Ants
Ants
Arachnids
Arachnids
Bees
Bees
Beetles
Beetles
Booklice
Booklice
Bugs
Bugs
Bumblebees
Bumblebees
Butterflies
Butterflies
Cicadas
Cicadas
Crane flies
Crane flies
Dragonflies
Dragonflies
Earwigs
Earwigs
Flies
Flies
Isopods
Isopods
Locusts
Locusts
Mantises
Mantises
Mayflies
Mayflies
Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes
Myriapods
Myriapods
Net-winged
Net-winged
Plant-parasitic
Plant-parasitic
Scorpion flies
Scorpion flies
Termites
Termites
Wasps
Wasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Amazonas (North Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
381
3970
8529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
381
3970
8529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
356
3855
8247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2957
6612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
864
2045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amazonas
51 Families width 2045 Species and 817 Subspecies
#
A
B
C
D
E
G
H
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
Z

Anthelidae Turner, 1904Australian Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths15SpeciesTaxom
Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947Autostichid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Bombycidae Latreille, 1802Lappet moths10SpeciesTaxom
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths4SpeciesTaxom
Choreutidae Stainton, 1854Choreuitid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825Case moths2SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers5SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)Ctenuchid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Dalceridae Dyar, 1898Dalcerid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876Douglas Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Elachistidae Bruand, 1851Elachistid moths6SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths130SpeciesTaxom
Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898Old World Spiny Winged Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892Giant Lappet Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths8SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths50SpeciesTaxom
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths2SpeciesTaxom
Hedylidae Guenée, 1857American Butterfly Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper218SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths13SpeciesTaxom
Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845Cup moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues117SpeciesTaxom
Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855Crinkled Flannel Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878Mimallonid Moths24SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners1SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms11SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars2SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths46SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals618SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893Opostegid moths2SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos63SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs86SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths1SpeciesTaxom
Prodoxidae Riley, 1881Yucca Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Psychidae Boisduval, 1828Bagmoths4SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Pyralidae Latreille, 1802Flour Moths17SpeciesTaxom
Riodinidae Grote, 1895Metalmark Butterflies408SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837And Giant Silk Moths49SpeciesTaxom
Sematuridae Guenée, 1858American Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828Clear Wings14SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths65SpeciesTaxom
Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846Picture Winged Leaf Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809Burnet Forester1SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Amazonas
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
864
2045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information