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Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Bihar (East India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
123
475
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
123
475
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
119
469
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
79
302
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
68
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bihar
16 Families width 113 Species
Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854Blotch leaf miner moths52SpeciesTaxom
Saturniidae (Boisduval, 1837)And Giant Silk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815And blues14SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Admirals14SpeciesTaxom
Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841Plume Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Pieridae Duponchel, 1835And Sulphurs4SpeciesTaxom
Crambidae Latreille, 1810Crambid Snout Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos4SpeciesTaxom
Scythrididae Rebel, 1901Flower Moths0SpeciesTaxom
Tortricidae Latreille, 1803Bell Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths4SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809Indet. Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Cossidae Leach, 1815Borers2SpeciesTaxom
Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851Concealer Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854Leaf miners3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bihar
68 Genera with 113 Species
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Acrocercops Wallengren, 192117SpeciesTaxom
Antheraea Hübner, 1758Tussah moths1SpeciesTaxom
Arhopala Boisduval, 1862Oak-blues1SpeciesTaxom
Ariadne Horsfield, 1779Castors1SpeciesTaxom
Asiaephorus Gielis, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Caleta Hirowatari, 1876Angled Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Caloptilia Hübner, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Calybites Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Cameraria Chapman, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Castalius Hübner, 1775Common Pierrot1SpeciesTaxom
Catopsilia Hübner, 1775Emigrants1SpeciesTaxom
Cepora Billberg, 1775Gulls1SpeciesTaxom
Cethosia Fabricius, 1773Lacewings1SpeciesTaxom
Charltona Swinhoe, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Chilo Zincken, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Conopomorpha Meyrick, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cuphodes Meyrick, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Cupido Schrank, 1771Tailed Blues2SpeciesTaxom
Danaus Kluk, 1779Milkweeds2SpeciesTaxom
Daphnis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Delias Hübner, 1773Jezebels1SpeciesTaxom
Dialectica Walsingham, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Ectropina Vári, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Elymnias Hübner, 1763Palmflies1SpeciesTaxom
Epicephala Meyrick, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Euchrysops Butler, 1798Cupids1SpeciesTaxom
Euploea Fabricius, 1780Crows1SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1758Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom
Euthalia Hübner, 1771Barons1SpeciesTaxom
Everes Hübner, 03SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 1793Bluebottles and Jays2SpeciesTaxom
Haploscythris Viette, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Junonia Hübner, 1758Buckeyes2SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Leptocera Olivier, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Leptosia Hübner, 1793Psyche1SpeciesTaxom
Leucophlebia Westwood, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Liocrobyla Meyrick, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Maniola Schrank, 1758Meadowbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Melanocercops Kumata & Kuroko, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Microlithosia Daniel, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Monocercops Kumata, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Mycalesis Hübner, 1775Bushbrowns1SpeciesTaxom
Neoaloa1SpeciesTaxom
Neptis Fabricius, 1758Sailer butterflies1SpeciesTaxom
Oriens W.H. Evans, 1877Dartlets1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1775Chilasa2SpeciesTaxom
Phalanta Horsfield, 1773Leopards1SpeciesTaxom
Phodoryctis Kumata & Kuroko, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Phragmataecia Newman, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocnistis Zeller, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Phyllonorycter Hübner, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Polyptychus Carcasson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrosela A.F. Braun, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozizeeria Beuret, 1844Pale grass blue1SpeciesTaxom
Spulerina Vári, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Stathmopoda Herrich-Schä..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Stigmella Schrank, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Stomphastis Meyrick, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Suastus Moore, 1798Palm bob1SpeciesTaxom
Tarucus Moore, 1844Blue pierrots2SpeciesTaxom
Telamoptilia Kumata & Kuroko, 19183SpeciesTaxom
Udaspes Moore, 1775Grass demon1SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1907Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals1SpeciesTaxom
Xyroptila Meyrick, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ypthima Hübner, 1832Ringlets1SpeciesTaxom
Zizeeria Chapman, 1865Grass blues1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bihar
113 Species
Acrocercops astiopa Meyrick, 1930
Acrocercops erioplaca Meyrick, 1918
Acrocercops hormista Meyrick, 1916
Acrocercops hyphantica Meyrick, 1912
Acrocercops lysibathra Meyrick, 1916
Acrocercops orthostacta Meyrick, 1918
Acrocercops phaeomorpha Meyrick, 1919
Acrocercops praeclusa Meyrick, 1914
Acrocercops rhothogramma Fletcher, 1933
Acrocercops supplex Meyrick, 1918
Acrocercops syngramma (Meyrick, 1914)⇒ Eucosmophora aspila D.R. Davis &..., 2005
Acrocercops telestis Meyrick, 1911
Acrocercops tenera Meyrick, 1914
Acrocercops tricyma Meyrick, 1908
Acrocercops zopherandra Meyrick, 1931
Acrocercops zygonoma Meyrick, 1921
Antheraea paphia (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Antheraea polyphemus Cramer, 1776
Arhopala amantes Hewitson, 1862Large Oakblue
Ariadne merione Cramer, 1779Common Castor
Asiaephorus meyricki Kovtunovich ..., 2003
Asiaephorus narada Kovtunovich ..., 2003
Caleta caleta Hewitson, 1876Angled Pierrot
Caloptilia (Sphyrophora) octopunctata Turner, 1894
Caloptilia cirrhocrotala (Meyrick, 1928)⇒ Caloptilia octopunctata Turner, 1894
Caloptilia citrochrysa Meyrick, 1930
Caloptilia soyella van Deventer, 1904
Caloptilia thymophanes Meyrick, 1928
Calybites phasianipennella Hübner, 1813Little Slender
Cameraria virgulata Meyrick, 1914
Castalius rosimon Fabricius, 1775Common Pierrot
Catopsilia florella Fabricius, 1775African Emigrant
Cepora nerissa Fabricius, 1775Common Gull
Cethosia biblis Drury, 1773Batik Lacewing
Charltona kala Swinhoe, 1886
Chilo indicus Kapur, 1950
Conopomorpha litchiella Bradley, 1986
Cuphodes plexigrapha Meyrick, 1916
Cuphodes profluens Meyrick, 1916
Cupido (Everes) alcetas Hoffmannsegg, 1804Provençal Short-tailed Blue
Cupido (Everes) argiades Pallas, 1771Short-tailed Blue
Danaus (Anosia) chrysippus Linnaeus, 1758African Monarch
Danaus (Salatura) genutia Cramer, 1779Common
Daphnis nerii Linnaeus, 1758Army Green Moth
Delias eucharis Drury, 1773Common Jezebekl
Dialectica aemula Meyrick, 1916
Dialectica geometra Meyrick, 1916
Ectropina acidula Meyrick, 1911
Elymnias hypermnestra Linnaeus, 1763Common Palmfly
Epicephala sphenitis Meyrick, 1931
Euchrysops cnejus Fabricius, 1798Bean blue
Euploea core Cramer, 1780Australian Crow
Eurema (Terias) hecabe Linnaeus, 1758Common Grass Yellow
Euthalia nais Forster, 1771Baronet
Everes argiades (Pallas, 1771)⇒ Cupido argiades Pallas, 1771
Everes coretas Hoffmannsegg, 1804
Everes decolorata
Graphium (Graphium) sarpedon Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle
Graphium (Pathysa) nomius Esper, 1793Spot Swordtail
Junonia (Precis) almana Linnaeus, 1758Peacock Pansy
Junonia (Precis) lemonias Linnaeus, 1758Lemon Pansy
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Leptocera marginata Adams, 1905
Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793Black-spotted White
Leucophlebia (Leucophlebia) lineata Westwood, 1847Large candy-striped hawkmoth
Liocrobyla paraschista Meyrick, 1916
Maniola (Maniola) jurtina Linnaeus, 1758Meadow Brown
Melanocercops desiccata Meyrick, 1916
Melanocercops phractopa Meyrick, 1918
Microlithosia jagbiri Singh & Joshi, 2017
Monocercops resplendens Stainton, 1883
Mycalesis perseus Fabricius, 1775Common Bush Brown
Neoaloa cernyi Singh, Joshi..., 2018
Neptis hylas Linnaeus, 1758Common Plain Sailor
Oriens gola Moore, 1877Common Dartlet
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio polymnestor Cramer, 1775Blue Mormon
Phalanta phalantha Drury, 1773Common Leopard
Phodoryctis caerulea Meyrick, 1912
Phragmataecia purpureus Fletcher, 1926
Phragmataecia terebrifer Fletcher, 1927
Phyllocnistis argothea Meyrick, 1933
Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, 1856Citrus Leaf Miner
Phyllocnistis helicodes Meyrick, 1916
Phyllocnistis triploca Meyrick, 1928
Phyllonorycter conista Meyrick, 1911
Phyllonorycter fasciformis Meyrick, 1930
Phyllonorycter iochrysis Meyrick, 1931
Phyllonorycter iteina Meyrick, 1918
Phyllonorycter triarcha Meyrick, 1908
Polyptychus dentatus Cramer, 1777Straight-lined crenulate hawkmoth
Porphyrosela dorinda Meyrick, 1912
Porphyrosela neodoxa Meyrick, 1916
Pseudozizeeria maha Kollar, 1844Pale Grass Blue
Spulerina dissotoma Meyrick, 1931
Spulerina isonoma Meyrick, 1916Mango stem miner
Stathmopoda auriferella Walker, 1864Apple heliodinid
Stigmella argyrodoxa Meyrick, 1918
Stigmella liochalca (Meyrick, 1916)⇒ Stigmella xystodes Meyrick, 1916
Stigmella xystodes Meyrick, 1916
Stomphastis labyrinthica Meyrick, 1918
Suastus gremius Fabricius, 1798Ceylon Ace
Tarucus extricatus Butler, 1886Rounded Pierrot
Tarucus nara Kollar, 1844Rounded Pierrot
Telamoptilia cathedraea Meyrick, 1908
Telamoptilia hemistacta Meyrick, 1924
Telamoptilia prosacta Meyrick, 1918
Udaspes folus Cramer, 1775Chestnut Bob
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907Crimson Spotted Moth
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Xyroptila siami Kovtunovich ..., 2006
Xyroptila simai
Ypthima asterope (Klug, 1832)⇒ Ypthima granulosa Butler, 1883
Zizeeria karsandra Moore, 1865African Grass Blue

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Bihar
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
68
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


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