Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region British Isles (North Europe)
List of families for British Isles
85 Families width 8256 Species and 1922 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUXYZ
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 36 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Anthelidae Turner, 1904 | Australian Lappet Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeolepidae (Whalley, 1985) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 252 | Species | Taxom | | Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905 | Fig Borers | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 471 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Dalceridae Dyar, 1898 | Dalcerid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Depressariidae Meyrick, 1883 | Flat-Bodied Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Douglasiidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Douglas Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 237 | Species | Taxom | | Endromidae Boisduval, 1828 | Glory Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 521 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 | Old World Spiny Winged Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocraniidae Rebel, 1901 | Eriocraniid moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 385 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 921 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 189 | Species | Taxom | | Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Heliodinid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heliozelidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Leaf miners | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 43 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 228 | Species | Taxom | | Heterogynidae Rambur, 1866 | Mediterranean Burnet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Incurvariidae Spuler, 1898 | Fairy moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Lophocoronidae Common, 1973 | Australian Archaic Sun Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 284 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Megalopygidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Crinkled Flannel Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mnesarchaeidae Eyer, 1924 | New Zealand Primitive Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 176 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1231 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 81 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 419 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 139 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 92 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 124 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 38 | Species | Taxom | | Prodoxidae Riley, 1881 | Yucca Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 57 | Species | Taxom | | Pterolonchidae Meyrick, 1918 | Lance Wing Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 131 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 239 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Roeslerstammiidae Bruand, 1850 | Double-eye moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 46 | Species | Taxom | | Satyridae Boisduval, 1833 | Browns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schreckensteiniidae Fletcher, 1929 | Bristle Legged Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 56 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 86 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 190 | Species | Taxom | | Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898 | Lyonetiid moths | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 820 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Urodidae Kyrki, 1984 | False Burnet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 106 | Species | Taxom | | Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845 | Ypsolophid Moths | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 27 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in British Isles
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