Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Alajuela (Costa Rica)
List of families for Alajuela
57 Families width 4276 Species and 165 Subspecies
| Aididae Schaus, 1906 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 220 | Species | Taxom | | Dalceridae Dyar, 1898 | Dalcerid moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Douglas Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903 | Planthopper Parasite Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 947 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 598 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hedylidae Guenée, 1857 | American Butterfly Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 305 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacturidae Heppner, 1995 | Australian burnet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 58 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 80 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 358 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 311 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 392 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 78 | Species | Taxom | | Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 85 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 92 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 117 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 136 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Alajuela
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