Checklist for Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
and region Central Africa (Africa)
List of families for Central Africa
79 Families width 17620 Species and 2093 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUXYZ
| Adelidae Bruand, 1851 | Adelid Moths | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Anthelidae Turner, 1904 | Australian Lappet Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Autostichidae Le Marchand, 1947 | Autostichid Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Batrachedridae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Batrachedrid Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Bombycidae Latreille, 1802 | Lappet moths | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Brachodidae Agenjo, 1966 | Little Bear Moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Brahmaeidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Brahmin Moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Callidulidae Moore, 1877 | Old World Butterfly Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carposinidae Walsingham, 1907 | Carposinid moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 | Castniid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cecidosidae Brèthes, 1916 | Gall Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Choreutidae Stainton, 1854 | Choreuitid Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Coleophoridae Hübner, 1825 | Case moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Copromorphidae Meyrick, 1905 | Fig Borers | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Cosmet Moths | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Cossidae Leach, 1815 | Borers | 209 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae Latreille, 1810 | Crambid Snout Moths | 896 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanidae Meyrick, 1895 | Drepanids | 48 | Species | Taxom | | Dudgeoneidae Berger, 1958 | Dudgeon Carpenterworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elachistidae Bruand, 1851 | Elachistid moths | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Epermeniidae Spuler, 1910 | Epermeniid moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Epicopeiidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Oriental Swallowtail Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epipyropidae Dyar, 1903 | Planthopper Parasite Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 3296 | Species | Taxom | | Eriocottidae Spuler, 1898 | Old World Spiny Winged Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Eupterotidae Swinhoe, 1892 | Giant Lappet Moths | 192 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 53 | Species | Taxom | | Galacticidae Minet, 1986 | Galacticid Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 129 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 1925 | Species | Taxom | | Glyphipterigidae Stainton, 1854 | Glyphipterigid moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Gracillariidae Stainton, 1854 | Blotch leaf miner moths | 76 | Species | Taxom | | Heliconiidae (Swainson, 1822) | Heliconians | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliodinidae Heinemann & ..., 1876 | Heliodinid moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepialidae Stephens, 1829 | Ghost Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Skipper | 555 | Species | Taxom | | Himantopteridae Rogenhofer, 1884 | Long Tailed Burnet Moths | 70 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Immidae Heppner, 1977 | Imma Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lacturidae Heppner, 1995 | Australian burnet moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 | Eggar Moths | 534 | Species | Taxom | | Lecithoceridae Le Marchand, 1947 | Long-horned moths | 104 | Species | Taxom | | Lemoniidae Hampson, 1918 | Autumn Silkworm Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Limacodidae Duponchel, 1845 | Cup moths | 255 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | Blue butterflies | 1573 | Species | Taxom | | Lyonetiidae Stainton, 1854 | Lyonet Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Metarbelidae (Strand, 1909) | Tropical Carpenterworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Micropterigidae Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Mandibulate Archaic Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimallonidae Burmeister, 1878 | Mimallonid Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nepticulidae Stainton, 1854 | Leaf miners | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1530 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 299 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 738 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 1582 | Species | Taxom | | Oecophoridae Bruand, 1851 | Concealer Moths | 44 | Species | Taxom | | Opostegidae Meyrick, 1893 | Opostegid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 125 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | Brimstones | 220 | Species | Taxom | | Plutellidae Guenée, 1845 | Diamond-back moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Prototheoridae Meyrick, 1917 | African Primitive Ghost Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Psychidae Boisduval, 1828 | Bagmoths | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 180 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 387 | Species | Taxom | | Riodinidae Grote, 1895 | Metalmark Butterflies | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Saturniidae Boisduval, 1837 | And Giant Silk Moths | 565 | Species | Taxom | | Scythrididae Rebel, 1901 | Flower Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sesiidae Boisduval, 1828 | Clear Wings | 165 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 402 | Species | Taxom | | Thyrididae Herrich-Schä..., 1846 | Picture Winged Leaf Moths | 150 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 222 | Species | Taxom | | Tischeriidae Spuler, 1898 | Lyonetiid moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 451 | Species | Taxom | | Uraniidae Blanchard, 1845 | Swallowtail Moths | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Xyloryctidae Meyrick, 1890 | Flower Moths | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845 | Ypsolophid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenidae Latreille, 1809 | Burnet Forester | 60 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Central Africa
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