Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Barbados (Caribbean islands)
List of families for Barbados
23 Families width 135 Species and 29 Subspecies
| Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae (Boisduval, 1828) | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae (Hübner, 1825) | Case moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae (Stainton, 1854) | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Barbados
107 Genera with 135 Species
| Acraea Fabricius, 1855 | Acraeas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Actinote Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agraulis Boisduval & ..., 1758 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anartia Hübner, 1763 | Peacocks | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anastrus Hübner, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aphrissa Butler, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascia Scopoli, 1764 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asymphorodes Meyrick, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1842 | Pachliopta | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azeta Guenée, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Balloria | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Battus Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Blepolenis Röber, 1821 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bucculatrix Zeller, 1914 | Ribbed cocoon makers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligo Hübner, 1758 | Giant owl butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callicore Hübner, 1782 | Eighty-eights | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castnia Fabricius, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charaxes Ochsenheimer, 1779 | Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charidryas Scudder, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysiridia Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cocytius Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophora Hübner, 1880 | Casebearers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corcyra Ragonot, 1866 | Rice Moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Danaus Kluk, 0 | Milkweeds | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Deilephila Laspeyres, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diatraea Guilding, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dryas Hübner, 1926 | Julia Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Echinargus Nabokov, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ennomosia Amsel, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enyo Hübner, 1771 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epargyreus Hübner, 1832 | Flasher butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epiphile Doubleday, 1886 | Banners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erinnyis Hübner, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1777 | Crows | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurema Hübner, 1777 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurytides Hübner, 1775 | Kite Swallowtails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euthalia Hübner, 1777 | Barons | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Exelastis Meyrick, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Fundella Zeller, 1848 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonepteryx Leach, 1767 | Brimstones | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helcystogramma Zeller, 1921 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconius Kluk, 1758 | Brush-footed butterflies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hellula Guenée, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemiargus Hübner, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylephila Billberg, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 1764 | Diadems | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Imbrasia Hübner, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiclides Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1867 | Buckeyes | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Lamproptera Gray, 1831 | Dragontails | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laothoe Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limenitis Fabricius, 1773 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaena Fabricius, 1761 | Boulder Copper | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manastigma Nicolay, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manduca Hübner, 1763 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Margarodes Guilding, 1897 | Ground Pearls | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marpesia Hübner, 1850 | Daggerwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melanchroia Hübner, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melinaea Hübner, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melitaea Fabricius, 1758 | Small Fritillaries | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesosemia Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mestra Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metamorpha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimathyma Moore, 1844 | Purple Emperors | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Morpho Fabricius, 1850 | Morpho butterfly | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctelius Hayward, 1824 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalis Kluk, 1758 | Anglewing butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opogona Zeller, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palla Hübner, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1775 | Chilasa | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Parides Hübner, 1819 | Cattlehearts | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pheraeus Godman & Salvin, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phereoeca Hinton & Bra..., 1897 | Household Casebearer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoebis Hübner, 1758 | Sulphurs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllocnistis Zeller, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pieris Schrank, 1758 | Fetterbush | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pinacopteryx Wallengren, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyptilia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platysenta Grote, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Poladryas Bauer, 1861 | Checkerspots | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Precis Hübner, 1845 | Commodores | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prepona Boisduval, 1775 | Preponas And Agrias | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Protambulyx Rothschild &..., 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudosphinx Burmeister, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrgus Hübner, 1872 | Checkered skippers | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrisitia Butler, 1832 | Grass yellow | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sarota Westwood, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturnia Schrank, 1775 | Emperor moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Smerinthus Latreille, 1773 | Eyed Hawkmoths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Strymon Hübner, 1780 | Scrub-Hairstreaks | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomeida Harris, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urbanus Hübner, 1867 | Longtail Skippers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vanessa Fabricius, 1758 | Admirals | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xylophanes Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaena Fabricius, 1758 | Burnet | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Barbados
135 Species and 29 Subspecies | Acraea oncaea Hopffer, 1855 | Rooibok Acraea | | Actinote alcione leucothoe Potts, 1944 | | | Agraulis vanillae Linnaeus, 1758 | Gulf Fritillary | | Agraulis vanillae incarnata N. Riley, 1926 | Gulf Fritillary | | Agraulis vanillae lucina C. Felder & ..., 1862 | | | Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908 | | | Agraulis vanillae vanillae (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Agraulis vanillae maculosa Stichel, 1908 | | Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | Pink Spotted Hawk-moth | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Anartia amathea amathea (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835 | | Anartia amathea roeselia Eschscholtz, 1835 | | | Anartia jatrophae jatrophae Linnaeus, 1763 | White Peacock | | Anastrus obscurus Hübner, 1824 | | | Aphrissa statira Cramer, 1777 | Florida Sulphur | | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764 | Cabbage White | | Asymphorodes trichogramma Clarke, 1986 | | | Atrophaneura (Atrophaneura) varuna White, 1842 | Batwings | | Azeta melanea Stoll, 1781 | | | Balloria cistipennis | | | Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758 | Black page | | Blepolenis batea batea (Hübner, 1821) | ⇒ Blepolenis batea didymaon C. Felder & ..., 1867 | | Bucculatrix thurberiella Busck, 1914 | Cotton Leaf Perforator | | Caligo idomeneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Idomeneus Giant Owl | | Callicore hydaspes Drury, 1782 | Hydaspes Eighty-eight | | Castnia licus (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773 | | Charaxes brutus Cramer, 1779 | White Barred Charaxes | | Chrysiridia rhipheus Drury, 1773 | Madagascan sunset moth | | Cocytius antaeus Drury, 1773 | Giant Sphinx | | Coleophora echinella (Staudinger, 1880) | ⇒ Coleophora cartilaginella Christoph, 1872 | | Corcyra cephalonica Stainton, 1866 | Rice meal moth | | Danaus eresimus eresimus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943 | | Danaus eresimus montezuma Talbot, 1943 | Montezuma’s Soldier | | Danaus gilippus xanthippus C. Felder & ..., 1860 | | | Danaus (Danaus) plexippus Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Weined Brown | | Danaus plexippus insularis | | | Deilephila elpenor Linnaeus, 1758 | Elephant Hawk | | Diatraea saccharalis Fabricius, s..., 1862 | American sugarcane borer | | Dryas iulia framptoni Riley, 1926 | Julia | | Echinargus isola (Reakirt, 1867) | ⇒ Habrodais poodiae J.W. Brown &..., 1982 | | Ennomosia basalis Hampson, 1897 | | | Enyo lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | Mournful sphinx | | Enyo lugubris lugubris Linnaeus, 1771 | | | Epargyreus zestos Geyer, 1832 | Rusty skipper | | Epiphile electra Staudinger, 1886 | | | Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | Obscure Sphinx | | Erinnyis stheno (Geyer, 1829) | ⇒ Erinnyis obscura Fabricius, 1775 | | Euploea mulciber Cramer, 1777 | Striped Blue Crow | | Eurema daira Godart, 1819 | Barred Sulphur | | Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777 | Banded Yellow | | Eurytides dolicaon Cramer, 1775 | Dolicaon Kite Swallowtail | | Euthalia aconthea Cramer, 1777 | Baron | | Exelastis pumilio (Zeller, 1873) | ⇒ Marasmarcha pumilio Zeller, 1873 | | Fundella pellucens Zeller, 1848 | Caribbean Pod Borer | | Gonepteryx cleopatra Linnaeus, 1767 | Cleopatra | | Helcystogramma emigrans (Meyrick, 1921) | ⇒ Helcystogramma convolvuli Walsingham, 1908 | | Heliconius charithonia Linnaeus, 1767 | Florida Zebra Longwing | | Heliconius doris (Linnaeus, 1771) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Heliconius erato (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Laparus doris Linnaeus, 1771 | | Heliconius melpomene Linnaeus, 1758 | Common Postman | | Hellula phidilealis Walker, 1859 | Cabbage Budworm Moth | | Hemiargus (Hemiargus) hanno Stoll, 1790 | Common Blue | | Hemiargus ceraunus Fabricius, 1793 | Antillean Blue | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hippotion celerio L., 1758 | Common striated hawkmoth | | Hylephila phyleus Drury, 1773 | Fiery Skipper | | Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 | Common Diadem | | Imbrasia chevalia Stoneham, 1933 | | | Inachis io (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Aglais io Linnaeus, 1758 | | Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758 | Pear-tree Swallowtail | | Junonia coenia Hübner, 1822 | Buckeye | | Junonia cymodoce cymodoce Cramer, 1777 | | | Junonia evarete Cramer, 1779 | Black Mangrove Buckeye | | Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | Black-Mangrove Buckeye | | Junonia neildi Brévignon, 2004 | Mangrove buckeye | | Junonia zonalis (Felder, 1867) | ⇒ Junonia genoveva Cramer, 1780 | | Lamproptera meges Zinken, 1831 | Green Dragontail | | Laothoe populi Linnaeus, 1758 | Poplar hawk moth | | Limenitis arthemis Drury, 1773 | Albo Admiral | | Lycaena (Lycaena) phlaeas Linnaeus, 1761 | American Copper | | Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758 | Humming-bird hawk moth | | Manastigma primno Godman & Salvin, 1887 | | | Manduca rustica harterii Rothschild, 1894 | | | Manduca rustica harterti Rothschild, 1894 | | | Manduca sexta Linnaeus, 1763 | Carolina sphinx | | Margarodes formicarum (Guilding, 1829) | ⇒ Margarodes rileyi Giard, 1897 | | Margarodes rileyi Giard, 1897 | | | Marpesia corita Westwood, 1850 | Orange-Banded Daggerwing | | Melanchroia chephise Stoll, 1782 | Snowbush Spanworm | | Melinaea lilis Doubleday, 1847 | Mimc Tigerwing | | Melitaea cinxia Linnaeus, 1758 | Glanville fritellary | | Mesosemia methion maera Hewitson, 1873 | | | Mestra hersilia hersilia Fabricius, 1776 | South American Mestra | | Metamorpha stelenes Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Mimathyma ambica Kollar, 1844 | Indian Purple Emperor | | Morpho menelaus Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Morpho | | Morpho peleides Kollar, 1850 | Blue Morpho | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Nyctelius nyctelius Latreille, 1824 | Nyctelius Skipper | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) antiopa Linnaeus, 1758 | Camberwell Beaty | | Nymphalis (Nymphalis) polychloros Linnaeus, 1758 | Blackleg Large Tortoiseshell | | Opogona sacchari Bojer, 1856 | Banana bud moth | | Palla ussheri Butler, 1870 | Ussher´s Palla | | Papilio (Heraclides) anchisiades Esper, 1788 | Idaes Swallowtail | | Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777 | Eastern Giant Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773 | Western Emperor Swallowtail | | Papilio (Princeps) paris Linnaeus, 1758 | Paris Peacock | | Papilio agamemnon aegisthus Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Papilio deiphobus Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Papilio palinurus Fabricius, 1787 | Banded Peacock | | Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775 | Blue Mormon | | Pheraeus argynnis Plötz, 1883 | | | Phereoeca uterella Walsingham, 1897 | Household casebearer | | Phoebis agarithe Boisduval, 1836 | Large orange sulfur | | Phoebis agarithe pupillata Dillon, 1947 | Large Orange Sulphur | | Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763 | Jaune D´Abricot | | Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cloudless giant sulphur | | Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856 | Citrus Leaf Miner | | Pieris (Artogeia) rapae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage butterfly | | Pieris (Pieris) brassicae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cabbage Butterfly | | Pinacopteryx eriphia eriphia Godart, , 1819 | Zebra White | | Platyptilia gonodactylus Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Platysenta concisa Walker, 1856 | | | Poladryas minuta Edwards, 1861 | Beardtongue Checkerspot | | Precis limnoria limnoria Klug, 1845 | | | Prepona chromus (Röber, 1914) | ⇒ Noreppa chromus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | Prepona meander (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Archaeoprepona meander Cramer, 1775 | | Protambulyx strigilis Carolus Linn..., 1771 | Streaked Sphinx | | Pseudosphinx tetrio Linnaeus, 1771 | Frangipani hornworm | | Pyrgus communis Grote, 1872 | Checkered Skipper | | Pyrisitia lisa (Boisduval & ..., 1830) | ⇒ Eurema lisa Boisduval & ..., 1833 | | Pyrisitia lisa euterpe Ménétriés, 1832 | Little Sulphur | | Sarota gyas Cramer, 1775 | Guyanan Sarota | | Saturnia (Saturnia) pyri Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Giant Emperor Moth | | Smerinthus jamaicensis Drury, 1773 | Twin Spot Sphinx | | Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758 | White Ermine | | Strymon bubastus Stoll, 1780 | Bubastes Hairstreak | | Syntomeida syntomoides Boisduval, 1836 | | | Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803 | Cabbage Looper | | Urbanus dorantes Stoll, 1790 | Brown Tailed Skipper | | Urbanus dorantes obscurus Hewitson, 1867 | | | Urbanus obscurus Hewitson, 1867 | Dark Longtail | | Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758 | Red Admiral | | Xylophanes tersa Linnaeus, 1771 | Tersa Sphinx | | Zygaena (Zygaena) filipendulae Linnaeus, 1758 | Six spot Burnet |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Barbados
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