Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Benin (West Africa)
List of families for Benin
32 Families width 610 Species and 60 Subspecies
| Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 41 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 52 | Species | Taxom | | Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884 | Long Tailed Burnet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 100 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 198 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 42 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Benin
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