Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Amazon region (Peru)
List of families for Amazon region
20 Families width 383 Species and 6 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 134 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Amazon region
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