Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Brazil (Northern South America)
List of families for Brazil
87 Families width 13726 Species and 3451 Subspecies
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Aididae Schaus, 1906 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Anthelidae Turner, 1904 | Australian Lappet Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Apatelodidae Neumoegen & ..., 1894 | American Silkworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 247 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Blastobasidae (Meyrick, 1894) | Blastobasid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 107 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Brassolidae (Boisduval, 1836) | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 79 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916 | Gall Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 31 | Species | Taxom | | Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905 | Fig Borers | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 96 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 640 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Dalceridae Dyar, 1898 | Dalcerid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Danaidae (Boisduval, 1833) | Milkweed Butterflies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Douglas Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 289 | Species | Taxom | | Eolepidopterigidae Rasnitsyn, 1983 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 2041 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 | Old World Spiny Winged Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 596 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Hedylidae Guenée, 1857 | American Butterfly Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Heliodinid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 1749 | Species | Taxom | | Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866 | Mediterranean Burnet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Immidae Heppner, 1977 | Imma Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Lacturidae Heppner, 1995 | Australian burnet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 87 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 959 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Neotheoridae Kirstensen, 1978 | Amazonian Primitive Ghost Moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 435 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 469 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 2008 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 311 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 257 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 121 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 203 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 998 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 375 | Species | Taxom | | Sematuridae Guenée, 1858 | American Swallowtail Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 252 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 118 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 551 | Species | Taxom | | Undopterigidae (Kozlov, 1988) | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Urodidae Kyrki, 1984 | False Burnet Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 18 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Brazil
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