Checklist of Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 (Butterflies)
for Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)
List of families for Chagos Archipelago
22 Families width 116 Species and 18 Subspecies
| Sphingidae Latreille, 1802 | Hawk Moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidae (Latreille, 1810) | Crambid Snout Moths | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Tortricidae Latreille, 1803 | Bell Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Agathiphagidae N. P. Kriste..., 1967 | Kauri moth | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 | And blues | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmopterigidae (Heinemann & ..., 1876) | Cosmet Moths | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 | And Sulphurs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geometridae Leach, 1815 | Cankerworm moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Admirals | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Pyralidae Latreille, 1802 | Flour Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Tineidae Latreille, 1810 | & Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperiidae Latreille, 1809 | Indet. Skipper | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae (Stephens, 1829) | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaeidae Hampson, 1903 | Teak Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pterophoridae Zeller, 1841 | Plume Moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 | Apollos | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alucitidae Leach, 1815 | Many Plumed Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Chagos Archipelago
83 Genera with 116 Species
| Acherontia Laspeyres, 1798 | Death's head Hawk Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achyra Guenée, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adoxophyes Meyrick, 1863 | Smaller Tea Tortrix | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aethaloessa Lederer, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agathiphaga Dumbleton, 1952 | Kauri moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrius Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Allotinus C. & R. Felder, 0 | Darkies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amyna Guenée, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anatrachyntis Meyrick, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticarsia Hübner, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Appias Hübner, 1862 | Albatrosses | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brachmia Hübner, 1910 | Mountain Horned Agama | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bradina Lederer, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Brunia Moore, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callopistria Hübner, 1862 | Fern Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 0 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cephonodes Hübner, 1777 | Bee Hawk Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmina Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1968 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cnaphalocrocis Lederer, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Comostola Meyrick, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Condica Walker, 1856 | Groundlings And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptophlebia Walsingham, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Culladia Moore, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cupha Billberg, 1913 | Rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphania Hübner, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dudua Walker, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Endotricha Zeller, 1963 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Erechthias Meyrick, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Etiella Zellen, 1903 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euploea Fabricius, 1852 | Crows | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurrhyparodes Snellen, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Evergestis Hübner, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galleria Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Garella Walker, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glaucoclystis Holloway, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herpetogramma Lederer, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herpystis Meyrick, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hesperopsis Dyar, 1876 | Sootywings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hipparchia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippotion Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hofmannia Nowicki, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyblaea Fabricius, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydriris Meyrick, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypolimnas Hübner, 0 | Diadems | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ilattia Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Junonia Hübner, 1925 | Buckeyes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Labdia F. Walker, 1911 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lamprosema Hübner, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lantanophaga Zimmerman, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lasiommata Westwood, 1767 | Walls and wallbrowns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mabra Moore, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macro | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macroglossum Scopoli, 1915 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Marasmarcha Meyrick, 2003 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marasmia Lederer, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megacorma W. Rothschil..., 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalophipida | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Megalorhipida Amsel, 1794 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Megalorrhipida Amsel, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nacoleia Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neptis Fabricius, 1799 | Sailer butterflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Omiodes Yamanaka, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1758 | Birdwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Papilio Linnaeus, 1888 | Chilasa | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paronymus Aurivillius, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parotis Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Petrelaea Toxopeus, 1884 | Dingy Lineblues | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyptilia Hübner, 1927 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sameodes Snellen, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scopula Schrank, 1861 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1833 | Armyworm Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spoladea Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictoptera Guenée, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sufetula Walker, 1911 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Synclera Lederer, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Temnolopha Lower, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumatotibia Zacher, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Triscaedecia Hampson, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Chagos Archipelago
116 Species and 18 Subspecies | Acherontia lachesis Fabricius, 1798 | Bee robber | | Achyra massalis Walker, 1859 | Ombava | | Adoxophyes euryomis (Walker, 1863) | ⇒ Adoxophyes privatana Walker, 1863 | | Adoxophyes privatana Walker, 1863 | Apple leaf-curling moth | | Aethaloessa calidalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Aethaloessa calidalis calidalis Guené, 1854 | | | Aethaloessa floridalis Zeller, 1852 | | | Agathiphaga vitiensis Dumbleton, 1952 | Fiji kauri moth | | Agrius cingulatus (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Agrius cingulata Fabricius, 1775 | | Agrius convolvuli Linnaeus, 1758 | Convolvulus hawk moth | | Allotinus portunus portunus | | | Amyna axis (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852 | | Amyna natalis Walker, 1858 | Iiima moth | | Anatrachyntis tentoria Meyrick, 1911 | | | Anomis sabulifera Guenée, 1852 | Angled Gem | | Anticarsia irrorata Fabricius, 1781 | Owl moth | | Anticarsia rubricans (Boisduval, 1833) | ⇒ Anticarsia irrorata Fabricius, 1781 | | Appias paulina galathea Felder, 1862 | | | Brachmia autonoma Meyrick, 1910 | | | Bradina admixtalis Walker, 1859 | | | Brunia antica Walker, 1854 | | | Brunia vicaria Walker, 1854 | | | Callopistria maillardi Guenée, 1862 | Cutworm | | Catocala actaea actaea | | | Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | Clearwing hummingbird hawk moth | | Cephonodes picus (Cramer, 1777) | ⇒ Cephonodes hylas Linnaeus, 1771 | | Chasmina candida Walker, 1865 | | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789 | Golden Twin-spot | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) eriosoma Doubleday, 1843 | Cabbage semi-looper | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) illuminata Robinson, 1968 | | | Cnaphalocrocis poeyalis Boisduval, 1833 | Lesser Rice-Leafroller | | Comostola pyrrhogona Walker, 1866 | | | Comostola pyrrhogona pyrrhogona Walker, 1866 | | | Condica capensis Guenée, 1852 | African | | Condica conducta (Walker, 1856) | ⇒ Condica capensis Guenée, 1852 | | Cryptophlebia encarpa (Meyrick, 1920) | ⇒ Thaumatotibia encarpa Meyrick, 1920 | | Culladia admigratella Walker, 1963 | | | Cupha erymanthis nagara Fruhstorfer, 1913 | | | Diaphania indica Saunders, 1851 | Cotton Caterpillar | | Dudua aprobola Meyrick, 1886 | Leaf-curling Moth | | Dudua brachytoma Diakonoff, 1973 | | | Endotricha mesenterialis Walker, 1859 | | | Endotricha mesenterialis mesenterialis Whalley, 1963 | | | Erechthias molynta Meyrick, 1911 | | | Etiella drososcia (Hampson, 1903) | ⇒ Etiella grisea Hampson, 1903 | | Etiella grisea Hampson, 1903 | Tropical legume pod borer | | Etiella grisea grisea Hampson, 1903 | | | Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852 | Eublemma Moth | | Euploea asyllus asyllus Godman & Salvin, 1888 | | | Euploea boisduvali Lucas, 1852 | | | Eurrhyparodes confusalis (Zeller, 1852) | ⇒ Evergestis aegyptiacalis Caradja, 1916 | | Eurrhyparodes tricoloralis Zeller, 1852 | | | Evergestis aegyptiacalis Caradja, 1916 | | | Galleria mellonella Linnaeus, 1758 | Bee moth | | Garella nilotica Rogenhover, 1882 | Black-olive Caterpillar | | Glaucoclystis immixtaria Walker, 1862 | | | Herpetogramma licarsisalis Walker, 1859 | Grass caterpillar | | Herpystis physalodes Meyrick, 1910 | | | Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus W. H. Edwards, 1876 | 'Saltbush' Saltbush Sootywing | | Hipparchia (Parahipparchia) semele Linnaeus, 1758 | Grayling | | Hippotion velox Fabricius, 1793 | Dark striated hawkmoth | | Hofmannia septemdactyla (Pagenstecher, 1900) | ⇒ Triscaedecia septemdactyla Pagenstecher, 1900 | | Hyblaea puera Cramer, 1777 | Djativlinder | | Hydriris ornatalis Duponchel, 1832 | Kumara skeletoniser | | Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 | Blue Moon Butterfly | | Hypolimnas bolina euphonoides Poulton, 1923 | | | Hypolimnas bolina euphorioides | | | Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852 | | | Junonia villida Fabricius, 1787 | Albin's Hampstead Eye | | Junonia villida chagoensis Watkins, 1925 | | | Labdia aprepes Bradley, 1961 | | | Labdia dolomella Bradley, 1961 | | | Labdia isomerista Bradley, 1961 | | | Labdia ochrotypa Bradley, 1961 | | | Labdia tentoria (Meyrick, 1911) | ⇒ Anatrachyntis tentoria Meyrick, 1911 | | Lamprosema chagosalis Fletcher, 1911 | | | Lamprosema niphealis Walker, 1859 | | | Lamprosema salomonalis Fletcher T. B., 1910 | | | Lantanophaga pusillidactyla Walker, 1864 | Lantana Plume Moth | | Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) | ⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003 | | Lasiommata megera Linnaeus, 1767 | The Wall | | Mabra eryxalis Walker, 1859 | | | Macro moths | | | Macroglossum adustum Rothschild &..., 1916 | | | Macroglossum corythus Walker, 1856 | | | Macroglossum corythus oceanicum Rothschild &..., 1915 | | | Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003 | | | Marasmia poeyalis Boisduval, 1833 | | | Megacorma obliqua remota Jordan, 1924 | | | Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793 | | | Megalorhipida congrualis Fabricius, 1793 | | | Megalorhipida defectalis (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793 | | Megalorhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793 | | | Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Megalophipida defectalis Fabricius, 1793 | | Megalorrhipida leucodactyla Fabricius, 1793 | | | Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Nacoleia chagosalis Fletcher T. B., 1910 | | | Neptis rivularis coenobita Goeze, 1799 | | | Omiodes indicata Fabricius, 1775 | Bean-leaf Webworm Moth | | Omiodes poeonalis Walker, 1859 | | | Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cairns birdwing butterfly | | Papilio bridgei Mathew, 1886 | | | Papilio woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888 | Woodford'S Swallowtail | | Paronymus xanthias xanthias Mabille, 1891 | | | Parotis suralis Lederer, 1863 | | | Petrelaea dana de Nicéville, 1884 | Dana Blue | | Platyptilia amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909) | ⇒ Marasmarcha bajanica Fazekas, 2003 | | Platyptilia ardua McDunnough, 1927 | | | Sameodes cancellalis Zeller, 1852 | | | Scopula actuaria Walker, 1861 | | | Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833 | African cotton leafworm | | Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775 | Armyworm | | Spodoptera mauritia Boisduval, 1833 | Grass armyworm | | Spoladea recurvalis Fabricius, 1775 | Beet webworm | | Stictoptera hironsi Barnett, Emm..., 1998 | | | Sufetula chagosalis Fletcher, 1910 | | | Sufetula minimalis Fletcher, 1911 | | | Synclera traducalis Zeller, 1852 | Variegated Pearl | | Synclera univocalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Synclera traducalis Zeller, 1852 | | Temnolopha metallota (Meyrick, 1886) | ⇒ Dudua brachytoma Diakonoff, 1973 | | Thaumatotibia encarpa Meyrick, 1920 | Cacao husk borer | | Triscaedecia septemdactyla Pagenstecher, 1900 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth | | Utetheisa pulchelloides pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | |
Subnodes of Lepidoptera with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago
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