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Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Alborz (Central Iran, Iran)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
39
88
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
39
88
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
39
88
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
34
82
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
8
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alborz
8 Families width 18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms3SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths2SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Indet. Skipper1SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alborz
12 Genera with 18 Species
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1950Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Athalia Leach, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cnephasia Curtis, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Condica Walker, 1911Groundlings And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Eana Billberg, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Eupithecia Curtis, 1868Pug Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Evergestis Hübner, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Gnopharmia Staudinger, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Lucida Evans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Pieris Schrank, 1758Fetterbush1SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alborz
18 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrotis psammocharis Boursin, 1950
Athalia armenica
Cnephasia (Cnephasia) grandis Osthelder, 1938
Cnephasia (Cnephasia) heinemanni (Obraztsov, 1956)⇒ Cnephasia monochromana HEINEMANN, 1863
Condica andrena Smith, 1911Rough triggerfish
Eana (Eutrachia) argentana Clerck, 1759Silver Shade
Eupithecia unedonata Mabille, 1868
Evergestis aenealis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Evergestis comealis Amsel, 1961
Evergestis desertalis Hübner, 1813
Evergestis grummi Christoph, 0
Evergestis pechi Bethune-Baker, 1885
Evergestis subfuscalis Staudinger, 1871
Gnopharmia objectaria Staudinger, 1892
Lucida lucia melitaea (M.W.K. Draudt, 1923)⇒ Lucida lucia scopas Mabille, 1891
Macroglossum bombus Walker, 1856
Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage butterfly
Systropha (Systropha) planidens Giraud, 1861

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Alborz
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
8
12
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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