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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Bird Island (South Georgia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
29
93
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
29
93
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
28
92
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
19
82
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bird Island
6 Families width 9 Species and 5 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Tineidae Latreille, 1810& Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperiidae (Latreille, 1809)Skipper3SpeciesTaxom
Papilionidae Latreille, 1802Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bird Island
9 Genera with 9 Species
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0Darkies1SpeciesTaxom
Erechthias Meyrick, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876Sootywings1SpeciesTaxom
Leptotes Scudder, 1767Common Blues1SpeciesTaxom
Milanion Godman & Salvin, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neoxeniades Hayward, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1881Apollos1SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1907Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bird Island
9 Species and 5 Subspecies
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Allotinus portunus portunus
Erechthias molynta Meyrick, 1911
Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing
Leptotes pirithous Linnaeus, 1767Common Zebra Blue
Milanion pilumnus pilumnus Mabille & Bo..., 1917
Neoxeniades seron saron (P. Mabille, 1904)⇒ Neoxeniades seron seron Godman, 1901
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907Crimson Spotted Moth

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Bird Island
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
9
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)
Lepidoptera (Linnaeus 1758)


Links, sources and further information
Lepidoptera at arkansaslepidopterasurvey.net
Lepidoptera at butterflies.bcghana.org
Lepidoptera at mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu
Lepidoptera at afromoths.net
Lepidoptera at butterfliesofamerica.com
Lepidoptera at leps.it
Lepidoptera at papua-insects.nl
Lepidoptera at tyllinen.eu
Lepidoptera at abdb-africa.org
Lepidoptera at artfakta.se
Lepidoptera at dyntaxa.se
Lepidoptera at gbif.org
Lepidoptera at irmng.org
Lepidoptera at itis.gov