainscot | | Leucania multilinea Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Lobophora nivigerata Walker, 1862 | Powdered Bigwing | | Lomographa vestaliata Guenée, 1857 | White Spring Moth | | Lycaeides melissa (Edwards, 1873) | ⇒ Plebejus melissa Edwards, 1873 | | Lycaena (Chalceria) dione Scudder, 1868 | Gray Copper | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Macaria notata Linnaeus, 1758 | Birch Angle | | Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856 | | | Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta Haworth, 1809 | American armyworm | | Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 | Tolosa Tigerwing | | Niditinea fuscella Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown-dotted Clothes | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner, 1796 | Corn moth | | Ostrinia penitalis Grote, 1876 | American lotus borer | | Parasa notonecta Hering, 1931 | | | Pediasia trisecta Walker, 1856 | Greater Sod Webworm | | Pelochrista cataclystiana Walker, 1863 | Goldenrod Pelochrista Moth | | Peoria approximella Walker, 1866 | Carmine Snout | | Pero honestaria Walker, 1860 | Honest Pero | | Perophthalma tullius lasius Motschoulsky, 1845 | | | Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859 | Dark-banded Owlet | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Phyprosopus calligrapha Hampson, 1926 | Pahu | | Pieris (Artogeia) napi Linnaeus, 1758 | 'Margined' Mustard White | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage moth | | Proteoteras aesculana Riley, 1881 | Early Proteoteras | | Psyche casta Pallas, 1767 | Bagworm moth | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Rhescyntis hippodamia hippodamia Cramer, 1777 | | | Rheumaptera hastata Linnaeus, 1758 | Argent & Sable | | Sarthusia sarthus ophion Hemming, 1933 | | | Sciota fernaldi Ragonot, 1887 | | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Speyeria mormonia arge Strecker, 1878 | | | Sphinx vashti Strecker, 1878 | Snowberry sphinx | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Synclita obliteralis Walker, 1859 | Dusky China-mark | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Thoressa fusca caenis Leech, 1894 | | | Thymelicus lineola Ochsenheimer, 1808 | Essex Skipper | | Trichodezia albovittata Guenée, 1858 | White Striped Black | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Cosmopolitan | | Walshia miscecolorella Chambers, 1875 | Sweet Clover Root Borer | | Xanthorhoe ferrugata Clerck, 1759 | Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet | | Xenotemna pallorana Robinson, 1869 | Pallid Leafroller Moth | | Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 | Cutworm Moth | | Zygaena sarpedon tipula Marten, 1957 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in West (Iowa)
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