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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Amami Oshima (Amami Islands, Japan)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
17
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
17
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
17
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
17
36
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
5
15
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amami Oshima
5 Families width 21 Species
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos2SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths13SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae (Leach, 1815)Cankerworm moths4SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amami Oshima
15 Genera with 21 Species
Artipe Boisduval, 1771Green Flashes1SpeciesTaxom
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1836Pachliopta1SpeciesTaxom
Caloptilia Hübner, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmia Hübner, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Deoptilia Kumata & Kuroko, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Dialectica Walsingham, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Epicephala Meyrick, 20127SpeciesTaxom
Eumetriochroa Kumata, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Guttigera Diakonoff, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Melanocercops Kumata & Kuroko, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Nycterosea Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa1SpeciesTaxom
Scena Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Scopula Schrank, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Thalassodes Guenée, 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amami Oshima
21 Species
Artipe eryx Linnaeus, 1771Green Flash
Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) alcinous Klug, 1836Chinese Windmill
Caloptilia ryukyuensis Kumata, 1966
Chiasmia hebesata Walker, 1861
Deoptilia heptadeta Meyrick, 1936
Dialectica geometra Meyrick, 1916
Epicephala anthophilia Kawakita & Kato, 2016
Epicephala bipollenella Li, Wang & Hu, 2012
Epicephala corruptrix Kawakita & Kato, 2016
Epicephala lanceolatella Kawakita & Kato, 2016
Epicephala parasitica Kawakita & Kato, 2016
Epicephala perplexa Kawakita & Kato, 2016
Epicephala vitisidaea H.H. Li , S...., 2012
Eumetriochroa araliella Kobayashi , ..., 2013
Guttigera schefflerella Kobayashi , ..., 2013
Melanocercops ficuvorella Yazaki, 1926
Nycterosea obstipata Fabricius, 1794Gem
Papilio (Princeps) protenor Cramer, 1775Spangle
Scena propylea (Druce, 1894)⇒ Scena styx Walker, 1854
Scopula coniaria Prout, 1913
Thalassodes subquadraria (Inoue, 1976)⇒ Pelagodes subquadraria Inoue, 1976

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Amami Oshima
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
5
15
21
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