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Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Cascais (Lisbon, Portugal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
22
36
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
21
34
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
21
34
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
15
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
9
19
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cascais
9 Families width 20 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms6SpeciesTaxom
Lycaenidae Leach, 1815Blue butterflies2SpeciesTaxom
Geometridae Leach, 1815Cankerworm moths2SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841Eggar Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Sphingidae Latreille, 1802Hawk Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815Admirals3SpeciesTaxom
Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845Swallowtail Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895Drepanids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cascais
19 Genera with 20 Species
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1758Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Autographa Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cacyreus Butler, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Campaea Lamarck, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Craniophora Snellen, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Hoplodrina Boursin, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Idaea Treitschke, 1758Dwarf cream wave1SpeciesTaxom
Lampides Hübner, 1767Ceruleans and Peablues1SpeciesTaxom
Lasiocampa Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macroglossum Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macrothylacia Rambur, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Minucia Moore, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Pararge Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Psychostrophia Butler, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Synthymia Hübner, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Vanessa Fabricius, 1758Admirals2SpeciesTaxom
Watsonalla Minet, 17901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cascais
20 Species
Agrotis (Agrotis) exclamationis Linnaeus, 1758Heart & Dart
Autographa gamma Linnaeus, 1758Beet worm
Cacyreus marshalli Butler, 1898Brun des pélargoniums
Campaea honoraria Denis & Schi..., 1775Embellished Thorn
Craniophora pontica Staudinger, 1878
Hoplodrina ambigua Denis & Schi..., 1775Vine's Rustic
Idaea aversata Linnaeus, 1758Riband Wave
Lampides boeticus Linnaeus, 1767Bean butterfly
Lasiocampa (Lasiocampa) quercus Linnaeus, 1758Northern Eggar
Macroglossum stellatarum Linnaeus, 1758Humming-bird hawk moth
Macrothylacia digramma Maede-Waldo, 1905Pistachio Moth
Minucia lunaris Denis & Schi..., 1778Brown Underwing
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Pararge aegeria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Wood
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Psychostrophia melanargia Butler, 1877
Synthymia fixa Fabricius, 1787Goldwing
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Watsonalla uncinula Borkhausen, 1790Spiny Hook-tip

Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Cascais
SuborderGlossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
9
19
20
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